Pirateaba returns once again, bringing you the thrilling seventh installment of chart-topping LitRPG series The Wandering Inn.
It's raining in Liscor.
The spring rains have come and Liscor's entire geography changes with the dawning of the new year. The Floodplains of Liscor live up to their name, and the only way anyone is going to travel is by boat.
With the rains come more monsters, dungeon delving, more goblins...not to mention some unwanted attention for the Wandering Inn.
Erin Solstice is going further abroad than she's ever as far as the Walled City of Pallass, the City of Invention. With the magic door drawing the attention of world powers and the looming crisis of the Goblin Lord, Erin Solstice's inn is busier than ever.
More of a transitional book, but a lot of good insight into some of our favorite characters... We still haven't gotten any Ryoka in a while. She had better be training and gathering knowledge, so she could come back with a vengeance! I need the next book ASAP!!!!
3.5 Stars This is another enjoyable entry in The Wandering Inn series. This one is very much a continuation of the previous book. Some of the parts, like the play, were a little goofy for me. I much preferred the more serious parts of this one.
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Friends, goblins and whatever you believe you are- welcome back! I have missed The Wandering Inn immensely! I've said this before, but this is my favorite series of all time, and by a large margin at that. with that said, let's dive right in.
Story: 4/5 this was a transitional book, piecing together the events that concluded in book 6 with whatever the author is planning on the next adventure. With that said, so many small things happened in this book, that I cant help but speculate how amazing the following books will be. The story in this book was not slow by any means. There were wars, kidnappings and plenty of other awesome parts.
Characters 5/5 I am finally starting to like Erin a lot more. I'm glad she admitted to playing dumb around people so that she could get away with things. Rags is probably one of my top 5 characters from this series and I'm the book concluded with her and her tribe. Overall most of our characters showed some sort of personal growth and I was really happy with that!
Overall Enjoyment: 5/5 this series will always be m favorite, not because of its complexity, but because of how it makes me feel as I was in the book experiencing all of the things that go on in person. This is a series you don't want to miss friends. I encourage all of you to give it a shot!
The Rains of Liscor was just tremendous! I savored every minute of it. Lovely turn of events all around. Great seeing Rags again in this one! Did miss Ryoka though still! I am starting to like the story in the part about the King of Destruction, although not so much about the King himself but the visitor and Gazi and the metal forger. Had so much fun reading the story about the emperor and danger and charisma and thrill his guests bring to the feast. Loving the parts about the goblins at the Inn! The whole saga about General Zell Shivertail had started quite abruptly, I think in the last book, and it continued here in a great arc! Great to see Selys coming into her own and enjoyed her pov, probably for the first time.
You know, this far into The Wandering Inn and you’d probably figure that I would remember that this was originally a web serial long before it ever became an audiobook/ebook, and because of that I should remember that Pirateaba writes these in large overarching arcs instead of the typical three act structure that fantasy authors usually employ. Unfortunately I forget that sometimes, and I certainly forgot that here.
Rains of Liscor is the first act of a much larger entry into the wandering inn and because of that and my own stupid inability to remember what kind of series this is, it has some issues that made it a middling entry in the series when it could’ve been the best. To be clear, this is a good entry but I felt like the back half really lacked the action the first half seemed to promise. Perhaps I’m too used to reading traditional fantasy, but I felt like after the events of the last book, and the attack on Liscor in this one, that Pirateaba was going to start pressing down on the gas when it came to action. Unfortunately, they instead let off the gas almost entirely after the Moth attack and it coasts back down to a more slow pace. I know I probably sound moronic but I really wanted some more major moments from this entry, and I was hoping that we’d see more action, instead I feel like this entry in a very long transition novel from the last one to the next.
This however isn’t to say that all is bad, as always Priateaba is very good at witting characters and their interactions with one another. The events that take place within the Inn and Liscor are both very good and always Erin is a great to follow around. I also thought that the Moth attack was one of the most exciting events that has happened in this entire series, it was so well written and I really think sections like this shows off the talent of pittance very well because they can make actions scenes that are rewarding to read. I did also enjoy the Laken chapter in this, perhaps they weren’t as exciting as the stuff that came before but I do enjoy him politicking with the nobels. Lastly, I also thought the Selys chapter were overall pretty decent. I’m not the biggest fan of Selys here because it does feel like a bit too much whining, but I like how she resolved the fire flame breadtpatr issue with the help of Pisces.
