The Book Depository Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
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Description: Three Parts Dead : Paperback : Tor Books : 9780765333117 : 0765333112 : 23 Jul 2013 : A tale of intrigue, a murdered god, and the business of necromancy: an urban fantasy set in an alternate reality. The Book Depository Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780765333117
MPN: 0765333112
GTIN: 9780765333117
Author: Alexander McCall
Rating: 5
Review: The story begins with a reference to the God Wars, a god getting murdered and a woman being thrown off a floating university to slam into the ground, barely surviving. Man, does this book know how to get my attention. And it’s an intriguing world we find ourselves in. Magic has often been seen as about words and contracts and this book brings it to its logical conclusion. Mages are lawyers/accountants, creating contracts of power and selling and buying it to move it between themselves. It’s an interesting system and lends itself nicely to the plot. The god Kos has died and the auditors are called in to sort out his affairs. I found it easiest to think of Kos as a sentient corporation of power. So all his debts have to be settled, all of the outstanding bargains and divisions need to be sorted and what’s left of him has to be carved up. And yet there’s still the question: How did the god die? And it’s that question that our story revolves around. It’s got a good cast of characters too. There’s Tara, who is on probation for the necromantic firm she’s just been hired for. Her boss is an old hand at this and covers the bigger picture, leaving much of the grunt work to her assistant. There priests facing a crisis of faith, piratical vampires, drug addled cops and secret contracts. The world is alive, vibrant, a little confusing at times but enthralling all the same. Also the plotting is just great. The mystery twines nicely around the action, with hints of the eventual reveal. And when all the cards are flipped it leads to an amazing, explosive finale. Seriously, I‘m a sucker for a good ending and this was an amazing ending. I’ve not read a lot of books like this. It’s new, it’s fresh and it’s powerful. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
Author: SC
Rating: 3
Review: Bought this plus the 5 others that make up the "Craft Sequence" whilst on offer from Amazon (6 books, £10). I'd say at that price these books are definitely worth the read. They're fast paced, slightly steam punk and filled with some good characters and world building. I find the magic system to be fairly convoluted and at times difficult to grasp, at times this leads to an ex machina situation which ruins the plausibility of the plot
