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A review by eiion
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Kings of the Wyld is, quite possibly, the best fantasy book I have ever read.
It reads like a D&D adventure, comes together with all the love and care of a carefully crafted world and the characters that fit within it.
This is a book that every party wants their adventure to be like, it is a book that perfectly encompasses the ups and downs of a tabletop adventure, the chaos, the magic, the laughs, and the sadness. The humour is crude, but the emotions are real, and I felt like I knew each and every one of the people that showed themselves on a page.
I cried and I laughed, and reading this book took me right back to my roots, to the wild stories I always read as a kid and to the fantasy adventure I had been craving as an adult. Eames perfectly encapsulated the genre of adult fantasy here - who says that everything has to be so serious all the time just because it's meant for adults? The crude humour and the shocked laughter only added to the world, and it made our group of ragtag old men seem all the more real.
The worldbuilding was immense and amazing, and it left the entire world open to imagination. This was one of many adventures that could happen in this area, and as a DM myself, I'm almost tempted to use the map for my next campaign. It wasn't built around our characters, it was crafted perfectly and our characters were built with the tools to survive it.
This was a reckless, fun, and emotional adventure, and I can not reccommend it enough. To those who love to read, to those who need adventure, or to those who wouldn't mind reading about their dad getting to wield the biggest sword he could physically carry (or any dads who would like to wield a similar size sword). If you like anything fantasy, this book is for you. I promise you, it will not disappoint.
It reads like a D&D adventure, comes together with all the love and care of a carefully crafted world and the characters that fit within it.
This is a book that every party wants their adventure to be like, it is a book that perfectly encompasses the ups and downs of a tabletop adventure, the chaos, the magic, the laughs, and the sadness. The humour is crude, but the emotions are real, and I felt like I knew each and every one of the people that showed themselves on a page.
I cried and I laughed, and reading this book took me right back to my roots, to the wild stories I always read as a kid and to the fantasy adventure I had been craving as an adult. Eames perfectly encapsulated the genre of adult fantasy here - who says that everything has to be so serious all the time just because it's meant for adults? The crude humour and the shocked laughter only added to the world, and it made our group of ragtag old men seem all the more real.
The worldbuilding was immense and amazing, and it left the entire world open to imagination. This was one of many adventures that could happen in this area, and as a DM myself, I'm almost tempted to use the map for my next campaign. It wasn't built around our characters, it was crafted perfectly and our characters were built with the tools to survive it.
This was a reckless, fun, and emotional adventure, and I can not reccommend it enough. To those who love to read, to those who need adventure, or to those who wouldn't mind reading about their dad getting to wield the biggest sword he could physically carry (or any dads who would like to wield a similar size sword). If you like anything fantasy, this book is for you. I promise you, it will not disappoint.