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Loading... Bastion (The Immortal Great Souls, #1) (edition 2021)by Phil TuckerInteresting world where people get reborn without any memory. Meanwhile they cultivate mana into their heart to get better and to develop higher levels with special abilities. All is set against the MC but he prevails against all odds. Good thing is that the story changes throughout the book a lot. therefore it is not the same old grinding like a lot of cultivation books do. I would like to see a bit more character development -especially in the side kicks of the MC. Looks like a good series to follow. I got this book as an ARC reader in exchange for an honest review. What a fun ride this was! Philip Tucker's newest novel is classified as a progression fantasy, so of course one would expect all the genre conventions that come with it. There's a hero that is striving to improve himself, and people that try to block his way. The hero is never overpowering, so when he succeeds despite his struggles, the victory feels well earned. Yet what I loved most about Bastion was the world. What an interesting layered world it was. It took some time to understand the layout and nature of Bastion, but as someone who loves exploring secondary worlds in Fantasy, I was hooked. I fully recommend reading it just for the setting alone. The interesting characters and progression are icing on top. I can understand the high ratings to some degree. There is a lot to like here, but unfortunately it was not for me. After a while, I couldn't stand the reckless and egoistic attitude of the MC any longer. The other characters didn't really cut it for me. It also feels way to overwritten with some very obscure words. The training sequences were also too repetetive for my liking. Not bad at all, but I couldn't bother any longer. DNF @28 % |
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What a fun ride this was! Philip Tucker's newest novel is classified as a progression fantasy, so of course one would expect all the genre conventions that come with it. There's a hero that is striving to improve himself, and people that try to block his way. The hero is never overpowering, so when he succeeds despite his struggles, the victory feels well earned.
Yet what I loved most about Bastion was the world. What an interesting layered world it was. It took some time to understand the layout and nature of Bastion, but as someone who loves exploring secondary worlds in Fantasy, I was hooked. I fully recommend reading it just for the setting alone. The interesting characters and progression are icing on top. ( )