I completed my reread of Sacraments of Fire. It was a frustrating experience, especially knowing that most of the threads are not going to pay off in big ways in the next three books before Coda. On their own, the scenes are all fine and sometimes even great. Seeing the Even Odds characters again is fun, and the introduction of Kai Pralon proves that DRG3 can give us characters that make an impression in a short amount of page space. However, on the macro level, not a whole lot is happening, and much of the action is related in retrospect.
The next book up for me is The Light Fantastic. It also follows up on a lot of prior book-only events, but the way the reader is filled in is so much more elegant in Lang's book. By the end of Chapter 2, we know what the status quo is, how we got there, and what the main characters want, and we also have gotten some great character work and interactions.
The next book up for me is The Light Fantastic. It also follows up on a lot of prior book-only events, but the way the reader is filled in is so much more elegant in Lang's book. By the end of Chapter 2, we know what the status quo is, how we got there, and what the main characters want, and we also have gotten some great character work and interactions.
