Dragon Age: Until We Sleep #2

by David Gaider, Alexander Freed, Chad Hardin (Illustrator)

Enter the Fade, where the life you always imagined is yoursas long as you never wake up! Dwarven rogue Varric Tethras travels through the realm of magic and fantasy rescuing his companions from the dreamsand nightmaresthat have imprisoned their minds. Will our heroes remember the truth in time to stop the most evil of mages from making his dream a reality? Story by David Gaider, lead writer of the Dragon Age games and novels! An essential addition to the Dragon Age canon! Perfect entry point into this epic fantasy!

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 24, 2013

About the author

David Gaider lives in Edmonton, Alberta, and has worked for video game developer BioWare since 1999. He is the lead writer on the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins role-playing game and has previously worked on such titles as Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Neverwinter Nights.

Reviews

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dragon Age: Until We Sleep
Another good story to the Dragon Age series ***
"We all go through our entire lives not knowing wondering. Trying. Until we sleep."

#2 - "Blood of dragons."

[Nerine Dorman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I am a huge fan of this universe, so this review is just going to basically be Varric Tethras fangrrrl gushing. The only bitching I'll make is that these little instalments are too short, and out of pure financial considerations I am limited to buying the entire series all in one fell swoop. Basic premise is that Varric finds himself *completely* out of his comfort zone because he's in the Fade, and dwarves don't dream, so he's not on board with his situation. Inadvertently he finds himself cast as cavalry because everyone else in his party is stuck in their particular dreams. Varric has the job of shaking them out of their respective dream situations, which each reflect aspects of the characters hopes in real life. Varric's own dream is heartbreaking, to say the least. All the feels. Overall, lovely visuals, beautifully drawn and coloured, and well worth investing in if you're a canon junkie like I am.

Bought this via Dark Horse comics online store, and am reading it on the app on my iPad, which is proving to be a really hassle-free way for me to consume comic book media.