He more or less bounces some ideas off of them. I could tell that Colville genuinely loves the genre, and he’s not really taking away from the books I’ve mentioned, or borrows from them. Normally a book that is so obviously influenced by others would bug me, but I actually really enjoyed this one. It’s a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed reading a book that was so comfortable being influenced by, and paying homage to so many of the authors and books that have given the genre so much. We even have a bit of homage to some current grimdark authors. Priest is interesting, because it unashamedly pays homage to a lot of fantasy influences that have come before from Lord of the Rings, to The Name of the Wind, to Harry Potter, and more. So I decided to push off writing the review until I couldn’t avoid it anymore. But I enjoyed it so much I feel bad for not liking parts of it – if that makes sense.

I really, really enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, but there are some aspects of it that just bugged me.

I put off reviewing this book for a while because, honestly, I’m kind of stumped by it. Perhaps nothing, even right and wrong, can survive in the haunted wood. Why was Heden chosen for this mission? Who killed the knight and why? Why won’t anyone talk to him? As the Green Order awaits Heden’s final judgement, he finds his morality, perspective, and sense of self are each challenged and then destroyed. Book Reviews unashamedly pays homage to fantasy influences priest by matthew colvilleĪfter years spent in the inn he bought and never opened, Heden is drawn out, and sent into a dark forest to investigate the death of a knight.

Priest by matthew colville