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Sir Apropos of Nothing #4
Pyramid Schemes
He’s back. Despite absolutely no requests at all, Sir Apropos of Nothing—he who was spawned from the violent assault of a tavern wench by a group of drunken knights—has returned. This time his voyages take him to the land of Rogypt, a surprisingly ancient realm where the tragic people known as the Shews labor endlessly in building pyramids for their masters. When Apropos inadvertently interferes with he who is destined to be their savior, no less than a deity reaches down and points His fickle finger upon him, informing him it is now his responsibility to liberate the people. All that stands in his way? An unpredictable young ruler, his insanely duplicitous sister and, oh yes, an ancient mummy’s curse. So basically, just a typical day for the roguish Apropos.
282 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 8, 2016
About the author
Peter David
3,670 books1,405 followersPeter Allen David (aka David Peters), often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award, and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award, and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.
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July 16, 2016
It's been a while since I revisited Apropos, so I began re-reading the prior books (and comics, and short story...) a bit before Pyramid Schemes came out, so everything was fresh in my mind when I began the new volume. I enjoyed seeing an Apropos who'd matured a bit and was no longer so at war with himself. The progression had been developing over the years, evolving from the first book where virtually everything that happened involved him doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, the right thing accidentally, the wrong thing for the right reasons, or the right thing for the right reasons but convincing himself that it was due to some fluke or secret bad intent. Not to say he's become a dashing hero of the kind he's always scorned, but he's more bold, more willing to stand up for himself or others, less likely to make excuses, and amenable to moving in a heroic direction. Certainly, if he'd encountered the burning bush in "The Woad to Wuin," even a couple well-placed lightning bolts wouldn't have stopped him from trying to weasel out of the situation at the next opportunity.
I do want to comment specifically on the character of Ahmway. He was introduced in the kind of situation Apropos would frequently find himself in (though without the black comedy that would go along with it), and his equanimity and clear-headedness about what he did, why he did it, whether he had a practical choice in the matter, and his willingness to accept whatever consequence the aggrieved party deemed appropriate, along with his personal loyalty and integrity made an interesting contrast to Apropos. Though I suppose, he may have been more like Apropos than he seemed, since we don't have the benefit of Ahmway's internal monologue.
Still, much more exciting for me than Apropos's exodus-inspired sojourn was the latter half of the book. Since I read the first novel, it seemed inevitable to me that Apropos's story would eventually have to come full-circle, between the foreshadowing and my having read my Joseph Campbell. I worried we'd never actually get that far, with Tong Lashing ending on such a down note without any further books coming up (until recently), and the comic and short story not having room for anything more than nods to the larger storyline. The long and short of it is, I'd been waiting to see Apropos to meet his son and return to his homeland for a reckoning for, God help us all, about half my life.
The whole thing went a bit more abruptly than I might've hoped, though Apropos-the-narrator did describe a growing inclination to cut to the chase. I'm curious about what might've happened had he been fully honest with Entipy what had prompted his earlier actions, though the way things turned out was certainly apro— that is, thematically fitting considering what had happened thus far. I'm also curious about which version of Isteria's history in the years since Apropos's departure was more accurate, though it'd be fair to say the final twist gives us a pretty good clue.
It does seem like there's room for at least one more volume of Sir Apropos, to settle old business and bring him to whatever drafty study he's been setting down his memoirs in. The "Receding Heir" story seemed to take place in the middle of one of Apropos's trademark early-to-mid-book detours, and I'd definitely like a better idea of how he bounced through at least two different kingships. I'm also curious to touch base with Odclay, King Meander, and the surprisingly-long-lived-for-his-occupation Warlord Shank. Considering the fates that various people close to Apropos met in this novel and "Tong Lashing," I think I'd prefer my favorite character, Sharee the Weaver, continue to enjoy a long and happy retirement outside the scope of this narrative.
I do want to comment specifically on the character of Ahmway. He was introduced in the kind of situation Apropos would frequently find himself in (though without the black comedy that would go along with it), and his equanimity and clear-headedness about what he did, why he did it, whether he had a practical choice in the matter, and his willingness to accept whatever consequence the aggrieved party deemed appropriate, along with his personal loyalty and integrity made an interesting contrast to Apropos. Though I suppose, he may have been more like Apropos than he seemed, since we don't have the benefit of Ahmway's internal monologue.
