This is what GoT should have been. ATOB uses multiple characters to weave an epic tale of intrigue, power, and conflict of the Lords Temporal, Spiritual, and Magical. Military, political, and family life are described accurately in terms of a late Roman Empire civil war, conflated with war among other nations and other sentient species. However, there are strands of nightmare beings woven in among the mundane humans, orcs, elves, and goblins. Who are these nightmares that were ancient before the time of the dread Witchkings, and what are their real desires? The action builds steadily through different regions and characters, coming to a head with a civil war and fracturing of the Empire at the time of orc invasions. The nightmares emerge from merest legend or forgotten lore, to wage their own games of power nearly incomprehensible to mere mortals (even the long-lived elves). The writing was crisp, well-paced, and appropriate for each sentient race, tribe, and class, portraying every character from the merest Third Assistant Frog-Catcher goblin to the human Lords of the Amorran Empire with realistic lives and motivations, life and death.
I eagerly await the succeeding volumes. Based on the structure of the first book, it appears that the author has a definite ending in mind and several possible paths to reach the ending. Based on the writing quality, it looks as if he can tell the tale in about 5-6 tightly-written volumes. Unlike GoT, I was not tempted to simply skip several characters completely, nor would I be tempted to abandon the series as the story's free energy depletes after the third expansion and dilution of effort.
More' please.
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