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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8491017" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#148 Annihilation by Philip Athans (War Spider Queen 5) </strong></p><p><strong>Read 15/12/21 to 18/12/21</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]148629[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Well, I still haven't found the bad one... it's going to be the last one isn't it?</p><p></p><p>Don't answer that.</p><p></p><p>So, I thought to begin with that this one was a bit light-headed- it seemed to dash from place to place, person to person, in an attempt to keep all of the balls in the air. And there are a lot of balls in the air right now. Not only that but from the get-go the author seemed to be going for climax after climax, building tension- bloody hell forget that, and the hits keep on coming.</p><p></p><p>Then, and I don't know quite when it happened, but it all seemed to settle down and get quite groovy, there was lots to see and hear, and even more to admire. Not the least of which was Ryld's death (Temporary? Shrugs- I don't know) and then the meeting with the same drow's spirit on the long trek to NEW SPIDERTOWN (the new locale of the Demonweb Pits). I loved this stuff, and the gushy will-she/wont-she (hook back up with Lolth) for Halisstra, and the fact that priestess who got her to join the club has to give up her life again.</p><p></p><p>And the backdrop throughout this novel is just stupendous- I really dig the Chaos Ship, into the Shadow Plane- watch out for the bats, then on into the Astral Sea- ahoy me hearties! Set sail for the sixty-sixth layer of the Abyss. Just great.</p><p></p><p>Then there's the forty or so pages apiece rumbling fight-off's, Jaggred versus Ryld, and Gromph versus Dyrr (& Nimor). They were great... Philip Athans you are spoiling us with your chop/spill-socky. </p><p></p><p>Then there's Pharaun versus Jeggred's (Hezrou, from memory) dad.</p><p></p><p>Then there's Quenthel, who when the really great thing happens- Lolth finds her house keys, well... Quenthel is back to her terrifying best. </p><p></p><p>Then there's the old Demonweb Pits, and the great big Spider Automaton that I seemed to remember having fun with back in Q1.</p><p></p><p>Love Grandfather, and the telling off for Nimor, he's just one of the lads now.</p><p></p><p>So, a lot goes on- the balls are all violently juggled, or else just smashed- like eggs, on the floor. It's ram-jam-packed with excitement, and yet...</p><p></p><p>And yet it's not my favourite, the joy (at times) is a little ephemeral, fleeting, because mere moments later we are somewhere else doing something else and... I'd probably liked to have spent a little more time with the last that we were up to, particularly (as stated earlier) at the start.</p><p></p><p>But here's the thing- it's bloody great, I enjoyed it immensely- not all/just the action, but the places we've been to see, the spells we witnessed, the... well, just the DM in me is lapping up this stuff.</p><p></p><p>Read & enjoyed.</p><p></p><p>The next one's bad isn't it? You can tell me?</p><p></p><p>But don't do it, I beg of you.</p><p></p><p>Stay safe and well you lovely people.</p><p></p><p>Cheers goonalan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 8491017, member: 16069"] [B]#148 Annihilation by Philip Athans (War Spider Queen 5) Read 15/12/21 to 18/12/21[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="210px"]148629[/ATTACH] Well, I still haven't found the bad one... it's going to be the last one isn't it? Don't answer that. So, I thought to begin with that this one was a bit light-headed- it seemed to dash from place to place, person to person, in an attempt to keep all of the balls in the air. And there are a lot of balls in the air right now. Not only that but from the get-go the author seemed to be going for climax after climax, building tension- bloody hell forget that, and the hits keep on coming. Then, and I don't know quite when it happened, but it all seemed to settle down and get quite groovy, there was lots to see and hear, and even more to admire. Not the least of which was Ryld's death (Temporary? Shrugs- I don't know) and then the meeting with the same drow's spirit on the long trek to NEW SPIDERTOWN (the new locale of the Demonweb Pits). I loved this stuff, and the gushy will-she/wont-she (hook back up with Lolth) for Halisstra, and the fact that priestess who got her to join the club has to give up her life again. And the backdrop throughout this novel is just stupendous- I really dig the Chaos Ship, into the Shadow Plane- watch out for the bats, then on into the Astral Sea- ahoy me hearties! Set sail for the sixty-sixth layer of the Abyss. Just great. Then there's the forty or so pages apiece rumbling fight-off's, Jaggred versus Ryld, and Gromph versus Dyrr (& Nimor). They were great... Philip Athans you are spoiling us with your chop/spill-socky. Then there's Pharaun versus Jeggred's (Hezrou, from memory) dad. Then there's Quenthel, who when the really great thing happens- Lolth finds her house keys, well... Quenthel is back to her terrifying best. Then there's the old Demonweb Pits, and the great big Spider Automaton that I seemed to remember having fun with back in Q1. Love Grandfather, and the telling off for Nimor, he's just one of the lads now. So, a lot goes on- the balls are all violently juggled, or else just smashed- like eggs, on the floor. It's ram-jam-packed with excitement, and yet... And yet it's not my favourite, the joy (at times) is a little ephemeral, fleeting, because mere moments later we are somewhere else doing something else and... I'd probably liked to have spent a little more time with the last that we were up to, particularly (as stated earlier) at the start. But here's the thing- it's bloody great, I enjoyed it immensely- not all/just the action, but the places we've been to see, the spells we witnessed, the... well, just the DM in me is lapping up this stuff. Read & enjoyed. The next one's bad isn't it? You can tell me? But don't do it, I beg of you. Stay safe and well you lovely people. Cheers goonalan [/QUOTE]
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