Still, much more exciting for me than Apropos's exodus-inspired sojourn was the latter half of the book. Since I read the first novel, it seemed inevitable to me that Apropos's story would eventually have to come full-circle, between the foreshadowing and my having read my Joseph Campbell. I worried we'd never actually get that far, with Tong Lashing ending on such a down note without any further books coming up (until recently), and the comic and short story not having room for anything more than nods to the larger storyline. The long and short of it is, I'd been waiting to see Apropos to meet his son and return to his homeland for a reckoning for, God help us all, about half my life.
The whole thing went a bit more abruptly than I might've hoped, though Apropos-the-narrator did describe a growing inclination to cut to the chase. I'm curious about what might've happened had he been fully honest with Entipy what had prompted his earlier actions, though the way things turned out was certainly apro— that is, thematically fitting considering what had happened thus far. I'm also curious about which version of Isteria's history in the years since Apropos's departure was more accurate, though it'd be fair to say the final twist gives us a pretty good clue.
It does seem like there's room for at least one more volume of Sir Apropos, to settle old business and bring him to whatever drafty study he's been setting down his memoirs in. The "Receding Heir" story seemed to take place in the middle of one of Apropos's trademark early-to-mid-book detours, and I'd definitely like a better idea of how he bounced through at least two different kingships. I'm also curious to touch base with Odclay, King Meander, and the surprisingly-long-lived-for-his-occupation Warlord Shank. Considering the fates that various people close to Apropos met in this novel and "Tong Lashing," I think I'd prefer my favorite character, Sharee the Weaver, continue to enjoy a long and happy retirement outside the scope of this narrative.
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August 7, 2017
I loved the first Sir Apropos of Nothing book back in high school (although I have no idea how well it holds up now), but even back then I felt like the two sequels that immediately followed offered diminishing returns on the cheeky antihero. So I was cautiously optimistic when I heard that Peter David was publishing a fourth Apropos novel after 13 years away, since it could mean a return to form by a more mature author and a satisfying resolution to the series. Instead, we got... this.
It's hard to know where to start. The basic plot of this book is a retelling of the Passover / Exodus story, except that Apropos accidentally causes the death of Moses and then has to free the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt himself. (Technically speaking, these are "Shews" in "Rogypt" -- except when one of the book's many typos renders them "Shrews" instead -- but let's not kid ourselves here.) There are lots of uncomfortable scenes of Jewish characters praising a gentile savior, and when the plagues show up, they're due to a mummy's curse rather than the "Shewish" god. This erasure of Jewish agency from one of our most central faith narratives could be offensive if the story were better written, but as is it's mostly just irritating. Also the protagonist is in his 40s but sleeps with a teenage girl he describes as "the most beautiful young woman I've ever seen," because of course he does.
Maybe I've just outgrown this character, who still feels aimed at a high school audience despite his own advancing years. Even the end of the book, which picks up a dangling plot thread from the earlier novels and sees Apropos return to the kingdom of his birth, doesn't really provide anything like closure or evidence of character growth. I was hoping this long-delayed sequel would live up to the fun of the first novel, but it's basically a nadir for the series, give or take the gay panic-fueled slaughter at the end of book three. It's a very frustrating reading experience, not recommended no matter how much you liked the earlier books.
It's hard to know where to start. The basic plot of this book is a retelling of the Passover / Exodus story, except that Apropos accidentally causes the death of Moses and then has to free the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt himself. (Technically speaking, these are "Shews" in "Rogypt" -- except when one of the book's many typos renders them "Shrews" instead -- but let's not kid ourselves here.) There are lots of uncomfortable scenes of Jewish characters praising a gentile savior, and when the plagues show up, they're due to a mummy's curse rather than the "Shewish" god. This erasure of Jewish agency from one of our most central faith narratives could be offensive if the story were better written, but as is it's mostly just irritating. Also the protagonist is in his 40s but sleeps with a teenage girl he describes as "the most beautiful young woman I've ever seen," because of course he does.
