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"This is dense, gripping fantasy. textually, it's rather like Joe Abercrombie without the arched eyebrow." (Guy Haley SFX )
"Overall The Cold Commands is a superior effort to The Steel Remains and an excellent novel, though one that's definitely not for everyone; a little more imagination on the fantasy plot and full coherence would make it one for the ages, but even so, the author's powerful writing style, the memorable characters, superb one liners and many other goodies made it one of my top 25 novels of the year." (FANTASY BOOK CRITIC )
"Sharp, fast, furious, and well written, The Cold Commands is a must read for anyone who likes gritty, edgy fantasy that is unafraid to explore complex or difficult issues." (RANTINGDRAGON.COM )
"The Cold Commands sees Morgan back on top form and delivering a book as passionate, fast-paced, smart and furious as any of his SF." (WERTZONE )
"Overall The Cold Commands is a superior effort to The Steel Remains and an excellent novel, though one that's definitely not for everyone; a little more imagination on the fantasy plot and full coherence would make it one for the ages, but even so, the author's powerful writing style, the memorable characters, superb one liners and many other goodies made it one of my top 25 novels of the year." (FANTASY BOOK CRITIC )
"Sharp, fast, furious, and well written, The Cold Commands is a must read for anyone who likes gritty, edgy fantasy that is unafraid to explore complex or difficult issues." (RANTINGDRAGON.COM )
"The Cold Commands sees Morgan back on top form and delivering a book as passionate, fast-paced, smart and furious as any of his SF." (WERTZONE )
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Fantasy: harder, faster, bloodier. The king of noir Science Fiction takes on Fantasy.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A frustrating read as there's some excellent moments.,
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This review is from: The Cold Commands (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)
There was a lot of positive buzz about this being an improvement over "the steel remains" and while I think it is a stronger book it still suffers from many of the problems the first book had. One thing I did enjouy more in this book is that the three point-of-view characters all have their own story and they fuse together quite nicely towards the end. While Ringil is clearly the main character, I think Egar actually had some of the strongest scenes this time around. The emperor still manages to steal every scene he is in again as well.In terms of the story and world it always seemed to come to life whenever it was dealing with the pseudo-science fiction/fantasy elements. Any scene featuring the helmsmen or the dark council members caused me to become far more interested in the story. Herein lies my problem with the book though, when not dealing with the weird science/magic elements the book feels very average in that I've read far better/similar "gritty/mature" fantasy books over the last decade. There just isn't anything to make it stand-out when it's not delving into the weird. This could be partly with the story itself as there are very few "big" moments and it focuses more on indvidual skirmishes. There are some well choreographed fights but it never seems to escalate into anything "substantial". I was also frustrated by how two-thirds of the book sets up a "quest" only for it to be abandoned or left for the next installment. In defense of Richard, he does make the reason why the quest is side-lined an organic consequence of one of his characters storylines so it may be a case of the character determining the plot. I know the author isn't a fan of his books turning into phonebooks but I think this story could have really benefitted from having a bit more occur - such as the quest. I'll see the series through as there is only one book left but as it stands it feels like there is a lot of untapped potential within this series. For anyone who enjoys this style of fantasy, I think they'd get more enjoyment out of Bakker's "the darkness that comes before" series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A long awaited disappointment!,
This review is from: The Cold Commands (Gollancz S.F.) (Hardcover)
I was hugely disappointed with this sequal to 'The Steel Remains'. Unlike some other reviewers, I have not read any other novels by Richard Morgan. I have however, read many other sci-fi authors. I found his first Fantasy refreshingly different and couldn't wait to hear more from all the characters (loved them). I agree there were some great sections and some truely bad ones and had to really persevere with it. The story seemed to go nowhere, it was like reading a day or two in the life of...... The books release date was delayed again and again. It was rather a crushing end to the wait, and I would have rather waited another year for a decent story with a decent conclusion. Still I would probably buy the next one if he decided to try again....
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reliable Richard Morgan,
By bob (uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cold Commands (GollanczF.) (Kindle Edition)
Richard Morgan is one of those authors I feel I can rely on to entertain me. And that is the real purpose of buying books, for me. This sequel to The Steel Remains returns to the world of Ringil and his violent comrades and foes. But as witht he earlier book there is a hint of magic which may not really be magic. Morgan's titles can be read in several ways and this indicates the puzzles in the book that kept me reading. The Steel Remains could read as a weapon is the last resort or final argument, or it could read that steel remains in the ruins of a civilisation. Both would be appropriate. Likewise the title Cold Commands, and I won't spoil it by revealing the double entendre. I suggest if you like Alasteir Reynolds then you might like this Richard Morgan novel.
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