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The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
I started reading My Journey to Catan, by Klaus Teuber last week after finding a copy at a local game shop. Initially I balked at the price and left the store without purchasing. But I'd noted the high production value, and when I did a search online, copies appeared scarce (though not unobtainable, I'd have had to pay shipping). Eventually my curiosity got the better of me, and I went back to the store a few days later and bought their only copy. About a third of the way through the book, while relating the story of how he came up with his game _Barbarossa_, he described his love for a fiction book, _The Riddle-Master of Hed_, which gave him the initial inspiration for that game.
Of course yesterday I went out and bought a copy of the three books in the Riddle-Master trilogy. They were old paperback copies with cover-prices of $1.95 each. (Of course the store I bought them from has a minimum price of $4/book.)
And now I've finished this, the first novel, the one Klaus gushes about. It's well written, relatively short, and very fast paced. I'm very glad I bought all three books in the trilogy, because this book very much ends in a cliffhanger.
The main character spends a lot of time protesting his destiny, and lamenting that he cannot control his fate. It's about as stereotypical a "chosen one" story as they come, but I've been known to enjoy those on occasion, and I'll happily keep reading them until I've finished the series.
Of course yesterday I went out and bought a copy of the three books in the Riddle-Master trilogy. They were old paperback copies with cover-prices of $1.95 each. (Of course the store I bought them from has a minimum price of $4/book.)
And now I've finished this, the first novel, the one Klaus gushes about. It's well written, relatively short, and very fast paced. I'm very glad I bought all three books in the trilogy, because this book very much ends in a cliffhanger.
The main character spends a lot of time protesting his destiny, and lamenting that he cannot control his fate. It's about as stereotypical a "chosen one" story as they come, but I've been known to enjoy those on occasion, and I'll happily keep reading them until I've finished the series.