Maestitia wrote:Really good review but this point disturbs me : "the step-by-step nature of the narrative".
Write like a scnario of the battle game is not a little bit boring?
I mean, see the story from so many characters don't bore you? Even if it's talking about The Fallen in the background?
I read 10/10, but it can't be perfect!
What are the negatives points for you? Even if there are minimal?
I normally don't defend my reviews, but I'll make an exception considering the special release nature of the product.
Its not a story that flows like a novel because 1. this is a novella and is less than a 1/3 of the length 2. This is written from the POVs of 12 characters, a style that allows Christian to use the wide range of models from the starter set. And in that respect, it is step-by-step because you get lots of alternating viewpoints that move the story forwards.
And no, it didn't bother me that the story had such a big POV cast. I'm also one of the few people who think that not every Dark Angel story needs to be about the Fallen in as much as that's the big subject. Background stuff happening, allusions and so forth? Great.
For me, the novella IS perfect. It is from an author whose previous contributions to the lore have been in a much shorter format - audio dramas and a really short short story. This is his best work yet and he shows he can handle the lore well and that he understands what he is writing. Also, this is my fourth experience of his work so I can see that he has improved on all of that.
The only downside? its a novella. I wanted more.
Horus Lupercal wrote:The same opinion as my neighbor, this novel is a battle report long and boring, without literary quality. Writing a food commercial purpose, without soul. And the price is very indecent.
I disagree completely. Expecting every story to be on the same level as the best of Graham McNeill, Dan Abnett and Aaron Dembski-Bowden is, no offense, ridiculous. And again, this is a novella where the basic premise is taken from a battle scenario in the new starter set and it is MEANT to show off the stuff in that starter set. As for the price, come on. The eBook is the same as a print novel. BL special release novellas go for 30 pounds........ and don't have eBooks. Not to mention that Christian is a *new* author. The comparison is not the same.