Sean Randall reviewed Gallowglass by S. J. Morden
Review of 'Gallowglass' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The obvious parallel when I preordered this was Daniel Suarez's Delta V, a fantastic book. Having enjoyed both Morden's previous works as well, I felt pretty safe that I'd like this one too.
I was ... not disappointed, but I did struggle to connect with the lead a little bit. the opening section was quite gripping, but I suppose it's hard to empathise with someone who's had it all. Something didn't quite click with me to enjoy it to my fullest, and although I did enjoy reading about Andros (who reminded me of JC in wildcatter, perhaps one of my favourite novels of all time), some of the other characters didn't want to let me in.
Morden's got an exciting and gritty pot of intriguing ideas here though, more set in this world could work well. SO on balance, because it was one of the few books I paid for …
The obvious parallel when I preordered this was Daniel Suarez's Delta V, a fantastic book. Having enjoyed both Morden's previous works as well, I felt pretty safe that I'd like this one too.
I was ... not disappointed, but I did struggle to connect with the lead a little bit. the opening section was quite gripping, but I suppose it's hard to empathise with someone who's had it all. Something didn't quite click with me to enjoy it to my fullest, and although I did enjoy reading about Andros (who reminded me of JC in wildcatter, perhaps one of my favourite novels of all time), some of the other characters didn't want to let me in.
Morden's got an exciting and gritty pot of intriguing ideas here though, more set in this world could work well. SO on balance, because it was one of the few books I paid for rather than borrowed last year, I am happy to have read it and will continue to keep an eye for new content from Simon.