Post originally by Jack Fortune at 2004-06-30 12:05:38
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Yes, it was a good review. The reviewer shared some of my misgivings about the product, but overall, it was a pretty good book.

I wasn't very fond of the Merlin saga. I really didn't like Merlin as a character. He wasn't the proactive character Corwin was. Of course, this shows that they are different people but that doesn't always engage the reader. Also, the Pattern/Logrus conflict was confusing and a little dull. I like Zelazny's works, especially A Night in Lonesome October, but this wasn't his best stuff, in my opinion.

The upside to all of this was that Wujcik was able to effectively boil the elements of the Merlin Saga down for game use. No easy task. I made extensive use of the expanded character roster, for example.