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Adriana G, Reviewer
In the free sea outside of the control of the conquering Xoconai empire, a band of misfits and former enemies bands together to fight a common enemy and live a free life.
I was super confused a solid 85 to 90 percent of the time and still thought it was a super exciting swashbuckling adventure full of intrigue and sharp social commentary. Salvatore is considered a master of the fantasy genre and this book cements it. He created an entire world that feels as real as anything you can experience in real life and filled it with a cast of characters you can relate to even as they're living a truly fantastical adventure on the high seas. That he also sneaks in some very poignant social commentary about othering and the way that conquerors diminish those in the lands they dominate to justify themselves is a masterclass in grounding fantasy in reality and making it mean something more.
Very happy thanks to NetGalley and S&S/Saga Press for the excellent, if confusing, read! Sorry I took so long to get to it.
I was super confused a solid 85 to 90 percent of the time and still thought it was a super exciting swashbuckling adventure full of intrigue and sharp social commentary. Salvatore is considered a master of the fantasy genre and this book cements it. He created an entire world that feels as real as anything you can experience in real life and filled it with a cast of characters you can relate to even as they're living a truly fantastical adventure on the high seas. That he also sneaks in some very poignant social commentary about othering and the way that conquerors diminish those in the lands they dominate to justify themselves is a masterclass in grounding fantasy in reality and making it mean something more.
Very happy thanks to NetGalley and S&S/Saga Press for the excellent, if confusing, read! Sorry I took so long to get to it.
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