Pages to Fill

Pages to Fill is a short story to add a little bit of backstory to Viv’s old team she would adventure with, it’s an interesting piece of extra characterization for the gang but because it’s set before L&L it means a lot of what you read the original for isn’t present here at all. It really just reads like a normal fantasy for the most part.

There are hints of the tone of the original at times, the wonder of Viv entering the Gnome Athenaeum put a smile on my face, there’s always a joy going into a library/bookshop for the first time.

The bounty plot was fairly standard but with a satisfying enough conclusion for a short story of this length and having the chance to walk around Azimuth was fairly interesting; seeing the tiny city described through the lens of seven foot Viv lead to some solid comedic moments.

A solid extra chapter to the original and I’m still very much looking forward to getting to the next book by Baldree soon after.