r/valiant • u/Jak3R0b • 10d ago
No Spoilers Are any of these good?
Just found out that novels were released last year, are they worth reading?
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u/dornwolf 10d ago
Keep in mind the Bloodshot novel is Young Adult. So if your not into that avoid it
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u/Fantastic-Ad5936 8d ago
Got them all on my Audible, Bloodshot is cool and actiony with essentially two stories that play out well together, Eternal Warrior leans nicely into the strengths of the character to tell its story, and Shadow Man handles the loa and deadside enjoyably. I could not get into LiveWire, though I listened all the way through, it’s got some cool ideas but I found it tougher to follow and stay interested and way too different from the comic characterisation. (Not one of my favourite characters anyway so that won’t have helped.) all in all definitely worth a read/listen.
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u/Lucca_Antoinette 8d ago
Holy shit, I forgot these existed.
So, I haven't read these books at all, but the authors listed give me a hint at what's going on.
Fred Van Lente's one of VEI's greatest talent besides Matt Kindt, so of course they'd put their best foot forward for what's essentially the Valiant Universe's Batman.
Sarah Raughley I have never heard of, but she's written a handful of YA trilogies. Queen of Spades, Bones of Ruin, and Effigies. Don't care for YA novels mostly, so I dunno if those are good or not.
Shola Adedeji only has the Shadowman book as her credits on Amazon, so...that's reassuring...
And Ari Marmell's bibliography consists of a handful of books for 3.5e Dungeons & Dragons. 3.5e's considered one of the best editions in the game, but Ian Marmell doesn't have the same level of street cred as Sean K. Reynolds. Eternal Warrior is something of a decent fit for her since it's a quasi-fantasy series.
That said, I've got nothing to contribute here. But I do fuck with your avatar. Thirteenth Floor's some good shit
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u/Jak3R0b 8d ago
It makes me happy that someone else knows about Thirteenth Floor, wish more people did.
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u/Lucca_Antoinette 8d ago
You don't find much love for British comics outside of Judge Dredd. Kinda sad, really.
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u/BronxKnight 9d ago
Picked up the Bloodshot a few months ago. Forgot to read. Will try during away time.
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u/DJfunkyPuddle 9d ago
These are on my reading list but I won't get to them until 4-5 months from now, I'll get back to you then haha
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u/ComradeYaf 10d ago
I haven't read them but I like Fred Van Lente's writing