Lies of Light: The Watercourse Trilogy, Book II
by Philip Athans
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Author: Philip AthansEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-12
ISBN: 0786940190
Number of pages: 308
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Book Reviews of Lies of Light: The Watercourse Trilogy, Book II
Book Review: Great - again
Summary: 5 Stars
Lies of Light is the second installment in Athans' Watercourse trilogy. The first book, Whisper of Waves, was something truly refreshing in WotC publishing. It was really brilliant, and set a high standard for this book to follow. And it did.
Story kicks of where the first book left it, so it is absolutely necessary that you read the first novel before this one, or nothing will make sense to you. They are more like a single book divided into volumes, then 2 separate books. Where the first book focused mostly on introducing the characters, this one focuses on plot. The canal construction is well under way and subplots from the first book are merging into a single complex main plot. Interesting, unpredictable and different then what you probably got used to in FR novels.
Characters from first book are all there, but in this one it's Phyrea that steals the spotlight. Willem's road to self destruction continues, and we get to know some new side characters. What I would have liked to see was more of genasi Pristoleph, who all but disappeared since the start of book one. To put it short, characters are just as imaginative, believable and free of clichés as in the first novel.
If you like intrigue, politics, introspection and serious fantasy, pick up this trilogy. If you like senseless slaughter of monsters, then this is not the book for you.
Athans delivers again, five stars from me.
Summary of Lies of Light: The Watercourse Trilogy, Book II
Philip Athans, the New York times best-selling author of Annihilation, continues the epic saga begun in Whisper of Waves of a man consumed by his obsession and driven by an overwhelming vision of what might be.The Wizard Furthering the plots of the Red Wizards of Thay while spinning his own webs, he works in the shadows, manipulating the highest reaches of power.
The Woman Tormented by the ghosts of the past and her own passions, she walks the fine line between sanity and madness, and her obsession may destroy the one thing she loves most.
The Man A visionary who cares nothing for the petty squabbling of those in power, his one desire is to accomplish his greatest work.
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