The Wounded Guardian
==== Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting / Problems? Solved.
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"Like all men of power, when he talked of prices worth paying, you could be sure of one thing. Someone else was paying." … Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon
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dying for you to read my blog: notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au :-)
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(Dragon Sword Histories #1)
by Duncan Lay
fantasy
copyright 2009
read in May 2019
rated 6/10: read to pass the time
Hero with troubled past, little girl with mysterious powers, magic sword. Lots of stereotypes yet lots of fun. It's an enjoyable story as the hero learns to put his violent past behind him. Unfortunately, his learning is largely driven by the threat of death if he does not reform.
There's a similar problem with the entire book: the hero "must" be non-violent yet every chapter forces him to violence. And no, I don't accept that it's okay -- acceptably non-violent -- to stand back while telling others to go out and slaughter.
The theme is the search for non-violence. Non-violence is achieved -- for the hero -- by raising large armies to do the killing. Under his command. This is not good.
Other than that, it's an enjoyable book. Sword & sorcery, confused goodie, really nasty baddie. Sneaky ambushes and blood-soaked battles. One villain still to be defeated, plenty more villains already on the horizon.
Not a great book but good reading. And I hope to read more in the series.
==== Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
Agamedes Consulting / Problems? Solved.
===
"Like all men of power, when he talked of prices worth paying, you could be sure of one thing. Someone else was paying." … Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon
===
dying for you to read my blog: notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au :-)
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