pickIf you are looking for a book that will not have you question faith and truths, do not read this book. If you want a book about what some people will do to avoid change and to grip the ‘power‘ they hold dear verses those brave souls who seek the truth therefore challenging that authority, read this book! This book took me a while to read because of the horrifying Pentients used to curb freewill **shudders**. Well done Max Gladstone...well done.
pickEvery few months, a read another Craft Sequence book, and am delighted anew by the clever world building, great characters, casual diversity, and excellent fantasy storytelling. Full Fathom Five is no exception, bringing back some old favorites but building out the setting in cool new directions. Honestly, this one might be my favorite of the series to date.
Gladstone‘s books are so diverse, so I did my best to make my #HeadCasting for Full Fathom Five follow suit.
Kai Pohala - Maori actress Keisha Castle-Hughes
Teo Batan (character from book 2 in an extended cameo) - America Ferrera just like before
Izza - Sennia Nanua from The Girl With All the Gifts
Edmond Margot - put Matt Lucas in a green velvet suit and you‘ve got the perfect Margot
Jace - Maori actor Cliff Curtis
Mako - Mako obviously
pickThree Parts Dead was a legal thriller with vampires and gargoyles where the lawyers wield lightning knives.
Two Serpents Rise was a Chinatown-esque water-rights noir with giant snake gods and scorpion people.
Full Fathom Five is a tale of corporate espionage with stone Tiki monsters and poetry slams and offices inside a volcano. It was great! Read these books!
Also it was neat that the main character is transgender and it‘s not a big deal.
#currentkindleread
The Craft Sequence is so good and book 3 (or 5 depending) in this series about magical lawyers in the aftermath of the God Wars has already introduced a beautiful and deadly island nation and some fascinating characters.
One complaint: I‘m not sure who these two ladies on the cover are. Surely one is Kai, but she hasn‘t been described physically, so I‘m not sure which one she could be.
pickI really enjoyed this book, as I have the first two in the series. Gladstone has a very distinctive writing style and I find I am really pulled into his books. I'm excited to start the next one, except I think I need something different to "cleanse my palate." ?
Lunchtime reading is definitely the best part of working from home!
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pickThe 5th book of Gladstone's The Craft Sequence just came out, along with news of more to come, so I decided it was time to dip back into the series. This is the third book by publishing date and fifth by the timeline. More importantly, it's another winner. This one is about belief, loyalty, and change; it also has women as the main characters. Looking forward to more!
Full Fathom Five: A Novel of the Craft Sequence | 
