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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 9013015" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#189 Darkvision by Bruce R Cordell (Wizards 3) </strong></p><p><strong>Read 28/4/23 to 4/5/23</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]283659[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Just odd. And odd because there was stuff in here that was high octane end of the world/reality action- and well done, and some great characters and then... a central story, Warian's- who has just come home to find that all of his relatives are bastards, well.. anyway- it's silly. A very silly story.</p><p></p><p>I mean... I worked out what was going on maybe 20-30 pages in, or at least a very short way into Warian's story. The clues are writ so large as to be... well, again- a bit silly. Which is a bloody shame.</p><p></p><p>Warian is, of course, pointing out the clues to us but then choosing to water down his conclusions every time.</p><p></p><p>He's lame, and dumb. </p><p></p><p>Thormud- geomancer dwarf and his strange speech, and even stranger spell casting/rituals- big tick, love 'im & his great big stone destrier.</p><p>Kiril- hard drinking elf fighter/ranger/wizard and... wielder of Angul, the best sentient magic item in these books so far (less is more). Great big tick. Love her and it.</p><p>Prince Monolith- wunderbar, this feller should have his own song.</p><p>Iahn- flip-flop wearing chop-socky (Vulcan) elf hunter-until-the-end-of-time, yeah- he's pretty alright too.</p><p></p><p>The wasteland cave dwelling elves- just great.</p><p></p><p>Ususi, and some of the others- yeah, okay- we'll carry them for a while.</p><p></p><p>Warian- tries to appear smart to us (the reader) but misses the bleeding obvious every time, and the rest of his/the story is the same.</p><p></p><p>I thought at first- is this Eberron? It's dark, and there's semi-magic-tech stuff, and... what's going on here? But that feeling very quickly goes away. Basically Warian has a crystal prosthetic arm, it's starting to act up- go super-powered crazy. Time to go back home.</p><p></p><p>Warian left home because all of his relatives are nasty bastards.</p><p></p><p>That's very specifically why he went away.</p><p></p><p>Warian gets home to find that all of his relatives are nasty bastards.</p><p></p><p>Except for his Uncle Del (or Rel) who he still thinks is a bastard but... isn't. What a twist.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and his sister's gone missing. But she's a bit of a daft character as well, and she dies in the end anyway.</p><p></p><p>So, turns out Warian's bastard relatives have been making more crystal prosthetics only this last batch also come with extra ancient evil Imaskari sentient weapon/devil/terror-thing onboard, even in the standard package. The Imaskari sentient weapon/devil/terror thingy is obv. soon after in charge.</p><p></p><p>Then... chase to the end.</p><p></p><p>It all makes sense, and lots of it is good, only the (central-ish) reveal story (Warian's) is for kids. The rest of the folk feel like their contributing- just to note there are effectively three sets of folk (including Warian) who are in pursuit of our finale here, their stories meet at the end, in the finale- funny that. Warian's story is a drain, everyone else seems to be finding stuff out.</p><p></p><p>Oh, just frustrating.</p><p></p><p>When you find yourself shouting at a book...</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: 9013015, member: 16069"] [B]#189 Darkvision by Bruce R Cordell (Wizards 3) Read 28/4/23 to 4/5/23[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="190px"]283659[/ATTACH] Just odd. And odd because there was stuff in here that was high octane end of the world/reality action- and well done, and some great characters and then... a central story, Warian's- who has just come home to find that all of his relatives are bastards, well.. anyway- it's silly. A very silly story. I mean... I worked out what was going on maybe 20-30 pages in, or at least a very short way into Warian's story. The clues are writ so large as to be... well, again- a bit silly. Which is a bloody shame. Warian is, of course, pointing out the clues to us but then choosing to water down his conclusions every time. He's lame, and dumb. Thormud- geomancer dwarf and his strange speech, and even stranger spell casting/rituals- big tick, love 'im & his great big stone destrier. Kiril- hard drinking elf fighter/ranger/wizard and... wielder of Angul, the best sentient magic item in these books so far (less is more). Great big tick. Love her and it. Prince Monolith- wunderbar, this feller should have his own song. Iahn- flip-flop wearing chop-socky (Vulcan) elf hunter-until-the-end-of-time, yeah- he's pretty alright too. The wasteland cave dwelling elves- just great. Ususi, and some of the others- yeah, okay- we'll carry them for a while. Warian- tries to appear smart to us (the reader) but misses the bleeding obvious every time, and the rest of his/the story is the same. I thought at first- is this Eberron? It's dark, and there's semi-magic-tech stuff, and... what's going on here? But that feeling very quickly goes away. Basically Warian has a crystal prosthetic arm, it's starting to act up- go super-powered crazy. Time to go back home. Warian left home because all of his relatives are nasty bastards. That's very specifically why he went away. Warian gets home to find that all of his relatives are nasty bastards. Except for his Uncle Del (or Rel) who he still thinks is a bastard but... isn't. What a twist. Oh, and his sister's gone missing. But she's a bit of a daft character as well, and she dies in the end anyway. So, turns out Warian's bastard relatives have been making more crystal prosthetics only this last batch also come with extra ancient evil Imaskari sentient weapon/devil/terror-thing onboard, even in the standard package. The Imaskari sentient weapon/devil/terror thingy is obv. soon after in charge. Then... chase to the end. It all makes sense, and lots of it is good, only the (central-ish) reveal story (Warian's) is for kids. The rest of the folk feel like their contributing- just to note there are effectively three sets of folk (including Warian) who are in pursuit of our finale here, their stories meet at the end, in the finale- funny that. Warian's story is a drain, everyone else seems to be finding stuff out. Oh, just frustrating. When you find yourself shouting at a book... Read. Stay safe and well you lovely people. Cheers goonalan [/QUOTE]
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