Better than the first book in the trilogy but the main character's disbelief of his adventures is so great & so often re-stated that it's difficult to care much for him (& the story) at all. The only sympathy he gets is from the fact he's a leper, which is never allowed to be forgotten. It's almost as though the author has afflicted him but then isn't quite sure what to do with him, he doesn't really develop from being a complete, & mostly useless, tool. Maybe a tacit acknowledgement of this is the way the author focuses half of this book through the eyes of other characters (a definite improvement) & almost completely leaves the main leper guy out of it. It's a shame because there are some great parts to the tale & I'm looking forward to the 3rd & last installment (when the leper should come good at last!).
4/5
Read: September 2007.
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