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Messenger's Legacy by Peter V. Brett

sergeus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.5

bookfessional's review against another edition

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3.0

RTC.

vaderbird's review against another edition

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3.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

argent_'s review against another edition

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4.0

I am still not a fan of the childhood "origins" scenes, but overall the story was well written. Maybe even better than the main books, which not something I say often about short fiction.

tricapra's review against another edition

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3.0

Fun little interlude, helped get me back into the mood for the 4th book. Doesn't add much of anything to the main story, but fleshes out the world a bit.

cwebb's review against another edition

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4.0

Pretty much a must-read, but also must be read in the right order.

verkisto's review against another edition

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3.0

Right as I was starting to read The Core, I discovered that Brett had another novella that fell between books three and four of his Demon Cycle. Since I was finishing out the series, I figured I needed to read it, too, but since I had already started The Core, I decided to wait to read this one. That was both a good idea and a bad idea.

It was a good idea, because I didn't remember Briar from the previous books, and The Core helped jog my memory and let me know who he was. It was a bad idea, though, because by the time I finished this book, I knew what had happened to him when he was younger, albeit just in the broad sense. Messenger's Legacy feels superfluous afterward, since all it does is flesh out the details. Had I read the book in its right place, it might have had a different effect on me, and it's certainly not fair to judge the novella on my own failure to stick to the timeline, but it definitely makes a difference.

I don't think the book is necessary to read if you've already finished the series, but if you're reading the series fresh, make sure you drop this volume into its right place. It will be new to you there, and will set the ground for the character when he enters the story as a key player. Not having read it didn't detract from my enjoyment of The Core, but it would have made a difference had I read it in its proper place in the chronology.

mistborn_girl's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved this book!
I'm excited to see more of Briar in The Skull Throne and hopefully see more of Ragen as well!

daniela_gothicclare's review against another edition

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4.0

"Messenger's Legacy" é uma novela pertencente à saga Demon Cycle, do autor Peter V. Brett. Enquanto fã das obras do autor e principalmente gostando tanto desta saga não podia deixar de ler esta novela incrível.
Neste livro ficamos a conhecer melhor a história de Briar, durante todo o enredo vamos percebendo que Briar teve de ultrapassar muitos obstáculos para sobreviver durante muitos anos ao relento, onde durante a noite aparecem demónios que estão prontos a matar.
Briar após ter sido vítima de uma autêntica desgraça na família, vê-se sozinho, sem ninguém e sem um teto para se proteger. Desta forma ele aprende a sobreviver e desaparece, apesar de continuar na sua terra.
Regan, um mensageiro amigo do pai de Briar, quando soube da tragédia que tinha acontecido naquela vila, começa a procurar o pequeno Briar, que na altura só tinha 6 anos, mas não o consegue encontrar. Passados cerca de 16 anos, Ragen recebe uma carta do padre da vila a informá-lo que tinha visto Briar a roubar as oferendas na igreja e que precisava da sua ajuda para o encontrar.
E Ragen decide, junto com a sua esposa Elissa, irem à procura do rapaz.

Esta é uma pequena história dentro de todo um novo universo literário. A escrita de Peter V. Brett é incrivelmente tocante, ficamos imediatamente agarrados ao livro e só temos vontade de o ler num ápice.
Toda a descrição tanto dos demónios, como dos acontecimentos e das próprias runas, faz-nos imaginar aquilo que os personagens estão a ver e a passar. Gostei muito desta leitura, da forma como toda a história foi contada e principalmente do final. Acho que este final deixou as portas abertas para qualquer pessoa que ainda não tenha lido nada da saga Demon Cycle, possa finalmente pegar no primeiro livro da saga "O Homem Pintado" e consiga facilmente entender este mundo e tudo o que vai acontecendo.

A minha classificação é de 4 estrelas