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Beastmaster: Myth

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Beastmaster Myth by Richard A Knaak and Sylvio Tabet

Dar communicates with beasts. His world is under attack by a technological devil. How Dar, his animals and his allies fare against a technological juggernaut is the meat of the story.

I generally enjoy this type of book. I wasn't impressed with this book. The action was good and the evil was palatable. Maybe it was style but I just didn't warm up to the book. I actually considered not finishing it. The characters were just too two dimensional. There is almost a cult following of the Beast Master so I must be missing something. I finished it and it wasn't too bad.

Firstly I have over the years been a huge Beastmaster fan and the films and TV series are a real guilty pleasure of mine, so when I stumbled across Myth I was looking forward to a continuation in the same vein.
Myth however, whilst not a bad book in its own right, is not the Beastmaster that I have grown up with. The films and TV series had a sense of fun and adventure that ran through whilst Myth takes itself a little too seriously and has little in common, the main player aside, with the story so far.
The whole back story and world that has built up over the years has been mostly ignored and a reset button has clearly been pressed.
This may have been closer the original Sylvio Tabet had in mind when the stories were first discussed but surprisingly the character has not translated well into written word.
On the whole not a bad book in its own right although the story does become a little repetitive due to the nature of Dars task and the ending is a little convenient.
All this being said I will watch for further stories in the hope they capture the sprit of the movies.