#licanius

Can't believe Caeden Tal'kamar Deshrel Malshash Aarkein Devaed has finally met his match in Diago Vis Telimus Catenicus Cantifex Siamun Leathf hear Deaglán Silverhand

I read the Licanius trilogy in January. The series is very much an exciting adventure story that edges its way into epic fantasy. With the Jordan/Sanderson comparison right on the cover, you can see while reading exactly why they were compared. Many elements feel directly influenced by Wheel of Time or Stormlight Archives. This is not a bad thing in my opinion, I thought it was a very fun read.

Aside from a few, the characters in this series are fairly thin and cliche. It made the trilogy feel like classic fantasy because of that. The plot was much more interesting than the characters, and I wish we could have gotten more deep with them. There were tropes that he could have written in that he avoided, and there were several that he gladly dove into.

Time travel. It was very well-handled. I’m surprised to be saying this, but the dismount was incredibly satisfying and did a great job of supporting the themes of the series.

Plot was fantastic, characters were “good” to “great” on whatever nonsense scale I’m using. The trilogy is very easy to read, and aside from a few monster names that I couldn’t keep track of, very easy to follow. I could see the trilogy being more enjoyable when read over a few weeks rather than laboring over them with gaps in between.

Asha and Caeden were my favorite characters.

This is hard to talk about without spoilers. Check out this trilogy if you want, it’s a quick read.