Maybe I've just outgrown this character, who still feels aimed at a high school audience despite his own advancing years. Even the end of the book, which picks up a dangling plot thread from the earlier novels and sees Apropos return to the kingdom of his birth, doesn't really provide anything like closure or evidence of character growth. I was hoping this long-delayed sequel would live up to the fun of the first novel, but it's basically a nadir for the series, give or take the gay panic-fueled slaughter at the end of book three. It's a very frustrating reading experience, not recommended no matter how much you liked the earlier books.
June 21, 2022
Feels unneeded but still an interesting ride.
July 14, 2016
Hace mucho tiempo que asumí que no volvería a leer más aventuras de Apropos. La editorial que edito los tres primeros había o desaparecido o renunciado a sacar más libros, y en tal situación la cosa parecía complicada. Salvo un tebeo con el que no he llegado a hacerme, no ha habido rastro del personaje en años.
Sin embargo hace unos meses apareció la buena noticia de que Peter David recuperaba los derechos, y que gracias a un acuerdo con Amazon podría tanto publicar nuevo material como volver a ofrecer las primeras novelas, mediante el uso de la Impresión por Demanda.
Apropos es un personaje atípico en las novelas de fantasía. En el primer libro nos encontrábamos con un personaje amargado y egoísta, resentido con el mundo debido a su cojera y a su condición de pobre e hijo ilegitimo de algún caballero o noble. Apropos vivía en un mundo fantástico donde parecía condenado a convertirse en el personaje secundario de las grandes epopeyas heroicas de otros personajes más carismáticos o afortunados. Y ante tal situación se decidió a tomar las riendas de su destino y a no permitir que nadie le relegara a un segundo plano de su propia historia.
En esta nueva novela el personaje ya ha dejado muy atrás su juventud, habiendo vivido multitud de desventuras en las ultimas décadas. Y sus pasos en esta ocasión le han llevado al reino de Rogypto, donde su mala fortuna ha hecho que se viera implicado en la muerte del futuro salvador de los Shews (juego de palabras con Judíos en ingles... algo así como si aquí dijéramos los Hudios). Asi que Dios (o Bob, como acaba accediendo a que le llame para que Apropos deje de incordiarlo) le obliga a tratar de liberar a los Shews y así cumplir la profecía que sus interferencias habían evitado.
Por norma general las novelas de Apropos cogen una historia típica en las narrativas fantásticas y le dan una vuelta de tuerca con un sentido del humor muy negro, enfocándola desde el punto de vista de un personaje que choca con los tópicos de la fantasía, y cuyos puntos de vista y acciones suelen desarmar las progresiones habituales de estas historias.
Ahora nos encontramos con un Apropos que muy a su pesar descubre que esta madurando y que sus instintos egoístas y de supervivencia comienzan a quedar en segundo plano, muy a su pesar. Apropos esta dejando atrás su vena egoísta e interesada y aprendiendo a apreciar cosas que jamas hubiera considerado posibles.
Es por ello que nos encontramos con una versión menos ácida del personaje. Mientras que el tema de la liberación de los judíos parece al principio bastante irreverente el desarrollo de la historia en si no lo es tanto, y tarda bastante en arrancar. En la primera mitad del libro básicamente tenemos que aprender a aceptar a este personaje cuyo desmoronamiento moral con la crisis de los cuarenta lo esta llevando a ser mejor persona, en lugar de a la inversa.
Hace demasiados años desde la publicación de la anterior novela, así que posiblemente tenga su lectura algo más idealizada de lo recomendable, pero la sensación que me da esta nueva entrega es que se ha reducido bastante el nivel de acidez presente en las historias originales. Hemos pasado de seguir las aventuras de alguien egoísta y desesperado que hacia lo que fuera por sobrevivir a reencontrarnos con un personaje que se sorprende a si mismo actuando cada vez más como lo haría un autentico Héroe, algo de lo que siempre trataba de huir, a pesar de que a menudo las circunstancias lo colocaran en esa posición de manera involuntaria.
Por un lado es genial que haya vuelto el personaje, y espero que la novela funcione lo bastante bien como para que David se plantee publicar alguna historia más. El final de este libro bien podría dar por zanjadas las aventuras del personaje, pero también podría servir para explotar toda una nueva faceta de las desventuras del protagonista...
Sin embargo hace unos meses apareció la buena noticia de que Peter David recuperaba los derechos, y que gracias a un acuerdo con Amazon podría tanto publicar nuevo material como volver a ofrecer las primeras novelas, mediante el uso de la Impresión por Demanda.
