Rob B
August 3rd, 2004, 03:03 PM
Well damn I'm I late on this one...skip out on the forums for a bit and see what I missed?
I really like this book and picked it up mainly on Shehzad's recommendation and some good words from Matt Stover. Hell, I liked it so much when I read it in June 2002 I wrote an official book review for SFFWORLD (http://www.sffworld.com/authors/s/stackpole_michael/sffreviews/talionrevenant.html), here's some of my thoughts:
One might call this story the study of a hero, because ultimately, Nolan, a Talion Justice is just that, a Hero. The novel opens with Nolan, an experienced Talion Justice, in pursuit of bandits led by the rogue Morai and Nolan’s eventual disbanding of the group. The novel then switches to years earlier as Nolan arrives at the gates of Talianna, the home nation of the Talions, with aspirations of becoming a Justice. He wants to ultimately right a wrong that befell him, the killing of his entire family by the King of Hamis in his conquest of nations.
Albeit it may not have been the best review I wrote, but I still enjoyed the book a great deal and have been intending to pick up more of Stackpoles work.
I really like this book and picked it up mainly on Shehzad's recommendation and some good words from Matt Stover. Hell, I liked it so much when I read it in June 2002 I wrote an official book review for SFFWORLD (http://www.sffworld.com/authors/s/stackpole_michael/sffreviews/talionrevenant.html), here's some of my thoughts:
One might call this story the study of a hero, because ultimately, Nolan, a Talion Justice is just that, a Hero. The novel opens with Nolan, an experienced Talion Justice, in pursuit of bandits led by the rogue Morai and Nolan’s eventual disbanding of the group. The novel then switches to years earlier as Nolan arrives at the gates of Talianna, the home nation of the Talions, with aspirations of becoming a Justice. He wants to ultimately right a wrong that befell him, the killing of his entire family by the King of Hamis in his conquest of nations.
Albeit it may not have been the best review I wrote, but I still enjoyed the book a great deal and have been intending to pick up more of Stackpoles work.