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(3.83) | 4 | As a private investigator (and third rate sorcerer) Thraxas has faced all sorts of impossible odds - as Thraxas would no doubt say. It is therefore high time for a well earned rest - as Thraxas would no doubt agree. Solving the crimes of elfs, orcs and dwarves would tire the most talented of operators. As Thraxas can hardly be classed amongst their number, he feels very tired indeed. However, everyone knows there is no rest for the wicked, which means all the more work for Thraxas.… (mehr) |
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▾Buchbeschreibungen As a private investigator (and third rate sorcerer) Thraxas has faced all sorts of impossible odds - as Thraxas would no doubt say. It is therefore high time for a well earned rest - as Thraxas would no doubt agree. Solving the crimes of elfs, orcs and dwarves would tire the most talented of operators. As Thraxas can hardly be classed amongst their number, he feels very tired indeed. However, everyone knows there is no rest for the wicked, which means all the more work for Thraxas. ▾Bibliotheksbeschreibungen Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. ▾Beschreibung von LibraryThing-Mitgliedern
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Die Orks belagern Turai, während der wohlbeleibte Abenteurer und Privatermittler Thraxas unter dem daraus resultierenden Mangel an Süßkartoffeln und anderen Leckereien leidet. Darüberhinaus hat er keine detektivischen Aufträge zu erledigen und langweilt sich furchtbar. Als es dann plötzlich doch wieder etwas zu tun gibt, wünscht sich Thraxas die Flaute schnell zurück: Angeblich ist eine magische Wunderwaffe nach Thrai gebracht worden und könnte nun den Orks in die Hände fallen. Thraxas steckt schnell wieder mittendrin im Schlamassel - und dann rollt auch noch eine Grippewelle durch die Stadt, und zu allem Überfluss droht seine Stammkneipe zu schließen ... | |
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Title: Thraxas Under Siege
Series: Thraxas #8
Author: Martin Scott
Rating: 3 of 5 Stars
Genre: SFF
Pages: 272
Format: Kindle digital edition
Synopsis: Spoiler
Turai is besieged by the orcs. Everyone, including Thraxas, must pull duty on the walls. At the same time, it gets out that there is an artifact that can raise storms and it is missing. If it falls into the hands of the Orcs, Turai is doomed. The head mistress of the Sorcerer's guild hires Thraxas to find said artifact. He is also hired to find 14,000 gurans of hidden treasure, the finders fee which will enable Thraxas to get in on a high stakes card game. Because hey, being under siege doesn't mean life has to stop.
While this is all going on, it is deep winter and the winter malady is hitting people right and left. Sometimes a little to close to Thraxas's circle of acquaintances. The book ends with the orcs over running Turai and Thraxas dragging Makri and Lisutarius into a boat and escaping.
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Thraxas is dense. There is no denying it. People literally falling ill, with no symptoms beforehand, as soon as they step into the Avenging Axe and he doesn't suspect a thing? Throw in that an orcish sorcerer named Dazeez the Unseen is known to be out and about and you have to roll your eyes.
This was exactly like the previous books. Thraxas complain, Thraxas eats and fights, people harass Thraxas, Makri prances around in her chain mail bikini, Thraxas ignores said spectacle. Thraxas solves some of the issues and not others.
The card game was the highlight for me. In it Thraxas is playing against an orcish sorcerer and other high lords of Turai. The stakes are Makri's hand in marriage or the storm artifact. What a game.
The ending was ok. It could either be taken as the end of the story and series, or just a temporary set back. In the omnibus edition, this is the last story but i know there are 2 more, as I have them in my tbr list. So I'm wondering if Martin ended the series and then picked it back up again. I am glad to know that there are more Thraxas stories. We all need more stories about fat gluttons who are more worried about their bellies than beautiful women. Even beautiful women who fill out chainmail bikinis :-D (