The Wardog Coin eBook Vox Day
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The Wardog's Coin consists of two stories set in the epic fantasy world of A Throne of Bones. The title story is about a human mercenary company which finds itself in the employ of an elf king. Outnumbered and under attack from an army of orcs and goblins, the Company discovers it is no longer fighting for pay, but for survival. The second story, Qalabi Dawn, features a young tribal chieftain, Shabaka No-Tail, who seeks to find a way to unite the fractious tribes of The People before the implacable legions of the Dead God invade the desert to carry out their crusade of total extermination.
The Wardog Coin eBook Vox Day
I'm a frequent reader of Vox Day's blog and political/economic writings, but I hadn't looked into his fantasy novels until now because I'm not a big fan of sci-fi and speculative fiction. While I won't claim that the Wardog's Coin blew me away, it's worth a look even if you don't typically read fantasy novels.The book consists of two short stories: "The Wardog's Coin" and "Qalabi Dawn." The former concerns a human mercenary company that is hired by an elf king to fight against orcs; the latter is about a race of anthropomorphic cat-people resisting a human invasion into their homeland. Vox Day succeeds where most fantasy writers fail because he is an astute student of history, his writing informed by real-world events, peoples and nations. For example, the invading human empire depicted in "Qalabi Dawn" is clearly modeled on the Roman Empire. The Wardog's Coin is also well-done from a technical standpoint; Vox's depictions of battle and war are as realistic and believable as they get. Given that most fantasy writers are bespectacled dorks who've never thrown a punch in their lives, this is no small detail. He also excels at dialect writing, portraying the uneducated but smart mercenary captain protagonist of "The Wardog's Coin" in a subtle, intelligent manner.
My biggest issue with The Wardog's Coin is the same problem that infects almost all post-Tolkien fantasy writing: an emphasis on world-building over character development. This is not as big a deal in Vox's writing--a big part of the reason why I liked it--but there's still enough of it, particularly in "Qalabi Dawn," to annoy me. The reason why this is such a big deal is because modern fantasy/sci-fi authors are so obsessed with fleshing out every detail of their little made-up worlds that there's little room left over for the characters themselves: see "Game of Thrones" for a particularly obnoxious example.
But, as I said, this is a minor point. The Wardog's Coin is a fun, quick little read and has definitely gotten me interested in Vox Day's other fiction books.
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The Wardog Coin eBook Vox Day Reviews
Wardog's Coin is an enjoyable story. For myself, it hit the right notes to be a compelling gritty war story. Qalabi Dawn just didn't work as well for me. I'm dumb as Hell, and I feel that a bit more exposition would have been very helpful in understanding the protagonist at the beginning of the story. Still a bargain!
These short stories are enjoyable on their own, but work even better as when as history-back round info on the larger world the author is working on, starting with A Throne of Bones. Also recommend his Suma Elvictica as it provides a good look at one of the main characters in ATOB.
This series is a fun read. I like the world created, and have happily bought the series - and would like more. It is a fun and escapist fantasy universe - with legions and mercenaries, and witch kings, what more do you need?
I’ve had “The Wardog’s Coin” in my library for quite some time, and now wish I read it sooner. I found both stories entertaining and well written. Solid characterization, interesting settings and descriptions—satisfying fantasy that won’t take you a month to read. Fans of both Westeros and Middle-earth will feel comfortable here.
Vox Day is one of the best new voices in fantasy that I've run across in quite a while. I'm not quite ready to call him the second coming of Robert E. Howard, but who is? The Wardog's Coin is a pair of fast-paced set of Sword & Sorcery tales. Rather than revolving around a single hero, Day's stories are connected by being part of a single fantasy world. But it's a varied world. The title story is about a mercenary who undertakes a suicidally-dangerous mission, one in which he must cooperate with a elvish wizard, a pairing that raises racial, social, and personal enmities. It's not exactly message fiction, but there's much more to Wardog's Coin than non-stop violence. Though there's plenty of violence. Much as I love a shoot-'em-up, Day is a thoughtful story-teller, and his characters' aren't just cardboard cut-outs.
I would say that Qalabi Dawn is perhaps my favorite story. It is the story of a ruthless chieftain's rise to power among a tribe of lion-people. Shabaka No-Tail does whatever he must to save his people from an invading empire's army. It's a mini-epic, and a whip-smart character study where I never knew whether to hate the protagonist or admire him. Of course Shabaka wouldn't care either way, which I'd say is the whole point.
I'm a frequent reader of Vox Day's blog and political/economic writings, but I hadn't looked into his fantasy novels until now because I'm not a big fan of sci-fi and speculative fiction. While I won't claim that the Wardog's Coin blew me away, it's worth a look even if you don't typically read fantasy novels.
The book consists of two short stories "The Wardog's Coin" and "Qalabi Dawn." The former concerns a human mercenary company that is hired by an elf king to fight against orcs; the latter is about a race of anthropomorphic cat-people resisting a human invasion into their homeland. Vox Day succeeds where most fantasy writers fail because he is an astute student of history, his writing informed by real-world events, peoples and nations. For example, the invading human empire depicted in "Qalabi Dawn" is clearly modeled on the Roman Empire. The Wardog's Coin is also well-done from a technical standpoint; Vox's depictions of battle and war are as realistic and believable as they get. Given that most fantasy writers are bespectacled dorks who've never thrown a punch in their lives, this is no small detail. He also excels at dialect writing, portraying the uneducated but smart mercenary captain protagonist of "The Wardog's Coin" in a subtle, intelligent manner.
My biggest issue with The Wardog's Coin is the same problem that infects almost all post-Tolkien fantasy writing an emphasis on world-building over character development. This is not as big a deal in Vox's writing--a big part of the reason why I liked it--but there's still enough of it, particularly in "Qalabi Dawn," to annoy me. The reason why this is such a big deal is because modern fantasy/sci-fi authors are so obsessed with fleshing out every detail of their little made-up worlds that there's little room left over for the characters themselves see "Game of Thrones" for a particularly obnoxious example.
But, as I said, this is a minor point. The Wardog's Coin is a fun, quick little read and has definitely gotten me interested in Vox Day's other fiction books.
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