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Book Review of The Walls of Air (Darwath, Bk 2)

The Walls of Air (Darwath, Bk 2)
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The second book in Hambly's "Time of the Dark" trilogy. While this book is paced a bit slower than the other two, it adds drama and character development to the series. In this way, it has similarities to Tolkien's "Two Towers." Many might draw other parallels between Hambly's trilogy and Tolkien's, but I feel that Hambly excels at characterization. Her characters are not from the same heroic mold, although many of the protagonists have heroic traits. They also have humanizing flaws and idiosyncracies. Her plot is also more intimate in scope, though of a similar "ultimate enemy of the people" type. I found this series memorable, even after 20-odd years, which is a recommendation in itself, given the sheer number of books I go through.