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Post by sturgeon on Nov 1, 2021 13:36:18 GMT
Now, here's a cap about a gang of murderous, Satan-worshipping slavers that hole up in an abandoned inn, visited by four naïve and fragile faerie-folk that have no idea they're about to get kidnapped and sold to the highest bidder. A conceit that allows for a decent amount of tension and a sprinkling of humour.
The characters talk in olde-worlde dialect that would be a red flag if it wasn't handled so well. As it was, I enjoyed the style - it was playful and clever and atmospheric without ever obscuring meaning. The gang of crooks are individually distinct, especially their strigine leader. And the epicene, sexual faerie-folk are a creature type I've not seen before, which helped keep the stakes high since I had no idea of what they were capable of.
The only place I faltered was the big fight - I lost track of who was where, and found myself wanting to skip ahead. And the ending switched focus away from the evil gang to such an extent that we don't even know their fate, which left me feeling a little cheated. But I'm more than willing to forgive such pecadillos in a tale so enjoyably written. I don't read much fantasy, but if I did, I would want it to be like this.
A yes from me.
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Post by bulldust on Nov 15, 2021 14:52:41 GMT
Moo, moo, moo, moo!
It's been a hectic time for this bovine and the Bulldog has been slow in his TQR duties. Sorry for the brevity of this review.
It took four attempts for the Bullmeister to read this cap, not because it's bad, but because he has been constantly interrupted.
The gilled one is correct in his analysis. This one isn't bad. And normally, the Bull may have marked it as a "no" because of the difficult to follow fantasy dialect, but despite that, the Bull was amused enough to consider sending it up.
Yeah, as the fishy one stated, it could stand for some clarification in the "action" bits. But the Bull is feeling generous today. So yes, send it up and see what the monkey thinks.
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