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2019-02-13 05:41

Erzurum Kongresi TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları

If you enjoyed THE CONQUEROR'S SHADOW by Ari Marmell, then THE GOBLIN CORPS is more of the same. Only sillier. I know, I didn't believe it was possible, either, but just read the cover blurb: "The few. The proud. The obscene." Yes, yes he went there. The source of said hilarity are the main characters, an "elite" group of goblinesque creatures formed by the evil Charnel King for a special mission: there's a troll, a kobold, an orc, a gremlin, a shapeshifter, an ogre, and a bugbear. Put them all together in their various levels of stupidity and prejudices, mix up a few stereotypes, drop them in the middle of a fabricated training mission with no defined leadership, and out pops a big, crazy mess. But then that's the point. They're supposed to be an elite military squad, but it's really just a bunch of bumbling around. It's funny. It's goofy. Eventually everything gets straightened out and they surpass all expectations. Yadda yadda. Until, at last, they learn the real mission they were assembled for. THE GOBLIN CORPS has some of the same problems that CONQUEROR'S did, the least of which being the unnecessary adjectives cluttering the narrative. There's also the inconsistent PoV switching, which is usually the result of Marmell attempting to cram as many gags as he can into one scene. The characters of the demon squad sound a lot like humans with few cultural and physical details thrown in to differentiate them. The setting is your usual sword & sorcery world, the magic standard fare. The plot could have been pared down—the middle drags on—and the conclusion lacks real punch. As a result, this book bordered on a mediocre rating. However, despite these flaws, either Marmell is growing as a writer, or his new publisher (Pyr) provided him a good editor to help smooth out his storytelling. Whatever the reason, the result is a marked improvement. Unlike the inconsistent characterization in CONQUEROR'S, THE GOBLIN CORPS has some characters you'll enjoy rooting for, whose motivations make sense. Sure they're the bad guys, and not only do they work for the Charnel King, they aren't very nice people, either. And yet, Marmell's characterization is consistent for most of them, and they progress over the course of novel with his signature campy style. It's kinda hard not to like someone who makes you laugh. Even if said goblin is a jerk. By the time I got to the climax I looked back over the book and realized something. It feels like one, long dungeon crawl—and a really exhausting one at that. It includes quests for our adventurers to pick up and deliver magical items. Big, bad bosses who seem impossible to kill, who often require unconventional solutions. The group itself consists of a thief, a mage, an idiot with a club...you get the picture. And, of course, no dungeon crawl would be complete without mocking everyone in typical RPG fashion. All of this could be stuff you've seen before, and therefore THE GOBLIN CORPS may sound like more of the same. And in some ways it is. Except, Marmell really is clever. He comes up with some ingenious situations, locations, and some downright sinister bad guys. Of course, don't forget the twist: our "heroes" are not handsome elves, noble humans, or punt-worthy gnomes. So, maybe, this twisted version is another dungeon worth crawling through. Recommended Age: 16+ for content Language: Unlike his first book, which was pretty clean, this one has ubiquitous profanity, including many anatomically impossible threats Violence: From simple knocking each other around, to a wizard's gruesome magical experiments, to battles with blood and gore, and lots of mean bugs Sex: Referenced a couple of times

2019-02-13 07:41

İlk Gördüklerim - Şekiller TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Beyaz Balina Yayınları

This is another Heyer that I really, really enjoyed. The dialogue sparkled, even if at times Heyer laid on the cant so thickly that I couldn't always figure out exactly what a particular saying meant. The set-pieces were amusing (balloons and Baluchistan hounds, oh my!) The secondary characters were as finely and as wittily observed as usual, even if slightly more subtly and a little less openly caricatured than in other books. Frederica was a wonderful heroine, and Alverstoke (I refuse to consider anyone called Vernon in a romantic setting) a suitably rake-with-a-heart-of-gold hero. I liked how Heyer allowed their relationship to progress. It was, of course, plain from the start that Frederica and Alverstoke would end up together, but the process of them falling in love was developed slowly and carefully, with a detail and an attention to character development that I really liked. I do not think, by the end, that we were left in much doubt as to just how much both of them - but especially Alverstoke - have changed as a result of their contact with one another. I especially liked how the children, Felix and Jessamy, played a role in bringing the two together; and as more than a deus ex machina (diis ex machina? Is there a plural? I'm never certain) as well. Heyer managed the nigh impossible feat of making them into likeable, realistic children, despite one of them filling the Male Polyanna role, and the other fulfilling the part of the Irrepressible Scamp. As usual, Heyer manages to fill three hundred and eighty pages with not an awful lot of plot, but some very well drawn characters and some very amusing dialogue. (Then again, she says, if it worked for Jane Austen...) I'd rate it up there with The Grand Sophy, and it's definitely one I'd pick up again.

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