“Rip-roaring” – the only adequate adjective
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In all the excitement of Mike Shevdon‘s Sixty-One Nails out today, we almost forgot to point you at a great review in SciFi Now for Dan Abnett‘s swashbuckling extravaganza, Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero.
In a 4-star, review (and described as a “Must Read Now”), the headline of this post is how the book is summarised.
The reviewer goes on to say:
Inevitably there will be comparisons between Abnett’s writing style in Triumff and Terry Pratchett’s, but these action scenes are plentiful and genuinely exciting in a way that adds a new dimension, which should help curtail claims that Abnett’s is a facsimile of Pratchett’s style.
Meanwhile:
The tone of the book is generally light-hearted, packed with throwaway gags and some wordplays that would elicit groans from even the most seasoned reader of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony.
So, lets see… funnier than Piers Anthony, more exciting than Terry Pratchett, and a “Must Read Now”. So, what are you waiting for?
