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NO SPOILERS
In Red Rune Canyon is a four-part series of free Pathfinder web
fiction (available here) that serves well as a prequel to the novel Called
to Darkness. The short story is
set in the Realm of the Mammoth Lords and features Kagur, a brave warrior loyal
to her tribe (the Black Lions) and her adopted brother, a frost giant named
Eovath. The story is full of exciting
action scenes and develops the bond between Kagur and Eovath nicely, which is
something that makes the novel better. It’s a worthwhile read.
SPOILERS
The story starts with Kagur and Eovath as part of a hunting
party trying to track down a creature responsible for murdering members of
other tribes. The creature’s trail leads
to the forbidden Red Rune Canyon, a place known for strange magic and phenomena
as (I think) it borders the Worldwound.
Later parts of the story feature a tense and exciting battle against
ghouls and then the appearance of some kind of demon that kidnaps Eovath! Kagur has to bully a captured ghoul into
helping find her brother. The concluding
battle against the demon is done well and is satisfying.
One of the things I really liked about In Red Rune Canyon is
that it shows the kinship between Kagur and Eovath while at the same time
subtly hinting to Eovath’s dissatisfaction with is “adoption.” This is a major theme of the novel and I wish
I had read this short story first. I’ll
also note that there’s some really good artwork for Kagur.
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