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Available
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Publication
Dynamite Entertainment (Mt. Laurel, N.J., 2019). 1st edition, 1st printing. 160 pages. $24.99.
Description
Underpowered and overwhelmed, Kenton tries to hold the Sand Masters together as forces political and personal conspire against them. Now, in one final push, Kenton must tap the most dangerous depths of his own abilities to combat the enemies within his own guild and discover the truth behind the ambush that killed his father and almost destroyed the Sand Masters for good.
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LibraryThing member krau0098
Series Info/Source: This is the 3rd, and final, book in the White Sands graphic novel series. I borrowed this book from the library.
Story (3/5): This pretty much just plays out the storyline started in the first two books. The whole thing was pretty predictable, but decent. There is, again, a lot
Characters (3/5): The characters in here are so-so. There are quite a few of them and I never really engaging with them all that well. I didn’t really ever like Kenton as a character. I think my favorite character was probably The Duchess, since she was pretty humorous and was trying to make some positive changes for her country.
Setting (4/5): I did enjoy the world created here. The dark and light sides to the world are intriguing and I loved the Sand Mastery magic. You can tell a lot of time and thought went into building this world, which is something that is pretty typical for Sanderson.
Writing Style/Illustration (3/5): Although there is a complex story here I felt like at points there was just too much dialogue. The dialogue sounds kind of awkward and stilted. I do like that there are headings that let you know when you change setting and I liked the summary of the “story so far” at the beginning of the book. While the illustration is well done, I didn’t particularly enjoy the style of the art. However, I never had any issue with following the story and the illustrations are very detailed...it just wasn’t a style I really liked.
Summary (3/5): Overall I am happy that I wrapped up this series. It wasn’t my favorite graphic novel series but I did really enjoy the world and the idea behind Sand Mastery. The last two books of the series have been a bit too politics heavy for me and I missed having more of the action that was in the first book.
Story (3/5): This pretty much just plays out the storyline started in the first two books. The whole thing was pretty predictable, but decent. There is, again, a lot
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of focus on politics as Kenton struggles to keep the Sand Masters from being disbanded. There are a couple neat battle scenes, but mostly there was a ton of dialogue as Kenton struggles through the politics.Characters (3/5): The characters in here are so-so. There are quite a few of them and I never really engaging with them all that well. I didn’t really ever like Kenton as a character. I think my favorite character was probably The Duchess, since she was pretty humorous and was trying to make some positive changes for her country.
Setting (4/5): I did enjoy the world created here. The dark and light sides to the world are intriguing and I loved the Sand Mastery magic. You can tell a lot of time and thought went into building this world, which is something that is pretty typical for Sanderson.
Writing Style/Illustration (3/5): Although there is a complex story here I felt like at points there was just too much dialogue. The dialogue sounds kind of awkward and stilted. I do like that there are headings that let you know when you change setting and I liked the summary of the “story so far” at the beginning of the book. While the illustration is well done, I didn’t particularly enjoy the style of the art. However, I never had any issue with following the story and the illustrations are very detailed...it just wasn’t a style I really liked.
Summary (3/5): Overall I am happy that I wrapped up this series. It wasn’t my favorite graphic novel series but I did really enjoy the world and the idea behind Sand Mastery. The last two books of the series have been a bit too politics heavy for me and I missed having more of the action that was in the first book.
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LibraryThing member nosborm
A great conclusion.
LibraryThing member Herenya
I remembered enough of volume 2 to find this installment interesting and the conclusion satisfying, but I wonder if it would have made more of an impact if I’d remembered more. (If I had realised just how many years it was since volume 2 -- three and a half -- I would have reread that first. Oh
I liked the artwork more in this volume.
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well.)I liked the artwork more in this volume.
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LibraryThing member KJC__
It's good that they didn't decide to keep the art style that briefly appeared in the last volume, but it's just as quick in pace and confusing as its predecessors.
What made Kenton special is that he could control his single ribbon with more precision than most others, but this accuracy is discarded
I like the flashy fight with Drile.
What made Kenton special is that he could control his single ribbon with more precision than most others, but this accuracy is discarded
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for a focus on quantity, just like all other sand masters.I like the flashy fight with Drile.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
160 p.; 7 inches
ISBN
9781524110062