Customer Reviews
Stick with his SciFi work - By: K. PADAYACHEE, 08 Dec 2008 
If you are looking for Scifi comparable to the bestin the world, Richard Morgan's work are must-reads. This particular work feels like cliched & tired with a style of fantasy that belongsin the mid 90s (Tanith Lee / Mercedes Lackay)
Not the usual Morgan - By: Mr. Wayne Pascoe, 23 Nov 2008 
This is a new direction for Richard Morgan, but he pulls it off well.
To be honest, it's a relief after the boredom & drudgery that was 'Black Man'. Some of the characters & subject matter were new to mein the fantasy type realm, & I think this may have put many people off.
If you're looking for something better thought out & more entertaining to read than your average LoTR derivative, this is certainly worth your while!
Science fantasy grows up at last - By: M. J. Odell, 02 Nov 2008 
Complex well-drawn characters that have real conversations with each other, yeah they fight & have sex,in short they act like real people. The plot is well-timed & keeps you guessing. The story is so well written you won't be able to put it down yet like me you probably won't want to get to the end. I hope this is the first of many fantasy books from Richard Morgan & I would love to read more about these characters, the only downside of reading this book is whatever book you go onto next can only be second rate - nothing compares!
At last! - By: Robert B. Birmingham, 28 Oct 2008 Though a major departure from his usual turf, this hugely enjoyable book provides at long last a well written kick up the back-side for the pompous & moribund sub-genre of 'Sword & Sorcery'. Thank you Mr Morgan, & can we have some more please!
Richard, go back to what you know. - By: James C. Kennedy, 03 Oct 2008 
I'm a big fan of Richard Morgan's work. He has put out tremendous stories -- this isn't one of them. Most of what he wrote appeared to be an attempt to break from the nomral fantasy genre & put some shock value. However, along the way, he missed the fact that you need a strong story & I never really cared for any of the main characters. If you haven't purchase this yet, you should consider it based on the strength of his past success -- you might like it, I didn't. I'll wait until he goes back to the SciFi.
