Adam Daigle wrote:
Thanks you Adam for the reply. Your creation is now curated at the Pathfinder Wiki under Fixer robot. Cheers J
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I have just finished reading this novel and wanted to add my comments to James Sutter's request above for gauging opinions and calibration. I have to say I think this is one of the better novels in the Pathfinder Tales line and I have read most of them now. The title refers to a group of barbaric people in a barbaric end of Golarion, so my view is that the level of violence is about right for a Paizo product. Taking on board the comments above, and fully understanding the level is not for everyone, I have to say that within this bestial context the lack of violence, brutality and even rape would be unbelievable for me. The fact the author / editor have incorporated the latter in a subtle fashion that might well be missed by younger readers, yet is clear to most adults, is thoughtful, clever and laudable. I will add one more positive I have surprisingly not seen in the comments so far, and that is I found this book the most horror-filled of the line so far (and that includes Nightglass amazingly). The initial period when the general enemy is unclear and unknown was chilling. Spoiler:
And the crows...I like crows, but the imagery associated with them was darkly done and goosebump-inducing. The simple lifting off of the murder of crows from the ship early on was dark and got me. Just me? Protecting people and children from unsuitable material is vital, so perhaps the suggestion elsewhere of a guide to violence and other adult themes might be an aid to parents on the books, while allowing some themes to be treated without being neutered? Well done Wendy - I'd say you should be very proud of your first novel and, like many others, I hope we can see more of Jendara in the future please. J
A few questions if I may about the Venacdahlia family. From p13 it seems to suggest that Countess Solismina Venacdahlia is in charge in Ardeal - she gets the same treatment in the book as other county leaders. This begs a few questions: 1. What happened to her husband, Count Olomon Venacdahlia? Is he dead? When did he die? 2. If he is dead, why didn't his oldest daughter become the ruling countess as he had no sons? Under normal European primogeniture laws, Solismina would become a dowager countess with no obvious political power I think (I am no expert and I know Ustalav is not in Europe). 3. Separately from the questions above, was Olomon the ruler at the time Ardis was demoted as capital of Ustalav? These are detail I know, but I'd like to add the answers to the Pathfinder Wiki. Thanks J
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Could I make a plea for the deity and national symbols in this splendid book to be placed in a Community Use Package so we can use them, for instance, on the Pathfinder Wiki? Many thanks J |