Apropos es un personaje atípico en las novelas de fantasía. En el primer libro nos encontrábamos con un personaje amargado y egoísta, resentido con el mundo debido a su cojera y a su condición de pobre e hijo ilegitimo de algún caballero o noble. Apropos vivía en un mundo fantástico donde parecía condenado a convertirse en el personaje secundario de las grandes epopeyas heroicas de otros personajes más carismáticos o afortunados. Y ante tal situación se decidió a tomar las riendas de su destino y a no permitir que nadie le relegara a un segundo plano de su propia historia.
En esta nueva novela el personaje ya ha dejado muy atrás su juventud, habiendo vivido multitud de desventuras en las ultimas décadas. Y sus pasos en esta ocasión le han llevado al reino de Rogypto, donde su mala fortuna ha hecho que se viera implicado en la muerte del futuro salvador de los Shews (juego de palabras con Judíos en ingles... algo así como si aquí dijéramos los Hudios). Asi que Dios (o Bob, como acaba accediendo a que le llame para que Apropos deje de incordiarlo) le obliga a tratar de liberar a los Shews y así cumplir la profecía que sus interferencias habían evitado.
Por norma general las novelas de Apropos cogen una historia típica en las narrativas fantásticas y le dan una vuelta de tuerca con un sentido del humor muy negro, enfocándola desde el punto de vista de un personaje que choca con los tópicos de la fantasía, y cuyos puntos de vista y acciones suelen desarmar las progresiones habituales de estas historias.
Ahora nos encontramos con un Apropos que muy a su pesar descubre que esta madurando y que sus instintos egoístas y de supervivencia comienzan a quedar en segundo plano, muy a su pesar. Apropos esta dejando atrás su vena egoísta e interesada y aprendiendo a apreciar cosas que jamas hubiera considerado posibles.
Es por ello que nos encontramos con una versión menos ácida del personaje. Mientras que el tema de la liberación de los judíos parece al principio bastante irreverente el desarrollo de la historia en si no lo es tanto, y tarda bastante en arrancar. En la primera mitad del libro básicamente tenemos que aprender a aceptar a este personaje cuyo desmoronamiento moral con la crisis de los cuarenta lo esta llevando a ser mejor persona, en lugar de a la inversa.
Hace demasiados años desde la publicación de la anterior novela, así que posiblemente tenga su lectura algo más idealizada de lo recomendable, pero la sensación que me da esta nueva entrega es que se ha reducido bastante el nivel de acidez presente en las historias originales. Hemos pasado de seguir las aventuras de alguien egoísta y desesperado que hacia lo que fuera por sobrevivir a reencontrarnos con un personaje que se sorprende a si mismo actuando cada vez más como lo haría un autentico Héroe, algo de lo que siempre trataba de huir, a pesar de que a menudo las circunstancias lo colocaran en esa posición de manera involuntaria.
Por un lado es genial que haya vuelto el personaje, y espero que la novela funcione lo bastante bien como para que David se plantee publicar alguna historia más. El final de este libro bien podría dar por zanjadas las aventuras del personaje, pero también podría servir para explotar toda una nueva faceta de las desventuras del protagonista...
February 12, 2019
Starts a bit slower than his others, but really builds to something great.
Like I said, starts slow. Almost preachy, then everything start rolling. Did not see where the story was going, but happy to me along for the ride.
Like I said, starts slow. Almost preachy, then everything start rolling. Did not see where the story was going, but happy to me along for the ride.
December 10, 2018
he does again. how Apropos
wandering the world and not helping people leads Apropos to the Land of Rogyp where, once again, he messes with the higher laws of providence and must pay for it. he must save all the people left behind when the savior was killed. this light, tongue-in-cheek poke at some of the Old and New Testament readings are an interpretive 'what I'd scenario. kinda' fun to read all the mayhem that ensues
wandering the world and not helping people leads Apropos to the Land of Rogyp where, once again, he messes with the higher laws of providence and must pay for it. he must save all the people left behind when the savior was killed. this light, tongue-in-cheek poke at some of the Old and New Testament readings are an interpretive 'what I'd scenario. kinda' fun to read all the mayhem that ensues
February 13, 2018
Pyramid Schemes is a significant improvement over the last Sir Apropos of Nothing book, and I would say that it's about on par with the second book. It doesn't ever manage to be as great as the first book but this one still ends up being enjoyable, and I'm looking forward to seeing how he screws things up in the future.
