Of Bone and Thunder: A Novel by Chris Evans
So this was an interesting read. In my never ending quest for new fantasy books I stumbled over this one somewhere in the recesses of the internet. I'd seen Evans's books pop up before but I never took the bait. This one, for some reason, caught me.
Set in a surreal landscape and designed to evoke the atmosphere of the Vietnam jungles during the depths of the War, the world building is convincing. There are dwarves and flying dragons (which they don't call dragons but still) and magic and daring young soldiers. There are magicians and developing technology and fierce convention defying friendships. I enjoyed the writing and found the pages slipping by.
"The peaks cast long, pointed shadows across the valley floor, creating the image of walking into a giant maw. Carny brought his boot down hard on the first shadow tooth he reached, daring the jaw to bite into him. He felt stupid, but if soldiers could wear amulets of the Sacred Tree and others with seeds and nuts from trees in their villages around their necks and tiny scrolls with safekeeping spells on them tucking inside their helmets, then he could and would kick these teeth."
Rating: #4 Liked It
Set in a surreal landscape and designed to evoke the atmosphere of the Vietnam jungles during the depths of the War, the world building is convincing. There are dwarves and flying dragons (which they don't call dragons but still) and magic and daring young soldiers. There are magicians and developing technology and fierce convention defying friendships. I enjoyed the writing and found the pages slipping by.
"The peaks cast long, pointed shadows across the valley floor, creating the image of walking into a giant maw. Carny brought his boot down hard on the first shadow tooth he reached, daring the jaw to bite into him. He felt stupid, but if soldiers could wear amulets of the Sacred Tree and others with seeds and nuts from trees in their villages around their necks and tiny scrolls with safekeeping spells on them tucking inside their helmets, then he could and would kick these teeth."
Rating: #4 Liked It
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