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I know, it seems harsh after loving the fist book, but I really was annoyed at this particular novel. I was still enjoying the 'Dies-the-Fire' afterglow when I picked the sequel up. I expected what the title implied; a war. What it was, was a long-winded series of diatribes. Some were unending descriptions of the countryside (I like descriptive writing; in moderation--there is what appears to be a marked absence of a good editor for this book) and the rest of the book was comprised of long political conversations, the occasional skirmish, a kidnapping, and more talking. There was a very long and predictable voyage and arrival of a pat group of love interests from England. You could tell who was meant for who pretty much immediately upon 'meeting' the characters. The last few pages did have some short-lived action. There are some moments of moderate action, but in all truth, you don't miss very much if you skip this book and move onto the next; but you will miss the introductions to the new characters/love interests/enemies that will be fairly crucial in the next book. I recommend you read it, but you might get bored. Page skimming is always permissible. :)Read full review
Not as good as the 1st one but still gripping and very enjoyable. No war actually takes place in this book so the title is really setting up the 3rd book, I believe. These books are as fine as any others written by Stirling. They could be even better if he would leave off with the ridiculous witches subplot or, in the case of some of his other works (The Draka Series), the exaggerated homosexual subplots. I am all for the diversity of characters which makes them more human but Stirling spends so much time describing Western America's conversion to Wicca that he loses a lot, makes it harder to follow, and should have stuck to the story. I mean, c'mon, gimme a break! Several thousand people are not gonna convert to some polytheistic pagan theology that cannot possibly make up even 1% of the current population based largely on the choices of a group of 20 people or less . . . not in any crisis.Read full review
Great book
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