August 25, 2025
A last visit with an old friend
This was a good fun read and vintage Peter David. We meet an older Apropos who is more reflective on his life now that the years have caught up to him. Trouble once again finds him and David finds the most uniques ways to set his character through his paces. It felt to me that we also get a little into the mind of an older Peter David as the character and author reflect on time and how it can affect you. The ending puts Apropos in a fitting place and some may disagree with it, but it was David’s to write. I enjoyed spending a little more time with Apropos and thank the author for giving us a last visit with him.
This was a good fun read and vintage Peter David. We meet an older Apropos who is more reflective on his life now that the years have caught up to him. Trouble once again finds him and David finds the most uniques ways to set his character through his paces. It felt to me that we also get a little into the mind of an older Peter David as the character and author reflect on time and how it can affect you. The ending puts Apropos in a fitting place and some may disagree with it, but it was David’s to write. I enjoyed spending a little more time with Apropos and thank the author for giving us a last visit with him.
October 23, 2021
the book was a mixed bag of emotions , i always have tears in my eyes every time i read sir apropos of nothing , and the 4th book probably allowed the series to reach next level it was funny , had a lot of laughs , and as usual the sad scenes were as brutal as the earlier books , i wont spoil what happened especially in the later half of the book but suffice to say i needed a drink after reading the book
April 26, 2023
More of the same! Lots of twists!
September 23, 2026
I have to admit I enjoyed this one the most of all the books
Interesting ending
Interesting ending
September 28, 2016
Peter David je můj oblíbený komiksový autor. Mám od něj komplet Hulka, Captaina Marvela, X-Factor a spoustu dalších sérií, ve kterých mixuje humor se sympatickými postavami a občasnými emočními šoky. Mám i většinu jeho knih, dokonce i ze světa Star Treku, kam přinesl zcela novou a dost specifickou posádku. Mám i jeho sólové romány (třeba na téma, co se stane, když vlkodlak kousne vlka a ten se začne o úplňku proměňovat v člověka). Bohužel, jak Peter David stárne, tak, slovy Buffy, se podtext začíná stávat textem a ve svých nejnovějších knihách už spíš vychovává, než že by bavil.
Série o hrdinovi, který si říká sir Apropos of Nothing, je mix slovních hříček a parodií na fantasy... ze kterých se občas vynoří nějaký temný moment. Hlavní hrdina je sice sympaťák, ale občas někoho zavraždí a po třech knihách má za sebou víc mrtvých než mnozí diktátoři. První díly byly hlavně o tom, jak se hrdina, který byl přesvědčený, že je předurčený k velkým věcem, smiřuje s tím, že je vlastně jen vedlejší postava v příbězích někoho jiného... a jak to občas vyřeší tím, že toho jiného zabije. A do toho jsou vtipy na Pána prstenů.
Poslední díl začíná velmi... zvláštně. Apropos přijíždí do země jménem Roegypt, kde faraón drží coby otroky národ... dejme tomu Šidů. A při pokusu udělat dobrý skutek zaviní smrt nemluvněte, které jeho matka právě hodlala pustit po vodě. Ano, znalci Bible už vědí. Za chvíli už na hrdinu mluví hořící keř a nutí ho, aby nahradil právě zesnulého budoucího mesiáše a vyvedl Šidy z Roegypta. K tomu si přihoďte legrační názvy kapitol a čekáte všechno možné, jen ne 260 stran zábavně a čtivě napsané deprese. Stárnoucí hrdina se snaží – po životě zbabělého podrazáka – udělat tu správnou věc a mrtvoly kolem něj se kupí a kupí.
Ani nevím, jestli měl Petr David nějaké hlubší úmysly, nebo měl prostě depresi a došel k názoru, že někdy, ať se snažíte sebevíc, je všechno naprd. A že není možné s vybrat dobrou variantu. Celá ta mesiášská historie je tady dost odbytá a slouží jen jako startovní čára k příběhu o životní krizi. Což je možná škoda, že David nepřišel s nějakým zajímavějším pojetím biblického příběhu a že konec už vysloveně odbyl, aby se dostal k něčemu pro hrdinu zajímavějšímu, ale stejně je výsledkem poměrně zajímavá a i v rámci série atypická knížka.
