Pathfinder Tales: The Redemption Engine

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When murdered sinners fail to show up in Hell, it's up to Salim Ghadafar, an atheist warrior forced to solve problems for the goddess of death, to track down the missing souls. In order to do so, Salim will need to descend into the anarchic city of Kaer Maga, following a trail that ranges from Hell's iron cities to the gates of Heaven itself. Along the way, he'll be aided by a host of otherworldly creatures, a streetwise teenager, and two warriors of the mysterious Iridian Fold. But when the missing souls are the scum of the earth, and the victims devils themselves, can anyone really be trusted?

From acclaimed author James L. Sutter comes a sequel to Death's Heretic, ranked #3 on Barnes & Noble's Best Fantasy Releases of 2011!

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ISBN–13: 978-1-60125-618-8
ePub ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-619-5

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The best protagonist goes to the best city

5/5

Lose yourself in this one!


Simply the Best

5/5

NO SPOILERS

I don't even know how to begin heaping The Redemption Engine with all of the effusive praise it deserves. I've read a lot of the Pathfinder Tales novels, and this one is among the very best. James Sutter knows his way around Golarion, and he's picked one of its most flavourful components (the city of Kaer Maga) as the starting point for this awesome adventure. Sutter's writing just pops with excitement, humor, and intelligence, and he's created an original plot to drive the story. Even the way he describes things familiar to gamers, like channelling energy, has so much verve to it (while still being faithful to the RPG) that one can't help but admire the talent that went into the novel. I'd definitely recommend this one to Pathfinder fans, but also to fantasy readers in general (there's even a helpful glossary to explain setting terms).

SPOILERS

Salim Ghadafar, atheist priest of Pharasma (it makes sense!) is back for another adventure, having previously appeared in Sutter's excellent novel, Death's Heretic. Forced to serve the goddess of death due to choices made in his past, Salim is called in to investigate a great story hook: the souls of 53 murder victims have not turned up in the Boneyard (the afterlife) like they were supposed to. So where are they? Or, perhaps more to the point, who has them? Salim's investigation covers the memorable streets of Kaer Maga, the City of Silence below, the heights of Heaven above, and even a detour to Hell. It's all handled extremely well, and I particularly appreciate how a place that may seem dull like Heaven becomes a fascinating place for story-telling. Angels may not be what you expect! And the ending is genuinely exciting. This is one of those books to read, and then pick up again a few months later to re-read. It's really that good.


5/5

A great follow-up to Death's Heretic, and in my opinion, an improvement on what was already a pretty good book. Great cast of characters, a mystery, twists, action, and wonderful visits to Kaer Maga and some of the Outer Planes. Plus, some welcome character development for Salim. It would have bothered me a little if he stayed too static over the course of the 2 books.

The only thing I didn't care for was the interaction w/ the Aeons, but that's only b/c I think they're a rare misfire in Paizo's otherwise great collection of planar races. Conceptually, I find them ridiculous. But that's not the author's fault (unless he's responsible for them, I guess). The editing was not too bad. Like pretty much every other book in this line, there's always room for improvement.

If the Tales line ever continues, I hope it includes another book w/ Salim. This was one of my all-time favorites in the line.


Loved this book

5/5

Having been a long-time reader of Forgotten Realms, I have recently delved into the world of Pathfinder. I enjoyed the first book in the Salim series, Death’s Heretic, and this one was even better. I love seeing the different planes, and the theological debates. Salim is a flawed but fascinating character. I’m not a religious person, but I don’t really understand the Rahadoumi (sp?) philosophy. Paying tribute to the gods doesn’t mean you have to be yoked to them. They would rather spend eternity in the atheist graveyard than in a true afterlife, all for the sake of pride? It doesn’t make sense to me, but it adds to Salim’s character. In The Redemption Engine, we see him continue to grow.

Aside from Salim, my favorite characters in this book would have to be Roshad and Bors. I loved the idea of the Iridian Fold, and the inclusivity of this book (I hope to read more like it). Their love for each other was palpable, and it was refreshing to see.

