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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 9005536" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#188 Bloodwalk by James P Davis (Wizards 2) </strong></p><p><strong>Read 22/4/23 to 27/4/23</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]283124[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Phew, I thought it was going to be another book starring the Blackstaff and friends, I hadn't realised that it was a different Wizard in each novel in the series. That's a relief. and this one's much better.</p><p></p><p>The first chapter, let's call it the hook, well it's a doozy, and just made me want to dive right in. I like it when the author makes a real effort to capture his/her audience early doors, and I know all books attempt do this, but it's great when they get it right. Horror, terror, a creeping dread, all sorts of wrong and... I want to read more.</p><p></p><p>James P Davis sure can write.</p><p></p><p>Was their a story earlier on by this same guy, in one of the collections, the name rings a bell?</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the other great thing about this one is that the Wizard in question, Morgynn, is a Bloodmage, and better still... she's the bad guy. Now I'm thinking about it- that would be a great idea, a series of books all about different archvillains, the real bad folk- perhaps no wins (good comes right in the end) but the big bad, of course, survives to fight another day.</p><p></p><p>I digress, Blood Magic, demon worshipping casters, a shape-changing shadow hound, an Ogre Magi, a closeted group of Savras seers, a bunch of old skool druid/ranger folk, and at last...the Ghostwalker (no, a different one from the last time) he's called Quinn, and he's an Aasimar devoted to vengeance.</p><p></p><p>So, it's a bundle of laughs from the get-go, and the bad folk, and in particular Morgynn are ascendant, more than just ascendant- they are kicking ass and taking names.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't help that the head seer of Savras (SPOILER) is either working for the away team, or else so desperate to retain her position that she's just in the business of making stuff up, or else... what's the word, that's it- guessing.</p><p></p><p>Guessing ain't such a good look for a seer.</p><p></p><p>The rest... well, there are a couple of sisters that can see through the charade, and are out to protect the land and the people, then there's the aasimar assassin that is basically Clint Eastwood only less chatty. He's actually very great- he says a few things and then goes and does. Easy as. The rest, pretty much, is evil machinations, and keep in mind the Morgynn (I really don't like the name, no matter how you spell it) is an evil seductress, or else she looks like one, and with tattoos that writhe and... well, you get the gist. She too has a plan and we are mostly on board with her and her vice-presidents of evil, which is all good.</p><p></p><p>The rest is the journey to the end, climactic- attack on the city and the Savras seers by a demon/undead army, the aasimar invades the evil lair, the city is being torn apart- about to fall, betrayed from within. Then the sisters, and the planar good guy Clint Eastwood shadow strut back in and do their stuff. </p><p></p><p>There's a love interest of course, and... James P Davis take a bow- no happy ending for the couple.</p><p></p><p>It's a blast, to make clear- not a great book, just a good fantasy fiction novel with a particularly cracking first chapter (and for a little while after). </p><p></p><p>Read.</p><p></p><p>Stay safe and well you lovely people.</p><p></p><p>Cheers goonalan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 9005536, member: 16069"] [B]#188 Bloodwalk by James P Davis (Wizards 2) Read 22/4/23 to 27/4/23[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="193px"]283124[/ATTACH] Phew, I thought it was going to be another book starring the Blackstaff and friends, I hadn't realised that it was a different Wizard in each novel in the series. That's a relief. and this one's much better. The first chapter, let's call it the hook, well it's a doozy, and just made me want to dive right in. I like it when the author makes a real effort to capture his/her audience early doors, and I know all books attempt do this, but it's great when they get it right. Horror, terror, a creeping dread, all sorts of wrong and... I want to read more. James P Davis sure can write. Was their a story earlier on by this same guy, in one of the collections, the name rings a bell? Anyway, the other great thing about this one is that the Wizard in question, Morgynn, is a Bloodmage, and better still... she's the bad guy. Now I'm thinking about it- that would be a great idea, a series of books all about different archvillains, the real bad folk- perhaps no wins (good comes right in the end) but the big bad, of course, survives to fight another day. I digress, Blood Magic, demon worshipping casters, a shape-changing shadow hound, an Ogre Magi, a closeted group of Savras seers, a bunch of old skool druid/ranger folk, and at last...the Ghostwalker (no, a different one from the last time) he's called Quinn, and he's an Aasimar devoted to vengeance. So, it's a bundle of laughs from the get-go, and the bad folk, and in particular Morgynn are ascendant, more than just ascendant- they are kicking ass and taking names. It doesn't help that the head seer of Savras (SPOILER) is either working for the away team, or else so desperate to retain her position that she's just in the business of making stuff up, or else... what's the word, that's it- guessing. Guessing ain't such a good look for a seer. The rest... well, there are a couple of sisters that can see through the charade, and are out to protect the land and the people, then there's the aasimar assassin that is basically Clint Eastwood only less chatty. He's actually very great- he says a few things and then goes and does. Easy as. The rest, pretty much, is evil machinations, and keep in mind the Morgynn (I really don't like the name, no matter how you spell it) is an evil seductress, or else she looks like one, and with tattoos that writhe and... well, you get the gist. She too has a plan and we are mostly on board with her and her vice-presidents of evil, which is all good. The rest is the journey to the end, climactic- attack on the city and the Savras seers by a demon/undead army, the aasimar invades the evil lair, the city is being torn apart- about to fall, betrayed from within. Then the sisters, and the planar good guy Clint Eastwood shadow strut back in and do their stuff. There's a love interest of course, and... James P Davis take a bow- no happy ending for the couple. It's a blast, to make clear- not a great book, just a good fantasy fiction novel with a particularly cracking first chapter (and for a little while after). Read. Stay safe and well you lovely people. Cheers goonalan. [/QUOTE]
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