Review of 'Saga of Old City (Greyhawk Adventures Novels, Book 1)' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Gord leaves the "Old City" of Greyhawk about 90 pages in, and from that point this is a travelogue of the World of Greyhawk (or more properly, the Flanaess). There is character growth and conflict, and even a love interest or two, but in general this isn't a great novel.
In fact, most chapters read like individual stories. One or two involve discussions of large troop movements (which mirrors what was published for dungeon masters in Dragon magazine at the time). Besides being dull to read, one quickly wonders just who has this visibility into various armies - no radio, no satellites, and magic doesn't work quite that way.
While I read a lot of D&D related books back in the day, I somehow never read this series. Will read at least the next book, and at least consider the final three. Was reading this on GM's day, which is …
Gord leaves the "Old City" of Greyhawk about 90 pages in, and from that point this is a travelogue of the World of Greyhawk (or more properly, the Flanaess). There is character growth and conflict, and even a love interest or two, but in general this isn't a great novel.
In fact, most chapters read like individual stories. One or two involve discussions of large troop movements (which mirrors what was published for dungeon masters in Dragon magazine at the time). Besides being dull to read, one quickly wonders just who has this visibility into various armies - no radio, no satellites, and magic doesn't work quite that way.
While I read a lot of D&D related books back in the day, I somehow never read this series. Will read at least the next book, and at least consider the final three. Was reading this on GM's day, which is also the anniversary of the authors death.