The Hod King by Josiah BancroftMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
"Polite society! I've learned the true nature of civility. Civility is critiquing how another man pronounces a word or knots his necktie, and then saying nothing about how a ringdom hangs its poor. Civility is having ardent opinions about plays and actors and made-up stories, and no opinion whatsoever about the real tragedies of the black trail. Civility is a crowded execution."
So what started initially as a love story has now become much, much bigger. It's now "trying to save the whole of civilization and mankind" big. And this third book, the longest at a little under 600 pages, focuses on the other supporting characters and not so much on Senlin anymore, which is fine because most of the book features Edith, the female pirate, and one of the most complex and lovable characters ever penned.
And of course, there's also the fact that Josiah Bancroft writes so. darn. well. His fantasy story is so realistic, as it so clearly mirrors our own world and what's wrong with it. He shows how a corrupt society takes even the best of people and chews them out, making them heartless and cruel. But he also shows how these ruined souls can change after being shown a bit of kindness, and of course, how love redeems all (whether reciprocated or one-sided... it does not matter).
I have only one thing on my mind...WHEN WILL BOOK 4 BE OUT??!!!!
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