While I read it before my sense of "good writing" had really developed and I've never played a single game of D&D in my life; I've read the whole series and I think it's worth noting the first is the worst in the series. At least in terms of story and character development. It doesn't get any more original, but it does get slightly more 'epic' than farm-girl-turns-warrior thing the first book had going for it.
Paks' development through the series is one of my favorite things about it. She doesn't get any more multi-layered, but she is /forced/ to experience things outside her generic Good Hero persona.
I'd say give book two a try, but if you're not sold by then, then don't bother with the third. :3
Rest of the series (from a fellow DLP'er)
anonymous
July 17 2011, 23:35:44 UTC
The series does stay on somewhat of a similar path as Book I. The second book really introduces the customs of the other races (elves, dwarves, drow, druids, etc) and the Holy Orders of the Saints (Gird, Falk, etc) as Paks starts becomes a trainee-paladin/knight. The end is your typical quest with a bit of a twist ending.
The best part of the whole series, however, is the third book. The start is awesome, and it just keeps building from there. Probably the best introspection on what it means to be a paladin/warrior of god, and the hypocritical nature of the average fantasy!Paladin.
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Paks' development through the series is one of my favorite things about it. She doesn't get any more multi-layered, but she is /forced/ to experience things outside her generic Good Hero persona.
I'd say give book two a try, but if you're not sold by then, then don't bother with the third. :3
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The best part of the whole series, however, is the third book. The start is awesome, and it just keeps building from there. Probably the best introspection on what it means to be a paladin/warrior of god, and the hypocritical nature of the average fantasy!Paladin.
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