![]() ![]() It is a twisted, semi-conventional/semi-original dark fairytale. ![]() Even if this wasn’t where you thought it was going, or where it probably should have focused. ![]() But there is a wit and panache that Vance employs that makes these excursions into the unconscious so dreamy and enthralling, made to feel like the only story to tell in that moment. Usually I hate series that do this, series that don’t get to the point. ![]() Vance often gallivants on seemingly random excursions that seem to go nowhere and serve no purpose… which is all part of its charm. Main characters become tertiary characters, secondary characters become main characters, the third book is about Madouc, a character we haven’t met in the trilogy so far. Vance doesn’t seem to care for readers expectations or completing a neatly tied narrative. I hope it isn’t dissuading many potential readers of this blog from checking this trilogy out by saying this the trilogy is not heavy on character arcs and it’s not heavy on plot. It was also the first book(s) I had read by Jack Vance, who instantly became one of my favourite authors after the fact. It had no previous media infringing upon it ( a really important factor with my loving of it so much), I’d never heard of it and I received it as a special gift for my 21st birthday from my parents, with an inscription. This fantasy series seized my imagination and became my favourite trilogy after a single read through. ![]()
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