Abercrombie finishes up his tale of transition from medieval to industrial age in a high fantasy setting by revisiting the Terror of the French Revolution. This one was bleak all the way through, admittedly an Abercrombie trademark.
Four stars, an entertaining read but in reflecting on this book I have some reservations. I get that Abercrombie's theme is 'the more things change, the more they stay the same' but it is starting to feel a little cyclical now when he sets his books in the part of his world he has used a lot. When I considered this book, I felt that the 3 he set elsewhere in his fantasy world were the ones I enjoyed more. Yes, the theme was still 'plus ca change', but at least I got something new out of it.
Still, its Abercrombie. If you are bought into his stuff then you are going to enjoy this one a lot.
Still a recommend for just about anything he has written.