What are you reading?? - eviltoast

I’ve just started reading The Wager. I’m a sucker for ship based media, and I’m hoping this’ll be no exception.

It’s my third book of the year after previously reading both A Clash of Kings and How to get rid of a president

  • Engywuck@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Yeah. BTW, maybe I’m wrong but I can perceive a lot of LOTR influences in the first two books.

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      8 months ago

      There are definitely similarities, I agree. The setting out on a quest, multiple important characters but one that has the most important task, Rand shows some similarity to Frodo in their background, and a dark lord that’s wants to wreath the world in shadow. But then, it must be hard for a fantasy writer to not be influenced by Tolkien.