But by the end of the novel, Christianity/the Christian characters had gotten their wrists slapped more than anyone else. I appreciated in the Sea of Trolls that Christianity was allowed to stand with the rest, and that even the Bard put in a good word now and then. The religious aspect of the book was ultimately disappointing to me. I was glad it didn’t go the everyone-dies direction, but most of my satisfaction was in that it wasn’t as bad as it could have been, not that it was good. The ending was abrupt, with no closure to much of the tension in the series (Thorgil and Jack’s relationship, Brutus as king/redemption for Brutus, etc.). This continued throughout the book, as several themes and plot arcs were introduced, given significant space in the text… but then lacked real significance for the overall plot (such as the Tanners or the princess/bride incident). I remember looking down at one point and realizing I’d read 25% of the book, but still had no idea what the main conflict of the plot was going to be. I noticed a slower pace and wandering plot in the second book, but it became much more pronounced in this one.
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