Silas made a terrible mistake and did not heed the advice of
his friends. They tried to tell him that following the dark arts of Otto
Blightey was folly. He failed to listen. The liche lord destroyed Silas so he
could rise again and recognised Nameless as one who stood against him once in the past. Blightey is determined to have his revenge on the dwarf and intends to
do everything he can to destroy their race forever.
Yet Nameless is first and foremost a warrior. He will not
simply stand by and allow the last vestige of his people to disappear, but he
may not like the choices he has to make to save them. They are not
world-changing decisions, rather they concern himself and any absolution that is
his to claim. Can he forgive himself for the sins of his madness? Can he accept
the friendship, love and trust of his kin in order to destroy the dreaded liche
lord once and for all?
The Good
D. P. Prior has written another fast-paced novella that is
packed with action and adventure. He has let his imagination run wild once
again and I found Bane of the Liche
Lord to be a great ending for the series as a whole. Prior ties up all the
loose ends nicely and manages to set up a chance for the subsequent books without
leaving the core story unfinished.
The Bad
There wasn’t anything that bothered me with this book, aside
from the points I have made in the series previous reviews. As ever, Prior over
uses his fictional profanity ‘shog’ and there are minor grammatical errors
throughout that had my internal editor waving a blue pencil about at time!
Final Thoughts
Overall, though, Bane of
the Liche Lord was an exciting read and ended The Chronicles of the Nameless Dwarf well. The book, and series as
a whole, make for quick, easy reading and are perfect for anyone who’s looking
for a bit of light-hearted fantasy that isn’t too heavy in lore and world-building.