Oji alon gar Kaggawa never gets a point of view, even in the Interlude chapters, because he dies in the first chapter of Jaeth’s Eye, setting in motion the events of the entire trilogy. Why do I call him a hero, then, and not a plot device? Because, like all the characters that I define as heroes in …
I‘ve been busy adding quotes from Sapphire’s Flight on Goodreads. Go over to take a look! https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/54098624 The Agartes Epilogues I think falls under the category of a fantasy trilogy that really should just be one big book. It’s not that each book doesn’t have their own conflicts and resolutions, but Book 1 and 2 only …
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The Orsalian sisters are introduced in Jaeth’s Eye, having hired Kefier as a quick guide and able body in their journeys through the wilderness in Gaspar. The sisters grew up in a poor neighbourhood in the port city of Aret-ni, on the eastern shore of Gaspar. Their mother was descended from Jinseins who traveled north across the …
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I don’t write romance. What? You don’t believe me? Because there’s this whole romantic subplot in Jaeth’s Eye? The one involving the guy who saves the (teenage) girl a couple of times, and she reacts rather predictably? The one that I’ve personally seen set at least one reader’s heart all-a-fluttery, and him not particularly the sort …
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Every time I think I’m over this, I come across another well-recommended fantasy book that blatantly ignores the idea of a “story” in favour of worldbuilding. I’m not even saying that I have very high standards when it comes to the stuff I read (entertain me, and I’m happy. Hell, try your best, and I’m happy). …
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