A review by bdesmond
Crack'd Pot Trail by Steven Erikson
3.0
It's funny. I was very much looking forward to resuming the dark, outrageous adventures of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, only to find that they weren't in the story until the last two pages. Be that as it may this was a fun story, and dark and outrageous enough to fit the bill regardless.
Crack'd Pot Trail follows a group of pilgrims, artists, and hunters of the necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach as they all attempt to cross the Great Dry. It is narrated by a poet named Avas Didion Flicker, and if it wasn't clear before just how much fun Erikson is having with these novellas, his indulgent narration style in this installment would clear things up right away. This is Erikson giving no fucks, playing with poetic prose and offering deep-cut commentary on the relationship between art, its creator, and its audience.
It's hard to even describe this one from a plot-centric view, but if you're up for something different you should give it a shot. Plus, if you're a fan of the gallows humor that often permeates Erikson's work, you'll find it here in spades.
Crack'd Pot Trail follows a group of pilgrims, artists, and hunters of the necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach as they all attempt to cross the Great Dry. It is narrated by a poet named Avas Didion Flicker, and if it wasn't clear before just how much fun Erikson is having with these novellas, his indulgent narration style in this installment would clear things up right away. This is Erikson giving no fucks, playing with poetic prose and offering deep-cut commentary on the relationship between art, its creator, and its audience.
It's hard to even describe this one from a plot-centric view, but if you're up for something different you should give it a shot. Plus, if you're a fan of the gallows humor that often permeates Erikson's work, you'll find it here in spades.