Overall The Rains of Liscor is another good entry to The Wandering Inn, but not a favorite of mine and it’s probably the first time in this series I was ecstatic to jump into the next entry. There are parts of this book that are some serious highlights and remind me what I love about this series, but it also shows some of the weakness because I feel like so little of the overall story progresses in this entry. Idk, maybe I’ve just been reading too many entries too close together, but this one just didn’t work as well as I had hoped. I am still interested in this series, this is still a good entry, but a step down compared to the previous two in my eyes. 8.5/10
The world is in shock following [General] Shivertail's death. The people of Liscor are in mourning.
Mrsha learns to caste a spell after finding the gnoll's treasured gift from Ryoka. Mrsha quickly goes on a small adventure of her own.
[Emperor] Laken is still busy expanding Riverfarm but Magnolia Reinhart throws a spanner in the works by inviting many [Lords] and [Ladies] to his village to celebrate his arrival on the World's stage. He invites the Fae to the party too.
Liscor is attacked by thousands of giant moths that escape the nearby dungeon and the adventurer teams & Erin protect the Inn whilst a couple of drakes in Pallas give a running commentary of the battle as they watch through the magic door. The World listens in too thanks to Wistram mages.
Selys inherits Shivertail's breastplate, a famous drake artifact. She ends up sharing her dilemma on what to do with it with Pisces and researches it's history in a library in Pallas prior to being kidnapped. Pisces rescues her and they return to Liscor. Selys has a newfound sense of self.
Rags is still leading her tribe of goblins. She has a couple of [Knights] that she captured traveling with her. They are starting to sense that goblins may not be Monsters, but people too.
The Redfang Warriors (those who remain of the Dirty Dozen from the Flowers of Esthelm saga find Erin and she takes them in. Many problems ensue because of it, but they help out as security for plays in the Inn. Eventually, they enter the dungeon and return with 3 artifacts.
This book is the start of a new volume (volume #5) of the ongoing series. The writing is still great and I love the character development.
I really, REALLY, wish this series was available in paper format (Hardback preferably) as I'd love to add them to my book shelves. I love this series.
Loved it - 4 stars
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4.7* Setè llibre de la saga The Wandering Inn, és a dir, primer terç del volum cinc i la sèrie no fa més que millorar. La qualitat de l'escriptura és molt bona, com sempre, els personatges venen i, malauradament, van, hi ha riures, esgarrifances i tristesa, la lectura és una veritable muntanya russa emocional, és increïble la quantitat de canvis d'humor que arriba a provocar aquesta saga, generalment alegre i desenfadada, però de sobte, esdevé un fet dramàtic i la situació es torna tensa, o com litRPG que és, els personatges entren en una masmorra i la narració passa a ser una aventura terrorífica. El final del llibre amb la Rags, un dels meus personatges favorits, brutal i convidant a continuar la saga en breu.
RTC - I blew through this again... So much listening-time atm. Only thing slightly decreasing my excitement is that even with this pace I will likely never catch up with the story.
It's Literally insane how long TWI is, incomprehensible until you're over 400 hours in and then look at the charts and see that you haven't even passed the 15% mark of the current wordcount.
One of my favorite Wandering Inn books. Epic fights, always balanced with slice of life, and a satisfying leveling system that’s always there, but never at the forefront. I sometimes forget this is Lit RPG with how fleshed out the world is, how great these characters are, how realized the politics and cultures are. That’s not a knock against lit RPG either; I just believe this is an epic fantasy series first, a lit RPG second. Still my all time favorite series!
This book felt very balanced. From enough page time for all our favs, to introducing newer characters. From drama and political intrigue, to some great, heart pounding action! I enjoyed the fallout from book 6. I love this series so GD much! 👍🏾👍🏾
A great series with so many characters that grow and learn. Looking forward to writing a better overall review of the series when I catch up to everything that has been published.
If you enjoy fantasy with a dash of litRPG, do yourself a favor and read this series.
Has interesting philosophical & ethical moments 🤔 between humor, action, slices of life ... you can skim through the parts you're not interested in and focus on what you do. Something for everyone 😄 but it's all a cohesive whole that on re-read you see the threads.
Ok so I do like a filler book with just silly happenings. Typically there’s too much goblin for me, but I liked that one tribe simply looks for shiny rocks bc it makes them happy.
Book 7 Wrap-Up Time. Let's get into the Good, the Bad and the Meh.
