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Villains by Necessity

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The triumph of Good and Light has transformed the world into a place of peace. This is bad news for the "bad guys," who incude a depressed thief who dresses in black, his short, feisty sidekick, a black knight, a female druid, a man-eating sorceress and an innocent centaur who is a spy for Good. Finding Utopia boring, they set out on a quest to restore balance to the world...more

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Published March 1st 1995 by Tor Books (first published 1995)

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Jan 16, 2008 Suzanne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: everyone

I first read this book when I was 15. I now have a bachelor's in English, and this is the only book I've read more than 2-3 times. I LOVE this book. I think there's a clear message here that is beyond a classic fantasy story with great humor and an epic plot. This book says to me that we choose (and have a right to choose) who we are, "good" or "evil." Some reviewers criticize the book for making evil characters that aren't 100% evil. In actuality, THAT IS THE POINT! People are not "good" or "ev...more

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Aug 03, 2007 Josh Taylor rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of Terry Pratchett

Shelves: comedy

Unforunately, this gem of a book has been out of print for quite some time and is worth $50 paperback and $100 hardback.

This is not your typical fantasy novel, it is written in a fantasy realm where good has prevailed. There is no murder, no stealing, no mugging. Fortunately, the ex-head of the theives guild is set to make things right in the world. Travel with the band fo merry theives as they set out to open the portals of darkness and unleash evil back into the world.

Villains by Necessity is...more

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Mar 02, 2007 Kelsey rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone, fantasy lovers

I... loved this book. It is an imaginative and refreshingly new take on the classic ´save the world´ fantasy adventure novel, with nods to the world of D&D and the popular fantasy universes we´re all so familiar with. The characters are wonderfully believable and imperfect, but loveable, and the plot takes many unexpected turns. An old favorite from the first time I read it, and highly recommended for all fans of fantasy novels.

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Mar 30, 2008 Jaydee Faire rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: The Young at Heart

Shelves: top-favorites

No, this book isn't heavy, thought-provoking reading, and it isn't a huge, epic thing like Lord of the Rings. It's just a good book! The characters are likeable, the plot is straightforward, but involved enough to pull you in. It's a good rainy-day book, or as a mental break from heavy, complicated fantasies (or English textbooks).

If you can find a copy, read and enjoy it-- that's all!

I read this book the summer I turned fifteen; I'd checked it out from the local library. From start to finish, I...more

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Mar 09, 2010 Simcha Lazarus rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What happens after the forces of evil are finally vanquished and the victorious heroes bring peace and harmony to the land? The classic epic fantasies end with the defeat of the villains and a land that is now a better place, filled with peace and harmony- but is that really the happy ending that it seems to be? Perhaps too much goodness and light can, in fact, be deadly, and only those who live in the shadows can see that the world is on the brink of destruction.

Sam, Arcie and Valeriana appear...more What happens after the forces of evil are finally vanquished and the victorious heroes bring peace and harmony to the land? The classic epic fantasies end with the defeat of the villains and a land that is now a better place, filled with peace and harmony- but is that really the happy ending that it seems to be? Perhaps too much goodness and light can, in fact, be deadly, and only those who live in the shadows can see that the world is on the brink of destruction.

Sam, Arcie and Valeriana appear to be the only remaining villains in the land, after their friends and family have all been killed or mysteriously reformed. One is a deadly assassin, the other an untrustworthy thief and the third, a dark creature of the night who feasts on human flesh. Nothing could convince this unlikely trio to work together, except that if they don’t they might all soon be dead, along with the rest of the world.

Following the druid, Kaylana- whose purpose is to keep the balance of light and dark in check- Sam, Arcie and Valeriana must uncover the broken pieces of the key to the portal and bring evil back into the world, restoring it to it’s former state. Along the way they are joined by a mysterious, silent night and a young minstrel centaur, each of whom joins the quest for their own secretive purposes.

But the heroes who had valiantly battled to destroy all evil, will not stand by as these villains attempt to wreck all of their hard work. The handsome and heroic Prince Fenwick gleefully gets his group of adventurers back together in order to hunt down the villains (and perhaps romance the pretty druid). From his tower, the “kindly” and powerful Wizard Mizzamir uses his magic to track the questing group and turn them towards a purpose of his own.

As the villains struggle to find the keys to the dark portal before it’s too late, they are hounded at every step by the good citizens of the land who will do whatever it takes to stop the evil villains, because that is what heroes do.

