The three stories in the collection brought enjoyment. I particularly enjoyed Opera and Hoblets. The title story was well written, but felt a little rushed. It covered many years in the main character's life and showed his descent into evil. Actually, there was very little descent. He found out his father had been murdered and wanted revenge, so he chucked the simple life he had been raised in by foster parents (who killed themselves and faked his death) and began a life of sorcery. That is the factor preventing 5 stars.
The Hoblets story was nice, then I read the afterward and a whole new meaning to it opened up.
Opera covered several years also, but none of it felt rushed. The time skips were positioned exactly right with the summary of the intervening years filling in all the questions. Opera was my favorite, though this doesn't surprise me because Bessarias was my favorite character in Summa Elvetica.
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The Last Witchking Kindle Edition
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Publication dateJanuary 28, 2014
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File size1300 KB
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- ASIN : B00I45AE1I
- Publisher : Castalia House (January 28, 2014)
- Publication date : January 28, 2014
- Language : English
- File size : 1300 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 117 pages
- Lending : Enabled
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- #2,745 in Military Fantasy (Books)
- #8,083 in War Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #15,098 in Epic Fantasy (Kindle Store)
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The three stories in the collection brought enjoyment. I particularly enjoyed Opera and Hoblets
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I had yet to read any of Vox's fiction and when this short collection popped up for free on Kindle I took advantage. I found the stories engaging enough and it made me want to get the novels. For those who want fully developed characters I would say look to the novels. These are novellas and as such they need to be frugal on words to get the plot out and done in the space allotted. I think Vox did a commendable job in using character types made famous by Tolkein and putting a different spin on them that made them more interesting. The dwarves and elves actually interact with humans for their own interests and those interests don't have to be epic quests.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021
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The title story is not even the best one. This is brilliant. I'm trying to become a writer myself. I'm writing my 10th long work at the moment and I have elves, orcs, and dwarves like like these stories. This book is an inspiration. The second story is kind of a Schlinder's List involving Goblins and Orcs. These stories are powerful and they reflect real human struggles. I've never felt this way reading fantasy.
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014
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Wow! I truly enjoyed Opera Vita Aeterna, but feel that it is the weakest story in this book. The Last Witchking is another well built story, but my favorite was The Hoblets of Wiccam Fensboro. It is a matter of personal taste, but the mixture of humor and suspense was very nicely done. My vocabulary fails me because this is more than competent fiction. It does not transport me like anything written by Clark Ashton Smith, but Vox Day presents a world in such a manner that I want to know more. This is not message fiction, but it is well told fantasy fiction. A bargain at three times the price!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019
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It doesn't quite measure up to A Throne of Bones or A Sea of Skulls, but it's still a great collection of 3 stories that I couldn't put down.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017
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Interesting, a bit disconcerting (because it's dark, as it should be) -- but you wouldn't want this end on a happy, vapid upbeat note! Well worth the read for the thoughts provoked!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2019
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Each of the three stories found within this book delivered impactful allegories of revenge, war, and theology. I thoroughly enjoyed this deep read and will make it discussion piece with my family.
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019
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More fascinating stories of Selenoth. Excellent work.
No matter the character, your journey with them is always captivating. Good job, SDL.
No matter the character, your journey with them is always captivating. Good job, SDL.
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Christopher Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars
Varying quality, but none of them bad.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2015Verified Purchase
I brought this book not really sure what to expect. The author has a reputation as an online firebrand, and when one of the novellas in this collection was nominated for a hugo there was a great deal of discussion around its merits, which prompted me to take a look for myself.
I have a different opinion on each of the three stories contained here, so I'm going to go through each individually and give my brief thoughts:
The Last Witchking - unfortunately, the story that opens this collection is also the weakest, chronicling the education of the last survivor of the race of Witchkings as he is raised to avenge his people. This seems to exist mostly to explain the origins of the wolf-like race who look set to play a major part in Vox Day's novels, but as a story in its own right The Last Witchking feels a little unsatisfying, as the protagonist comes to a bad end without accomplishing much, but without being likeable enough for me to feel sad about it either. Three stars.
The Hoblets of Wiccam Fensboro - this story was a great improvement, and probably the best of the three, presenting a tale of collaboration and resistance that was dramatic and comic by turns, while the World War II paralells were clear without ever seeming forced. Five stars.
Opera Vita Aeternae - this is the hugo nominated story, and having read it I can only conclude that the criticism it recieved was massively out of proportion to its defects. It isn't the best novellette I've ever read - it isn't as good as Hoblets of Wiccam Fensboro, for a start - but it is a good story well written, and undeserving of the scorn that was heaped upon it. Four stars
I have a different opinion on each of the three stories contained here, so I'm going to go through each individually and give my brief thoughts:
The Last Witchking - unfortunately, the story that opens this collection is also the weakest, chronicling the education of the last survivor of the race of Witchkings as he is raised to avenge his people. This seems to exist mostly to explain the origins of the wolf-like race who look set to play a major part in Vox Day's novels, but as a story in its own right The Last Witchking feels a little unsatisfying, as the protagonist comes to a bad end without accomplishing much, but without being likeable enough for me to feel sad about it either. Three stars.
The Hoblets of Wiccam Fensboro - this story was a great improvement, and probably the best of the three, presenting a tale of collaboration and resistance that was dramatic and comic by turns, while the World War II paralells were clear without ever seeming forced. Five stars.
Opera Vita Aeternae - this is the hugo nominated story, and having read it I can only conclude that the criticism it recieved was massively out of proportion to its defects. It isn't the best novellette I've ever read - it isn't as good as Hoblets of Wiccam Fensboro, for a start - but it is a good story well written, and undeserving of the scorn that was heaped upon it. Four stars
Sam Hart
5.0 out of 5 stars
Given the incendiary, often angry, and dismayingly pessimistic ...
Reviewed in Australia on December 25, 2016Verified Purchase
Given the incendiary, often angry, and dismayingly pessimistic nature of Vox Day's blogging, the last thing I expected was fantasy short stories with genuine empathy, unfeigned emotion, and sympathetically portrayed fantasy races. But that's exactly what you'll find here. In fact the empathy for his characters, wether heroic, villainous, or in between, shines. A very surprising book.
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