The Good: - Adding Pallass as a new location and exploring a walled city in Izril. - The general (see what I did there) grieving of Zel. A great throughline throughout this book as represented by different characters and their reactions. The end reveal of his relationship with Ironscales was beautifully done and makes so much sense in retrospect. - The politics of the door and its capabilities was well-explored. - Flooding the plains and making a large environment change to a key location with new threats and challenges to overcome. - Liscor vs The Face-Eater Moths Battle. Great tension, epic battle sequences on two fronts and exciting hero moments. FINALLY something comes from the dungeon's danger alarm from Book 2. Hoping for some more big monster battles. The mage spell bulletin and sports commentator sections were clever and effective storytelling. - Laken, The Fae and Magnolia was entertaining. Surprised to see the return of Ivolethe. - Redfang Five and the dungeon crawl with the Face Collector (creepy as fuck). - Selys coming off the sidelines as a main character with her own arc. Breastplate politics were interesting and a clever plan for renting it out and giving her agency. I'm digging the tease of the armor class quest. Fulfilling Zel's wishes with his remains was surprisingly emotional.
The Bad: - Ugh. Toren's in this? - Embria. I get the plan to start her as insufferable to give her the path of character growth, but it felt like a two-dimensional character. - Rags. Always the worst and a petulant child, nevermind a leader. I don't care about the goblins except maybe Pyrite. Hoping the Kerrig storyline leads somewhere interesting in the next few books.
The Meh: - The Emperor/Empress of Sands assassination plotline, but loved the stitch people and head swapping twist. - The plays were a bit silly, but enjoyed the grand theatre skill for the inn. - Mrsha's chapter was cute but largely forgettable. Interested to see where they go with the introduction of a druid class. - Flos and his sword was just fine. The whole scry-casting introduction has some potential for linking stories together more fluently.
Overall, solid entry. Looking forward to Book 8 with the positive reviews and epic cover for Blood of Liscor.
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I started this series with Erin and the "No killing Goblins" theme. So I try to stick with Erin, or events around her (and Rags when I get stuff about her). I simply skip all the rest. It's just too much ramblings, and the side stories kill the momentum of the "main story" imo.
Even so, considering the size of the book, I'm still left with a substantial volume of story. So it's fine.
The writing is still very fluctuating for me, with a tendency for redundancy and over the top lyricism. It works sometimes, and at other moments it's just too glaringly artificial. But it's bearable.
The characters are what they are: mostly interesting, with long meh moments. I'm still frustrated at the randomness of the POVs, or the total disappearance of old characters (like Ryouka). I get that the source material is "unorthodox", but some consistency would have been nice.
I'm starting to get a feeling of "neverending story" with this series, and that's not the kind of tales I appreciate. I like tales that END; the anticipation of closure is motivating. This tale, however, seems to have no end in sight. Like a huge boiling pot that one tries to keep fresh by tossing in new ingredients on a regular basis, or a paint palette on which you keep adding different colours - after a while, no matter what you add in, you're just stirring mud.
I feel like my time with this series is coming to an end soon. But I just might give it one more volume.
It's just so nice to slip back into The Wandering Inn-verse again! Comforting even. I would even state that it's pirateaba's best book to date! The Rains of Liscor takes place right after bk6 The General of Izril and the world is still, reeling over Zel Shivertail's defeat! Liscor is still in morning as is everyone in the Inn, especially little Mrsha who had a special connection to him! Pirateaba is genius though, within moments of starting The Rains of Liscor I found myself overwhelmed by my own emotions and teary eyed sadness, but that was quickly followed up by one of the funniest scenes that I've had the pleasure of reading... yes, you can chalk that up to the doings of Erin Solstice! Oh, and monsters keep up the pressure and attack! Ohhhh yeah, pirateaba's genius really shines, as they continue to ratchet up on the reveals and every section of the story has it's secret 😳 reveals as you get to each of 'em, and I expect that those reveals to blow yer mind... As pirateaba quietly weaves the story-threads together. I was even surprised by the threads left undone by the story's end! But don't get me wrong The Rains of Liscor is a full course buffet, not a cliffhanger... and you'll still hunger for more guaranteed! Don't bother looking the next book it isn't listed for pre-order yet, I've looked 😆!
4,5 Sterne Und zurück geht es in eine meiner Lieblingsreihen und dieser Band kommt zurück zur alten Größe. Mit dem bisher besten Mix aus Cozy und Episch, startet der Band mit einem absoluten Banger. Erin ist natürlich wieder das absolute Highlight, wobei ich aber auch die letzten paar Kapitel um Rags geliebt habe. Außerdem wird die Welt wieder etwas größer und wir lernen viel mehr über Drake-Kultur. Außerdem wird wieder gezeigt, dass Pirateaba ein Meister in Kurzgeschichten ist (Mrsha, Toren, Selys…)
(+) - Wir gehen zurück in den absoluten Horror und haben ein extrem heftiges Kapitel voller Motten… - Die Faemagie bringt so ein interessantes Feeling in die Geschichte - Keine langweiligen Abschnitte