The Crippled God
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History
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
28 February 2011 | Publication | The Cripple God received reviews that were almost uniformly shaped by the weight of the occasion - the conclusion of a ten-book, million-word sequence that had defined a significant strand of epic fantasy for over a decade. Critical response was strongly positive, with reviewers noting that Erikson had delivered a conclusion of genuine emotional force that paid off investments made as far back as Gardens of the Moon. The fates of the Bonehunters drew the strongest responses, with several critics describing the novel's treatment of its soldiers - their endurance, their losses, and what their march had meant - as among the most affecting material in the genre. Some reviewers noted structural unevenness in the final act, but the consensus held that The Cripple God succeeded at the hardest task available to an epic fantasy writer: ending something that had mattered. |
Publication28 February 2011
The Cripple God received reviews that were almost uniformly shaped by the weight of the occasion - the conclusion of a ten-book, million-word sequence that had defined a significant strand of epic fantasy for over a decade. Critical response was strongly positive, with reviewers noting that Erikson had delivered a conclusion of genuine emotional force that paid off investments made as far back as Gardens of the Moon. The fates of the Bonehunters drew the strongest responses, with several critics describing the novel's treatment of its soldiers - their endurance, their losses, and what their march had meant - as among the most affecting material in the genre. Some reviewers noted structural unevenness in the final act, but the consensus held that The Cripple God succeeded at the hardest task available to an epic fantasy writer: ending something that had mattered.