the beginning of a long saga 1

The crown of the 7 kingdoms is a long saga (6 volumes currently published in French corresponding to volumes 3 and English is not yet at the end). This is a fantasy novel for the big players and especially political fantasy lovers (like the wheel of time or the Iron Throne) with many characters and many intrigues in parallel.

Heroes are a victim of a conspiracy prince and become pariah and an unlikely ally of the magician forced people to hide their powers for fear of being too chase. But to help the prince, he must disclose too.

The story unfolds slowly at political hesitation, but with action scenes, including the actions of two murderers in the plot of the service.

The saga is not as masterfully conducted as those I have just mentioned for several reasons: some inconsistencies (? Lords why do they take all their former enemies for counselors) and remains centered around several characters (which makes simple to follow, but ultimately less epic), a few lengths.

The manner of making is consistent with the movement of political fantasy: each chapter is seen through the eyes of a protagonist making a story view from multiple angles.

The first two volumes interested me French (almost complete story), the sequel left me colder and I stopped for the moment at the end of Volume 3. Continued ...