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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8221472" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#117 Rising Tide by Mel Odom (Threat from the Sea 1) </strong></p><p><strong>Read 8/3/21 to 12/3/21</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]134070[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well, I thought that I was going to like this one a lot and... I did.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong this isn't the subtle internal "duality of man thing... the Jungian thing" that Salvatore is so fond of, it's not great writing (but it's good) as evidenced in plenty of the other books I've read here. It's... a great story, or else a great set up for one because although lots gets done here we've only just got going.</p><p></p><p>It's obvious in places- that Jherek is going to save the world is obvious from the get-go, that we get to see Laaqueel is great, that she gets to stand next to the big-bad (maybe) as he schemes, and that she's perverse, and twisted, and sooo cool. That's great.</p><p></p><p>There are a bunch of throw-away archetypes, a spirited virtuous knight (surrogate father)- check, sage elder woman (surrogate mother)- check, one eyed trickster/taker super evil terror- check, good sea captain & bad sailor, terrible fearsome pirate captain (dad), old man bard looking to find his voice/leave his mark, strong and independent woman to love... And, on it goes- but it all just fits together rather nicely though. It took me right back to the start of this journey, it was fast paced, action & adventure, a bit of romance, a bit of... a bit of... It was a great story, well told- with interesting folk that got started out on their own tales- got some air time, but never once did I find myself not wanting to read more to discover what Jherek was up to.</p><p></p><p>So, ya got me- I'm into it.</p><p></p><p>And again, as so often in these diatribes, I want to make clear it's when the place and the people come alive, for me- things that I can steal, and know (as the omniscient DM) in my game. I don't know who the Taker/Trickster really is- and I'm not going to look him up, so don't tell me, but I really do want to find out- I have a few guesses. Maybe I wont know the guy? We'll see. But I want (I think) this guy for my game, the same way I want Laaqueel (and the Sahuagin), and I want an attack on a sea port, and I want... but you get me.</p><p></p><p>This isn't love, this is lust- I want to know more, I want to find more stuff that I can cart away with me for my own game, I want the mechanics of it.</p><p></p><p>That's it really- it's a little cracker, so far- a bit slow at the outset but easily forgiven because we're playing with the bad folk from the get-go.</p><p></p><p>Read, and really enjoyed.</p><p></p><p>Stay safe and well.</p><p></p><p>Cheers goonalan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 8221472, member: 16069"] [B]#117 Rising Tide by Mel Odom (Threat from the Sea 1) Read 8/3/21 to 12/3/21[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="165px"]134070[/ATTACH] Well, I thought that I was going to like this one a lot and... I did. Don't get me wrong this isn't the subtle internal "duality of man thing... the Jungian thing" that Salvatore is so fond of, it's not great writing (but it's good) as evidenced in plenty of the other books I've read here. It's... a great story, or else a great set up for one because although lots gets done here we've only just got going. It's obvious in places- that Jherek is going to save the world is obvious from the get-go, that we get to see Laaqueel is great, that she gets to stand next to the big-bad (maybe) as he schemes, and that she's perverse, and twisted, and sooo cool. That's great. There are a bunch of throw-away archetypes, a spirited virtuous knight (surrogate father)- check, sage elder woman (surrogate mother)- check, one eyed trickster/taker super evil terror- check, good sea captain & bad sailor, terrible fearsome pirate captain (dad), old man bard looking to find his voice/leave his mark, strong and independent woman to love... And, on it goes- but it all just fits together rather nicely though. It took me right back to the start of this journey, it was fast paced, action & adventure, a bit of romance, a bit of... a bit of... It was a great story, well told- with interesting folk that got started out on their own tales- got some air time, but never once did I find myself not wanting to read more to discover what Jherek was up to. So, ya got me- I'm into it. And again, as so often in these diatribes, I want to make clear it's when the place and the people come alive, for me- things that I can steal, and know (as the omniscient DM) in my game. I don't know who the Taker/Trickster really is- and I'm not going to look him up, so don't tell me, but I really do want to find out- I have a few guesses. Maybe I wont know the guy? We'll see. But I want (I think) this guy for my game, the same way I want Laaqueel (and the Sahuagin), and I want an attack on a sea port, and I want... but you get me. This isn't love, this is lust- I want to know more, I want to find more stuff that I can cart away with me for my own game, I want the mechanics of it. That's it really- it's a little cracker, so far- a bit slow at the outset but easily forgiven because we're playing with the bad folk from the get-go. Read, and really enjoyed. Stay safe and well. Cheers goonalan [/QUOTE]
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