El Mosqueton
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I know there's at least three threads dedicated to this book, one of them made by yours truly, however, none of the focused on the story per se, instead opting for spoiler free comments.
That's not the case here.
Anyhow, I finished reading this morning. I must say, the first 13 chapters where brilliant, they truly captured the sense of adventure that Fable has.
Thomas and James, our Heroes (quite literally towards the final chapter) find themselves traveling from town to town, some familiar, but most of them new, this leads them to encounter many strange and interesting characters (most of them gingers, the author seemed to have a fetish), among them, Quentin Locke, who would later become The Hero of Skill.
So they go east and east and east until they find a man named Kreel, who apparently had excursions to hunt balverines. That was obiously a trap and Kreel himself reveals to be a white balverine, that, according to the newer version (FII onward) can transform himself at will. At this point, it is revealed that there's an order of balverines, aptly named The Balverine Order. They intend to transform Thomas and James into white baslverines, but managed to escape with help of Locke.
Then, in a completely expected ending James becomes the Hero of Will, Thomas in the Hero of Strenght and Locke into the Hero of Skill. together, they manage to kill most of the BO.
Oh and the dog dies
So. opinions?
I thought the ending was kind of clichéd, but what was truly amazing of this book was how close it felt to an actual Fable game.Not just the clever references, but alsothe overall feel.
I believe that the story being written as if a bard (Locke, surprise ending spoiled, haha!) was telling it to a king really made incredible. A really nice addition, if you ask me.
I also liked James the most, perhaps because I play evil characters in my games and he becomes darker in nature. Also, he had a dog. Oh Poxy, I'll miss you.
That's not the case here.
Anyhow, I finished reading this morning. I must say, the first 13 chapters where brilliant, they truly captured the sense of adventure that Fable has.
Thomas and James, our Heroes (quite literally towards the final chapter) find themselves traveling from town to town, some familiar, but most of them new, this leads them to encounter many strange and interesting characters (most of them gingers, the author seemed to have a fetish), among them, Quentin Locke, who would later become The Hero of Skill.
So they go east and east and east until they find a man named Kreel, who apparently had excursions to hunt balverines. That was obiously a trap and Kreel himself reveals to be a white balverine, that, according to the newer version (FII onward) can transform himself at will. At this point, it is revealed that there's an order of balverines, aptly named The Balverine Order. They intend to transform Thomas and James into white baslverines, but managed to escape with help of Locke.
Then, in a completely expected ending James becomes the Hero of Will, Thomas in the Hero of Strenght and Locke into the Hero of Skill. together, they manage to kill most of the BO.
Oh and the dog dies
So. opinions?
I thought the ending was kind of clichéd, but what was truly amazing of this book was how close it felt to an actual Fable game.Not just the clever references, but alsothe overall feel.
I believe that the story being written as if a bard (Locke, surprise ending spoiled, haha!) was telling it to a king really made incredible. A really nice addition, if you ask me.
I also liked James the most, perhaps because I play evil characters in my games and he becomes darker in nature. Also, he had a dog. Oh Poxy, I'll miss you.
POXY CUR
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