Written by Andrew Pyper, The Demonologist seeks to mix a horror story with the typical structure of a thriller while building an allegory on depression. The novel may contain a couple of exciting scenes, but its incoherent story is ultimately incapable of sustaining itself. The novel’s protagonist is David Ullman, a university professor and specialist in the most famous work …
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The third volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, A Storm of Swords, is the most climactic novel in the series so far: its narrative is permeated by major events that brutally modify the political structure of Westeros and the life and personality of its inhabitants. However, the book slips up precisely on the portrayal of some of these …
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“In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. ‘Do it’ says the king, ‘for I am your lawful ruler.’ ‘Do it’ says the priest, …
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A Game of Thrones, the first volume of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, presents a vast and intricate world, with a rich array of fascinating locales and characters, and focuses on how their troubled relationships help deconstruct the concept of honor. The plot follows Eddard Stark, the lord of Winterfell in the north of Westeros, who receives news …
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