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Review by truchet -- Fish Wielder
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4 out of 4 stars
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From the moment in the third opening paragraph when the twelve-inch-long orange koi fish walked into the bar on his tail fins and frowned, I was hooked.
In this particular fantasy, three questers set out to locate the whereabouts of a power infused chocolate pudding. Thoral, ‘the toughest, most mysterious and manly fighter in all the mystical world of Gnome’ is a, sometimes emotional, long haired, bearded, brawny barbarian. With a fondness for wine and a dislike of warm ale, he wields a mighty fist, drunk or sober. He won’t be argued with and is blessed with more lives than a gang of cats. His magical sword, ‘Blurmflard,’ was possibly named by someone under the influence of strong liquor.
Warlordhorse, a borrowed, tiger-striped horse that can sense danger and run faster than an antelope is proud, often defiant and is the last of the mighty Brendylschmylyn. Prone to spells of dizziness at inconvenient moments, his only spoken word is ‘nay.’
Bradfast, a fish that cannot swim is loyal to Thoral, though often grumpy. He suffers motion sickens when riding a horse and enjoys eating baked eels and playing cards. The most intelligent of the trio, he often helps Thoral with his vocabulary. “Brad, what is that word that means when something has substantial weight?” “Heavy,” the fish supplied.
The trio set out to locate the pudding, fighting and killing adversaries at every turn, one of whom is inconveniently immortal. During their journey they encounter magic weavers, monsters, elves and a giant serpent and extricate themselves from dangerous and near fatal situations due to an effective combination of miss-management, luck and skill. Much to Brad’s disgust, Thoral falls in love with a beautiful maid with midnight hair, flawless, creamy skin and emerald green eyes. The Elfish Princess of Creekenvalley, daughter of Blindelweegie, daughter of Tindelweegie who came out of a clam.
I particularly like this book because it’s told with a style and narrative that delightfully breaks all the writing rules. I like too the deliberate echoes of Tolkien. Notably, the Dark Lord, Mauron and his black riders, Elfrod, the King of the Elves and the author’s name: J.R.R.R (Jim) Hardison.
This book is hilarious, silly, extremely entertaining and packed with gruesome descriptions: He had mucus and vomit and glowing purple pudding and clotty blood all over his thick black beard. Thoral slapped Wyse so hard that one of his eyeballs flew out. A clever twist at the end opens up the route for a sequel.
If you’re a fantasy fan and you enjoy humour this book is a must. If you don’t particularly like fantasy, reading this book may just convert you.
Suitable for both adults and children I would give this book a definite score of 4 out of 4 stars due to the wit and humour content, and the fact that it made me chuckle on several occasions.
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4 out of 4 stars
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From the moment in the third opening paragraph when the twelve-inch-long orange koi fish walked into the bar on his tail fins and frowned, I was hooked.
In this particular fantasy, three questers set out to locate the whereabouts of a power infused chocolate pudding. Thoral, ‘the toughest, most mysterious and manly fighter in all the mystical world of Gnome’ is a, sometimes emotional, long haired, bearded, brawny barbarian. With a fondness for wine and a dislike of warm ale, he wields a mighty fist, drunk or sober. He won’t be argued with and is blessed with more lives than a gang of cats. His magical sword, ‘Blurmflard,’ was possibly named by someone under the influence of strong liquor.
Warlordhorse, a borrowed, tiger-striped horse that can sense danger and run faster than an antelope is proud, often defiant and is the last of the mighty Brendylschmylyn. Prone to spells of dizziness at inconvenient moments, his only spoken word is ‘nay.’
Bradfast, a fish that cannot swim is loyal to Thoral, though often grumpy. He suffers motion sickens when riding a horse and enjoys eating baked eels and playing cards. The most intelligent of the trio, he often helps Thoral with his vocabulary. “Brad, what is that word that means when something has substantial weight?” “Heavy,” the fish supplied.
The trio set out to locate the pudding, fighting and killing adversaries at every turn, one of whom is inconveniently immortal. During their journey they encounter magic weavers, monsters, elves and a giant serpent and extricate themselves from dangerous and near fatal situations due to an effective combination of miss-management, luck and skill. Much to Brad’s disgust, Thoral falls in love with a beautiful maid with midnight hair, flawless, creamy skin and emerald green eyes. The Elfish Princess of Creekenvalley, daughter of Blindelweegie, daughter of Tindelweegie who came out of a clam.
I particularly like this book because it’s told with a style and narrative that delightfully breaks all the writing rules. I like too the deliberate echoes of Tolkien. Notably, the Dark Lord, Mauron and his black riders, Elfrod, the King of the Elves and the author’s name: J.R.R.R (Jim) Hardison.
This book is hilarious, silly, extremely entertaining and packed with gruesome descriptions: He had mucus and vomit and glowing purple pudding and clotty blood all over his thick black beard. Thoral slapped Wyse so hard that one of his eyeballs flew out. A clever twist at the end opens up the route for a sequel.
If you’re a fantasy fan and you enjoy humour this book is a must. If you don’t particularly like fantasy, reading this book may just convert you.
Suitable for both adults and children I would give this book a definite score of 4 out of 4 stars due to the wit and humour content, and the fact that it made me chuckle on several occasions.
******
Fish Wielder
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