Rusty discovers the reason he's been able to rank up since marrying Gwen after a sudden chain of familiar events occurs during a battle. Is what happened eighteen years ago more relevant than the events that took place one hundred and thirty years ago?
Disappointing, Maybe good for some of the off-colored amongst us.
This story was always set in a somewhat dark and gruesome universe. I, however, liked this story over the other set in this universe because it seemed somewhat lighthearted.
This installment turned everything wierd, confusing, and above all seemingly pointless. These book are too short to have much treachory and surprise flips in the plot. Honestly, the biggest thing this installment achieved for me is that I stopped caring about the characters. Mortal enemy is turned friend is turned suprising enemy who's actually a friend? This all feels like anything set down in this universe is subject to change at the faintest whim. There's nothing left for me to ground my emotions in anymore. Thus, the story has lost all it's appeal for me because I don't care about any of the characters anymore.
Maybe this could be pulled off in a much larger, longer format, but I feel the novella format just isn't enough for this plot. Maybe I'll be alone in this opinion. If so, I genuinely hope others can enjoy it. Just know you're more likely to enjoy this installment if you have an off-color sense of fantasy enjoyment and you COMPLETLEY apprecieted the other books, this series and probably the other (never fully read it). This story actually doesn't make sense from a traditional fantasy point of view.