The Conqueror's Shadow, now available!

[Rykion]

I finished reading the book. I quite enjoyed it. It is a nice setting and I like the use of the city states and the guilds to show a divided country. I liked the story of the new conquoror following in the exact footsteps of the old one. At times it was a little too much like D&D and other times it was quite different. There are some clever bits in there but also some forced humor. THere is far more good then bad, so people should read it. I did get one of my group to buy the book last week even if he did so accidently.

I finished The Conqueror's Shadow a little while ago, and have similar feelings. The main plot for the story was interesting, and I liked the main character a lot. I liked the sarcastic humor, but it came from so many different characters that it made it hard to get a feel for the different personalities at times. Overall, I enjoyed the book, and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy mixed with dark humor.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I appreciate the responses, guys, and I'm glad you liked the book overall.

And I'll confess... You're not the first people to mention the humor issue, and you're right. I gave the same sarcastic sense of humor to too many characters. Mea culpa.

My main characters will, I think, always be smart-asses to a greater or lesser extent--it's just who I am as a writer --but I can certainly cut back on the number of secondary characters who share it. I've tried to ensure that The Warlord's Legacy (the sequel to TCS) includes some major characters who don't fall into that pattern.

What can I say? I'm still learning.

 

[Crothian]

Can we make this a spoiler thread or should I placew spoiler tags on some discussions? I've got some questions for you that are going to involve spoilers (it's impossible not to) and want to make sure I'm not ruining the book for people.

As far as the new fatansy that has been hitting the book shelves lately this stands pretty high on the list of best I've read. I want to mention that since my friends routinely point out that even when I'm saying something is great I can't help but mention the negatives.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Can we make this a spoiler thread or should I placew spoiler tags on some discussions? I've got some questions for you that are going to involve spoilers (it's impossible not to) and want to make sure I'm not ruining the book for people.

Hmm... Could I impose on you to start a new thread, with a spoiler notation in the header? I know it gets annoying spoiler-tagging everything, but I also want to leave this thread as-is just in case anyone has any remaining questions about availability or the like.

I'm probably being overly cautious, but would you mind humoring me?

As far as the new fatansy that has been hitting the book shelves lately this stands pretty high on the list of best I've read.

Thanks.

 

[Klaus]

You better keep this one spoiler-free, as I JUST started reading the book!

 

[Mouseferatu]

You better keep this one spoiler-free, as I JUST started reading the book!

I was just wondering if it'd gotten to you yet. I'll assume this means that it has.

 

[Klaus]

It arrived last week!

About four chapters in, and I'm loving it, it's very enjoyable.

 

[Mouseferatu]

New contest! You can win a signed copy of one--or possibly more --of my novels. Details here: Best of the Worst Contest

 

[Mouseferatu]

This month's Spectra Pulse newsletter includes my short story, "The Ogre's Pride," which you can download free. Spectra Pulse

It's a tie-in to The Conqueror's Shadow, but you needn't have read one to enjoy the other.

 

[john112364]

I'm new to this thread so I missed the original posting, but I have to say you and everyone else have sold me on it. I'll check it out and get back to you!