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(11 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A likeable protagonist would help,
December 29, 2009 Xalora (Nearly Canada, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scales of the Serpent (Diablo: The Sin War, Book 2) (Bk. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
I bought The Sin War trilogy with no knowledge of the games on which it is based, so my opinions here are of the novels as standalone fiction.
I was pretty tired of the main character, Uldyssian, about midway through the first book. He spends all his time either brooding or thundering around like a big baby - making the scenes devoted to him the sort you wish you could fast forward through.
But the strength of the supporting characters makes this book worth reading - his brother who sees dead people, his old friend the undead hunter, the informative bone chip, the helpful void dwellers - it's just too bad the author didn't kill off Uldyssian in the first book and concentrate on them instead.
I also wish the author would just call people by their names. His habit of referring to them as "the son of (insert dad's name)" or "the brother of (insert sibling's name)" wears very thin. He does it every three to five pages!
But if you're a fan of...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Avoid,
December 7, 2010 Cwbys21 - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scales of the Serpent (Diablo: The Sin War, Book 2) (Bk. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
I first want to say, I didn't intend on writing a review for these books. But between just finishing the third book, the impending release of the next game they are based on, and the small number of reviews up here, I figured I should review it to give some more feedback to fans of the game on whether this is worth their time and money. I would also like to say I am a big fan of Blizzard's games, and have read now all the Diablo and Starcraft books. I'm going to copy and paste this review across all three books, but don't worry, I won't give you any spoilers (not that there is much to give).
To get right down to it, the books are based on a man named Uldyssian, his brother Mendeln, and a woman named Serenthia and their fight for freedom for their world basically from angels and demons. The angels and demons have set up followings in the world of Sanctuary to recruit worshipers. It sounds interesting, the execution was poor. Uldyssian and Serenthia basically have a...Read more
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Son of mediocracy,
August 9, 2010 Chad W. Armstrong - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scales of the Serpent (Diablo: The Sin War, Book 2) (Bk. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
Like the previous book "Birthright", this book was difficult to get through and took several weeks to finish, whereas a more inspired works such as Knaak's "Tides of Blood" or "The Legend of Huma" can easily be read in a week.
So far, the first two books of The Sin War trilogy feel like just a story that tries to expand upon the Sin War (which is briefly mentioned in the documentation for the original game of Diablo). While it is interesting to see how particular characters (such as Rathma or Trag'Oul) are integrated into the storyline, the story itself hasn't captured my interest too much. The main character, Uldyssian is a former farmer who now has near-god-like powers. Wow...a farmer turned savior of the world. Sorry, but that is about as cliche as it can get. Perhaps if it had been a blacksmith or a cobbler, or something a little different, it wouldn't be quite so bland.
As another reviewer also noticed, half of the time each character is referred to as...Read more
