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A review by speculativeshelves
Asunder by David Gaider
4.0
Had such a great time with this and it's my favorite of the Dragon Age tie-in novels by far. It has an engaging plot, I loved all of the POV characters, and I appreciated the layers this book added to events in the games. Since the first two Dragon Age books were prequels, the connections to the games were less direct - to the point that you could probably even read those without playing the games. This one feels less able to stand on it's own as knowledge from the games is what makes this reading experience much more enjoyable - which isn't necessarily a flaw, I'm not sure why someone would want to pick up these books if they had not played the games.
This story takes place after the events of Dragon Age II and references events that happen there as well as many references and characters from Dragon Age: Origins). Cole from Inquisition also plays a major role in this novel but it won't spoil anything from that game. In fact, I'm jealous of Dragon Age fans who read this before playing Inquisition as it makes certain things more clear - I suspect the same will be said when I get around to The Masked Empire. For readers of the other Dragon Age books, a character from The Calling returns in this as well, though not as a major character.
I appreciated the added insight into the post-DAII/pre-DA:I state of the Mage/Templar conflict, the references to the Fifth Blight (as well as seeing Wynne, Shale, and Leliana) made my DA:O loving heart extremely happy, and I adored the expansion of Cole's character. I also loved Rhys and Evangeline and am a bit bummed we didn't get to see them in Inquisition outside of a small War Table mission but it's better than nothing. I adored their relationship with Cole.
This story takes place after the events of Dragon Age II and references events that happen there as well as many references and characters from Dragon Age: Origins). Cole from Inquisition also plays a major role in this novel but it won't spoil anything from that game. In fact, I'm jealous of Dragon Age fans who read this before playing Inquisition as it makes certain things more clear - I suspect the same will be said when I get around to The Masked Empire. For readers of the other Dragon Age books, a character from The Calling returns in this as well, though not as a major character.
I appreciated the added insight into the post-DAII/pre-DA:I state of the Mage/Templar conflict, the references to the Fifth Blight (as well as seeing Wynne, Shale, and Leliana) made my DA:O loving heart extremely happy, and I adored the expansion of Cole's character. I also loved Rhys and Evangeline and am a bit bummed we didn't get to see them in Inquisition outside of a small War Table mission but it's better than nothing. I adored their relationship with Cole.