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cwebb's review against another edition
4.0
Ich habe Fable nicht gespielt, das Buch war dennoch sehr unterhaltsam. Acht sehr art-typische Helden bekämpfen gut ausgerüstete Hühner. Ahja, und eine mächtige böse Hexe.
Mittendrin ein Redcap, der nur Unfug anstellen will. Das schreibt Hines sehr gut, also werde ich mir seine Goblin Quest mal anschauen müssen.
Ansonsten leichte Unterhaltung, man fliegt nur so durch das Buch.
Mittendrin ein Redcap, der nur Unfug anstellen will. Das schreibt Hines sehr gut, also werde ich mir seine Goblin Quest mal anschauen müssen.
Ansonsten leichte Unterhaltung, man fliegt nur so durch das Buch.
blodeuedd's review against another edition
3.0
I always meant to read a Hines book. This was not his world. Instead it was based in a game called fables. Truth be told I have not heard of that game, I am not a gamer (though I do like games) so I cannot say a lot about that. What I do know is that he obviously brings the humour I have heard so much into this story. I so need to read his original works too.
Right. So this is country called Albion, the king is a ghost. The new king is young, and rather foolish. Heroes are not even remembered in legend, but they are back! Yes some folks seem to be born heroes. And they all come to the king's city.
First we have 4 heroes trying to find out why a tavern was set on fire, then they hunt smugglers and redcaps.
4 other heroes goes to a mining town where a witch is killing people. Are these things connected? What is going on in Albion?
Female heroes! Just as kick-ass as the male ones. And no on looks twice at them, I loved that. Winter, Glory, they were all cool. As for the males, well I liked Leach cos he was a freaky thing that liked to dissect things.
These are heroes that are weird, who thinks only of saving people, who is not all that nice underneath. All heroes saving the world their way.
The humour was the best thing. It was always there, it was never in your face. A funny fantasy book.
Right. So this is country called Albion, the king is a ghost. The new king is young, and rather foolish. Heroes are not even remembered in legend, but they are back! Yes some folks seem to be born heroes. And they all come to the king's city.
First we have 4 heroes trying to find out why a tavern was set on fire, then they hunt smugglers and redcaps.
4 other heroes goes to a mining town where a witch is killing people. Are these things connected? What is going on in Albion?
Female heroes! Just as kick-ass as the male ones. And no on looks twice at them, I loved that. Winter, Glory, they were all cool. As for the males, well I liked Leach cos he was a freaky thing that liked to dissect things.
These are heroes that are weird, who thinks only of saving people, who is not all that nice underneath. All heroes saving the world their way.
The humour was the best thing. It was always there, it was never in your face. A funny fantasy book.
iamapierce's review against another edition
The name of the franchise is Fable, and yet at no point in the early moments of this book did I feel like it was leading to a story.
alliekuma's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
t_verhoeven's review against another edition
2.0
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book to review through Netgalley.
For those of you who also read the video game reviews on my website www.travelsinmedia.nl know that I love the Fable series on the Xbox 360. When I heard there was also a book coming out of the newest game in the franchise my interest was triggered right away. Without further delay, I present to you my review of Fable: Blood of Heroes.
The story is about an evil crone named Yog. Back in the day when the grass was green and her teeth weren't metal spikes, she was a beautiful woman and feared by many. Due a terrible curse her power has been reduced to a small flicker of what it used to be and now is the time for her to reclaim her former glory and take back what is hers.
However, if there are villains, there must be heroes! The book follows eight heroes on their quest to find out what is going on, and how to stop the unfortunate events happening to the city of Brightlodge. The chapters are divided by point of view and four of the heroes are even featured on the cover:
Rook: The badass with the crossbow.
Tipple: An idiot with amazing strength.
Inga: A girl with barely any skills of her own, but uses a magical shield to fight.
Leech: A creepy dude who likes death.
The other four heroes have exactly the same amount of chapters -one of them even accomplishing the biggest event in the book- but they aren't pictured anywhere. Strange decision, but it is a beautiful cover nonetheless. Unfortunately none of the heroes have unique personalities, unless you count in their annoying complaints towards each other. The other characters they meet are just as bland, which does a great injustice to the video game series that features great non-playable characters.
There are hardly any unexpected twists in Blood of Heroes. It is perhaps more exciting for children, but too shallow for an adult audience. Also the ''boss battle'' was too quick and lame. Yog achieved what she strived for all along: getting her power back. But after that she was easily defeated. Instead of making it more exciting, it feels very rushed. The ending was unsatisfying, but I was actually glad that I finally finished reading this book.
Conclusion
While I enjoyed every Fable video game released to date, I did not like this book at all. The humour and the funny side-characters are the ingredients that makes Fable enjoyable to me. Sadly, both are lacking in Blood of Heroes. It tries to be everything the video games series is, but it fails to deliver on almost all points.
For those of you who also read the video game reviews on my website www.travelsinmedia.nl know that I love the Fable series on the Xbox 360. When I heard there was also a book coming out of the newest game in the franchise my interest was triggered right away. Without further delay, I present to you my review of Fable: Blood of Heroes.
