Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone is set in a world quite different from ours. Gods exist, though they are vulnerable to
outside agency, and people can develop (hone?) power. In this tale we follow the adventures of a young necromancer,
assistant to a big wig, as they look into the circumstances surrounding the
death of one of these gods. The book is
quite enjoyable except for the fact that the villain is a little too
villainous. What do I mean? There comes a point when a villain is so
bad, evil, without redeeming characteristics that the whole thing just becomes
ridiculous and you start wondering why the protagonist doesn’t just throw up
her hands, say the hell with this, and kill herself. Anyway if you can overlook villainy that crosses over the border
into pastiche then the book is worth a read.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Three Parts Dead
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone is set in a world quite different from ours. Gods exist, though they are vulnerable to
outside agency, and people can develop (hone?) power. In this tale we follow the adventures of a young necromancer,
assistant to a big wig, as they look into the circumstances surrounding the
death of one of these gods. The book is
quite enjoyable except for the fact that the villain is a little too
villainous. What do I mean? There comes a point when a villain is so
bad, evil, without redeeming characteristics that the whole thing just becomes
ridiculous and you start wondering why the protagonist doesn’t just throw up
her hands, say the hell with this, and kill herself. Anyway if you can overlook villainy that crosses over the border
into pastiche then the book is worth a read.
