Feist, David Eddings, Tad Williams, Terry Brooks, and Robert Jordan. There are certain names that frequently come up during conversations about the epic fantasies of the late 80’s and early 90’s- names like Raymond E. Naomi Novik is an interesting point of comparison because the back cover compares the series favorably to Novik’s Uprooted, which is another point in its favor.Įpic fantasy has not been a singular thing over the decades, but there has been a general and evolving shape to the genre over time. It puts me in mind of the launch of Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series and Jeff VanderMeer’s Area X novels, to reference two series which could not be any more different except in their excellence. Of marketing and Tor’s decision to publish all four books in consecutive months told me that the publisher, at least, thinks they have something special on their hands.
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