I had first read Villains by Necessity many years ago and loved it for its fresh and unique take on the standard epic fantasy and I decided to read it again to see if it’s as good as I remembered. I’m pleased to report that I enjoyed this book just as much now, as I did back then. Eve Forward successfully turns the classic battle of good and evil on its head in fun and interesting ways, forcing the heroes to be the antagonists, and the villains to be the heroes.

This is particularly interesting when you find yourself cheering for the vicious, sharp toothed cannibal or wishing for the death of the do-gooder unicorn who keeps trying to kill the protagonists. Every so often there will be an overly-sentimental scene in which one of the villains will give a cheesy "we must work together to save the world" speech or an unnecessary explanation of how they are not really as evil as they may seem, which the author seemed to have inserted in order to gain reader's sympathy for the villains. But these, along with a few other slight flaws, are forgivable because the rest of the story is so enjoyable.

Villains by Necessity is a great book for anyone who enjoys fun and humorous fantasy. Though, after reading it you might be disappointed to discover that Eve Forward has only published one other book after this one, back in 2001. Considering the great potential that Villains by Necessity hints at for this author, this seems to me a great shame, but hopefully Forward will make a reappearance someday, and in the meantime you can enjoy this gem of a book.

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Oct 02, 2007 Kelsey rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

This is easily one of my favorite books of all time. The final battle between Good and Evil has been fought, and Good has won...but a small group of anti-heroes decide to quest to bring Evil back into the world. It parodies more things than I can even think to name, although the most obvious is the Dragonlance Saga. It is really sad that so few copies of this book were printed...

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Dec 16, 2012 Michael Hall rated it 5 of 5 stars

Have you ever wondered what happens when the epic battle of good (light) versus evil (light) is won? Is it all as peaceful and loving and happy as typical stories make it out to be? This book says no! "It all goes to pot", according to Sam the assassin and Arcie the master thief. Ultimately, it is conflict that drives progress in the world and without it it begins to stagnate.

This is an enjoyable story, terrible prose and all. All questions of morality and ethics aside it entertains in a fun way...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, favorites

I first stumbled upon this book when I was in high school, and it is fair to say, in 90's parlance, that it "rocked my world." A world where Good has triumphed, and that triumph will cause the end of the world? A plot where the bad guys are the good guys? I've always had an anti-hero love, so my reaction was, sign me up!

I've read it a handful of time since then, usually every couple of years, and the older I get the more I like the plot. As an adult, I do notice some areas where she overwrote or...more

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Jul 12, 2007 Kathryn Corbin rated it 5 of 5 stars

What would happen if the forces of good managed to completely destroy or drive evil off the face of the world? It goes to pot. That is according to Sam, the last assassin, Arcee, the last thief master, and their moltly crew of evil-doers. It's a very interesting read, and one that I highly recommend.

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Jul 08, 2011 Sunhi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: D & D fans!

Shelves: fantasy, comic-fantasy

Reviewed at: http://sunhibooks.blogspot.com/2011/0...

Rather hilariously, I've already reviewed this book, and I hadn't realized it until I went to the Amazon page and saw my own review for it there! I will paste my review in and add a few thoughts.

In a twist on the usual fantasy story, Forward's heroes are not classically good-hearted heroes, but instead villains. Including an assassin, an evil sorceress, a greedy thief, and a black knight, the main characters are likable and intriguing. They b...more Reviewed at: http://sunhibooks.blogspot.com/2011/0...

Rather hilariously, I've already reviewed this book, and I hadn't realized it until I went to the Amazon page and saw my own review for it there! I will paste my review in and add a few thoughts.

In a twist on the usual fantasy story, Forward's heroes are not classically good-hearted heroes, but instead villains. Including an assassin, an evil sorceress, a greedy thief, and a black knight, the main characters are likable and intriguing. They band together to save the world from destruction by the powers of good.

In the beginning, I found the characters one-dimensional. However, as the story quickly unfolded, I was fascinated to see that both character introspection and interaction developed their personalities to an amazing degree. After that, even minor, short-lived characters managed to grab my attention fully.

There are a number of sly digs at other fantasy works, which make Villains By Necessity an even funnier book if you're well-read in fantasy novels.

I wrote that review in 2000 when I apparently was unable to actually remember plot points or characters from the book. Villains by Necessity does many things wrong. I won't lie to you. It's not extremely well written. There are many plot holes if you think about it too long. I think the author confuses the nature of good and evil with law and chaos (which is a no, no especially since the author is clearly a fan of early Dungeons and Dragons.) However, it's still fun if you're well-read in fantasy.

