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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 7930947" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#054 The Night Parade by Scott Ciencin (Harpers 4)</strong></p><p><strong>Read 27/2/20 to 29/2/20</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]118990[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Book 4- and where to start...</p><p></p><p>Myrmeen Lhal is a right royal pain in the backside, a bit spoilt, a bit childish (and arrogant) and bit like a crazy tornado of (often conflicting) emotions that spins in and out of control. She's hard to like, at times, and yet... there's something here, and I don't just mean the fact this she is (according to the author) the God's gift to all men (et al). Myrmeen's sexual allure (Charisma), is a straight '18', possibly with a few enhancements. But that's not it- the reason I decided to like Myrmeen, in the end, is because she finally does the right thing with regard to her long lost daughters Krystan (not her daughter) and Lynelle.</p><p></p><p>The amount of folk that get killed along the way to the finale must run into the thousands, not that Myrmeen is to blame for this, she (mostly) only kills bad guys and her Harper friends.</p><p></p><p>But I get this- she's all over the place at the start, and in the groove by the end- it's all arc, so to be expected, move on.</p><p></p><p>It's a dark number this novel, in Calimport where the Night Parade lives, and lusts, and gathers for the coming storm. The 'coming storm' being a Herod-like affair in which every newborn is collected, and sacrificed at the altar of the extra-dimensional (Foulspawn? Or else some earlier edition aberrant variant) being that fuels the Night Parade's fire. The sacrificed are born again- made into new monstrosities. The Night Born then are mostly Human in shape (by day) but perhaps carved from a cruder/crazier clay- all sinew, muscle and ooze; or else bloody feathers and bone- they're mutant emotional vampires, often with super-powers (just one each). They reminded me of the mutant/beastmen (et al) I so loved from early editions of Warhammer FRP.</p><p></p><p>So, Myrmeen is in search of her lost daughter in Calimport, taken (sold) to the last Night Patrol 'storm' fourteen years previously- or so she thinks. There's a mystery to unravel- there always is, and in the red corner is Lord Sixx (the Night Patrol head honcho) who is remarkably reasonable for the super-villain, content at various times to just let Myrmeen and pals live, and leave. There are lots of bit part players- for the good guys and the bad, and we get to glimpse a myriad of their stories, although if the characters are Harpers then you might want to toss a coin, to see if they survive.</p><p></p><p>It's a mess of a book in places, not because its badly written (specifically) because there's a lot to keep tabs on, and the action meanders, and the amount of added histories, or backstories, or reveals keeps piling up all of the time. Too much for me to report here, certainly.</p><p></p><p>But just to say, Lucius the happy magic user who mostly doesn't want what Myrmeen is selling (sex) is an absolute mystery to me. Why's he here, and why does he have to die... it's beyond me. Is the lesson- good folk, that behave bravely/well/sensibly/intelligently etc. who don't simply 'fall' for the hero/ine, and who are supremely content with their own lives, and their own families, well... they have to die. Or rather to sacrifice themselves so that the emotional gadabout (heroine) can finally figure its time to grow up, and stop just going with an emotional response (women!).</p><p></p><p>Again, some of it left me unsure of quite how to respond to it.</p><p></p><p>How the hell has Myrmeen ruled Araby for the past I don't know how long, she tells us at various stages about the kind of things that she has experienced as a city ruler- the schemes and ventures of other powerful men, trying to get one over her (and her people- but mostly 'over her', its a sex thing). And yet she's a spiralling disaster area (at times)- single-minded, and prepared to see it through to the end (and give her life) but... There was a time, early on- admittedly, when I started to think of her Harper companions as sword-wielding nannies for the brattish Myrmeen. </p><p></p><p>Therefore skip to the end- the 'storm' comes, the last decent Harper standing Reisz goes away and then come back again- just in time. The other Harper still standing- Ord, gets killed doing the right thing (at last) and then he too comes back again, fingers-crossed, he wasn't dead. The second coming of the Night Patrol is parading, the citizens of Calimport enthralled, and queuing around the block to start their suffering. Into the weird maelstrom comes our heroes- to give their lives, and hearts, and... all the usual heroic traits and tropes, to stop the party. </p><p></p><p>Which they do! What a shocker.</p><p></p><p>Myrmeen, Krystan and Reisz (and Ord) win through in the end- these four have gone the furthest on their journeys (although perhaps not Reisz) and remain steadfast to the end.</p><p></p><p>It's about Love, stupid!</p><p></p><p>There's some stuff here which I still don't get, or like, or... that just keeps me from liking it more.</p><p></p><p>To recap, I liked the idea(s) more than the execution, I struggled with the central character but came out in favour of her by the finale (just). There's plenty here to take away, other bits seemed like a bit lazy stereotype (women), other parts as if the author was just trying to hard to keep burying (and then revealing) various red herrings, plot asides, sub-plot intrigues, new and strange characters (that serve no actual purpose)- a bit of a sprawling mess, but y'know- readable.