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A review by mrajan13
The Veiled Throne by Ken Liu
3.0
Oh my goodness, this book is SO long.
I love Ken Liu and I think no one writes a better short story. And I understand he’s trying to write an epic novel, telling the story of two proud cultures. But he refuses to make any choices - including in the novel a level of detail that is completely unnecessary. I don’t care how how silkmotic lights work. I don’t need 10 pages on every invention. I don’t need 100 pages about the restaurant competition, especially if that means the second half of the book completely ignores the story of Thera. Plus, oh my goodness, there is another book. A 900 page cliffhanger? I think not.
The beginning was a little confusing. But with a 1500+ trilogy, the author can’t expect the reader to go back and reread the first 2 books.
A really iron handed editor should have ruthlessly cut this book down to 400 pages.
I love Ken Liu and I think no one writes a better short story. And I understand he’s trying to write an epic novel, telling the story of two proud cultures. But he refuses to make any choices - including in the novel a level of detail that is completely unnecessary. I don’t care how how silkmotic lights work. I don’t need 10 pages on every invention. I don’t need 100 pages about the restaurant competition, especially if that means the second half of the book completely ignores the story of Thera. Plus, oh my goodness, there is another book. A 900 page cliffhanger? I think not.
The beginning was a little confusing. But with a 1500+ trilogy, the author can’t expect the reader to go back and reread the first 2 books.
A really iron handed editor should have ruthlessly cut this book down to 400 pages.