Okay, so you've already got the premise, that's great. What you should know on top of that is that this book is a delicious blend of non sequiter English wit, memorable characters and genuinely funny prose. It's so rare that a book can make anyone put it down and hold their head in their hands only to control their laughter in public. Sure, the dogs get a little shaggy and you can tell that Yahtzee's main idea of plotting and story is derived almost entirely from Na No Wri Mo—the only really meaningful character developments happening almost subliminally until the last hundred pages—but what do you want from a first novel? A handjob? It's a damn good novel, and I couldn't put it down for the 26 hours between purchase and completion. It's a ripping good sci-fi/fantasy yarn, and I wouldn't go in expecting any more or any less.
It's a first novel from a game reviewer.
Okay, so you've already got the premise, that's great. What you should know on top of that is that this book is a delicious blend of non sequiter English wit, memorable characters and genuinely funny prose. It's so rare that a book can make anyone put it down and hold their head in their hands only to control their laughter in public. Sure, the dogs get a little shaggy and you can tell that Yahtzee's main idea of plotting and story is derived almost entirely from Na No Wri Mo—the only really meaningful character developments happening almost subliminally until the last hundred pages—but what do you want from a first novel? A handjob? It's a damn good novel, and I couldn't put it down for the 26 hours between purchase and completion. It's a ripping good sci-fi/fantasy yarn, and I wouldn't go in expecting any more or any less.