Comments on: REVIEW: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:55:08 +0000

I liked AFFC quite a bit, and I have a very serious epic fantasy fan friend who likes it the best of the four. Maybe it is different if you read them once they were all out and didn't have to wait for AFFC to be published only to discover it was half a book.

I have confidence that ADWD will "right the ship" for a lot of fans.

As for Daniel Abraham, I have already purchased both this book and Leviathan Wakes, based on the strength of his short fiction alone. I really want to read The Long Price Quartet, but I have to get over my annoyance that the last book won't be coming out in paperback to match the other three.

By: Adam Whitehead

Adam Whitehead — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:20:58 +0000

Given we are only about 100 days from the release of ADWD, it seems odd to start writing the series off as ‘a disaster’ at this point.

Going back on-topic, this is a superior fantasy novel. Abraham lays down the foundations for a long-running series whilst telling an engaging story about each of the major characters. If I had a problem it was that the 13 semihuman races are not really delineated much; they’re mostly just different names at this stage. THE DRAGON’S PATH oddly reminded me of Sanderson’s THE WAY OF KINGS, but far more concise, punchy and to the point with greatly superior characterisation.

Abraham’s co-written SF novel, LEVIATHAN WAKES, due in two months or so, may even be better

By: Darren C

Darren C — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:03:01 +0000

My main aggravation with the Martin series stems from the fact that it was so brilliant for its first 3 books, the last of which (Storm of Swords) was published more than 11 years ago. Since then, we've gotten one very mediocre, at best, installment (Feast of Crows) and a continual tease of expected release dates. The wheels came off the car in my opinion and I have very little hope of them being put back on the epic with the upcoming Dance with Dragons.

By: Paul (@princejvstin)

Paul (@princejvstin) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:13:43 +0000

The oblique comment about Feast for Crows is not central to your book review, but I am curious as to what you mean, Darren.

On the other hand, thank you for the review.

Have you read any of Abraham's Long Price Quartet? I was curious as to how this compared to those books.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:00:00 +0000

George R.R. Martins series ended up becoming a disaster? Really? A Feast for Crows, while admittedly the weakest of the series, is still superior to 99% of the trash thats released in the fantasy genre.