Korval's Game - Book Review

Korval's Game, by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, is a SF/fantasy novel that takes place in the Liaden Universe.

I have reviewed a couple of previous novels in the series (Agent of Change and The Dragon Variation . I have also read Mouse and Dragon, but neglected to review it), and I liked them both.

Korval's Game takes place just after the events in Agent of Change, where The Department of the Interior of Liaden has decided to attack Korval and take over Liaden Government.

I found this to be the best in the series, by far. Whereas most where romance novels with SF and battles thrown in, here the battles are more to the center.

Pat Rin - which was a very minor character in the other books - has a nice side story which could almost be a separate novel, and ends up as a major player.

It is recommended that you read the other book in the series first. It is probably not strictly necessary, but it would probably help to understand what was going on.

The final battle does seem a little short, though. And the "teleporting" powers do seem to have been pulled out of thin air.

Other than that, the book was very good and a lot of fun, and I am anxiously waiting for more in the series.

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