![]() He even states to one of the other characters that he can't interfere with events. The Historian made this story horrible on so many levels. ![]() The story had several cons, and they mostly circled around one thing. That may be about all that this story really had going for it. I thought Sadivir's growth and training through his adolescence was well thought-out and -written. I liked the idea of people being born with stones, and the division between the land and the misunderstanding going on between the creators and the destroyers. ![]() I first heard about Price of Creation through one of my brothers, and I'm always open to a new fantasy novel. Price of Creation was so terrible, and it's one of the few novels that left me feeling angry by the end that hasn't happened since Angela Hunt's Esther.įirst I'll talk about the pros. (Note: This review is for an audio-book version) ![]()
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