Eagal
Since: Apr, 2012
12/18/2013 00:00:00
Interestingly enough, the point on being a hero for Earth not the planet doesn't even really mean anything. The Earth doesn't care what its defenders are like (for reference, see the Tuatha de Dannan, who range across the board), just as long as they don't use her magic to hurt anything. So saying he's a "hero for the Earth" isn't a very good defense because the Earth doesn't even hold him to any standard but that and doesn't make it so that other standards don't apply.
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders!
Malitia
Since: Mar, 2011
02/18/2014 00:00:00
Fun fact: The "He is a hero for Earth not humanity" was the defense the guy lending me the books used. As the review shows he didn't convince me one bit.
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Lost In Imitation
This series is routinely compared to The Dresden Files, actually I got it handed to me with "If you like that you will love this too!" ... And my opinion after 2.5 books: I didn't like it I loath it with fiery passion.
I can see what they meant as the books have a lot of superficial elements in common: Both are Urban Fantasy Kitchen Sinks running on Postmodern Magik with First Person Smartass narration lots of Crazy Awesome fight scenes, Femme Fatales and backstage machinations. etc. So if you are looking for those these novels might be for you.
But this completely misses the point why I like Dresden. It gave me the fantasy of no matter how sucky and hopeless and dark the world is there still might be heroes willing to do good even at great personal cost and sometimes all that it takes. Iron Druid takes the Crapsack World and adds Atticus our hero and viewpoint character, who is the unholy bastard child of This Loser Is You and Power Fantasy. I meet enough jerkasses in real life I don't need to read about a superpowered one, who is cowardly, only fights for selfish reasons, could take "Nice Job Breaking It Hero" as a middle name etc.. If someone wants to say "He is a hero for Earth not humanity!" my only reply is "Poor planet.". I actually found myself revenge shipping° Atticus with The Morrigan, yes, I hate him that much. And it got even worse because I found the supporting cast just as unlikable, the only two I could tolerate were the Morality Pets (Oberon (the dog) and widow MacDonagh), because all other were Jerkasses or Flat. Pushing the series deep into Darkness Induced Audience Apathy. Which is a shame.
Yes. I wrote it's a shame. There is an impressive amount of World Building here and interesting ideas how to make an Urban Fantasy world run on radically different rules... Maybe someone could make a Tabletop Roleplaying Game out of it?
° Revenge Shipping is the profound belief that those two assholes deserve each other.