Four book? I've thought it was a trilogy. Maybe there's a sequel. Argh!
Transformation is essentially about a former mage who's the slave of an ruler, a young Alexander the Great type. It does fit into the subgenre you mention, but is well told. The relationship between them, and how the ruler is slowly changed due to his slave's influence. The friendship/relationship was quite well done. I recall what ruined it for me (now that I'm thinking of it again) was that the secret culture of demon-hunting mages was hiding in a My Secret Valley only a few days away from the Imperial capital, which seemed rather ludicrious to me.
The sequels are more about what the demons are/where they come from, which was a rather large shift in gears from the strong character-based work in the first book. I liked the ideas, but it didn't have what I liked in the first book. Will investigate fourth book, however.
I've got the books somewhere. Will dig them up if I remember.
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Date: 2009-10-02 05:36 am (UTC)Transformation is essentially about a former mage who's the slave of an ruler, a young Alexander the Great type. It does fit into the subgenre you mention, but is well told. The relationship between them, and how the ruler is slowly changed due to his slave's influence. The friendship/relationship was quite well done. I recall what ruined it for me (now that I'm thinking of it again) was that the secret culture of demon-hunting mages was hiding in a My Secret Valley only a few days away from the Imperial capital, which seemed rather ludicrious to me.
The sequels are more about what the demons are/where they come from, which was a rather large shift in gears from the strong character-based work in the first book. I liked the ideas, but it didn't have what I liked in the first book. Will investigate fourth book, however.
I've got the books somewhere. Will dig them up if I remember.