The story is about an evil crone named Yog. Back in the day when the grass was green and her teeth weren't metal spikes, she was a beautiful woman and feared by many. Due a terrible curse her power has been reduced to a small flicker of what it used to be and now is the time for her to reclaim her former glory and take back what is hers.
However, if there are villains, there must be heroes! The book follows eight heroes on their quest to find out what is going on, and how to stop the unfortunate events happening to the city of Brightlodge. The chapters are divided by point of view and four of the heroes are even featured on the cover:
Rook: The badass with the crossbow.
Tipple: An idiot with amazing strength.
Inga: A girl with barely any skills of her own, but uses a magical shield to fight.
Leech: A creepy dude who likes death.
The other four heroes have exactly the same amount of chapters -one of them even accomplishing the biggest event in the book- but they aren't pictured anywhere. Strange decision, but it is a beautiful cover nonetheless. Unfortunately none of the heroes have unique personalities, unless you count in their annoying complaints towards each other. The other characters they meet are just as bland, which does a great injustice to the video game series that features great non-playable characters.
There are hardly any unexpected twists in Blood of Heroes. It is perhaps more exciting for children, but too shallow for an adult audience. Also the ''boss battle'' was too quick and lame. Yog achieved what she strived for all along: getting her power back. But after that she was easily defeated. Instead of making it more exciting, it feels very rushed. The ending was unsatisfying, but I was actually glad that I finally finished reading this book.
Conclusion
While I enjoyed every Fable video game released to date, I did not like this book at all. The humour and the funny side-characters are the ingredients that makes Fable enjoyable to me. Sadly, both are lacking in Blood of Heroes. It tries to be everything the video games series is, but it fails to deliver on almost all points.
cwebb's review against another edition
4.0
Ich habe Fable nicht gespielt, das Buch war dennoch sehr unterhaltsam. Acht sehr art-typische Helden bekämpfen gut ausgerüstete Hühner. Ahja, und eine mächtige böse Hexe.
Mittendrin ein Redcap, der nur Unfug anstellen will. Das schreibt Hines sehr gut, also werde ich mir seine Goblin Quest mal anschauen müssen.
Ansonsten leichte Unterhaltung, man fliegt nur so durch das Buch.
Mittendrin ein Redcap, der nur Unfug anstellen will. Das schreibt Hines sehr gut, also werde ich mir seine Goblin Quest mal anschauen müssen.
Ansonsten leichte Unterhaltung, man fliegt nur so durch das Buch.
greykolla's review against another edition
3.0
It started awesomely....then it just sorta became: ....eh.:P
rinn's review
2.0
I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher, Titan Books, in exchange for an honest review. Also posted on my blog, Rinn Reads.
Being a bit of a sucker for video game novels (or well, okay, video games in general…) I had to accept this one from the wonderful Titan Books when it was offered. The Fable series is a fantastic one, allowing the player to take control of a hero and decide the destiny of Albion, as well as their very own fate. However, this concept is lost in the transition from game to book.
I can’t fault the book for its readability though. I felt like no time had passed and suddenly I was 50 pages in. The Fable series of video games is known for its sense of humour, which was incorporated into the book, but sometimes it felt just a little too silly.
The story begins by introducing the reader to four Heroes. Then suddenly, a good 100 pages in, four more Heroes appear with no real introduction – the book just suddenly switches to their POVs. The link between the two groups is not immediate, and when finally shown feels very weak. With eight points of view, this felt like far too many, especially because they were pretty much indistinguishable from the other. No single hero stood out, and they felt a little ‘cookie cutter’ – perhaps though, they suffer from being based on video game characters that perhaps have less room for development.
Ultimately, whilst I enjoyed Hines’ writing style – and am still very interested in reading his Libriomancer series – I found the story to be rather unstructured and the characters lacking. Perhaps more of a book for only the biggest of Fable fans.
Being a bit of a sucker for video game novels (or well, okay, video games in general…) I had to accept this one from the wonderful Titan Books when it was offered. The Fable series is a fantastic one, allowing the player to take control of a hero and decide the destiny of Albion, as well as their very own fate. However, this concept is lost in the transition from game to book.
I can’t fault the book for its readability though. I felt like no time had passed and suddenly I was 50 pages in. The Fable series of video games is known for its sense of humour, which was incorporated into the book, but sometimes it felt just a little too silly.
The story begins by introducing the reader to four Heroes. Then suddenly, a good 100 pages in, four more Heroes appear with no real introduction – the book just suddenly switches to their POVs. The link between the two groups is not immediate, and when finally shown feels very weak. With eight points of view, this felt like far too many, especially because they were pretty much indistinguishable from the other. No single hero stood out, and they felt a little ‘cookie cutter’ – perhaps though, they suffer from being based on video game characters that perhaps have less room for development.
Ultimately, whilst I enjoyed Hines’ writing style – and am still very interested in reading his Libriomancer series – I found the story to be rather unstructured and the characters lacking. Perhaps more of a book for only the biggest of Fable fans.
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