SideQuest Adventures

The Foreworld Saga

De: Mark Teppo, Angus Trim, Michael "Tinker" Pearce, Linda Pearce

Narrado por: Luke Daniels, Mary Robinette Kowal

For the first time, these three stand-alone SideQuest adventures, set in the alternate history world of the popular Foreworld Saga, are collected in a single volume!

"The Beast of Calatrava", by Mark Teppo, is an intriguing alternate history tale in which both a battle-scarred former knight with a blood-soaked history and a monk with a mysterious past face the encroaching Templar crusade and the war coming to Iberia.

In "The Shield-Maiden", by Michael "Tinker" Pearce and Linda Pearce, a headstrong and skilled young Viking woman struggles through the stigmas of her time to claim her spot among the fiercest of fighters.

"The Lion in Chains", by Angus Trim and Mark Teppo, is a visionary adventure in which the legendary Robin Hood joins forces with a clandestine order of warrior monks to rescue the kidnapped King Richard the Lionheart.

©2013 Foreworld, LLC (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Wasn't sure of what to expect

I was not familiar with the Foreworld Saga when I purchased this short story collection during an Audible sale, so I really didn't know what to expect when I started listening. I really enjoyed the first story, which presented familiar names from history and fiction (King Richard, Robin, and Will to name a few) and I found myself wondering a few times if a scene that sounded vaguely familiar was meant to be based on some moment in real history, fictional history, or the alternative Foreworld version. The second story was about a warrior maiden, and while I enjoyed the first part of the story, once it turned into a very bloody battle against the Danes I didn't enjoy it as much. The aftermath of the battle was better, but by that point I was losing the desire to keep going. That's not a fault of the story itself because it was well written. I just don't enjoy squishy scenes and this one didn't shy away from the realities of battle with lots of sharp weapons. I will admit that I didn't make it very far into the third story. By then I was shying away from wanting to continue, and when it started getting a bit preachy (Templars, anyone?) I kind of gave up. I'll probably return and give the third story another shot sometime in the future; I just need to cleanse my reading palate with something a bit less dreary and bloody first.