StrawberrybanditCorran@furry.bookwyrms.ink ha recensito Shadow Lords & Get of Fenris (Werewolf: The Apocalypse: Tribe Novel, Book 1) di Gherbod Fleming (Tribe Novel (1))
Couldn't cut its wolf loose
3 stelle
There aren't many Werewolf The Apocalypse novels. Werewolf has always, somewhat fittingly given the lore, played bass to WoD's preeminent line Vampire. As such there are legions of Vampire novels against relatively few Garou. The Tribes Novels thus make up the bulk of WtA fiction outside the tabletop game itself. These "novels" are essentially two related novellas by different authors stapled together, each with a focus on one of 13 Garou tribes during the lead-up to Apocalypse. There isn't really a main character here, more of a revolving cast of principle characters from game lore, each representing their tribe in whole or part. This first book was a mixed bag. Starting with Shadow Lords by Eric Griffin, a conspiracy is set in motion, one that leads to escalating tensions between Garou clans. These tensions come to a head in Get of Fenris by Gherbod Fleming. Part 1 does lead well …
There aren't many Werewolf The Apocalypse novels. Werewolf has always, somewhat fittingly given the lore, played bass to WoD's preeminent line Vampire. As such there are legions of Vampire novels against relatively few Garou. The Tribes Novels thus make up the bulk of WtA fiction outside the tabletop game itself. These "novels" are essentially two related novellas by different authors stapled together, each with a focus on one of 13 Garou tribes during the lead-up to Apocalypse. There isn't really a main character here, more of a revolving cast of principle characters from game lore, each representing their tribe in whole or part. This first book was a mixed bag. Starting with Shadow Lords by Eric Griffin, a conspiracy is set in motion, one that leads to escalating tensions between Garou clans. These tensions come to a head in Get of Fenris by Gherbod Fleming. Part 1 does lead well into 2, but everything about 1 lacks in comparison to its neighbor. There's a stark difference in prose quality between Eric Griffin and Gherbod Fleming, leaving a novel that feels lopsided. Griffin's prose isn't terrible by any means, but it's unadorned. Plain. Fleming's by contrast is short, snappy, with a good sense of humor and strong action set pieces. A weak setup for a strong punchline. I don't regret my time with this first werewolf outing, but I honestly wonder if it would have been better off without Shadow Lords.