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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I do think this moved a little slow and it wasn't until the last third it got pretty interesting. It was very nice to revisit some old favorite characters in this one. It also is the book that seems the most directly related to the games, so it's nice to hear some callbacks to beloved things that happened.
Cole and Fiona were the best parts. Cole is an adorable bean I want to hug and never let go. Fiona is a BAMF that I have a much better appreciation for.
Cole and Fiona were the best parts. Cole is an adorable bean I want to hug and never let go. Fiona is a BAMF that I have a much better appreciation for.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this strictly because I hadn't caught up to the series in the book verse.
Cole's appearance as the spirit of the tower, his life before then. Rhys his best friend and all the crap that lead up to inquisition.
Cole's appearance as the spirit of the tower, his life before then. Rhys his best friend and all the crap that lead up to inquisition.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Bioware has a great hold on my soul - Dragon Age, and now they have come out with a MMORPG (Star Wars The Old Republic) that consumes much of my time.
Now they hold on to me with additions to comfortable universes with new stories and sneak peaks to what lies ahead. Haven't quite finished Asunder yet...but this has convinced me I should read the other Dragon Age books out there. Maybe pick up other game books as well: Assassin's Creed, Dead Space, Mass Effect, and so on. I recently read some Mass Effect comics a friend owns - they were interesting add-ons to the universe.
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Wow, I wasn't expecting that. The ending is intense...I would recommend that others read this book for certain. I know I've done it a bit out of order as it is #3, but still.
Now they hold on to me with additions to comfortable universes with new stories and sneak peaks to what lies ahead. Haven't quite finished Asunder yet...but this has convinced me I should read the other Dragon Age books out there. Maybe pick up other game books as well: Assassin's Creed, Dead Space, Mass Effect, and so on. I recently read some Mass Effect comics a friend owns - they were interesting add-ons to the universe.
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Wow, I wasn't expecting that. The ending is intense...I would recommend that others read this book for certain. I know I've done it a bit out of order as it is #3, but still.
Having been a huge fan of David Gaider for his work on Dragon Age, which I am a rabid fan of, I was beyond disappointed with this book. The writing is shoddy, and I'd be more inclined to forgive that as the difficulty transitioning from script to prose if it weren't for the poor characterisation too. Strong characters are a mainstay of the Dragon Age series, so what the absolute hell happened here? They're not even cardboard cut-outs, they are a single personality trait embodied. Worse, the plot also makes no sense, moving from plot point to plot point by conjuring character motivation out of thin air and gleefully trundling over plot holes while loudly pretending they don't exist.
Ugh. Waste of time. I regret not putting this down when I wanted to just a third of the way in. Do yourself a favour and just play Inquisition instead - that Cole is a much more interesting character than this one, anyway.
Ugh. Waste of time. I regret not putting this down when I wanted to just a third of the way in. Do yourself a favour and just play Inquisition instead - that Cole is a much more interesting character than this one, anyway.
Damn you, David Gaider. Damn you and your tendency to smoosh my heart and then smear it across the floor.
I don't care what anyone else says -- David Gaider's supplemental cannon installments to the video game series is amazing. It makes the lore of the story within the games come alive. Granted, yes...we don't see the characters we've grown to love -- Alistair, Anders, Oghren, even Fenris -- in this installment, but that's what is so amazing about this franchise and the way they set up everything to connect, even to the side stories done by film.
I almost have to say that I can't choose my favorite between Stolen Throne, Calling and Asunder -- each is an individual event unto themselves within the Dragon Age world that has a very vibrant cast to carry the story forward. In this particular installment, I found myself being even more emotionally torn than I was when I felt betrayed by Anders at the end of playing Dragon Age 2 after starting a relationship with him only to find out he had used me to his own cause. In many ways, I identify with Rhys because of that experience during the game play. He's a good person deep down and knows who he is and what he believes, but because he (for lack of a better word) loves so much and so deep, that causes him to be hurt by so many people he should have trusted. And I love how this whole franchise keeps you guessing at who is bad, who is good...and who are demons.
