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Format:Paperback
I loved this series of adventure gamebooks as a youngster and this, the sixth in the series of a supposed seven, promised to be just as entertaining as the other five. The plot takes you as Avenger the ninja and ruler of Irsmuncast into the notorious Rift, a kind of hell underground where many of the armies of evil herald from and where numerous deadly enemies of the title character reside. Most promising in this book for me was the return of several characters from Book 2 Assassin who escaped Avenger's wrath in that book. A showdown of epic proprtions beckoned.
However the book and it's entire plot and objective (of Avenger going into The Rift to rescue his long time friend and ally kidnapped and taken into the Rift) is thwarted by a hurried and pointless ending in which Avenger is left to an assumed death in the bowells of The Rift after falling/jumping into a giant worm's maw? There is no ending as such and the only explanation I have ever been able to offer in the absence of the promised Book 7 was that the publishers decided to pull the book deal from the authors forcing them to construct a hasty end in this book, a task which they unfortunately fail miserably.
I have attempted over the years following Inferno's release to establish the reason for the lack of a Book 7 and the lacklustre finale in Book 6 without success.
If you have and enjoyed the other books from the series then buy this one to complete it and at least appreciate some more of the same in terms of the authors' brilliant narration of their world and it's characters and creatures but don't raise your hopes of a logical and satisfying conclusion to this series of gamebooks.
However the book and it's entire plot and objective (of Avenger going into The Rift to rescue his long time friend and ally kidnapped and taken into the Rift) is thwarted by a hurried and pointless ending in which Avenger is left to an assumed death in the bowells of The Rift after falling/jumping into a giant worm's maw? There is no ending as such and the only explanation I have ever been able to offer in the absence of the promised Book 7 was that the publishers decided to pull the book deal from the authors forcing them to construct a hasty end in this book, a task which they unfortunately fail miserably.
I have attempted over the years following Inferno's release to establish the reason for the lack of a Book 7 and the lacklustre finale in Book 6 without success.
If you have and enjoyed the other books from the series then buy this one to complete it and at least appreciate some more of the same in terms of the authors' brilliant narration of their world and it's characters and creatures but don't raise your hopes of a logical and satisfying conclusion to this series of gamebooks.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Disappointing End To A Great Series
30 Mar 2006
By rapturefish
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I've looked through every paragraph reference to find the 'real' ending, only to realise that the last depressing paragraph was in fact the real end. The book begins with some real promise by having the factor of Foxglove present, and it's good to revisit some characters from previous books. With such a promising start it's a pity the book didn't have another 400 or so paragraphs to take it forward. The ending strays away completely from the original quest and sounds like one of the bad endings where you die. Only a slight hint suggests that this would've been continued in a seventh book, but sadly I hear there isn't one. Perhaps the authors were given their marching orders and the book had to be finished unsatisfactorily? There's simply no other good reason why a great series like this should've ended like this. Very disappointing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Inconclusive
5 Feb 2002
By DLirag
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
If this book weren't the last of the excellent "Way of the Tiger" ninja series, it would deserve 4 or 5 stars. Unfortunately, "Inferno!" seems to have been the final book of the series. The problem stems from the fact that the book's "ending" is not really an ending. The hero's main quest remains unfulfilled at the end, robbing the story, and the entire series for that matter, of a satisfying conclusion.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Utterly dissapointing
10 Mar 2006
By Hisham VIRC
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This was the worst ending a good series could ever have, period. Inferno's plot was totally lousy, it's like the authors suddenly got a huge writers block or suddenly got a death fit or were sacked by the publishers or something. UTTERLY dissapointing. If you somehow just came across this series, just read until Warbringer and stop there and then conjure up your own ending.
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