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When the leader of the ruthless Technic League calls in a favor, themild-mannered alchemist Alaeron has no choice but to face a life he thoughthe'd left behind long ago. Accompanied by his only friend, a street-savvythief named Skiver, Alaeron must head north into Numeria, a land where brilliantand evil arcanists rule over the local barbarian tribes with technology lootedfrom a crashed spaceship. Can Alaeron and Skiver survive long enough to unlockthe secrets of the stars? Or will the backstabbing scientists of the TechnicLeague make Alaeron's curiosity his undoing? From Hugo Award-winner Tim Pratt comes a fantastical adventure of science,savagery, and the vagaries of the human heart, set in the world of thePathfinder Roleplaying Game and tied into the Iron Gods AdventurePath. No library descriptions found. |
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Alaeron has come back to the hated Technic League for one last job, in a bid to stop the flow of assassins since he defected, and staunch his never-ending curiosity. With street rat Skiver by his side, will he be able to make it out of the leagues clutches with mind and body intact?
There's nothing especially outstanding about Reign of Stars, but it all just *works*. Pratt's strength is probably his pacing. I never got a sense I was reading a campaign, and the narrative was engaging and moved at a clip.
Alaeron remains smart when it comes to gadgets and dumb when it comes to humans; it would be easy to overplay this trait and lean on it to heavily. Pratt flirts with that but always backs off, leaving Alaeron a more interesting and three dimensional figure. He also manages to squeeze a bit of character development in there, too.
With a nicely written climax that references and builds on what came before, Paizo has once again put out a very enjoyable stand-alone sword and sorcery novel.