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[Red Moon]

First post--I know this pretty late in the game and probably not the appropriate avenue for this, but... who cares! I wanted to give a shout out to Mr. Weekes. Out of boredom I had started to read the Dragon Age novels and, while I suppose they had been decent enough to pass the time, The Masked Empire was on an entirely different level. I basically shred through it, pretending to work during the day while sneaking in pages on my phone and then completing it entirely, once I had returned home. All in about a day. Working with an already established IP isn't exactly the easiest thing to do well, I'd imagine, but I have to admit that I was thoroughly impressed with your storytelling. The DA universe has never felt so interesting. Great work.

Alright. Sorry for the interruption. I never have time for games anymore, but am going to change that for DAI. Looks fantastic!

Cheers.

[themageguy]

I loved how he depicted creation and entropy magic

[Eyvind Kelda]

It was an awesome novel.  I tore through it in a couple of days

[leaguer of one]

I loved how he depicted creation and entropy magic

And the magic clash spell.

[andy6915]

Why, what about the depiction of magic was awesome?

[andy6915]

Not sure how often Patrick visit the forums. There is his twitter account if you want to tell directly or link him this thread.

 

https://twitter.com/PatrickWeekes

 

I'm obviously not the person who made this thread, but I just tweeted this thread to him for the heck of it. I pointed out it was a nice thread and not a mean one.

[Beerfish]

It was good, I especially enjoyed how how worked in actual spells and things from the games you could identify with.  Only criticism is a few of the battles were a tad long on the fighting technique.  As with some of the other novels I disagree with most people who read them regarding the characters but well written characters spark debate, just as in Asunder. 

[Queen of Evil]

T'was a good book indeed. Jolly good read.

[Eyvind Kelda]

And the magic clash spell.

 

Yeah.  I played a mage with that spell for the first time in Origins just before reading that.  After my 100th one-shotted mage, it was a nice surprise to see it in the book.  That's how I now picture it in the game

 

But yeah, Felassen was my favourite character in that generally.  A very memorable trickster character.  Those are hard to write well

[leaguer of one]

Why, what about the depiction of magic was awesome?

Because is was lore accurate.

[andy6915]

Because is was lore accurate.

 

Obviously, but I meant specifically. I haven't read the books, so I'm curious about this because I didn't hear anything about awesome depictions of magic in the books.

[merik3000]

Also reading through Masked Empire now and I am thoroughly enjoying it so thanks Mr Weekes

Also if you guys want to share the thread with Karin Weekes she can pass on the fuzzy feels to her husband as she frequents the forums more frequently

[Freedheart]

Not about DA, but Patrick Weekes...if you want a really fun read, a book that screams to be made into a film is his "The Palace Job"...I've already pre-ordered the sequel

[meganbytez]

Patrick Weekes rocks. and Karin Weekes they're adorable. 

really want to read the mask empire. 

[themageguy]

Yeah. I played a mage with that spell for the first time in Origins just before reading that. After my 100th one-shotted mage, it was a nice surprise to see it in the book. That's how I now picture it in the game

But yeah, Felassen was my favourite character in that generally. A very memorable trickster character. Those are hard to write well

Ah Felassan. What an absolute awesome character. I really hope we will find out what happened to him, and where he was from. There was much to that character we really didn't know.

Im also looking forward to his characters in Inquisition.

I enjoyed the fight scenes. Alot

[themageguy]

Because is was lore accurate.

without spoiling too much, an apostate is very proficient with creation and entropic magic.
we see her magic invigorate her companions, making them hit hard and fast which brings to mind creation spells like heroic aura. The same mage uses hexes. And ... You know what. Read the book. You wont be disappointed

I should also note that this book got my GF in to dragon age. That was a pretty impressive feat Mr. Weekes

[Red Moon]

Yes to all of this. I loved the way hexes were described, the parallels between Celene and Gaspard and the depiction of Orlesian society (something which I believed myself previously uninterested in). Everything had this really exceptional... balance, for lack of a better word. Things felt parallel to the lore--and the game--in a way that didn't feel stale or at all obvious.

 

Not about DA, but Patrick Weekes...if you want a really fun read, a book that screams to be made into a film is his "The Palace Job"...I've already pre-ordered the sequel

 

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm really interested to see what he can do outside the confines of the IP.

[Kidd]

Ah Felassan. What an absolute awesome character. I really hope we will find out what happened to him, and where he was from. There was much to that character we really didn't know.

I really enjoyed Felassan as well. Somehow his voice turned into David Tennant's Doctor voice early on in my reading, and it kept working the whole book through.

The Masked Empire was a great read =)

[leaguer of one]

I really enjoyed Felassan as well. Somehow his voice turned into David Tennant's Doctor voice early on in my reading, and it kept working the whole book through.

The Masked Empire was a great read =)

I'm not the only one that got the doctor who vibe?

[VulpineSneak]

I hate you all. D:
Now I have to buy the books. Instant ramen.

[DiscoGhost]

it was pretty slow the first couple chapters but really ramped up and was the best one yet i think. especially the cliff hanger end. 

[DingleyDell]

Not about DA, but Patrick Weekes...if you want a really fun read, a book that screams to be made into a film is his "The Palace Job"...I've already pre-ordered the sequel

 

I recently read The Palace Job too and plan to get the sequel.  Really fun and orginal - and I actually thought the story would make a great game!

[TheEgoRaptor]

I hate you all. D:
Now I have to buy the books. Instant ramen.

I'm in much the same boat my friend. I'm purchasing Asunder and The Masked Empire as I write this.

 

A quick question though, should I read one before the other? What is the order of things, am I right in assuming that Asunder takes place just after Dragon Age 2? Where does TmE fit into the chronology. 

[Eyvind Kelda]

Asunder and Masked Empire take place at the same time.  They reference events in the other without any serious spoilers.

 

For books and games, it goes kind of like this:

 

The Stolen Throne

 

The Calling

 

Dragon Age: Origins

 

Dragon Age 2

 

Asunder and Masked Empire (at the same time)

 

As for other media, the Dawn of the Seeker anime takes place in 9:22, after The Calling and 8 years before Origins.  The live-action Dragon age Redemption web series takes place sometime before the Mark of the Assassin DLC in Dragon Age 2, though since you can play that any year it's hard to specify when.