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Redemption by Brandon Sanderson

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mahg0899's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Que puedo comentar, libro corto, realmente corto en muchos lados, flaquea demasiado en muchos lados, se siente como es necesario jugar los juegos e ir viciado para decir, entiendo esto o no lo entiendo un carajo.

Creo que me ha jodido ir de a medias y por ello no lo he disfrutado como era debido, no es largo ni pesado, pero simplemente no hay un toque Sanderson presente más que en el titulo.

Una pena.

syntheticmage's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

lesserjoke's review

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2.0

This is the second novella that author Brandon Sanderson wrote as a media tie-in for the titular videogame series, but it's not really a sequel to his earlier Infinity Blade: Awakening. Instead, much as that story serves to bridge the plot between the first two games, this one connects the narrative from the end of the second installment to the start of the third. It also contains flashbacks to the near-future society that created the resurrection technology found in the setting's post-apocalyptic present.

I've never played any of the mobile titles -- and can't now, since they were removed from the App Store in 2018 due to compatibility issues -- so I don't know how well this book fulfills its original intended function. But even more than the previous volume, it doesn't quite hang together as a satisfying standalone adventure. The prequel interludes don't tell us anything especially interesting about the world, and the ultimate character reveals in that thread (i.e., which of the Deathless were around back then and who they used to be) aren't exactly revelatory either. The main timeline is a little more engaging with its tale of scheming immortals at war, but it's still a bit generic and incomplete overall, at least without the added context of prior gameplay experience.

I'm enough of a Sanderson completionist that I don't regret picking up this work, but I'd probably only recommend it to existing fans of the franchise.

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goodeyreads's review

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medium-paced

3.0

krenglish's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes

5.0

momoxshi's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

You can still piece together what happened in the story, even without playing the video game, which is good.

Great twist at the end, I was thinking what relevance the Deviations had and the reveal was a surprise.