![]() The breakdown lends itself to a dissociation from the novel. He’s written a screenplay broken down into scene shots, with us dropping in on discrete scenes and allowing us to gestalt the whole mess together. Kylar, the Godking, a Khalidoran soldier named Ferl, Jarl, Momma K, Elene, Logan, Dorian, Vi, Feir, Sister Ariel, a high mage named Neph Dada, a elite soldier named Lantano, Agon Brandt–it’s a broad cast of characters we visit for a few moments at a time. Many of the characters, while interesting, only provide the smallest of background to the storyline, such as the former pirate-turned-whore Kaldrosa, so the sacrifice of a larger coherency hardly seems worth it. ![]() That’s right, I said ‘five.’ I’ve given my ten year-old nephew chapter books with longer story segments. ![]() Weeks jumps from person to person, almost never focusing on a single character for more than eight pages, and the rough average is five. Shadow’s Edge is an improvement over The Way of Shadows, but ultimately the shortcomings of the storytelling cripple the book.Ī hallmark of the video game fantasy is a telegraphed narrative with cursory character development. While Weeks is talented at developing the video game fantasy, a genre I am now officially defining for public benefit, it lacks most of what I love in a good read. ![]()
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