Blackwater - Conn Iggulden Reviews
Description:ISBN 0007221665 /
Newest Review: ... that the desire to know everything was what had niggled me. The mysterious nature of the first few pages had really bugged ... more
... me, as if a secret was being kept from me when I had the right to know the truth.
My niggles continued for a while longer though, as Iggulden slowly but surely builds the plot as he goes along, giving us a blow by blow account of what is happening in the present, but informing us of what has already transpired through Davey's thoughts. It's very cleverly done, and as events hurtle towards an inevitable conclusion, we see the combined effects of a maniacal brother, a cheating wife, and a dangerous enemy on someone...more
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Customer Blackwater - Conn Iggulden Reviews (1)
by - written on 10/01/10 (Very useful, 129 readings)
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I have never read Conn Iggulden before, despite having toyed with the idea of starting his Emperor series on more than one occasion. This is one of many short stories I have read recently, and although the first chapter or so were hard going, I was impressed by how drawn in I was by the end of the 80 pages of story. To start with, we are introduced to a cold and miserable Davey as he prepares to commit suicide at Brighton beach. Told in the first person and perhaps deliberately not making a great deal of sense, and probably why I fgound it hard to get into to begin with, Iggulden gives us a couple of early snippets as to why davey is there, before his brother ... Read the complete review
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