Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carey

… I had a difficult time getting into Banewreaker, and, in fact, almost tossed it. But I hate not finishing books, so I decided to tread forward. Also, it’s rare to read a story written from all perspectives (good and bad), especially when the purported bad guys get the most “air time.” I wanted to see what Jacqueline Carey would do with it… why would Carey create a story so similar to Tolkien’s (and others), instead of creating her own? The best answer I could come up with is that she chose to do this so that it would represent a reversal of any archetypal high fantasy… Read the rest.