Two for one

This is going to be a double review one for the opinion paragraph and the other for the weekly post

Chronicles of the dragonlance Extension (Opinion paragraph)

This ultra mega hiper long saga is an special case inside the fantasy genre. The actual reason for this, is that the authors in general are very possesive with their work. But in this case that unwritten rule doesn't apply because of the following points:

1. This saga is written by two writers. Their name is Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

2. This saga has been completed by a huge number of other authors that have been authorized by the original owners of the saga.

As I see it this can be for good or for bad due to the extension of the books that started being 6 but their number has grown up to fifteen (more if you count the expansions). That can be a really frifhtening feature for the newcomers and it might drag them away from this fantastic world. The positive point is that the world has been explained in full detail and you can actually know almost anything about it.

If the saga is good or bad it's up to you. Read it!

Chronicles of the Match

This trilogy has been brought to us by (in my opininon) the only man who can put a fight for the crown of the best fantasy writer to George R.R. Martin. This man is no other than Paul Kearny (I'll probably write about his other books later so I won't mention them here).

In these books he achieves a thing that I haven't seen befote; that thing is to find the perfect balance between the historical accuracy and the creation of a fantasy world.

The writer mixes a totally original world with the perfect ammount of historic research. What I mean by this is that he uses historical facts and in the particular case of this trilogy the greek mithology to create an invented world that is also credible.

Appart from this achievement we have to point out the narrative style of the fighting scenes; it's so vivid so fluid that you can almost feel the war in your own skin. Althought the story is a bit predictable if you know the basic greek miths I totally recommend to read it