![]() The story is one of pain, of pity, and of power, and there isn’t room for much else. There is only one moment the protagonist Vaelin Al Sorna claims to be happy, and even then as a reader we realize its so juxtaposed to the narrative it just cannot last. It’s a book lush with emotion, but entirely devoid of joy. No brief lapse of “finally, something good comes to our protagonist,” no happy ending, anything. Seriously, there isn’t a moment of happiness throughout the novel’s length. ![]() ![]() Why? Blood Song is unique in that it is entirely devoid of any happiness. I mentioned it is dissimilar to any other fantasy series. This story has more than a few similarities to The Name of the Wind, but the primary comparison is simple – the narrative is told as a recounting of the protagonist’s life story so as to be documented by scribe. This is trope done to death in modern fantasy, but somehow continues to deliver – and pulls through well in Blood Song (albeit for different reasons than you’d altogether expect). ![]() Much of the story takes place in a school, meant to teach its protagonist(s) their heroic trades. Blood Song, first of a trilogy known as the Raven’s Shadow, is written by Anthony Ryan, and is unlike any fantasy stories I’ve read, but is odd in that it can also be very similar. ![]()
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