Saturday 25 June 2016

Bane of the Liche Lord - D. P. Prior

RATING: THREE STARS

Silas made a terrible mistake and did not heed the advice of his friends. They tried to tell him that following the dark arts of Otto Blightey was folly. He failed to listen. The liche lord destroyed Silas so he could rise again and recognised Nameless as one who stood against him once in the past. Blightey is determined to have his revenge on the dwarf and intends to do everything he can to destroy their race forever.

Yet Nameless is first and foremost a warrior. He will not simply stand by and allow the last vestige of his people to disappear, but he may not like the choices he has to make to save them. They are not world-changing decisions, rather they concern himself and any absolution that is his to claim. Can he forgive himself for the sins of his madness? Can he accept the friendship, love and trust of his kin in order to destroy the dreaded liche lord once and for all?

The Good
D. P. Prior has written another fast-paced novella that is packed with action and adventure. He has let his imagination run wild once again and I found Bane of the Liche Lord to be a great ending for the series as a whole. Prior ties up all the loose ends nicely and manages to set up a chance for the subsequent books without leaving the core story unfinished.

The Bad
There wasn’t anything that bothered me with this book, aside from the points I have made in the series previous reviews. As ever, Prior over uses his fictional profanity ‘shog’ and there are minor grammatical errors throughout that had my internal editor waving a blue pencil about at time!

Final Thoughts
Overall, though, Bane of the Liche Lord was an exciting read and ended The Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf well. The book, and series as a whole, make for quick, easy reading and are perfect for anyone who’s looking for a bit of light-hearted fantasy that isn’t too heavy in lore and world-building.


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