I can't really recommend that you buy it since it is rather expensive (having been out of print for ages), but if you know anyone who owns it, or if your library has it, try to read it if you like fantasy or Dungeons and Dragons. It's take on concepts present in most fantasy novels is interesting and refreshing.

I will admit that when I was younger, a particular favorite of mine included the skewering of Dragonlance that was more meaningful because I had just finished reading the original Dragonlance trilogy. Nowadays, I enjoy Sam (the book's main character and an assassin) and relationships with the other villains around him much more. The parody has become less enjoyable, but the things I considered boring at that time have become more. Such is life. (less)

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Sep 05, 2007 Sirdarksol rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who likes fantasy

This is an unbelievably funny book. Despite its humor, however, it is also a beautiful rendition of the traditional heroic fantasy, with villains in place of the heroes.

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Mar 03, 2012 Tamara added it · review of another edition

Shelves: revisionist, secondary-world, author-female, male-protagonist, id-fuck-you-if-you-were-real, humour, fantasy, a-bunch-of-lonesome-heroes, travel, adventure, you-can-choose-your-friends

This was quite fun, (terrible prose and all.) The conceit is rather thin - our villain protagonists soon prove themselves to have hearts of gold and a good cause - and maybe a bit too long, but still perfectly enjoyable. Characterization which is not all together terrible and a really quick pace help, and theres the nostalgia crack factor. Ambiguous morally grey anti-villains far nicer than your run of the mill contemporary fantasy hero! Elves! Dark Elves! Running around the continent to collect...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Ryan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the first fantasy book I remember reading. It isn't as big a world as larger series, but all the parts are there. Magic, assassins, druids, all in a world gone backwards.

The story follows an assassin, and a thief as they set upon a quest to re-balance the world. It's an interesting concept where you end up rooting for the "villains" and questioning the motives of the "good guys".

I really liked this book and recommend it to anyone that likes fantasy, dragons, or good vs. evil stories. Thi...more

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Nov 03, 2012 David Green rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, favorite-books-or-series, bad-girls-are-awesome, good-girls-are-also-awesome

"In a game of chess, someone has to take the black pieces." - In that one sentence, Eve Forward brilliantly summarizes the premise of her debut novel. Most fantasy writers feature a battle between good and evil where good wins at the end. However, "Villains By Necessity" takes a different approach, and explores exactly what happens AFTER good has triumphed over evil...and the result is one of the most compelling books I've ever read!

In Eve's novel, the ultimate triumph of good over evil has left...more "In a game of chess, someone has to take the black pieces." - In that one sentence, Eve Forward brilliantly summarizes the premise of her debut novel. Most fantasy writers feature a battle between good and evil where good wins at the end. However, "Villains By Necessity" takes a different approach, and explores exactly what happens AFTER good has triumphed over evil...and the result is one of the most compelling books I've ever read!

In Eve's novel, the ultimate triumph of good over evil has left the world dangerously out of balance. Days are lasting much longer, night is almost non-existent, and almost everyone is blissfully unaware that the overwhelming presence of light over dark is threatening to burn out everything in existence. Thus, five villains team up to reintroduce evil into the world in order to save it.

There's so much to like about this book. On the surface, you have an intriguing plot and the five villains are all fascinating characters. The villains are made up of a brooding assassin, an enthusiastic thief, a wise female Druid, a mysterious silent knight, and a twisted sorceress. Each one has their own distinct personality and are fun to read about. (One of Forward's greatest tricks is how she was able to inject so much personality even into the black knight character while he's completely mute and concealed in armor.) There's a lot of humor that works, and more than enough action to keep things exciting.

While the main story is more than enough to make this a good read, what really won me over was how Forward used the premise to explore the concepts of "good" and "evil" more deeply. For example, the supposedly "good" guys are very morally ambiguous at times...one uses his wizardry to brainwash villains and force them to become good, which raises ethical questions throughout the novel. Furthermore, the fact that "evil" people are trying to save the world also brings into question people's tendencies to apply labels on others. There's one scene where the villains engage in a brilliant debate over whether there's really that much difference between good and evil...for example, the assassin foiled an attempted rape by killing the attacker...is he "good" for preventing the rape, or "evil" for killing someone? By tackling such themes on morality, Forward takes an already-epic tale and builds it into something truly profound.

