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Join me as I review The Middle of Nowhere by Paul B. Thompson live! Share your thoughts on this final novel in the Dragonlance Crossroads series, released by Wizards of the Coast on July 1, 2003. You can buy a copy here: amzn.to/4qEzZFJ
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About The Middle of Nowhere
The latest title in the world-spanning Crossroads series. Popular Dragonlance author Paul B. Thompson pens the latest novel that explores an area of the setting that has been mentioned but not previously described in detail to readers.
The peace of a rural village is shattered by the sudden appearance of a band of renegade warriors seeking slaves. The farmers of Nowhere have no hope unless they can raise a company of champions to defend them, but the motley group of saviors who take up their cause--a shipwrecked sailor, a minotaur poet, a kender treasure hunter, a shamed half-ogre, a disgraced foot soldier, and an eccentric sorcerer--seem nearly as dangerous as the slavemasters
Review
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga review episode. It is Palast, Deepkolt the 23rd. My name is Adam and today I am going to give you my review of The Middle of Nowhere by Paul B. Thompson. I would like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga members and Patreon patrons, and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron. You can even pick up Dragonlance media or get $10 by signing up to StartPlaying.Games using my affiliate links. This is my perspective only, and if you have any thoughts or disagree with mine, I invite you to share them in YouTube chat.
Review
We start in the town of Nowhere, a simple hard-working farmer village. A group of bandits arrive, mainly with ogre brutes, but led by Lord Rakell. He has claimed control of the village and killed all who resisted. Then he demanded able bodied men and women to mines in the mountains with fresh ones to go a few weeks later. Malek, a farmer tried to fight, but was knocked down, and Rakell saw that an old Solamnic Knight leader of his was in the town. He took Marren and his daughter Laila with them, and left. The townspeople were beside themselves. They couldn’t stand up to these brutes, and their livelihood would end without the mena dn women Rackell took.
Malek decided to recruit warriors to fight back. He, Nils, his brother, Caeta, and Wilf all travel to the town of Robann and attempt to recruit warriors. They have no money, only food to cover, and so most laugh at them or ignore them. They discover a Minotaur who is ostracised by his family for being a poet who agreed to fight with them. A Khur nomad named Hume agreed to go as well. They adopted a kender named Carver, and a sailor mercenary named Raika. Together they aided the escape of a Kagonesti hunter named Amergin who killed the son of a gang leader in a duel. They only needed a leader and came across a disgraced Knight of th eRose named Howland. He agreed to help them, and they all left town, evading the gang.
They came across a lynching where the crowd was paralysed. Ezu, a traveler, was going to be hanged by these villagers for being an outsider, but he paralysed them hoping to escape his bonds. He was unable, so the group let him out and he joined them. They continued on their way to Nowhere and Raika was trapped by a Kagonesti bounty hunter, but rescued by her group, and they all captured him. He turned out to be the famous Robein the tireless. THey all arrive at the town and let Robein go. He agrees to help, but will need to deliver his bounty afterward. They all rally the townspeople and start to build defences when some of them go to scout the enemy camp.
They hide while some prisoners and guards are going to get water, then attack, killing some of them. The guards fight back and end up killing Hume, as the others flee. Malek saw Laila and was trying to rescue her which is what led to Hume’s death. He is scolded and they return to Nowhere hoping their plans haven't been ruined...
Join me as I review The Middle of Nowhere by Paul B. Thompson live! Share your thoughts on this final novel in the Dragonlance Crossroads series, released by Wizards of the Coast on July 1, 2003. You can buy a copy here: amzn.to/4qEzZFJ
Dragonlance Reviews Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ZMN0IxDq3QLkVY0Xe802wfh2TDee3Gq
Thank you Creator Patron Aaron Hardy, Developer Patrons Chris Androu & Sam Ruiz, and all of the YouTube Members!
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About The Middle of Nowhere
The latest title in the world-spanning Crossroads series. Popular Dragonlance author Paul B. Thompson pens the latest novel that explores an area of the setting that has been mentioned but not previously described in detail to readers.
The peace of a rural village is shattered by the sudden appearance of a band of renegade warriors seeking slaves. The farmers of Nowhere have no hope unless they can raise a company of champions to defend them, but the motley group of saviors who take up their cause--a shipwrecked sailor, a minotaur poet, a kender treasure hunter, a shamed half-ogre, a disgraced foot soldier, and an eccentric sorcerer--seem nearly as dangerous as the slavemasters
Review
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga review episode. It is Palast, Deepkolt the 23rd. My name is Adam and today I am going to give you my review of The Middle of Nowhere by Paul B. Thompson. I would like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga members and Patreon patrons, and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron. You can even pick up Dragonlance media or get $10 by signing up to StartPlaying.Games using my affiliate links. This is my perspective only, and if you have any thoughts or disagree with mine, I invite you to share them in YouTube chat.
Review
We start in the town of Nowhere, a simple hard-working farmer village. A group of bandits arrive, mainly with ogre brutes, but led by Lord Rakell. He has claimed control of the village and killed all who resisted. Then he demanded able bodied men and women to mines in the mountains with fresh ones to go a few weeks later. Malek, a farmer tried to fight, but was knocked down, and Rakell saw that an old Solamnic Knight leader of his was in the town. He took Marren and his daughter Laila with them, and left. The townspeople were beside themselves. They couldn’t stand up to these brutes, and their livelihood would end without the mena dn women Rackell took.
Malek decided to recruit warriors to fight back. He, Nils, his brother, Caeta, and Wilf all travel to the town of Robann and attempt to recruit warriors. They have no money, only food to cover, and so most laugh at them or ignore them. They discover a Minotaur who is ostracised by his family for being a poet who agreed to fight with them. A Khur nomad named Hume agreed to go as well. They adopted a kender named Carver, and a sailor mercenary named Raika. Together they aided the escape of a Kagonesti hunter named Amergin who killed the son of a gang leader in a duel. They only needed a leader and came across a disgraced Knight of th eRose named Howland. He agreed to help them, and they all left town, evading the gang.
They came across a lynching where the crowd was paralysed. Ezu, a traveler, was going to be hanged by these villagers for being an outsider, but he paralysed them hoping to escape his bonds. He was unable, so the group let him out and he joined them. They continued on their way to Nowhere and Raika was trapped by a Kagonesti bounty hunter, but rescued by her group, and they all captured him. He turned out to be the famous Robein the tireless. THey all arrive at the town and let Robein go. He agrees to help, but will need to deliver his bounty afterward. They all rally the townspeople and start to build defences when some of them go to scout the enemy camp.
They hide while some prisoners and guards are going to get water, then attack, killing some of them. The guards fight back and end up killing Hume, as the others flee. Malek saw Laila and was trying to rescue her which is what led to Hume’s death. He is scolded and they return to Nowhere hoping their plans haven't been ruined...
