![]() ![]() ![]() One of the keystones of fantasy is seeing characters reveal their natures through entertaining action. The first is that, while Abercrombie's better than ever at getting the pieces where they need to go, the process of seeing them advance across the board is not quite as interesting as it has been. The plot architecture of The Age of Madness is probably the best that Abercrombie has ever produced, but despite that, I think the work as a whole is a step below the original First Law trilogy. People suffer for reasons just and unjust, make necessary decisions that destroy their souls, and achieve long-desired goals only to discover that what they wanted and what would have made them happy are far from the same thing. ![]() The Weaver's full scheme is revealed, and is utterly logical given what we know of the world of the First Law. ![]() All of the larger plot and character arcs make sense. The Age of Madness ends in the place that it has to end, I think. ![]()
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