There are some flaws in this book. While Forward does most things well, the fact that she is a novice writer does show at times. Her prose can be somewhat clumsy, and she doesn't do a very good job of establishing the world where this all takes place...sometimes city names are thrown at the reader as if we already knew the history of this fictional world before even reading this book. And then there's Robin...a centaur who joins the villains in order to act as a spy for the good guys. Robin is so very whiny and annoying at times! Normally, these flaws would have made me knock a star off...except that the good parts of this book are SO darn good! "Villains By Necessity" has been out-of-print for some time, making it hard to find, but trust me, it's worth the effort! (less)

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Oct 21, 2012 Anbai rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviews, fiction

Is world peace all that it's cracked up to be? And what's so great about utopia? An ex-assassin, a crooked thief, a mysterious Druid, a cannibalistic sorceress, a simple centaur, and a black knight team up as the last remaining villains to vanquish good and restore balance to the world. Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward is a fun parody of traditional fantasy epics like The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons. I first read this book when I was in middle school. It has been a decade si...more

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Apr 30, 2013 StoryTellerShannon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: action, books-reviewed, fantasy-scifi, owned

This was a fun read; not a serious one or one that added to
the fantasy genre.
The highlights of this book are:

(1) Evil has to save the world by trying to restore the
game balance; so good people are after them;
(2) the humor is fairly good in this tale;
(3) the pacing is well done;
(4) the story is light on evil so if you don't want a serious
spread, you got it in this tale; and
(5) There are some clever outcomes for the villains; in other words, they succeed in ways that aren't usual

The areas that are...more

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Apr 20, 2008 Eileen Phillips rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: d&d nerds

Recommended to Eileen by: Tim Schuetz

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy

Great role reversal fantasy novel. The villians have to save the world from being sublimated by too much goodness in the world by bringing evil back into the world. But in doing this the villians sort of become heroes themselves...Wherein, things get a little bit fuzzy. I mean, good people can do bad things & bad people can do good things, but really, the "villians" were essentially good people... I'd say in the villian party their d&d alignments would be as follows:
Blackmail - Chaotic...more Great role reversal fantasy novel. The villians have to save the world from being sublimated by too much goodness in the world by bringing evil back into the world. But in doing this the villians sort of become heroes themselves...Wherein, things get a little bit fuzzy. I mean, good people can do bad things & bad people can do good things, but really, the "villians" were essentially good people... I'd say in the villian party their d&d alignments would be as follows:
Blackmail - Chaotic Good all the way. Has no qualms about setting himself against the law for the good of his party or the greater good.
Robin - He's a tough one. I want to say that he started out Lawful Good & by the end of the book is almost as neutral as Kaylana. And that's not to say he does evil things either, I just think he ends up doing neutral things. The things that have to be done that aren't good or evil, and maybe not within the law...but not necessarily outside it, things that the laws don't even mention, perhaps. If I wanted to follow a character after the end of this book, it'd be him.
Sam & Arcie - both pretty much Chaotic Neutral, definitely not lawful, as one's an assassin & the other's a thief, but not really evil. Sam kills only when on a job and really has his own pretty strict set of morals, oh, but he kills rapists D-E-D, for great vigilante justice. Arcie is almost a kleptomaniac, but he is a DAMN good thief, it'd be almost sinful not to use that gift, right? And he is definitely not the type to steal bread from a beggar or any such nonsense. He will steal from his friends, but...it seems to be in only a braggarty sort of way, to show that he CAN, since he'll usually return those items.
Kaylana - True Neutral. She's a druid through & through. She is there to protect & maintain the balance & that's all there is to it. To that end, she'll do whatever it takes, be it Good or Evil.
Valerie - Either Lawful Evil or Chaotic Evil. It depends on how you view "law". Within her own racial society, she's Lawful Evil, but in the rest of the world she's Chaotic Evil.
The rest of the world - The rest of the world is Lawful Good. And that's horrifying, because if the laws are corrupted in any way by people who believe they are doing good, all who follow those laws are corrupted. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, ne?
All in all a good fantasy read, while it seems like it might be more of a break from normal fantasy than it really is. It still sorta follows familiar fantasy archetypes. Sam is the scoundrel hero, Arcie the rascal sidekick, Kaylana the powerful ice queen, Valerie the icier ice queen, (there is a bawdy heroette, but she has a small role), Blackmail is the stalwart knight who smashes much & says little, and Robin is the plucky/nervous minor character that you don't know whether to love or hate & you wish you could help decide what to do because as the reader you have all the facts at your disposal & could help him make more informed choices. I'm not sure if that last one is an archetype, but I think it is. And it sorta follows a (quest - sidetrack - new character) x3 pattern followed by a repeating (quest - obstacle) pattern. Which seems to me like a typical fantasy adventure. Anyway it was good! It just wasn't as...-different-... as it appears at first glance.(less)

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Sep 16, 2011 Terence rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Terence by: Nobody

Shelves: sf-fantasy

Truly awful and simplistic. I picked it up hoping for a reasonably intelligent take on the relationship between "good" and "evil."

