Helpful Score: 2
I loved this book. So much that weeks after I read it I look fondly back and wish I were reading something as pleasurable right now. It is the perfect blend of fast-paced readability, bone-chilling scenes, characters that resonate, and good old fashioned fantasy.
Dragon Blood is more a straightforward fantasy novel that seems to have a more mature voice than its predecessor. It picks up four years after the events of Dragon Bones and all the characters are a little more mature and self-possessed. This is most evident in Ward and Oreg who are no longer quite so burdened by the abuse of their pasts. In fact Ward fits more the archetype of hero in this book than he did in the previous. All plot points that were left hanging in book one are answered in this sequel. There is romance but it isn't overt. Really, the true strength of the writing comes from the relationships between all the characters and how Briggs can imbue such poignancy, horror, humanity (or lack thereof), and love/hate into people who, in some cases, only have a few lines written about them. This author knows how to say so much in a simple, elegant way that is no less eloquent for its very brevity.
Highly recommended book!
Dragon Blood is more a straightforward fantasy novel that seems to have a more mature voice than its predecessor. It picks up four years after the events of Dragon Bones and all the characters are a little more mature and self-possessed. This is most evident in Ward and Oreg who are no longer quite so burdened by the abuse of their pasts. In fact Ward fits more the archetype of hero in this book than he did in the previous. All plot points that were left hanging in book one are answered in this sequel. There is romance but it isn't overt. Really, the true strength of the writing comes from the relationships between all the characters and how Briggs can imbue such poignancy, horror, humanity (or lack thereof), and love/hate into people who, in some cases, only have a few lines written about them. This author knows how to say so much in a simple, elegant way that is no less eloquent for its very brevity.
Highly recommended book!
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