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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
If you are a fan of the game Guild Wars 2, I highly recommened this as it fills in the gaps of the story you go through and you see exactly what happened to Destinys Edge and why they broke apart
This was quite a bit cheesier than ghosts.... But again, entertaining enough for a long plane ride.
I've played and enjoyed Guild Wars and picked this up prior to Guild Wars 2's release in order to explore how the setting had changed between games. While I found [b:Ghosts of Ascalon|6582957|Ghosts of Ascalon (Guild Wars, #1)|Matt Forbeck|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1363450434s/6582957.jpg|6776435](the first Guild Wars novel) to be alright, Edge of Destiny was a chore to get through.
Whenever I read a book based on a videogame, I go in with lowered expectations... I see them as marketing tools. Edge of Destiny was obviously written as such, and felt more videogame-y than most(ie: one character uses her profession's special attacks to sculpt statues).
The plot bounces around between locales, with no sense of pacing... It tries desperately to cram as many iconic Guild Wars places and characters as possible into the tale, but quickly bounds away from each one before you get comfortable with any of them. They are like cameos on a checklist that the author feels must be ticked off before the book ends.
But the real issue is the characters, and more specifically, their dialogue. It is so forced and artificial that it is painful to read. The quips traded between Logan and Rytlock(two members of different species who have a long-standing hatred for one another)is unnatural and forced, with no sense of believable flow to it. It's like they rehearsed their back-and-fourths for weeks, and then proudly perform them for an audience mid-fight.
Whenever I read a book based on a videogame, I go in with lowered expectations... I see them as marketing tools. Edge of Destiny was obviously written as such, and felt more videogame-y than most(ie: one character uses her profession's special attacks to sculpt statues).
The plot bounces around between locales, with no sense of pacing... It tries desperately to cram as many iconic Guild Wars places and characters as possible into the tale, but quickly bounds away from each one before you get comfortable with any of them. They are like cameos on a checklist that the author feels must be ticked off before the book ends.
But the real issue is the characters, and more specifically, their dialogue. It is so forced and artificial that it is painful to read. The quips traded between Logan and Rytlock(two members of different species who have a long-standing hatred for one another)is unnatural and forced, with no sense of believable flow to it. It's like they rehearsed their back-and-fourths for weeks, and then proudly perform them for an audience mid-fight.
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Although this book was enjoyable, I did not feel as engaged by it as I did with the first book. I was slightly confused at the beginning, as to when this book took place and I think that, unlike the first book, you would definitely need some knowledge of the Guild Wars world in order to fully appreciate this book.
I would recommend this to any Guild Wars fan, as it makes the game so much clearer and things in the game now make much more sense as you understand the back story for so many of the characters you meet in the game.
I would recommend this to any Guild Wars fan, as it makes the game so much clearer and things in the game now make much more sense as you understand the back story for so many of the characters you meet in the game.
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
This book wasn't very good, but I read on just to know the full story of Guild Wars 2.
Some thoughts:
+Snaff was a great character
+The relationships between the members of Destiny's Edge were really touching, the brotherhood between Rytlock and Logan, the father/daughter love between Snaff and Zojja
-I really hate Logan and Jennah's insta-love. He comes off as a complete doofus and she comes off as cold and manipulative. Their letters were super cringy and the dose of brainwashing from Jennah wasn't cool
-Eir didn't get much development, did she? She's definitely an interesting character but she was so stereotypically Norn it hurt.
-The last few chapters.. Logan leaves his friends to fail and possibly die but he evokes the name of Rytlock to a group of jailed Charr so they would join in his fight?! Rytlock could be dead at that very moment and Logan just uses his name so easily.
This book put me off on a lot of characters. I came in knowing that Logan left them at the end but I always figured he had a dire reason. He's just a lovesick, possibly brainwashed jackass...
Some thoughts:
+Snaff was a great character
+The relationships between the members of Destiny's Edge were really touching, the brotherhood between Rytlock and Logan, the father/daughter love between Snaff and Zojja
-I really hate Logan and Jennah's insta-love. He comes off as a complete doofus and she comes off as cold and manipulative. Their letters were super cringy and the dose of brainwashing from Jennah wasn't cool
-Eir didn't get much development, did she? She's definitely an interesting character but she was so stereotypically Norn it hurt.
-The last few chapters.. Logan leaves his friends to fail and possibly die but he evokes the name of Rytlock to a group of jailed Charr so they would join in his fight?! Rytlock could be dead at that very moment and Logan just uses his name so easily.
This book put me off on a lot of characters. I came in knowing that Logan left them at the end but I always figured he had a dire reason. He's just a lovesick, possibly brainwashed jackass...
I played the game before reading this and very quickly jumped on the Thackeray hate train. But after reading it not only did it clear up a lot of blank areas that are not touched upon in the games but it also shows you that Thackeray wasn't as bad a guy as every one made out. It was an Incredibly well written book and I wish that Anet continued making physical books to flesh out the lore.