Granted, Anders was a whiny ass mage, and most of the mages seem to follow suit. Still, I see their plight and can't wait to see if their cause lives on or is extinguished by another Andrastian savior to Thedas.
Sheesh. If I didn't have to work tomorrow, I'd say finishing this book is call for a strong drink just to calm the nerves. Brava, David. Well played.
I almost have to say that I can't choose my favorite between Stolen Throne, Calling and Asunder -- each is an individual event unto themselves within the Dragon Age world that has a very vibrant cast to carry the story forward. In this particular installment, I found myself being even more emotionally torn than I was when I felt betrayed by Anders at the end of playing Dragon Age 2 after starting a relationship with him only to find out he had used me to his own cause. In many ways, I identify with Rhys because of that experience during the game play. He's a good person deep down and knows who he is and what he believes, but because he (for lack of a better word) loves so much and so deep, that causes him to be hurt by so many people he should have trusted. And I love how this whole franchise keeps you guessing at who is bad, who is good...and who are demons.
Granted, Anders was a whiny ass mage, and most of the mages seem to follow suit. Still, I see their plight and can't wait to see if their cause lives on or is extinguished by another Andrastian savior to Thedas.
Sheesh. If I didn't have to work tomorrow, I'd say finishing this book is call for a strong drink just to calm the nerves. Brava, David. Well played.
After the fiasco that was [b:Last Flight|20613610|Last Flight (Dragon Age #5)|Liane Merciel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1396829297l/20613610._SX50_.jpg|39894971], a book which was a great challenge to finally finish, here comes Asunder, and it proves to be a breath of fresh air.
I've seen many reviews complain about its over-detailed battle scenes, and I honestly don't understand them; I think they were a highlight of this book, a necessary addition and break from lengthy conversations and, often, emotional circumstances.
If you have played Dragon Age: Inquisition, Asunder illuminates a lot of things that weren't as clear, or you may have skimmed through, in the game. The past of Cole, the people he met before he joined the Inquisition, how things escalated in the never ending conflict between mages and Templars, especially in the aftermath of the Kirkwall rebellion. For me, I was glad to find out what Ser Lambert, the previous head of the Seekers, was doing in those times, something the game never explicitly explained.
Along with [b:The Stolen Throne|6227080|The Stolen Throne (Dragon Age, #1)|David Gaider|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317792187l/6227080._SX50_.jpg|6409681], this book adds to the fact that David Gaider knows the lore better than anyone and, thankfully, he can write a novel like he writes a video game story just as well. I really enjoyed this book, and I hope [b:The Masked Empire|21826482|The Masked Empire (Dragon Age, #4)|Patrick Weekes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1396416723l/21826482._SY75_.jpg|24746543] will follow through.
I've seen many reviews complain about its over-detailed battle scenes, and I honestly don't understand them; I think they were a highlight of this book, a necessary addition and break from lengthy conversations and, often, emotional circumstances.
If you have played Dragon Age: Inquisition, Asunder illuminates a lot of things that weren't as clear, or you may have skimmed through, in the game. The past of Cole, the people he met before he joined the Inquisition, how things escalated in the never ending conflict between mages and Templars, especially in the aftermath of the Kirkwall rebellion. For me, I was glad to find out what Ser Lambert, the previous head of the Seekers, was doing in those times, something the game never explicitly explained.
Along with [b:The Stolen Throne|6227080|The Stolen Throne (Dragon Age, #1)|David Gaider|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1317792187l/6227080._SX50_.jpg|6409681], this book adds to the fact that David Gaider knows the lore better than anyone and, thankfully, he can write a novel like he writes a video game story just as well. I really enjoyed this book, and I hope [b:The Masked Empire|21826482|The Masked Empire (Dragon Age, #4)|Patrick Weekes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1396416723l/21826482._SY75_.jpg|24746543] will follow through.