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Title: Clan Novel: Malkavian by Stewart Wieck ISBN: 1565048199 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: April, 1900 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.85
Rating: 2
Summary: Why?
Comment: If you are a fan of the fictional world created by White Wolf in connection with the role-playing game Vampire the Masquerade and the failed Kindred TV-series, you have probably read the previous books in this series. As the last books in this series are not yet out, I am not giving this book a one star just in case in some way this book serves some function in advancing the thirteen novel series. At first read, this novel is only loosely connected with the other novels.
As a stand alone novel, this novel is a complete jumble. While I guess it is supposed to reflect the madness of the Malkavian mind, this does not make for an enjoyable read. Nothing in this book makes sense separate from a vague connection with the previous novels.
Rating: 2
Summary: Looking through the eyes of a Prophet ...
Comment: Knowing this book was about a clan known for their mental instability, I approached it with more of an open mind and with a larger reserve of tolerance and patience. Unlike the book 'Catcher in the Rye', I made it through to the conclusion of this story. The entire story follows the disjointed musings of the Prophet of Gehenna as he goes from one place to another in search of something even he doesn't truly know. Often times the same scene will be replayed from a different perspective to lend a more understandable vision of what has transpired within the story. If these weren't included, I doubt I would've had the literary fortitude to complete the book. If it were the author's intent to illustrate the World of Darkness through the stereotypical perception of a Malkavian who is also held captive by his own prophetic visions, then it was a well articulated piece of work. There's really no other way to come away from this book with anything less than a feeling of total confusion.
If anything, reading this book will challenge your ability to decipher prophecy and translate that which is not communicated with a commonly expected level of elucidation.
If you are looking for a straight-forward ...the commonly expected plot, action, and demonstration of WoD mechanics, et cetera - than you might want to take a look at Clanbook:Malkavian FIRST before reading Clan Novel:Malkavian.
If you understand, accept, and actually favour the inner workings of the Malkavian mind - get this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Malkavian- a clan that should be admired only for this...
Comment: Some would say that the book was hard to follow, hard to understand, page after page o nothing but jibberish. The takes of a Malk in the eyes of a Malk is not something that most people can follow. It is a bit hard to understand the point of an entire series, each clan book was seperated so greatly by the first persons ideals and prioroties, and while it is widely known to any one who has taken any research into this series of clans that the Malkavian clan is the most misunderstood. Why would the author protray them as anything else. I personally found the ideas and stream of consiousness intriguing and sometimes find myself with the same thoughts and ideation. The character telling the story never really seems to be the main character, just someone who understands the main character and the greatness of Anatole. If the story were told by Anatole it would be a waste of time completely, though i like the author using someone else, who is never really an active participant, just someone who is there to experience the events and can translate them into somewhat more thought out terms, than perhaps someone at Anatoles point of veiw could express. This content of this book is very metaphorical, so just try to think in terms of symbolism if you don't already know the whole background. This is a book that you either think about or ignore. But if you really have no understanding of the clan Malkavian it would probably just be a waste of time to read this book so don't even bother to buy the book. But if you want to hear a delusional person's explanation of a schizophrenic, go ahead and keep reading.
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Title: Clan Novel: Tremere by Eric Griffin ISBN: 156504827X Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Clan Novel: Lasombra by Richard E. Dansky ISBN: 1565048075 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Clan Novel: Ravnos by Kathleen Ryan ISBN: 1565048083 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Toreador (The Clan Novel Series, no. 1) by Stewart Wieck, Robert Weinberger, John Van Fleet ISBN: 1565048016 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Clan Novel: Tzimisce by Eric Griffin ISBN: 1565048024 Publisher: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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