I have cooled some on the Elric series having read this book. Its errors are not missing from the earlier entry. They can be found there as well, but the previous book had enough great things going for it to overcome those errors.
There are still some sparks of magnificent description and occasionally that sense of wonder. Just not as much.
The plot is weak, to the point that I feel the author would have been better served to have Elric aimlessly wander with no objective in mind, rather than the paper thin one that is presented.
The new cast of side characters which were so interesting in the past book seemed wholly forgettable here.
There are some interesting concepts and those I held on to to keep my interest going.
It's not a bad book and I am happily going to continue reading the series. It has just tempered my enthusiasm a bit.
Lack of consistency is a forgivable sin when the high points are so great.
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