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7seventythree3's review
4.0
#2 of 3 in the series. I liked this one just a tad less than the first because it wasn’t as lighthearted, but it was still a good time.
LIKES:
That an entire town, ahem kingdom, is populated by pre-apocalyptic renaissance actors who have turned their fake roles into real positions, when a discussion between groups of characters digresses into silliness, and the adventure of the whole thing.
Also, I love Jerry’s optimism. Example:
Jerry smiled like a toddler as it rolled past them at the station. He turned to one of his guards and took a deep breath. “Oh, wow.”
“What?” the guard asked.
“We get to ride a train” Jerry said.
“We’re taking you to jail, dumbass.”
“Yeah. But you’re taking me to jail on a train!”
Erica turned away. “Ugh. I’ll never understand boys.”
Jerry turned to her. “Oh come on. This is cool.”
LIKES:
That an entire town, ahem kingdom, is populated by pre-apocalyptic renaissance actors who have turned their fake roles into real positions, when a discussion between groups of characters digresses into silliness, and the adventure of the whole thing.
Also, I love Jerry’s optimism. Example:
Jerry smiled like a toddler as it rolled past them at the station. He turned to one of his guards and took a deep breath. “Oh, wow.”
“What?” the guard asked.
“We get to ride a train” Jerry said.
“We’re taking you to jail, dumbass.”
“Yeah. But you’re taking me to jail on a train!”
Erica turned away. “Ugh. I’ll never understand boys.”
Jerry turned to her. “Oh come on. This is cool.”
ogreart's review
4.0
I am enjoying the series. It has some interesting and frankly somewhat more realistic views of what a postapocalyptic world might be like.
daveagans's review
5.0
Knights of the Apocalypse, book 2 of the series, brings our heroes to a town with renaissance-faire-based government. The juxtaposition of medieval ways with post-apocalyptic reality is surprisingly hilarious. As with book 1, the banter is entertaining, with wit and wry understatement. Full of adventure that only Wallace’s post-apocalyptic world could provide, including a spooky ghost town inhabited by cannibals. Of course. Story 4, Craft 5, Humor 5.
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