The Tower of Fools
(Hussite Trilogy #1)
by Andrzej Sapkowski
fantasy
copyright 2020
part read in March 2021
rated 5/10: readable but only if there's nothing else
Are you excited by Polish history? Can you spend hours discussing the Hussite Wars of 1425? When you read that Zawisza the Black of Garbow is told that he will die in a city with a river round it, do you say, oooohhh, clever? If that is yes, yes and yes then this book is for you. That is, if you also enjoy long-winded and often pointless narratives.
Okay, not entirely pointless. There is a thread of plot. There are also the occasional entertaining, sometimes funny action scenes that move the plot along.
Most of the book is given to Polish history. Or historical references, perhaps. I have no idea of the accuracy but Wikipedia supports some of the names and incidents.
I read 80 pages and have decided to leave the remaining 440 -- plus two more books -- for fans of Polish history.
I rate this as readable if there's nothing else. Well... I have nothing else to read. But I would prefer to re-read something entertaining.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
... Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved
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