When at last I lay it down
This sword will be bloody
For now it has no sheath
Except in my foe’s body.
When at last my Lord removes them
My breastplate, my greaves will be dented
My gauntlets, my helm will be worn
But my soul is forever restored.
When at last this war is won
I’ll join the victors at the gates
But I am not there yet
So I’m jumping the grave
I’m gonna run one more day.
When at last I am brought home
My King will give me rest
And say to me
“You’ve done well”
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Everyone sprang into action at once. A blast of fire hit Pross in the face as he raised his sword. As Serk shot a bolt of lightning from his staff, an arrow embedded itself in his back. Scrie’s Healer met the same end as the Wizard. Charles found his head cleaved by the elven Wind Dancer. A burst of fire from the ground sent the sweet stench of Key’s and Lep’s seared flesh into the air.
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Then, when you are finished with this part, read the end of the story in Part 3
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Bight jerked into a sitting position, hands shooting to his neck. A fire raged from the unbroken skin. Wrestling with the grimace on his face, he leaned back into his seat. The pull on the back of his head lessened as slack returned to the wire attached to him. A sigh left his mouth, taking with it the cold bite of the knife. He lowered his hand and opened his eyes.
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“Put up your wards! They’re coming,” Bight shouted, dropping off the top of the stone wall and back into the fortress. He drew his pair of long daggers and cast a glance over his shoulder.
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An interesting read. Definitely a brain workout trying to understand all the science and relativity and whatnot. Much of it was fascinating. The technology and the military and the science was very intriguing. His vision of how society would change was interesting.
The story itself was pretty good. I felt slightly detached for a lot of it, but not too bad, and the science did distract from the plot a little, but was enjoyable in itself. It covered a long period of time without a lot of really exciting stuff happening. That’s not a bad thing necessarily, I just tend to prefer short time lines that drop you right into the action and really show a lot of detail of said action. But for the story being told, this was probably the best way it could have been written.
His style I did like. It felt fairly informal, but also very intelligent and well-written. He fused the protagonist’s thoughts seamlessly into the narration in just the way I like. It was a fairly quick read, aside from when you’re trying to grasp the scientific concepts, but didn’t feel dumbed down like a lot of the more recent quicker reads.
Overall, I enjoyed it. Not my favorite book and probably won’t make it onto my “reread shelf,” but I am glad I read it.