The Brothers' War

Livro relacionado à antiga coleção do jogo Magic the Gathering - Antiquities. Conta a história dos dois irmãos e parte do fato do livro não decolar se dá porque esses são personagens pouco simpáticos e rasos, de modo que nos vemos torcendo por seus pupilos - Tawnos e Ashnod. Ainda assim, aos que gostam do jogo, há suficientes elementos para garantir diversão - uma guerra que se estende a partir da recuperação de artefatos imemoriais (e como as criaturas do MTG antigo são ruins comparadas com as de hoje..., vide Dragão Mecânico), o despertar de um phyrexiano e das abominações do metal, a descoberta da energia dos territórios, a mana, e o sylex fazendo aparição de "varredura de mesa" ao final da narrativa.

Surprisingly well written for what it is. Occasionally lapses into fantasy racism (by way of fantasy Islamophobia) but otherwise manages to be somewhat progressive especially considering what some series can be like.

I've played MtG off and on or several years now, but this is actually the first time I've read one of the novels. I'm actually on a quest to locate and collect (and eventually read) as many of them as I can get my hands on.

Having played the game, I found myself quite excited by the story presented as it brings the various flavors and nuances of the game to life.

That aside, as a novel it is very well written. I agree with Margaret Weis' quote on the cover "An exciting tale of intrigue and betrayal." Although I had some idea of what was about to occur from being a player and collector of the card game, Jeff Grubb still writes in such a way as to make it exciting and unpredictable. An excellent read and I can't wait to read more in this show more multi-novel/multi-author series. show less

A truly excellent Magic novel, which tells a story of epic scope while developing complex and interesting characters.

Full review (with spoilers) on my blog.

First decent MTG novel I've read.