I already babbled about Emberverse 1, so I won’t repeat the links in this post. With that said, this series has consumed much of my free time in the past two weeks. I’ve finished both Dies the Fire and The Protector’s War. The gruesome factor went up in The Protector’s War, but with the title referring to war I wasn’t surprised.
I rushed on to Meeting at Corvallis because of the cliff hanger at the end of The Protector’s War. Tee hasn’t finished it yet, so I’m reading it when he’s not.
Stirling’s tactic of switching locations and story lines keeps the reader firmly committed to reading more. He’ll reach a juicy spot in the current thread and then switch to another thread, to build both the story at large and the reader’s suspense. It can be difficult to sustain a reader’s interest with such a tactic, but he spins the yarn so well the reader puts up with the teasing, wanting to discover the next conclusion around the bend.
Mmmm. Good books.
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Glad you’re enjoying them!
Hello Mr. Stirling! Thank you for stopping by Yak Attack.
I’m half way through A Meeting at Corvallis. I’ve been busy at work, so I’ve held back a little on this book, taking more time to savor it.
I bought Tee The Sunrise Lands as a gift for Easter. He’s enthralled with it!
I’m not sure if I’m going to dive into The Sunrise Lands after I finish Corvallis or if I’m going to read Conquistador. The storyline of this book of yours intrigues me as well. I almost bought it for Tee back on Valentine’s Day. What is your suggestion?
It’s hard to say… Conquistador is rather different from the Emberverse books. I’d go straight on to “The Sunrise Lands” if I were you, but I’m not!