Heroes Die
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299060111 (1299060110)
Publish date: January 1st 2008
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Edition language: English
Series: The Acts of Caine (#1)
Wow, this was excellent, a rip-roaring epic fantasy with a brilliant premise. Hari Michaelson is an actor in the real world sent to the magical world of Ankhana. As Caine, he acts out adventures for the entertainment of the elite in their simichairs back on Earth. Why, WHY is this not a screenplay?A...
What a refreshing story to read. It reads a little bit similar to Glen Cook's Black Company or Lynch's Lies of Locke Lamora because of the bloody descriptions of battle, intricate plot lines and very detailed first person perspective. Hari Michaelson is an Actor who lives in a vaguely dystopian worl...
So... This book. I'm gonna go with 2.5 stars here. I started this book a month and a half ago, give or take a couple days. It felt like I was reading it forever and ever... and there were times when I thought it would never end. To be fair, there was a lot going on in my life that made reading take ...
Review pending - one helluva great book.
3.5 starsThe pros: Great combat scenes, lots of fast-paced action, dystopian future Earth reminiscent of ancient history repeating itself, and plots within plots ... all for your entertainment. The cons: Prolific profanity (although I suppose it could be argued that it's all relevant and 'in char...
12 years ago
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