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WarlordGrego Since: Feb, 2011
02/11/2012 08:03:31 •••

The best fiction money can buy

I cannot recommend the Acts of Caine enough. They rock.

Unlike the first reviewer, I have no issues with Blade of Tyshalle. In fact, it is probably the stongest entry in the series. Heaven forbid that there are lapses of logic in MAGIC. But that aside, Caine/Hari is not supposed to be likeable. He is a scowling, murderous asshole who kills people for money (or if they piss him off). Its like saying that you're supposed to like Mac Beth. You don't. However, you do admire Caine. The two are not the same thing. The story lies in Caine's actions and motivations, and the consequences of them. This is fiction at its darkest.

But also at its best.

Lhipenwhe Since: Aug, 2009
02/11/2012 00:00:00

I don't have a problem with magic being chaotic, wild, or unpredictable, but rather that Stover seemed to use it as the proverbial ass to pull the plot resolutions from. I'm aware of the fact that Caine/Hari is an anti-hero, and I mentioned two villainous/'anti-hero' characters I liked. My main complaint was the utter amount of whining he did, as if he'd had no role bringing down (much of) the misfortune he encounters. That, and his Sue-like character, made me roll my eyes at him.


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