The Swan's War Comments
The Swan's War (Sean Russell)
Highly underated series. This high fantasy saga has flown under the radar for some reason, which is shame.
With an amazing story, well drawn characters endemic to a Russell novel, and absolutely gorgeous prose, it's astounding that
many people have not heard of The Swan's War or Sean Russell who is one of the better Fantasy writers around.
Russell's world is full of mystery and beauty. In many cases,
Fantasy books are so overloaded with magic that it soon ceases to mean anything--a simple Pug or Richard gains-new-power and
defeats-even-more powerful villain, ad infinity. Russell opts to keep magic mysterious and rare. He never explains how it works.
Martin does this in "A Song of Fire and Ice" and Tolkien in Lord of the Rings as well. If you want to read books that will sweep
you off your feet with their beauty, passion and superlative plot, check this trilogy out.
It was a lovely read, but I can see why it's underrated. It's not as straightforward as many other fantasy books but the lyrical writing and plot will still draw you in.