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A review by bhalpin
Death's Heretic by James L. Sutter
3.0
As did so many others, I scooped up the audiobook when it was free. Thanks, Paizo!
My bar for tie-in fiction is pretty low: is this going to entertain me without making me hate myself for reading it? I have tried reading tie-ins for a certain other popular tabletop RPG that did not clear that bar, but this one did--it's fun, fast-paced, entertaining, and the writing is good. It is not groundbreaking or anything like that, but it pretty much does what it sets out to do.
But...quibbles. Somewhat spoileriffic:
If you've got a friend who thinks RPGs and fantasy novels are wish-fulfillment fantasies for guys who have trouble with the ladies, do not give them this book if you want to change their minds. Salim is troubled and competent; Neila is sexy and feisty; you can guess what happens if you have ever read a book. Or been a 15-year-old boy.
For my taste, too many sense-of-wonder passages as our heroes voyage to this plane and that plane and this plane and that. The last trip, which does nothing for the book except to pad out a few pages before the climactic battle, was especially frustrating.
Still: was I entertained? Yeah, I was.
My bar for tie-in fiction is pretty low: is this going to entertain me without making me hate myself for reading it? I have tried reading tie-ins for a certain other popular tabletop RPG that did not clear that bar, but this one did--it's fun, fast-paced, entertaining, and the writing is good. It is not groundbreaking or anything like that, but it pretty much does what it sets out to do.
But...quibbles. Somewhat spoileriffic:
If you've got a friend who thinks RPGs and fantasy novels are wish-fulfillment fantasies for guys who have trouble with the ladies, do not give them this book if you want to change their minds. Salim is troubled and competent; Neila is sexy and feisty; you can guess what happens if you have ever read a book. Or been a 15-year-old boy.
For my taste, too many sense-of-wonder passages as our heroes voyage to this plane and that plane and this plane and that. The last trip, which does nothing for the book except to pad out a few pages before the climactic battle, was especially frustrating.
Still: was I entertained? Yeah, I was.