The Rose of the World - Jude Fisher

Upon deciding to suggest this final book in the Fool's Gold trilogy for review, I decided first, out of interest, to see what other people on the Amazon site thought of both the novel and the series in general. It is true to say that some of the reviews were less than favourable but personally I think this a little unfair. Although the series has had its faults and this final chapter may be a little disappointing in places, overall this hasn't been a bad fantasy trilogy though, and especially in this last installment, there have been times when its all seemed a little too.....familiar in places. Certainly this latest novel owes a great debt to George.R.R.Martin but if ...  Read the complete review