Bormgans
1/2/2016
The book feels like Young Adult to me, and the Arabian Nights setting feels mainly as window-dressing for what is a simple, typical fantasy adventure. That's a bit of a shame, because I had my senses set on a different book, wanting to enjoy the magic of being transported to an unknown, original, challenging other world.
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The characters do what they need to do, and it's always clear what they need to do. Found an ancient scroll? Go to the scroll translator! Got a wound? Go to the healing magus! Need to tell a lie to save the retreat of a dubious character that actually is a Robin Hood? Lie! He went left, not right! As a reader, I never thought "what would I do?"
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