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Utracony Tron (2009)

by David Gaider(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Fabryka Słów

series

Dragon Age

review 1: With Dragon Age: Inquisition coming out, I've recently started playing the first game in the series again — Dragon Age: Origins. I've completed it before, but it's been so long that I wanted to refresh my memory. Shortly after I started playing it, I remembered that there were novels set in the Dragon Age universe. I've been a huge DA fan ever since the first game came out originally, but somehow I never got around to reading those. Having just finished The First Heretic, I decided on a whim to have a change from the Horus Heresy and change this.So I started to read The Stolen Throne. I must say that this novel surprised me a lot. I love the lore in Dragon Age to bits, but somehow this novel being actually good caught me by surprise nonetheless. Maybe it's because most n... moreovels based on video game worlds are mediocre at best. This one is most excellent, though. A welcome deviation from the rule. I think that most readers of classic fantasy would probably enjoy this — even if they've never heard of Dragon Age before. It's simply a good book! It's got plenty of action, tough scrapes, gritty fights and very romantic aspects as well. That I really enjoyed the latter part was probably most surprising of all to me.Naturally, the book brings with it high fantasy mixed with very modern political themes which is inherent in the DA setting and lore. And that is another huge point in the book's favour, as far as I am concerned.If you've actually played Dragon Age: Origins, the story clears up a lot of interesting questions and fills in a large part of the backstory to the game. It also makes some things a lot more complicated or nuanced — the character of Loghain Mac Tir being a notable example. After playing DA:O, he was just the generic bad guy to me. Now, after reading this book, I feel differently. This has actually given a whole new feeling to my current playthrough of the game. And it's kept me very entertained. On the whole, I don't think you can expect a lot more from video game fiction, to be honest.A really good book, set in what is probably the most interesting fantasy universe created in recent years. I should have started on this series of novels much, much earlier.
review 2: Personally, the Stolen Throne is more of a giant backstory for Dragon Age: Origins (hence it being a prequel) and playing Origins at the same time definitely boosts the book’s credibility and meaning. From a book standpoint it was average consisting of tongue-in-cheek dialogue, loose pacing problems, and spontaneous characterization made this a nice cheesy read. The last fifth of the book hit its stride with epic fangirl setpieces, writing genius, along with a satisfying, but rushed ending. Overall, it’s a solid easy read with weighty substance for the Dragon Age universe and my Dragon Age experience as a whole. less

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