Deaath By Silver is a fantastic book. The mystery elements are very well written, the magic is fascinating and the story is compelling - a real page-turner. Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold do a teriffic job of setting the stage.
Freelance detectives and sometime lovers Manthey and Lynes must solve the murder of the father of Victor Nevett, their nemesis from boarding school. It would be only too easy to allow Victor to be found guilty, but Manthey is a decent sort and, despite his feelings toward Victor, he is determined to find the real culprit before Victor is sent to the gallows.
Warning: there are many instances of recounting bullying and abuse via corporal punishment at the hands of more senior students in Edwardian-era English boarding schools. Some readers my find those portrayals upsetting, but they are integral to the story.
If you enjoy this book, be sure to check out the further adventures of Manthey and Lynes in A Death at the Dionysus Club: https://www.drivethrufiction.com...
Reviewed using the Magrs Method! No spoilers, so feel free to read with relish.
NOTE that this novel is a re-release (and slightly updated version) of the original novel. This one includes new cover art, a forward by Marc Miller, and some gentle cleaning and tightening of the prose and story for the purposes of the Traveller universe.
* Encapsulate the plot of this book in one sentence.
The crew of the RCS Hornet are called upon to save the Reformation Coalition from threats far above their pay grade.
* When and where did you get this book?
The current edition was purchased from drivethrurpg last month (August 2024). Originally purchased from Amazon, way back in 2011.
* What year or edition?
This is the most recent epub/pdf edition (I think originally published in August, 2017). As noted, I also ready the first Kindle edition, released sometime during (or prior to?) 2011.
* Did you finish it?
Yes! Once I got into it, I read through it very quickly and steadily.
* What's your verd...
Publisher: Mongoose
Date Added: 08/13/2024 08:19:47
An amazing source for the twists and turns of this much loved SF rpg, reading it gives alot of insight into the events and progression of Traveller. One thing I found particular useful was all the maps of events, sectors and adventures, highly recommended!!!
Everyone has their favourite 'threads' in battletech fiction. I've been hooked on the Kuritain politics thread since I read Heir to the Dragon many years ago, so I was always going to be drawn to the premise of this book. I was not disappointed. It hit such a great sweetspot for me in battletech fiction, political intrigue, good character dynamics, opening up or establising more intresting lore for the setting with the icing of a good mech dust up.
Fantastic fantasy novella. Really captures a glimpse into an well thought out, layered world with interesting and believable characters! I want more...
Considered by many to be the best if not one of the best game books ever written. The sci-fi setting is fully fleshed out from jungles populated by savage, mutated animals, abandoned cities, and frozen wastelands. There are numerous interesting and unique characters encountered during the course of the adventure.
A well-thought out book detailing the workings of various governments and a fun random table on nation actions. Great PDF. A POD would be most welcome.
Jade Falcons have been humbled on Terra and what little remains of them, led by Khan Jiyi Chistu are beset by enemies and are engaged in desperate struggle for survival. But these are not the same Falcons that were led by Malvina Hazen and Chistu is not an ordinary Khan. He has learned from mistakes of the past and is shaping Falcons into something new and different.
And within this lies one of the greatest strengths of this story. Decades after their first contact with Inner Sphere, clans are evolving instead of being stuck in status quo and repeating same mistakes over an over again. This may not sit well with some of hardcore people who like vanilla clans, but to me, this is very realistic approach and makes me excited for what comes next. Coupled with appearance of characters from other books and stories Without Question paints a picture to living, evolving universe.
There are several main characters but this is pretty much Chistu's book and his journey into rebuilding Jade F...
A great S-F read full of great ideas - spectacularly fast moving and with a heck of a reveal at the end. Yes, it is very plot driven as reviewer Christopher mentions, but I didn't find that a problem, and the character development was pretty nifty, too. The only drawback for me was that it's not well integrated with the Mindjammer RPG sourcebooks, and could use it's own sourcebook. More Mindjammer, please!
This book is an amazing read, full of legends and mythology, the history of the Heretic (a famous character in the lore), and it reveals everything you need about the Mummy secrets.
Read this book if you're in love with Book of the Deceived.
Impressive work as always with the Mummy the Curse line!
The format of this e-book is scanned JPG wrapped in different format wrappers, this is unacceptable. Do not buy, your readers cannot display this. I will change my rating when this is fixed.
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