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| Original Title: | Asunder |
| ISBN: | 085768647X (ISBN13: 9780857686473) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dragon Age #3, Dragon Age Universe |
| Setting: | Thedas Adamant |
David Gaider
Paperback | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 3.96 | 4620 Users | 341 Reviews
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| Title | : | Asunder (Dragon Age #3) |
| Author | : | David Gaider |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | 2011 by Titan Publishing Company |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Games. Video Games. High Fantasy |
Representaion As Books Asunder (Dragon Age #3)
How do you stop a murderer who is invisible and doesn’t, technically speaking, even exist? Not easily that’s for sure. Only one man can actually see him and he dare not give his perceptions voice because everybody will think he is utterly insane. Even a mention of the murderer’s name is forgotten by the hearer as some dark magic lingers over his words. Rhys knows he is not mad, but he can’t even communicate these ideas to anyone so he is forced to remain silent. “And worse, there was the music. He didn’t know what it was, but it seemed to come from far, far off. It called to him, but not in a pleasant way—it had an urgency that sped his heart and made his blood burn.” Five mages have been brutally stabbed to death so far. The mages, naturally, blame their powerful overseers: The Templars. And the Templars blame the mages who they believe have summoned a daemon to do their bidding. Tensions between the two factions are ridiculously tight.
The Templars decide to send Rhys on a mission which may help to give them answers regarding their invisible slasher. He is sent with a Templar (to watch him) and his mother, Wynne: an extremely powerful sprit healer. Rhys becomes distracted with the mission at hand and is dogged by the problems the mages have. His concern with the bigger picture interrupts his focus on the dangers that are happening in the present, and as such a dangerous situation becomes a fatal situation. He was lucky he had such a healer with him.
The Weakest Dragon Age book so far
The arguments between the Templars and the mages form a huge part of the Dragon Age universe; it is one of its central themes and one of the major causes of conflict, but here it felt a little overdone. It was the story: it completely dominated everything else and didn’t allow for the characters to shine through the narrative. I never got the impression that any of them were particularly divided about it. They were one side or for the other, which was a shame because dealing with complex moral questions is what make this series so immersive.
After a while, I just wanted to see the story go somewhere else which it didn’t. Sure, it’s an entertaining read though the previous two books were much more compelling.Rating Containing Books Asunder (Dragon Age #3)
Ratings: 3.96 From 4620 Users | 341 ReviewsComment On Containing Books Asunder (Dragon Age #3)
Loved it. Great for Wynne, Shale, and Cole fans. A little Fiona and Leliana, too.So far the best of the tie-in books. It gives so much color to Inquisition, where we're otherwise left mostly in the dark about just how the war between mages and Templars came about (other than Boom!Kirkwall started it all). And I loved the characters -- Evangeline and Rhys are both rational people in the middle of chaos, and Cole is pure bananas. Honestly, he's got a pretty dark past and in-game Cole reads a bit *softer* to me. More cutesy crazy than kill 'em in the dark. I wish Evangeline and
If I'm reading the publication date right, and if I'm remembering the release of Dragon Age: Inquisition correctly, the book came out before the game which makes everything surrounding Cole, Rhys, and Evangeline in the game particularly in how it was handled make so much more sense. I consumed the media the other way around: played the game first and then, years later, read this book, so I had a different experience than what was probably intended.For better or for worse, I couldn't tell you.
How do you stop a murderer who is invisible and doesnt, technically speaking, even exist?Not easily thats for sure. Only one man can actually see him and he dare not give his perceptions voice because everybody will think he is utterly insane. Even a mention of the murderers name is forgotten by the hearer as some dark magic lingers over his words. Rhys knows he is not mad, but he cant even communicate these ideas to anyone so he is forced to remain silent. And worse, there was the music. He
Having just finished Dragon Age: Inquisition with Cole being my favourite character, I had thought it would be a good idea to pick up this book. I can say that I thought, while definitely not the best book Ive ever read by any means, it was thoroughly entertaining and had many moments in it that I found to be incredibly engaging to read.The descriptive writing can be somewhat excessively detailed, but for the most part does a decent job of painting a solid picture of the actions and
David Gaider is the lead writer for the fantasy game franchise, Dragon Age. Up until Asunder I had been unaware that there were any books published for the game series, but as I understand it, none of the other novels were as directly important to the main storyline as this one. Not only does it feature several characters from the first game, Dragon Age: Origins, it sets up the events of the latest installment in the franchise, Dragon Age: Inquisition.Since Asunder was written by Gaider, the
If you're still clinging to the hope that your Warden and Darkspawn will show up in Dragon Age: Inquisition, this book should remove that silly hope. Darkspawn did make a brief appearance (though sadly, no random ogres) and the Hero of Ferelden is mentioned a few times, but otherwise, Asunder firmly establishes the Mage/Templar War as the new focus of this age.Taking place a year after Anders blew up the Kirkwall Chantry, things are not particularly good for mages. Not that they were good
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