The Legions of Fire
Book of the Elements #1
by David Drake
Ebook, 368 Pages
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
While this was supposed to be a romping fantasy, several items really detracted from my enjoyment of it.
1: This was a Lord of the Isles remix[which I loved by the way], with several character types and personalities mixed around a bit and a very blase badguy. I was hoping for something original, but it felt like David Eddings The Tamuli, formulaic regurgitated rehash.
2: several sexual situations that added nothing but titillation to the story. They weren’t necessary and it really felt like the story became gutter worthy because of them.
3: Snappy thoughts/comebacks. Too much, too many all the time. Nobody is always clever. Nobody.
So I can’t really recommend this series unless you are in love with Drake and his style of writing fantasy. If you are in love with him, you’ll probably eat this up and ask for more…
