Title: Its bad folks, trust me.
Review: I've read a lot of fantasy in my life, literally hundreds of books. I make my living by writing. I really enjoyed the first couple books in this series, but I couldn't get past the first couple hundred pages of this one. The writing is just bad -- awkward with a capital AWKWARD. This is partly the result of the extreme, over-the-top, knock you upside the head heavy-handedness of the political philosophy that dominates the book's pages. It doesn't matter what political perspective the author is coming from; when a book reads like a spin room one-pager (stretched way, way too far), that's bad. Ayn Rand, who made no attempt to disguise her point of view, looks like a master obfuscation by comparison.Steer clear.
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