Post by Vurtax on Mar 29, 2014 18:50:05 GMT -8
The Elder Scrolls: The Infernal City
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Rating: 5/10
For those familiar with Elder Scrolls bu still haven't read the only books every published on the series. I will say that this book started out awesome. A Breton and an Argonian who've been friends since they were hatchlings living in Black Marsh - probably the most interesting province in all of Tamriel - when all these things start coming up about a floating city coming from the Sea. I expect the word of some lower daedric prince to be at the reigns of this city as it came storming over Tamriel, and I was waiting to read the horrors as Umbriel (the city) unleashes its army of the undead upon Tamriel.
Instead, for the rest of the book, our heroes are stuck inside the floating city learning about how ridiculous and actually silly the place is (and believe me, it's a stretch, even Sheogorath makes more sense than this place) and the plans to stop the city and what not is left in the hands of a member of the Penitus Oculatus, the prince of the empire, a Dunmer named Sul (who is easily the coolest character in the whole book) and a few others. The book is short, and the author's style of writing is so sparse that unless you have a vivid imagination already you're probably gonna be wondering what a lot of the places or people you're meeting even look like. This isn't a huge issue if you're already acquainted with Elder Scrolls at least back to Morrowind, otherwise, you're out of luck.
I'm also not a fan of the author's style of writing, as he's very sparse in descriptions, though the guy manages to make a cool quote every fifty pages or so, and I won't lie when I say I did love Annaig, Mere-Glim, and Sul and if I do decide on getting the Lord of Souls that they continue to shine, but as for now, I'm ready to pick up and read something like Mistborn instead. Especially given the price of the books, even in e-reader format.
Cover Image
Rating: 5/10
For those familiar with Elder Scrolls bu still haven't read the only books every published on the series. I will say that this book started out awesome. A Breton and an Argonian who've been friends since they were hatchlings living in Black Marsh - probably the most interesting province in all of Tamriel - when all these things start coming up about a floating city coming from the Sea. I expect the word of some lower daedric prince to be at the reigns of this city as it came storming over Tamriel, and I was waiting to read the horrors as Umbriel (the city) unleashes its army of the undead upon Tamriel.
Instead, for the rest of the book, our heroes are stuck inside the floating city learning about how ridiculous and actually silly the place is (and believe me, it's a stretch, even Sheogorath makes more sense than this place) and the plans to stop the city and what not is left in the hands of a member of the Penitus Oculatus, the prince of the empire, a Dunmer named Sul (who is easily the coolest character in the whole book) and a few others. The book is short, and the author's style of writing is so sparse that unless you have a vivid imagination already you're probably gonna be wondering what a lot of the places or people you're meeting even look like. This isn't a huge issue if you're already acquainted with Elder Scrolls at least back to Morrowind, otherwise, you're out of luck.
I'm also not a fan of the author's style of writing, as he's very sparse in descriptions, though the guy manages to make a cool quote every fifty pages or so, and I won't lie when I say I did love Annaig, Mere-Glim, and Sul and if I do decide on getting the Lord of Souls that they continue to shine, but as for now, I'm ready to pick up and read something like Mistborn instead. Especially given the price of the books, even in e-reader format.