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06-Jan-2011 01:31:59

Eraser418

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Falador
Runescape Betrayal at Falador is a Fantasy novel written by *.*. Church and set in the lands of Runescape. This is the only novel written about Runescape, but there is a sequel which will be released in the upcoming months.
When I first heard of this book I never thought much of it, but I heard some good things and it just caught my interest. Last month, I ordered the paper back (wish I had ordered the Hard Cover.)I had previously printed off the first chapter from the author's site (I beleive the site can be found somewhere on the Runescape site) so I had skipped to the second chapter and began what would be a long day of reading.
The book was very interesting, so infact that I read about 200 pages and finished the book the next day! =O, and just couldn't put the book down. The characters were likeable and the adventors were very interesting. The plot was engaging and seemed very well thought out with twists to the story that would suprise even the most experienced readers. But, perhaps my most favorite thing about the book was that it brought a new experience of Runescape to me and the excellent descriptive language made me think back to my Noob days when I had first discovered new areas, items, monsters, characters, and so much more. The story breathes life into many of Runescape's characters and makes them very likeable people with unique personalities. Characters such as Doric, the lonely Dwarven smith living on the outskirts of Falador, are likeable and places like Falador and Taverly have rich enviornments that makes each unique and instills a beatuiful image in your mind that contrasts greatly to plain looking stlye presented in the game itself.
The only things that I found dissapointing were the final battle and Some of the characters seemed to not be fully developed (some more character building was needed.) The final battle seemed like it was forever long and caused me to get lost on occasion.
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06-Jan-2011 19:24:26 - Last edited on 06-Jan-2011 19:29:52 by Eraser418

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Also was that some of the main characters wern't fully developed and Zamorak's unconvincing attempt to turn Kara to the Dark Side. I think more time was needed developing a few more characters and less time with the final battle which seemed to drag on at times. However, the next book is supposed to be darker and even more gripping than this one.
Overall, Betrayal at Falador was an excellent book which was well written (especially for a first time Novelist) and the story captivated the reader, never letting go. If you're a Runescape player or just enjoy reading Fantasy books, this novel is a must read. This is also a great starter book in the Fantasy Genre. To order the book, I recomment using Amazon because it only takes a few days to arrive...or just see if it's available at your local bookstore/library.

06-Jan-2011 19:26:57

Davey J
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I got the hard back book from the Jagex store for Christmas, and it's absolutely BRILLIANT!
The plot and the story line is just simply amazing, if there's any plans for a sequel to the book, please, write, print and sell it because I want to read more! =D
It should be made into a quest, I need more to do ;)
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07-Jan-2011 18:32:37

Ms Ghia

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Read the book like 2 years ago or something when it came out. It's a very good book and I can't wait for the next one to come out :D
I always said main character was stolen from my rs character because they dressed the same way in game as on book cover, had same hair color and length (not rs character but myself irl) and has almost same name as me (irl) so I was like omg O_O

09-Jan-2011 02:05:45

Orhan

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Only read the sample first chapter, seems awesome!
By the way, just checked amazon. I think theres going to be a new book on march 22nd, called RETURN TO CANIFIS.
Great first chapter, hope I can get the book!

02-Feb-2011 20:15:23

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