And of course, there were the angels. Being a fan of angels, I enjoyed seeing the Pathfinder’s take on them, and the idea of “redeemed devils” is something that comes into play in my own writing. Aruzethiel was an interesting character, and I wish he had been featured more prominently.

All in all, a great read, and I hope to read more about Salim’s adventures in the future.


4/5


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Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Announced! Cover image is a mockup, and will change prior to publication.


Interesting.

Of course it'll go to Kaer'Maga. This is Sutter, after all.

The Exchange

Yeah!

this one is going to Kaer Maga. Next Salim adventure will go to the stars of the Golarion solar system.

Death's Heretic was the best tale so far. I have high hopes for this one!

Silver Crusade

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Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

YES YES YES FRICKIN' YES OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH this is perhaps the most exciting announcement of the bunch! Wooohooo!


Instant buy. This sounds too cool to miss.

Dark Archive

Asmodeus "hmmm, the soul quota has been going down, get Pharsma to sort it out"


Gorbacz wrote:
YES YES YES FRICKIN' YES OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH this is perhaps the most exciting announcement of the bunch! Wooohooo!

Right there with you, Gorbacz!

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Do want. :)

Silver Crusade

Pathfinder Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

FINALLY A NEW SALIM BOOK!


...given the number of innocent souls Hell steals, I do not see why anyone should have any kind of problem with this at all. Fair is fair.


Oh, yes! Though April's shaping up to be an expensive month *starts saving*

Liberty's Edge

Yeah, this is the most anticipated book in the line.


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber

Hell yea! ;)


Pathfinder Adventure, Rulebook Subscriber

Agreed, can't wait for the sequel to the best tales book so far. Although I haven't read the Wizard's Mask yet.

Liberty's Edge

YESSS this makes me so happy!


A brief question about the main character. What exactly makes him an atheist? I'm curious about it.

Silver Crusade

Pathfinder Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

He's from Rahadoum. You should read Death's Heretic, cause that would tell you all about Salim.


Fair enough. Is it available as an ebook?

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

You can get Death's Heretic in PDF/ePub, as well as print, here.

Silver Crusade

Pathfinder Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Yup! Available right here for $6.99!

Edit: Ninja'd by Vic, dangnabbit.


Vic Wertz wrote:
You can get Death's Heretic in PDF/ePub, as well as print, here.

And speaking as a fairly well known book reviewer, it's a really good read. Get it.

Grand Lodge

Nice to see that my favorite characters are getting multiple books. I really liked Death's Heretic and Salim was a relateable character. Although I'm not sure if he should be called an atheist or an anti-theist.


Woohoo! Seeing this just made my night.

@Eric Saxon: I think that's a point they've actually made in a few places, that atheists in Golarion don't disbelieve in the gods, they just don't worship them and try to do without them. To be fair, yes that does make them more anti-theists, but within the context of the gameworld, atheist has just been chosen as the general term for them.

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32

Kaer Maga, Heaven, and Hell all in a single Sutterific book? EXCITING.


Oooooh, definitely looking forward to this one!


Beldun wrote:
Oooooh, definitely looking forward to this one!

ditto

Dark Archive

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

One of the more interesting plot overviews I have read.


Can anyone really be trusted? HELL NO! ^_~

Don't trust a single being Salim!

Especially if you go to the Iron City of Dis!

You will never find a more wretched hive of SCUM and VILLAINY.

On a side note, what exactly does Heaven DO with the souls of mortals who were rotten to the core in life?

Give them the boot again or try to redeem them in some way?


um thats a nice setting you got there really dramatic on my part looks nice.

Senior Editor/Fiction Editor

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Oh wow! I somehow didn't notice this thread until just now. Thank you everyone for all the kind words, and I'm really excited to finally be releasing the next Salim book!

As for sending him to Kaer Maga--you've got Erik Mona to thank for that. When I was wracking my brain for what to do next, he was the one who said, "You know, there are a lot of fans of your Kaer Maga stuff..." And suddenly everything fell together.

Really hope you like this one!


Another Salim book?

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would pre-order it right now but sadly i won't (european customer and shipping costs and all of that), i will surely either get the pdf or the actual book from the european market.

