(Denne omtalen er på engelsk fordi den først ble publisert på Goodreads og Bookbub.)
This is one of those rare fantasy books that just attaches itself to your mind like a sticky bomb and explodes with the force of a nuclear bomb, slinging words and images so deep into your gray tissue that they’re never forgotten. Some titles spring to mi
...Les merRead more about review stating Mesterlig sverdmester!nd: The City by Stella Gemmell, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, Dark Moon by David Gemmell. They’re all nearly impossible to put down. I finished Sverdmesteren in just 22 days, even though it’s a 560 page brick. The author weaves sentences like a wizard, and creates scenes like a poet. It could only be better if it was written in English, as I regard Norwegian to be a clumsy language when it comes to SF&F.
Katai, the Blademaster, is a broken man, haunted by his past and unforgivable deeds. However, he is once again forced to take part in the world out there, as dark forces are on the move, and the very existence of life and all that is good is under attack. He must help an old friend retain his throne and safeguard the life and innocence of his daughter. But Katai carries with him a demon that threatens to not only swallow his soul, but also threatens the mission …
There are many fight scenes in the book, and they are described in detail with much realism and insight. The writer must have some skills himself, and not only with the pen. Dialogue likewise, although there are sometimes too many instances of self-scrutiny. That is easily forgiven, because the book has a pace of its own, and never gets boring. You just keep turning those pages.
This is part one of a trilogy, and I can’t wait to read the next one, be it in Norwegian or English. I’d prefer the latter, of course. Les mindreRead less about review stating Mesterlig sverdmester!
