BioWare @bioware Day 4: Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2, perfect for reading by the hearth on a cold day. RT to enter. #5FestiveFreebies
I found the perfect occasion to read tWoT2 was on the throne (not stolen) a few months ago while prepping for my colonoscopy
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John Epler @eplerjc: Having been in this industry for a while, one thing has proven out, time and time again. Success belongs to the team, and failure belongs to leadership. No game is a one-person show, or even close.
Prolific dwarven author and heroic companion of the Dragon Age games, Varric Tethras brings us the collected edition of his breakthrough crime-noir drama, Hard in Hightown (with help from his trusted human confidante, Mary Kirby)! This volume is beautifully illustrated by Stefano Martino, Álvaro Sarraseca, Andres Ponce, and Ricardo German Ponce Torres, with a painted cover by E.M. Gist!
Twenty years of patrols have chiseled each and every stone of the Kirkwall streets into city guardsmen Donnen Brennokovic. Weary and weathered, Donnen is paired with a recruit so green he might as well have leaves growing out of his armor. When the mismatched pair discover a dead magistrate bleeding out on the flagstones, they're caught up in a clash between a shadowy organization known only as the Executors and a secretive group of Chantry agents--all over some ancient artifact.
Not only do I love the book, but I love that they used Marian Hawke on the cover. Garrett gets the spotlight in all the other official material so this is really nice. I love Mary Kirby.
Last Edit: Dec 24, 2017 20:59:45 GMT by vertigomez
If that bint ruins our honeymoon, I will wear her Qun for a boot! Let's wrap it up, love.
Prolific dwarven author and heroic companion of the Dragon Age games, Varric Tethras brings us the collected edition of his breakthrough crime-noir drama, Hard in Hightown (with help from his trusted human confidante, Mary Kirby)! This volume is beautifully illustrated by Stefano Martino, Álvaro Sarraseca, Andres Ponce, and Ricardo German Ponce Torres, with a painted cover by E.M. Gist!
Twenty years of patrols have chiseled each and every stone of the Kirkwall streets into city guardsmen Donnen Brennokovic. Weary and weathered, Donnen is paired with a recruit so green he might as well have leaves growing out of his armor. When the mismatched pair discover a dead magistrate bleeding out on the flagstones, they're caught up in a clash between a shadowy organization known only as the Executors and a secretive group of Chantry agents--all over some ancient artifact.
- Awesome!
David Gaider @davidgaider Is this actually coming out?!
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby Yes!
Jo Berry @joanna_Berry Want one want one want one 🙂
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby I wonder if I can get my business cards changed to, "Varric's co-author"?
Not sure why Hawke is on the cover at all... As far as I know, Hawke isn't actually a character? Or at least hasn't been in any of the previous iterations of the text that we've seen.
Mountains. Cold. "Let's bring Dorian!" It's good to be Champion!
Not sure why Hawke is on the cover at all... As far as I know, Hawke isn't actually a character? Or at least hasn't been in any of the previous iterations of the text that we've seen.
He poured a glass of red Orlesian wine and carried it out to the patio where Lady Marielle sat, playing a lute for the benefit of a distant flock of cormorants and a sleepy mabari hound.
Donnen handed her the glass with a smile. "Can I get you anything else, your ladyship?"
"That's very kind of you, guardsman." Marielle set aside her lute; the sleepy hound looked up, annoyed at having its lullaby interrupted.
"It's just Donnen these days," he replied, looking out over the waves. "My time in the Kirkwall guard is over."
"Is it?" She smiled slyly over the glass. "You don't think naming a tavern The Watch was a sign that perhaps you can take the guardsman out of Kirkwall, and even out of the Guard, but he never... quite leaves?"
The sun was setting behind them. The hound stretched and ambled over to the table to lay his head on Lady Marielle's knee and beg for table scraps. In the distance, the cormorants took off in a single motion to return to their roosts up the shore.
Donnen smiled back. "Maybe you're right. But tonight I'm off duty, your ladyship."
"Marielle," she corrected. "And to answer your question, you can get me some company. One guardsman might suffice."
And the two of them watched the last of the light disappear together in peace.
Ah thanks! I haven't actually read all of the available codex chapters. (I'm a bad DA fan, I know, but Hard in Hightown has never really interested me... =/ I'll buy it anyway as some new DA thing to have and read, though.)
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Mountains. Cold. "Let's bring Dorian!" It's good to be Champion!
Not sure why Hawke is on the cover at all... As far as I know, Hawke isn't actually a character? Or at least hasn't been in any of the previous iterations of the text that we've seen.
It might not be "Hawke" so much as a Hawke-inspired character. Wasn't there a "Marielle" chatting with Donnen in the Fade library if female Hawke dies?
I mean obviously we recognize her as Hawke, but maybe Varric's audience doesn't.
edit: oops, ninja'd. That's what I get for not reloading the page.
Last Edit: Dec 24, 2017 22:46:08 GMT by vertigomez
If that bint ruins our honeymoon, I will wear her Qun for a boot! Let's wrap it up, love.
Not sure why Hawke is on the cover at all... As far as I know, Hawke isn't actually a character? Or at least hasn't been in any of the previous iterations of the text that we've seen.
- Looks like there's going to be more to this book than just a collection of the codex entries...
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby If you have ever thought to yourself, "I would sure like to read a noir mystery story set in Kirkwall, written by Varric and starring all his friends from DA2." this might be the book for you:
Ah thanks! I haven't actually read all of the available codex chapters. (I'm a bad DA fan, I know, but Hard in Hightown has never really interested me... =/ I'll buy it anyway as some new DA thing to have and read, though.)
I made a point during one PT to read every chapter. It is actually a pretty good tale. I wonder if the real world version will have the same ending or if they changed it to avoid spoilers for people who read the codex version? It would kinda suck to already know whodunit....
- Looks like there's going to be more to this book than just a collection of the codex entries...
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby If you have ever thought to yourself, "I would sure like to read a noir mystery story set in Kirkwall, written by Varric and starring all his friends from DA2." this might be the book for you:
Ah now that does pique my interest.
But in general, I regard Hard in Hightown sort of like Dragon Age AU fanfic*, which is why I haven't been too interested in it. Just not what I'm looking for in Dragon Age. But as I said, it's nice to have something new at least.
* This is a remark about content, not quality.
[edit] Here is the Amazon link. I love how it says, "by Varric Tethras (Author), Mary Kirby (Author), Various (Illustrator)," like he's a real person. XD
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Mountains. Cold. "Let's bring Dorian!" It's good to be Champion!
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Not sure why Hawke is on the cover at all... As far as I know, Hawke isn't actually a character? Or at least hasn't been in any of the previous iterations of the text that we've seen.
- Looks like there's going to be more to this book than just a collection of the codex entries...
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby If you have ever thought to yourself, "I would sure like to read a noir mystery story set in Kirkwall, written by Varric and starring all his friends from DA2." this might be the book for you:
Adam @am_schray "All his friends... and Carver"?
Mary Kirby @biomarykirby Okay, more like, "All his friends, Carver, and also Choir Boy, I guess."