I wasn't expecting Kant or Spinoza but I didn't even get Moorcock. I didn't make it past the first 50 pages before tossing it aside in disgust.

PS - I'm adding it to my shelves now (Sept 2011) because I just saw it on the new Recommendations page that they added to the site. Until now I had mercifully forgotten it.

Thanks, GoodReads!

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Aug 02, 2012 Daniel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When it's up to villains to save the world from stagnating under too much good, you know you are in for an interesting read!

Forward answers the questions best left unasked. Can a world where good triumphs over evil truly live happily ever after? When good does evil, and evil does good, when is left of neutrality?Villains by necessity answers these and other questions through a humourous adventure in which stereotypes of fantasy are mocked ever so gently.

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May 31, 2008 Angela rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: If you have read a lot of fantasy, you will find this book hilarious.

Shelves: fiction, favorite

This priceless parody of fantasy novels functions on two levels. As a parody, it is very funny. The author lovingly mocks every fantasy cliche you can think of - it's obvious that she has read and enjoyed a lot of fantasy.

However, this book also works perfectly as an epic fantasy novel! Somehow, it manages to be a great example of the exact type of novel it is parodying!

This book also remains enjoyable over many readings. I am not one to re-read books often as a general rule, and I can't even te...more

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Jun 01, 2011 Gunner McGrath rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Teens

Shelves: fantasy

A simple but fun fantasy novel that doesn't take itself too seriously, and yet has a point to make about good and evil. I found the first half of the book to be lacking any character depth or excitement; it reads like a saturday morning cartoon (but then, so does The Hobbit). But then suddenly it gets far more interesting as we get a better sense of what the characters are like and what motivates them. I enjoyed that second half far more, and though most of the ending was fairly predictable, it...more

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Jul 21, 2010 John rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: high-fantasy

A clever concept that for a fair bit of the book tended to get executed clumsily. The characters were fairly two dimensional and the villains' enemies motivations and actions never quite clicked for me.

That said, the concept of what happens after the heroes win is a novel one and the premise was pretty solid. Still, it failed, mostly, on execution for me so I wouldn't recommend it.

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Nov 12, 2009 Tiamat_the_red rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone who likes fantasy or is interested in people's motivations.

This is one of my all time favorite books. The characters feel like real people with believable motivations and the Good Guys demonstrate very clearly how, exactly, the Road to Hell is paved. I really enjoyed the way the villains were the heroes of this story and how well the Heroes embodied all the things that make me want to slap Heroes in other books.

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Jan 28, 2013 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Probably one of the least well known twists on a classic adventure/questing tale. Also one of my favorite books. Note: the description above is incorrect. This book is about 5 villains who embark on a quest to balance the scales of good & evil in the world. After all, the good guys won, so what else is there to do?

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Jan 10, 2009 Travis rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this book years ago, and I would love to read it again (if only I could find it). I've yet to find a writer who had the sheer audacity to write a story about wayward villains in a world where good has already been triumphant. It's filled with imperfect characters, and that's just the way I like it.

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Jun 28, 2011 Jacob rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A very good twist on the classic Good vs Evil, this book has amazing use of character personality and progression. Throughout, it shows how Ultimate Good can be just as damaging and dangerous as Ultimate Evil, and that the total eradication of either can lead to the destruction of the world.

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Jun 05, 2012 Mathew Ostrander rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: real-books

A pleasant and fun read. A twist on the classic story formula of 'an unlikely group of heroes band together to overcome adversity.'
The book doesn't take itself too seriously, while at the same time addressing the problem of evil and balance of morality and free will.

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Dec 23, 2011 Shanrina rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

I liked the characters and the idea behind the book, but I had a really hard time getting through it because of the writing style, which seemed somewhat archaic. I'm glad I stuck it out, though.

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Aug 16, 2008 Sbuchler rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Sbuchler by: Alex

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, read-in-2008

Genre: Epic Fantasy

This is a basic twist on the generic D&D style "group of adventures must do x (usually a widgit hunt) in order to save the world". The twist is that since Good has won the war the group of adventures are Evil, trying to bring Evil back into the world, to keep the world from exploding due to perfection. There were some really cute stabs at the books it's parodying - at one point you meet a group of adventures that are pretty much the DragonLance characters. It's a fun read,...more

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Sep 23, 2010 Dan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

When good ultimately wins over evil, the bad guys band together for a quest and one last chance to tip the scales back to even before the world disappears into a giant ball of light.

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