Title: Gritty
Product review: Newer fantasies all seem to want to be "gritty." I understand the desire, since there are plenty of fantasies that don't seem to have any sense of realism. But in the slew of books that fight for this moniker, this book precedes and in many ways surpasses them.There's obviously Thomas, who is a complex character. We're given a picture of why he is the way he is, and does the things he does. But when it gets down to it, he's a very polarizing figure. I know some readers who put the book down and never went back to it. So, there's the grit.The world is fascinating, to be sure. And there's a true sense of epicness, mostly because of what's on the line. I won't spoil that for you. But it all comes back around to Thomas, and he is one of the best written anti-heroes I've ever read.This is a very good fantasy series. Well worth going back and reading if you haven't read it before; and if you have, it's worth returning to.
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