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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8256944" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#123 Baldur's Gate II: The Throne of Bhaal by Drew Karpyshyn (Baldur's Gate 3)</strong></p><p><strong>Read 22/4/21 to 25/4/21</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]136118[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I think some folk here said that this was the best one, I didn't think so- it was, okay- particularly at the end, for the last fifty or so pages but the rest of it just read like a game, with some odd scenes that seemed to play out offstage.</p><p></p><p>So, I'll start with the positive, there's a nice twist at the end (sorta) and Balthazar is chop-socky fantastic, and the wise one of the five that has SPOILERS figured it out- although, not all of it. That was a nice surprise but by this point I was kinda fed up with the rage machine that is Abdel the ultimo-Bhaalspawn. There's a bit of building done for each fight- the range of Monks/Mooks that face our hero, and then... carnage. The author even takes the time to let us know that none of the hits Abdel is taking amount to very much- such is his regen.</p><p></p><p>That sucks a bit of the fun out of it.</p><p></p><p>I also liked the fact that Abdel gives it all up at the end, and easy as- I don't wanna be a god, I want to get back to Candlekeep and go about my day, and start on with the grieving process, maybe- eventually, build a new life.</p><p></p><p>You've got to admire that, nice ending.</p><p></p><p>But some of the other stuff, I just couldn't get my head around. </p><p></p><p>Oh. But I also liked Gromnir, he was suitably off the wall, bat-naughty word-crazy.</p><p></p><p>And I liked Melissan for a while, mostly towards the end when she was trying to power up to goddess level. Some nice description of the process, I may steal some of this.</p><p></p><p>But the death of Jaheira, and the later day dragon- and the fact that a lot of this just seemed to happen elsewhere, I wanted to see more- to witness more of the action. </p><p></p><p>Likewise the drow assassin, I forget her name, she came across as very child-ish/like, and then after dragging Imoen through hell and back (in the previous novel and the start of this one), well Abdel's Bhaal-sister gets killed in a paragraph.</p><p></p><p>That's the odd thing- there's two pages (or so) of Imoen trying to figure out if Melissan has tricked her, she spends a good long time explaining to the reader why her present situation is both suspicious, and... explainable (and therefore not suspicious).</p><p></p><p>Then... she gets killed.</p><p></p><p>The drow assassin- Sendai, we get two pages of her telling the reader how she got to be the way she is, the trials and tribulations of home-time in Ched Nasad (again from memory), and by doing so we get to (maybe) like her a little more.</p><p></p><p>Then... Abdel tears her apart, and the fight doesn't even warrant a paragraph.</p><p></p><p>So, build- build- build, and then... disappointing ending for character.</p><p></p><p>As stated above, the finale is grand- and Balthazar makes it (not Abdel), by the end I was hoping that Sarevok would get back into it somehow, he seemed much more heroic on the rebound.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and early doors- when we get to meet the first of the five, sorry Five, Illasera is described as the toughest of the Five, I think from memory- well, she gets killed first. And again, not just killed by torn to shreds.</p><p></p><p>It's build- build- build, and then...</p><p></p><p>But you get it.</p><p></p><p>Read.</p><p></p><p>At least the first two had a go at making the reader laugh at the fact they were in an end of the world fantasy fiction style event, and they had much better dialogue- this one just seemed really dry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 8256944, member: 16069"] [B]#123 Baldur's Gate II: The Throne of Bhaal by Drew Karpyshyn (Baldur's Gate 3) Read 22/4/21 to 25/4/21[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="187px"]136118[/ATTACH] I think some folk here said that this was the best one, I didn't think so- it was, okay- particularly at the end, for the last fifty or so pages but the rest of it just read like a game, with some odd scenes that seemed to play out offstage. So, I'll start with the positive, there's a nice twist at the end (sorta) and Balthazar is chop-socky fantastic, and the wise one of the five that has SPOILERS figured it out- although, not all of it. That was a nice surprise but by this point I was kinda fed up with the rage machine that is Abdel the ultimo-Bhaalspawn. There's a bit of building done for each fight- the range of Monks/Mooks that face our hero, and then... carnage. The author even takes the time to let us know that none of the hits Abdel is taking amount to very much- such is his regen. That sucks a bit of the fun out of it. I also liked the fact that Abdel gives it all up at the end, and easy as- I don't wanna be a god, I want to get back to Candlekeep and go about my day, and start on with the grieving process, maybe- eventually, build a new life. You've got to admire that, nice ending. But some of the other stuff, I just couldn't get my head around. Oh. But I also liked Gromnir, he was suitably off the wall, bat-naughty word-crazy. And I liked Melissan for a while, mostly towards the end when she was trying to power up to goddess level. Some nice description of the process, I may steal some of this. But the death of Jaheira, and the later day dragon- and the fact that a lot of this just seemed to happen elsewhere, I wanted to see more- to witness more of the action. Likewise the drow assassin, I forget her name, she came across as very child-ish/like, and then after dragging Imoen through hell and back (in the previous novel and the start of this one), well Abdel's Bhaal-sister gets killed in a paragraph. That's the odd thing- there's two pages (or so) of Imoen trying to figure out if Melissan has tricked her, she spends a good long time explaining to the reader why her present situation is both suspicious, and... explainable (and therefore not suspicious). Then... she gets killed. The drow assassin- Sendai, we get two pages of her telling the reader how she got to be the way she is, the trials and tribulations of home-time in Ched Nasad (again from memory), and by doing so we get to (maybe) like her a little more. Then... Abdel tears her apart, and the fight doesn't even warrant a paragraph. So, build- build- build, and then... disappointing ending for character. As stated above, the finale is grand- and Balthazar makes it (not Abdel), by the end I was hoping that Sarevok would get back into it somehow, he seemed much more heroic on the rebound. Oh, and early doors- when we get to meet the first of the five, sorry Five, Illasera is described as the toughest of the Five, I think from memory- well, she gets killed first. And again, not just killed by torn to shreds. It's build- build- build, and then... But you get it. Read. At least the first two had a go at making the reader laugh at the fact they were in an end of the world fantasy fiction style event, and they had much better dialogue- this one just seemed really dry. [/QUOTE]
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