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If you’re not familiar with this series, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? First of all, they take place in a world of complex political negotiations, tangled personal histories, and complex, real characters. If you met Eugenides on the street (heaven help you) you’d know it was him.
Second, and just as important, is the fact that I love spending time with these characters. Sure, it can be difficult and painful, but it’s oh so rewarding. A new book is just a big excuse to reread one of my favorite series. Although series is a slightly misleading term for these books. Each one as a unique flavor, a slightly different point of view. They aren’t formulaic and they aren’t predictable, and while plot is key in each story, and the setting is handled magnificently, the characters really do grow and change between books and within each book. Turner gives you lots of clever foreshadowing and hints about what the characters aren’t telling you. In fact, that might be my favorite aspect of the series. How much the characters keep hidden. With clues, of course, for the reader.
A Conspiracy of Kings is no different in that regard - strongly realized characters and setting, and a deliciously twisty plot that demonstrates great faith in the reader. Fans of the earlier books might be disappointed that Eugenides continues to be out of the spotlight, but seeing him from a new point of view is always intriguing.
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A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
Jessalynn, January 3, 2011
If you’re not familiar with this series, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? First of all, they take place in a world of complex political negotiations, tangled personal histories, and complex, real characters. If you met Eugenides on the street (heaven help you) you’d know it was him.Second, and just as important, is the fact that I love spending time with these characters. Sure, it can be difficult and painful, but it’s oh so rewarding. A new book is just a big excuse to reread one of my favorite series. Although series is a slightly misleading term for these books. Each one as a unique flavor, a slightly different point of view. They aren’t formulaic and they aren’t predictable, and while plot is key in each story, and the setting is handled magnificently, the characters really do grow and change between books and within each book. Turner gives you lots of clever foreshadowing and hints about what the characters aren’t telling you. In fact, that might be my favorite aspect of the series. How much the characters keep hidden. With clues, of course, for the reader.
A Conspiracy of Kings is no different in that regard - strongly realized characters and setting, and a deliciously twisty plot that demonstrates great faith in the reader. Fans of the earlier books might be disappointed that Eugenides continues to be out of the spotlight, but seeing him from a new point of view is always intriguing.