Brilliant sound design by Soundbooth Theater really brought this story to life… unlife?
The plot is a fairly well thought out magical world, after the justifiably miffed scientist lich winds up killing all the gods and turning the world on its head, then taking a couple millenia nap. While not particularly novel in setting, plot points, or characters, and the slight incongruity of the real-world references and styles of dress or action can occasionally be jarring, the plot is far from boring, has some surprisingly good twists, and above all the characters are complex and believable. The distinctly amoral yet highly rational protagonist is constantly a little surprised that everyone around him is so stubbornly foolish and emotional, but never to an unrealistic degree in either point. The characters around him are believable, given the world that produced them; many are deeply set in their ways, but some are willing to bend to realistic degrees when faced with the utterly foreign problems the story gives them.
Warning: this story is heavy on puns and wordplay, which I know some people can find extremely annoying. It only grows more frequent as the book goes on and the characters warm up to each other, so be prepared for a skele-ton of bone jokes and linguistic humor.
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