A fantastic new adventure of swords and sorcery, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game! The race is on to free Lord Ste...
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Sep 16, 2011
Vincent
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The writing was excellent, and the plot twists actually surprised me. The only faults I found with the novel had nothing to do with the writing, but are faults with the genre - largely, I don't like healing magic. I think it takes away from the peril. Imagine if John McClain had access to healing potions in the Die Hard movies. (This is also why I don't allow clerics in my personal DnD or Pathfinder games).
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Aug 26, 2011
Chris A.
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Solid four stars for Howard Andrew Jones on this rollicking high-fantasy story! Aside from a few characterization issues that are probably simple personal preferences on my part, no real flaw in the story, I truly enjoyed this fantasy "Quest Perilous" romp. Based in Paizo's world of Golarion, where the Pathfinder Tales novels all take place (it is a truly vast and rich environment, and one I have often played in myself) the story centers around a "rescue" plot with so many
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Nov 27, 2011
Sam
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Jones does an excellent job making you care about the characters and is an expert at throwing in surprises. Usually I can see a plot twist coming from a mile away, but not with this book. Also, when a character dies-even a minor one-Jones sets you up to care one way or the other. You either say, "Thank God that bastard's dead" or you shake your fist at the heavens and say, "Why? Why did they have to go at such an early age?!" Very enjoyable read; highly recommended.
Jul 13, 2011
Cody
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Read on my nook. After enjoying Desert of Souls, I was excited to see that Howard Andrew Jones had written a Pathfinder novel. It turned out to be an enjoyable but not remarkable quest-based rpg-style adventure. I do think the author was held back by the Pathfinder setting, which I find to be bland and unoriginal. I was also annoyed at how filled with little magical items the world of the Forgotten Realms... I mean, Pathfinder... is. If you're in the mood for standard pulp fantasy you'll en
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Oct 03, 2011
Peter
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This was a nice book. the fact that the a lot of the main characters have a history as an adventure party and are forced to go on an adventure once more is really cool. I also liked the characterisation of the people in this book.
The only thing that bothered me is the fact that in the final battle you never have a real clear few on what is happening. Some people seem far away and the next moment they are right there. but other than that, a very nice book.
The only thing that bothered me is the fact that in the final battle you never have a real clear few on what is happening. Some people seem far away and the next moment they are right there. but other than that, a very nice book.
Nov 18, 2011
Bryan
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The story of an Elven woman who goes on a quest to save her ex-lover's life, pairing with old cronies who may or may not be helping her, this sword and sorcery tale hooked me and kept me interested the whole way through. This is unsurprising since Jones is a masterful S&S writer. Good characterizations, fun world, interesting. My first venture into Pathfinder and I liked it so much I bought campaign materials and the other novels in the series. I am also preparing to play my first game in the ca
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Feb 12, 2012
Gregory
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Pretty standard sword and sorcery stuff. I'd read whatever came next in the series if it fell into my lap, but I'm not going out and hunting down the next Howard A. Jones book, either.
Oct 25, 2011
Andrew
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An exceptional novel with plot twists that far surpassed those usually in the genre. Almost every time that I thought I had a good handle on where the author was going, he went in a slightly different direction ... and it never seemed forced, but always seemed - in retrospect - the natural course for the story.
Oct 14, 2011
Mark
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Decent fantasy novel. Not as strong as the first two Pathfinder books. Characters were developed nicely, imjust not sure I'd want to see them again. The book lacked a main villain.
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