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A review by daration12
Asunder by David Gaider
5.0
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.