Série o hrdinovi, který si říká sir Apropos of Nothing, je mix slovních hříček a parodií na fantasy... ze kterých se občas vynoří nějaký temný moment. Hlavní hrdina je sice sympaťák, ale občas někoho zavraždí a po třech knihách má za sebou víc mrtvých než mnozí diktátoři. První díly byly hlavně o tom, jak se hrdina, který byl přesvědčený, že je předurčený k velkým věcem, smiřuje s tím, že je vlastně jen vedlejší postava v příbězích někoho jiného... a jak to občas vyřeší tím, že toho jiného zabije. A do toho jsou vtipy na Pána prstenů.
Poslední díl začíná velmi... zvláštně. Apropos přijíždí do země jménem Roegypt, kde faraón drží coby otroky národ... dejme tomu Šidů. A při pokusu udělat dobrý skutek zaviní smrt nemluvněte, které jeho matka právě hodlala pustit po vodě. Ano, znalci Bible už vědí. Za chvíli už na hrdinu mluví hořící keř a nutí ho, aby nahradil právě zesnulého budoucího mesiáše a vyvedl Šidy z Roegypta. K tomu si přihoďte legrační názvy kapitol a čekáte všechno možné, jen ne 260 stran zábavně a čtivě napsané deprese. Stárnoucí hrdina se snaží – po životě zbabělého podrazáka – udělat tu správnou věc a mrtvoly kolem něj se kupí a kupí.
Ani nevím, jestli měl Petr David nějaké hlubší úmysly, nebo měl prostě depresi a došel k názoru, že někdy, ať se snažíte sebevíc, je všechno naprd. A že není možné s vybrat dobrou variantu. Celá ta mesiášská historie je tady dost odbytá a slouží jen jako startovní čára k příběhu o životní krizi. Což je možná škoda, že David nepřišel s nějakým zajímavějším pojetím biblického příběhu a že konec už vysloveně odbyl, aby se dostal k něčemu pro hrdinu zajímavějšímu, ale stejně je výsledkem poměrně zajímavá a i v rámci série atypická knížka.
January 12, 2017
If I could give half stars, this would actually get 4.5.
It seems to take a few chapters for the book to really recapture the particular charm and humor found in the earlier Apropos books. Once it does, though, the reader is brought along on what appears to be just another of Apropos' zany adventures. During the last quarter of the book or so, however, you start to learn why this particular story is so crucial to the overall arch of his life story. In the end, it reaches what I found to be an entirely satisfying conclusion to the story of Sir Apropos of Nothing; A character I have often wondered about in the years between finishing Tong Lashing and beginning Pyramid Schemes.
It seems to take a few chapters for the book to really recapture the particular charm and humor found in the earlier Apropos books. Once it does, though, the reader is brought along on what appears to be just another of Apropos' zany adventures. During the last quarter of the book or so, however, you start to learn why this particular story is so crucial to the overall arch of his life story. In the end, it reaches what I found to be an entirely satisfying conclusion to the story of Sir Apropos of Nothing; A character I have often wondered about in the years between finishing Tong Lashing and beginning Pyramid Schemes.
October 18, 2016
I was so excited when I found out that Peter David had written another book in the Apropos of Nothing series. My friends and I were talking at the gaming table a couple weeks ago about funny/unusual names, and when I found out that none of them had heard of the series, I knew I had to buy them each a copy of the first book. Looking on Amazon, I was thrilled to discover a fourth book in the series! I immediately purchased it for my Kindle and texted my son, who also loves this series, about the book.
Some of the setup for this particular book left me a little bit flat, but it really delivered at the end in a surprising way. I like the several "reveals" throughout the book, and the final justice for Apropos - genius!
If you enjoy puns, double entendre, flawed protagonists, and rip-roaring, rollicking fantasy, this is the series for you.
Some of the setup for this particular book left me a little bit flat, but it really delivered at the end in a surprising way. I like the several "reveals" throughout the book, and the final justice for Apropos - genius!
If you enjoy puns, double entendre, flawed protagonists, and rip-roaring, rollicking fantasy, this is the series for you.
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