Have you ever picked up a book and thought, this is going to be good. I mean it has to be because the cover is so great, right? Wrong. I am finishing reading Peter Orullian's The Unremembered. It is a new take on an old story, most closely reminiscent of Terry Brooks original Sword of Shananra. The book moves swiftly with a few dull spots. Let's face it, we all find characters that don't interest us in most books. But what I find lacking is a sense of action.
Purpose is hidden behind forked tongues and half answers, which is a wonderful way to continue the plot and engage the reader, but there is so little action I wonder what the author was thinking when he penned almost 900 pages. If good and evil are heading for a long awaited reckoning shouldn't there be some sort of battle involving a host of armies from both sides?
Instead of gripping the reader at the precise moment and letting him/her see the full fury of the world he created, the author leaves a sense of unfinished business. I realize that sequels are the big deal these days. Please go read the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. But what enticement is there to get me to read a 2nd book?
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