Most reviews, I’m able to write almost directly after the book. It keeps the book fresh in my mind and I enjoy getting them out to you as soon as I’m done. Well, I finished The Forgotten Beasts of Eld this weekend. This novel was something I needed to digest before I could get it back to you.
McKillip’s work, to me seems an instant classic. There are those books I read, and love and immediately go to gush about to others. There there are those that I love, such as The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, that I keep to myself for a little while because they seem to touch a part of me hidden deep down.
This is an older book, and it’s written more as an older epic, high fantasy novel. Beautiful details, and an emphasis on more of the interpersonal details than action. Not to say that there isn’t action, but this is much more a novel of understanding what it means to be human.
Set in a world ripe with conflict, we get to learn and grow with Sybel. From uncaring and cold to the world around her. Her thirst for the unknown and knowledge was able to speak to me, and as she grows and learns what it means to be human and love, we get a story that much more beautiful and deep.
I enjoyed the fluid writing. Not as intricate to internal thoughts as many of our modern novels, we get to hear of these amazing creatures and she the wisdom they bring, humanity’s desire for power, and how sometimes the greatest battle is for our own very soul and understanding our own demons.
To me this has become a tale I will gladly read again, and shall always have a treasured spot in my library. I’ve always thoughts that books come at a time when you need them most. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld only proved that once more to me.
Thank you to NetGalley, Patricia McKillip, and Tachyon Publications for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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