![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, the story reminds me a bit of game of thrones if it had more of a Nordic motif.I think fans of dark fantasy, medieval/Nordic fiction will enjoy this, as will fans of the game. If this book is any sign I think there is definitely more room for further fiction in the banner saga universe. That said, the majority of the characters and their motivations are fairly enjoyable with enough dimensions to keep me interested. The surviving member of the father-daughter duo is in control of the caravan and begins their journey towards the safety of Arberrang, the capital city of the humans whose. As its been a few years since I've played the banner saga I had trouble remembering if some of these characters are in the main game-I kind of think the main protaganist might have been. The game begins in Boersgard after either Rook or Alette, depending on your choices, has 'slain' the immortal Sundr Bellower while getting themselves killed in the process. There are a few minor grammar errors here and there and there were a few awkward sentences in the combat sections that I sometimes got thrown by, but overall its a well crafted story syntactically. It is well written with lots of action, intrigue, and emotional symbolic content mixed all together. I'd rate it 3.5 stars overall, but have to round down to 3 rather than up to 4. So if you can look past the politics of interrogation techniques, it's a decent addition to the Banner Saga story.Ī prequel novel set in the Banner Saga universe (a popular video game, picture Oregon trails meets a Viking Scandinavian variant of dungeons and dragons with heavy emphasis on strategy in combat) this book stands strong as a proud member of that universe or as its own stand alone story. Still, that's only a small part of the book, and the rest is pretty good. This feels very irresponsible at a time when many people are, horrifyingly, arguing in support of the use of torture. ![]() A portrayal like this simply feeds into the misguided notion that torture is justified because of the important information that it provides, which simply isn't true. What disappointed me is that the torture in this scene results in good information, when we know now that torture is extremely unreliable as a method of obtaining accurate intelligence. I realize that it's a thing that happens, especially given that this is a medieval setting. Now I don't necessarily take issue with the depiction of torture in fiction in general. In one scene, one of the characters tortures a member of the main villain's crew for information. I do have one major complaint with the book though. A fun adventure that helps fill in the lore behind the game. ![]()
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