Witch King

This book wasn't my cup of tea. It was told in two timelines, and despite being clearly delineated by chapter titles, I found it confusing. I had trouble getting into the initial timeline, the "present," and when the "past" began, I lost track of the objective of the present. Then I lost track of the objective of the past. When it all came together in the end, I was non-plussed. I have a mixed history with Wells. I mostly enjoyed her Murderbot series, culminating in the award-winning Network Effect (although several more Murderbot books have been released since). I didn't care for her fantasy novel we read for book club, The Cloud Roads. But this was nominated for several awards, so I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. It won the 2024 Locus Award for Fantasy and was nominated for Hugo and Nebula Awards. It lost the Nebula; the Hugo will be announced in August.

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