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A review by mewpasaurus
The Prodigal Sorcerer by Mark Sumner
3.0
While I have found most of these non-cyclical books enjoyable and have been more than willing to eagerly read them, I am finding a common theme in the writing. I don't know if it's because they are non-cyclical, or if it's because these books were written in the early 90s when such writing was more prevalent, but every single one of these books (even the three that were a trilogy) ends in the same, abrupt "lesson of the week" manner (think about the old episodes of Thundercats or The Real Ghostbusters if you don't understand what I mean). Main character claps some other secondary character on the back after some arduous bullshit and they all have a good laugh, thus pretending the rest of the book more or less didn't really happen.
And honestly, I don't know if it's because they got bored toward the end of writing their respective books, if they ran out of pages to write or if legitimately, that's just how they think it's acceptable to end a book!
In any case, this book was a fun read, although as mentioned, had a rather abrupt ending that didn't quite fit the rest of the novel. It also wasn't much of a resolution considering all the action and adventure this book had/could have had.
I see now why most people who collect Magic don't really have any fondness for the first ten or so books (all of which are non-cyclical).
Read this if you're interested in Magic simply because "Magic", but don't expect it to inform you on anything relating to the game. Mostly, it's in name only.
And honestly, I don't know if it's because they got bored toward the end of writing their respective books, if they ran out of pages to write or if legitimately, that's just how they think it's acceptable to end a book!
In any case, this book was a fun read, although as mentioned, had a rather abrupt ending that didn't quite fit the rest of the novel. It also wasn't much of a resolution considering all the action and adventure this book had/could have had.
I see now why most people who collect Magic don't really have any fondness for the first ten or so books (all of which are non-cyclical).
Read this if you're interested in Magic simply because "Magic", but don't expect it to inform you on anything relating to the game. Mostly, it's in name only.