In this one sentence Book Review raised the bar to unimaginable heights. “With the scope and sense of fatality of Patrick Rothfuss, and well-choreographed action sense of Brandon Sanderson, Lyons leaps into the big leagues of epic fantasy and sticks the landing.” It had good reviews by The New York Times, The L.A. It had a blurb by Glen Cook (aka the Godfather of Grimdarks). Tor was pushing this book like they’d just found out they had free rein in Hamsterdam and Marlo was nowhere in sight. Now, to be perfectly honest, I went into The Ruin of Kings excited. For example, have you ever had a lukewarm bath ruined by a leaky tub that you don’t quite fit into? Have you ever grabbed some french fries from your least favorite fast food restaurant and they were over cooked? Have you even been so hungry/daring that you decided to buy gas station “pizza” and it was cold? Well…do I have the book for you! The Ruin of Kings You know how sometimes a mediocre thing is made even more mediocre. Now buckle up, we are in for a bumpy ride and it’s almost all downhill from here. I read Ruin of Kings so you didn’t have to.
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