Im not even sold on imaginative. There’s some good characterization, but it’s almost all stolen imagery and mythology and everything behaves as expected…wizards, elves, dragons. Not a lot of wrinkles.
Something like Dan Simmons’ Olympus and Illium, are staggering in their scope and originality…with a take on Greek mythology that will blow your mind.
Im not even sold on imaginative. There’s some good characterization, but it’s almost all stolen imagery and mythology and everything behaves as expected…wizards, elves, dragons. Not a lot of wrinkles.
Something like Dan Simmons’ Olympus and Illium, are staggering in their scope and originality…with a take on Greek mythology that will blow your mind.