</p><p></p><p>Read.</p><p></p><p>Read.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 7930947, member: 16069"] [B]#054 The Night Parade by Scott Ciencin (Harpers 4) Read 27/2/20 to 29/2/20[/B] [ATTACH]118990[/ATTACH] Book 4- and where to start... Myrmeen Lhal is a right royal pain in the backside, a bit spoilt, a bit childish (and arrogant) and bit like a crazy tornado of (often conflicting) emotions that spins in and out of control. She's hard to like, at times, and yet... there's something here, and I don't just mean the fact this she is (according to the author) the God's gift to all men (et al). Myrmeen's sexual allure (Charisma), is a straight '18', possibly with a few enhancements. But that's not it- the reason I decided to like Myrmeen, in the end, is because she finally does the right thing with regard to her long lost daughters Krystan (not her daughter) and Lynelle. The amount of folk that get killed along the way to the finale must run into the thousands, not that Myrmeen is to blame for this, she (mostly) only kills bad guys and her Harper friends. But I get this- she's all over the place at the start, and in the groove by the end- it's all arc, so to be expected, move on. It's a dark number this novel, in Calimport where the Night Parade lives, and lusts, and gathers for the coming storm. The 'coming storm' being a Herod-like affair in which every newborn is collected, and sacrificed at the altar of the extra-dimensional (Foulspawn? Or else some earlier edition aberrant variant) being that fuels the Night Parade's fire. The sacrificed are born again- made into new monstrosities. The Night Born then are mostly Human in shape (by day) but perhaps carved from a cruder/crazier clay- all sinew, muscle and ooze; or else bloody feathers and bone- they're mutant emotional vampires, often with super-powers (just one each). They reminded me of the mutant/beastmen (et al) I so loved from early editions of Warhammer FRP. So, Myrmeen is in search of her lost daughter in Calimport, taken (sold) to the last Night Patrol 'storm' fourteen years previously- or so she thinks. There's a mystery to unravel- there always is, and in the red corner is Lord Sixx (the Night Patrol head honcho) who is remarkably reasonable for the super-villain, content at various times to just let Myrmeen and pals live, and leave. There are lots of bit part players- for the good guys and the bad, and we get to glimpse a myriad of their stories, although if the characters are Harpers then you might want to toss a coin, to see if they survive. It's a mess of a book in places, not because its badly written (specifically) because there's a lot to keep tabs on, and the action meanders, and the amount of added histories, or backstories, or reveals keeps piling up all of the time. Too much for me to report here, certainly. But just to say, Lucius the happy magic user who mostly doesn't want what Myrmeen is selling (sex) is an absolute mystery to me. Why's he here, and why does he have to die... it's beyond me. Is the lesson- good folk, that behave bravely/well/sensibly/intelligently etc. who don't simply 'fall' for the hero/ine, and who are supremely content with their own lives, and their own families, well... they have to die. Or rather to sacrifice themselves so that the emotional gadabout (heroine) can finally figure its time to grow up, and stop just going with an emotional response (women!). Again, some of it left me unsure of quite how to respond to it. How the hell has Myrmeen ruled Araby for the past I don't know how long, she tells us at various stages about the kind of things that she has experienced as a city ruler- the schemes and ventures of other powerful men, trying to get one over her (and her people- but mostly 'over her', its a sex thing). And yet she's a spiralling disaster area (at times)- single-minded, and prepared to see it through to the end (and give her life) but... There was a time, early on- admittedly, when I started to think of her Harper companions as sword-wielding nannies for the brattish Myrmeen. Therefore skip to the end- the 'storm' comes, the last decent Harper standing Reisz goes away and then come back again- just in time. The other Harper still standing- Ord, gets killed doing the right thing (at last) and then he too comes back again, fingers-crossed, he wasn't dead. The second coming of the Night Patrol is parading, the citizens of Calimport enthralled, and queuing around the block to start their suffering. Into the weird maelstrom comes our heroes- to give their lives, and hearts, and... all the usual heroic traits and tropes, to stop the party. Which they do! What a shocker. Myrmeen, Krystan and Reisz (and Ord) win through in the end- these four have gone the furthest on their journeys (although perhaps not Reisz) and remain steadfast to the end. It's about Love, stupid! There's some stuff here which I still don't get, or like, or... that just keeps me from liking it more. To recap, I liked the idea(s) more than the execution, I struggled with the central character but came out in favour of her by the finale (just). There's plenty here to take away, other bits seemed like a bit lazy stereotype (women), other parts as if the author was just trying to hard to keep burying (and then revealing) various red herrings, plot asides, sub-plot intrigues, new and strange characters (that serve no actual purpose)- a bit of a sprawling mess, but y'know- readable. Read. Read. [/QUOTE]
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