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tkat's review
3.0
Nothing overly remarkable about the story. I can't even remember the character's names, but it was a fun story.
We join a young woman, trying to be a wizard in Waterdeep and failing, living in the decaying structure of a once-sentient guardian statue called the God Catcher. Now the God Catcher does not play much of a roll in this story, except to randomly spout prophecy that isn't really referenced ever again in the book.
Our young wizards runs into a woman who claims to be a dragon trapped in human form and searching for a way to return to her old self. Together this unlikely duo search the city for a means to make one a true wizard and the other a true dragon. During the course of the story we discover the wizard has a far less illustrious destiny than to be a wizard, as her mother was once the greatest of thieves within the city, and in time daughter follows in her mother's footsteps.
The biggest obstacle to gaining their hearts desire is another dragon in the city, one also in human form albeit willingly so, who is playing a version of dragon chess on a very large scale. The two women are mistaken to be pieces on this chess board and are hunted down accordingly, with the boss fight between the two dragons at the end.
A remember enjoying the book as I read it, but with this dragon chess thing going on with it's highly complex and confusing rules, it was rather difficult to keep track of the actual plot, so I focused on the story.
Well paced, loved the personal revelations especially with the female dragon, and good action. If that's what you're looking for than go right ahead.
We join a young woman, trying to be a wizard in Waterdeep and failing, living in the decaying structure of a once-sentient guardian statue called the God Catcher. Now the God Catcher does not play much of a roll in this story, except to randomly spout prophecy that isn't really referenced ever again in the book.
Our young wizards runs into a woman who claims to be a dragon trapped in human form and searching for a way to return to her old self. Together this unlikely duo search the city for a means to make one a true wizard and the other a true dragon. During the course of the story we discover the wizard has a far less illustrious destiny than to be a wizard, as her mother was once the greatest of thieves within the city, and in time daughter follows in her mother's footsteps.
The biggest obstacle to gaining their hearts desire is another dragon in the city, one also in human form albeit willingly so, who is playing a version of dragon chess on a very large scale. The two women are mistaken to be pieces on this chess board and are hunted down accordingly, with the boss fight between the two dragons at the end.
A remember enjoying the book as I read it, but with this dragon chess thing going on with it's highly complex and confusing rules, it was rather difficult to keep track of the actual plot, so I focused on the story.
Well paced, loved the personal revelations especially with the female dragon, and good action. If that's what you're looking for than go right ahead.
patentlywillton's review
3.0
This is Evans’s first novel and her first with WOTC, and while I much prefer her later works (i.e., The Brimstone Angels series), this was good DnD fantasy. The characters were unusual and interesting, and I am always a sucker for a good failure-to-success story. Would recommend if you enjoy pulp fantasy stories but also want something that focuses on character relationships.
That said, I recommend the printed version over the audiobook. The narrator makes some voice choices that are a bit cringey.
That said, I recommend the printed version over the audiobook. The narrator makes some voice choices that are a bit cringey.
yazerk's review
4.0
The God Catcher is a very fast-paced and a very enjoyable book. It quickly becomes a page-turner. I haven't read many Forgotten Realms books but this is pretty irrelevant in this stand-alone story.
Evans' style is very pleasant. I liked the dialogs in the book and the characters are well created (except Cassian who didn't materialize for me). The setting is not sophisticated as the story unfolds in the city called Waterdeep, City of Splendors, but the reader is captured by the plot so the lack of complexity in the setting doesn't even come to mind.
I think The God Catcher deserves 4.5 stars and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to read a good fantastic adventure.
Evans' style is very pleasant. I liked the dialogs in the book and the characters are well created (except Cassian who didn't materialize for me). The setting is not sophisticated as the story unfolds in the city called Waterdeep, City of Splendors, but the reader is captured by the plot so the lack of complexity in the setting doesn't even come to mind.
I think The God Catcher deserves 4.5 stars and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to read a good fantastic adventure.
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