I am really looking forward to see Salim in Kaer Maga (although i wish this book came out sooner because my players in Shattered Star are finishing book 2 and head to Kaer Maga next), but more importantly i am really looking forward to see Salim in other planes. I really enjoyed the plane hopping in death's heretic and i hope to see as many different realms in this book (i think it was 5 planes in death's heretic if i am not mistaken).

Thank you James Sutter for writing a story about Salim again.

Owner - House of Books and Games LLC

Evil Midnight Lurker wrote:
...given the number of innocent souls Hell steals, I do not see why anyone should have any kind of problem with this at all. Fair is fair.

I'd think in the upper planes it'd be more like "What the? How are these getting in here!? Pharasma! Clean up this mess!!"

Senior Editor/Fiction Editor

Thanks, everybody! I'm really excited to see what people think of this one. And don't worry, there's definitely some plane-hopping in here... :D

The Exchange

Pathfinder Lost Omens, Rulebook Subscriber

Hell ya. Salim back in action!

Dark Archive

I have always been fascinated by Kaer Maga and cant wait for more. Death's heretic was a blast so this is a pleasant two-for.

Webstore Gninja Minion

Cover image updated.

Silver Crusade

clicking on the picture still takes you to the old one.

RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32

Oooh. 3D.

Silver Crusade

Thankies to whoever fixed it :3


Cool cover art. Not a fan of the 3D style, though.

Liberty's Edge

No art could possibly top the last Salim cover, but this one is certainly nice.


It looks interesting. This will reveal new information on Kaer Maga right? Because the first one seemed as if it expected you to know nothing of Golarion and it's cosmology, beside some little tidbits I hadn't seen anywhere else.

The cover looks good and unusually bright for the figures.

Senior Editor/Fiction Editor

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Amaranthine Witch wrote:

It looks interesting. This will reveal new information on Kaer Maga right? Because the first one seemed as if it expected you to know nothing of Golarion and it's cosmology, beside some little tidbits I hadn't seen anywhere else.

The cover looks good and unusually bright for the figures.

I definitely try to make all the Pathfinder Tales books accessible to folks who know nothing about the setting. So in that sense, we'll certainly be covering some ground that people familiar with Golarion and Kaer Maga already know. There won't be a lot of totally *new* elements invented, but there'll be a lot of deep-diving, elaboration, and questions answered on existing elements, in the sense that things that get a paragraph in City of Strangers will get whole chapters and be major characters, etc.

Oh, and there'll also be some pretty major planar revelations and sightseeing. Hold on to your hats. :D

Silver Crusade

Loved his first book. I will get this one for sure when it comes out!

Senior Editor/Fiction Editor

Danubus wrote:
Loved his first book. I will get this one for sure when it comes out!

Hey, thanks Danubus! :D

Silver Crusade

The book I'm most looking forward to this year! Death's Heretic was my introduction to the Pathfinder Tales Novels, and quickly worked it's way to my most recommended book. It was an instant favorite of mine, as I'm sure The Redemption Engine well be!

Managing Editor

Nystagohod wrote:
The book I'm most looking forward to this year! Death's Heretic was my introduction to the Pathfinder Tales Novels, and quickly worked it's way to my most recommended book. It was an instant favorite of mine, as I'm sure The Redemption Engine well be!

Wow, thanks Ny! Glad I was a good entry point, and I hope you enjoy The Redemption Engine! :D

Liberty's Edge

@James, my copy of Death's Heretic is nearly falling apart from lending it around the gaming group. It's spoken of very highly here.

Managing Editor

Laschoni wrote:
@James, my copy of Death's Heretic is nearly falling apart from lending it around the gaming group. It's spoken of very highly here.

Awesome! Thanks for helping spread the word! :D


The Iridian Fold? That's really piqued my interest! I've been wanting to know more about them for ages.

I really must pick up both this one and Death's Heretic, plus more of the Varian Jeggare/Radovan novels.

And that blood-weeping angel on the cover ... that makes me think of a certain person from the Chronicles of the Righteous ... And that's some interesting decor in the background ...

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