![]() ![]() Következetlenségek, hatalmas pálfordulások jellemzik a legtöbb döntésüket. Mondjuk az is igaz, hogy ahol az első rész van, onnan csak fölfelé vezet út…Ī karakterek hajlamosak mindig úgy viselkedni, ahogy a történet megkívánja, nem pedig úgy, ahogy a saját jellemük diktálja. Az Avempartha ehhez képest komoly fejlődést mutat, amennyiben van benne néhány egészen jó csavar, és én speciel úgy érzem, hogy egyes kliséket nem azért használ, hogy írónak-olvasónak könnyebb dolga legyen, hanem azért, mert tényleg élvezi őket. De Sullivan műve még más sebekből is vérzik.Ī könyv első fele – The Crown Conspiracy – egy védhetetlen kliséhalmaz. Mondom nem egykönnyen, hiszen Greg Keyes hasonló alapokból is zseniális regényt írt ( The Briar King). Előrebocsátom, hogy az ilyen véregyszerű világokkal az én szimpátiámat nem lehet egykönnyen elnyerni – lovagok, középkor, szinte semmi mágia, és ha van valami izgalmas felfedezni való, az csakis a régmúltban keresendő. ![]()
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