The Dark Commands

Published Dec. 20, 2011 by Gollancz.

ISBN:
978-0-575-07793-5
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4 stars (17 reviews)

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3 stars

3.5-3.75 heh I split hairs.

This book was neat, the paths through chaos, the fights, the brutality, equanimity, resourcefulness. It's a good read.

I will say I got lost a few times and that's rare. Sometimes I felt like there was a book or chapter I must have missed but that was just the winding of the road I think. If I did a re-read I might piece it together better. Or maybe the next book will resolve some of the missing time and make more lucid the picture.

I disagree sometimes with characters but hey they want to be who they want to be. I'm just that guy in the back of the theater trying to warn them. But alas. They never hear. hehe.

A good continuation of the thread that was started before it. An abrupt ending that has me wanting to know so much more. I need …

Review of 'The Dark Commands' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Richard K. Morgan seems to write all his books about the same character, even if he is set in a different universe.

He is a pissed off tough guy with a grudge, fighting against some injustice but very violently and kills just about anyone he disagrees with.

If you just tell someone the basic storyline Morgan's books sound like the cheesiest pulp fiction.
But the way he does it is incredible. Morgan has a talent for telling a compelling gritty tale. He does very gritty, very bloody, very sexy, very well.

The world he builds is very interesting and in the case of the "Land Fit for Heroes" series what the world is about is a mystery that slowly unfolds.

Looking forward to the next installment.

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