Yeh, as usual you described my exact feelings about the books a lot more eloquently that I managed :) That disjointness was half my gripe, the way that she seems to have these huge character shifts from book to book with no plausible reason for the changes. The soldier stuff neither bothers me nor thrills me, they're just mildly interesting bits to get through until the good stuff comes through. I get the impression that Moon has military experience and writes that in a lot?
I've read the prequels too (back when I was in high school and had no social life, so I systematically read most of the books in my mother's impressive fantasy collection). The Gird one feels looooong, but the others about Luap and the first two paladins were more interesting, albeit with elements that bothered me at the time. And Luap is a much more interesting character in general because he falls closer to the Evil side of the D&D spectrum than the Good. Or possibly he's an example of good intentions gone awry, I can't remember. Either way he's a change from Paks and Gird.
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Date: 2009-01-04 02:14 am (UTC)I've read the prequels too (back when I was in high school and had no social life, so I systematically read most of the books in my mother's impressive fantasy collection). The Gird one feels looooong, but the others about Luap and the first two paladins were more interesting, albeit with elements that bothered me at the time. And Luap is a much more interesting character in general because he falls closer to the Evil side of the D&D spectrum than the Good. Or possibly he's an example of good intentions gone awry, I can't remember. Either way he's a change from Paks and Gird.