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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sam" data-source="post: 1127571" data-attributes="member: 1024">I found it very hard to get interested in the story as well.  I clearly remember being 200 pages into the book and wondering when things were going to start getting interesting.  I agree with JoeBlank, if it weren't for this book club, I would have most likely put the book down and not picked it up again (something I've only done a couple of times).  The main reason I didn't want to start off the discussion was that I didn't want it to begin on a negative tone.  Ultimately I thought the story was interesting, though it took a long time to get there.  "What happens after the dragon is dead?" was a new thought, as was revenge by Black Kalagath out of some sort of drake-pride. I didn't like McKiernan's style though.  I thought the time-shifting was annoying, and couldn't get into sync with his prose.  At times it read like an epic poem and others like a romance novel.  The relationship between Elyn & Thork was clearly foreshadowed to me from nearly the beginning of the book.  I don't think that it was McKiernan's intent to do this though. I'm trying to be balanced and not overly critical.  I certainly don't want to offend anyone who enjoyed the book and perhaps consider it one of the better recent works.  It just wasn't for me.  There were some interesting points.  I think it was more a style thing than anything else. This was my first time reading McKiernan and I must admit that I hadn't heard of him before.  Based on this experience I don't have any strong desire to read more in the Mithgar setting.  Has anyone read more of McKiernan's work?  How does this book rate compared to those?  I am very curious about the story with the female dwarves (Chakkia?).  Can anyone enlighten me about that?  (If you respond here, use the spoiler tag, otherwise send me an email or PM)</blockquote>

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