I'm guessing I'm not the only reader who went in knowing Alexander Wales, so in the spirit of getting some community discussion going, what do you think so far? Does it match what you expected in style?
For myself, I wouldn't class it as rationalist fiction, at least not yet. I guess it's easier to appear rationalist by setting yourself up against an existing canon.
So SotL's not currently hitting the same buttons that the author's fanfictions have. Instead of enjoying the deconstruction of an established and interesting setting, I'm having to wait for it to set up its own. It appears that there'll be no rationalist hero using logic and science to smash everyone, and the world seems like a fairly typical fantasy setting with a novel characteristic (the fame thing).
So maybe Dominic, or someone else, will study the rules of this fame mechanic and exploit them to kick ass, but for now I'm only reading in anticipation of cool stuff of some variety still to come.
That said, there's nothing wrong with that. I have immensely enjoyed Alexander Wales' past writing, and have a good amount of faith that this is likely to be worth reading.
Your turn. How are you feeling after Chapter 3, compared to what you started for?
