Redemption
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Average rating3.2
Long months have passed since Siris and the God King, enemies betrayed together, were left to rot in the prison at the Vault of Tears. Their true enemy -- the Worker of Secrets, creator of the Infinity Blade itself -- now reigns.Upon finally obtaining freedom, Siris must unravel plots that seem to make no sense, lead a rebellion with no direction, and fight against the division within his very heart. The secrets unraveled will dig backward in time toward the origins of the Deathless and the true nature of the world itself...From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and ChAIR Entertainment, creators of the blockbuster Infinity Blade video game series, comes the second novel in the epic Infinity Blade saga. This latest tale delves deeper into the fantastical world of Infinity Blade, a world of mystery and intrigue where magic and technology are indistinguishable and even life and death are not as they seem.
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2 primary booksInfinity Blade
Infinity Blade is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Brandon Sanderson.
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3.5 stars because the first half of the book made no sense.
There's a time skip between books 1 and 2 which I'm guessing is filled by the video game. So read the blurb before starting book 2 so that it makes sense.
The separate stories of the present world and the deathless were good and I loved how they merged together. But then this book finished without giving a concrete ending
Another brilliant novella from Brandon Sanderson. You can tell that he enjoys giving life to this world of the Infinity Blade, which started off as nothing more than a simple idea of repetitive gesture-based combat in a mobile game.
I especially like the dual arcs that finally come together at the end, giving me a nice surprise (I guessed wrong who was who). This world turns out to be really fascinating, and sheds new light as to just how much we don't know of the Worker of Secrets.
This novella is part 4 of 5 (so far?). Parts 1, 3, and 5 are the mobile games Infinity Blade I, II, and III. Part 2 is another novella that bridges the first two games, while this novella bridges the latter two games. I'd say that it does a great job of tying the whole plot together, giving perspective and a deeper look into just who Siris, Isa, Raidriar are - giving them character, motivations, and growth.
Having played the games, the novella does sort of skim over things that happened in Infinity Blade II, but nothing a quick visit to Wikipedia can't rectify.
