tartancrusader's review
4.0
This, the first in his trilogy "Tales of the Bard" is mostly (entirely?) forgotten these days, but I love it. Hard to find now (ebay, perhaps? I haven't looked) as it's out of print, and there is no e-book version that I have been able to find, but well worth it if you can manage it.
intoxicatedcake's review
3.0
The lore is pretty cool and sucked me in a couple times. The main character is fairly solid, but I found the companions towards the end were unconvincing, as well as Paedur's interaction with them. Especially where they come in so late, changing the flow of the narrative from a disparate sequence of storytelling occasions to a fast paced, longshot, push for the finish that should have been fairly dramatic, but instead I found it hard to appreciate around the awkward dialogue of the bard's followers.
While the concept of the series seems pretty cool from this first book, I hope for some improvement in its execution as they go on.
While the concept of the series seems pretty cool from this first book, I hope for some improvement in its execution as they go on.
tasadion's review
2.0
A disappointment really, as I had good memories of this story. It was disjointed and I often felt that I had no idea what was going on. Parts of it were good fun, but there was not enough world building, character development, or depth of plot to really recommend to others.
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