Review: #561
Title: W.A.R.P. The Hangman's Revoluation
Series: W.A.R.P. - 2nd book
Author: Eoin Colfer
Read Before: no
Comments: While The Hangman's Revolution tells a good yarn, it lacks the hook that keeps you addicted. As a sequel to The Reluctant Assassin, once again we following Riley, the magician, Chevron the future FBI soldier and Otto, the king of the underworld mob. Time travel is one of the author's best abilities, Eoin Colfer can wrap his hands around time travel and making it work so well that it's unbelievable. While this effect is not as pronounced here, the plot plays with some nuances of time travel that makes it interesting and coherent, simply put, it just makes sense. The plot itself takes a while to get up and running though, but eventually spins out a somewhat complex plot where future soldiers go into the past to change history and create their own empire. What is needed though is a better motivation for the characters as it is fairly weak as it is. Overall, the writing is good and the humor is decent, The Hangman's Revolution is a good read.
Rating: 6.5/10