Review: Brilliant transition from IPad game to book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 7, 2011
"Infinity Blade: Awakening" is a short fantasy tale by author Brandon Sanderson. It is based of the IPad game 'Infinity Blade'. This is a 251 Kb download and is price at $2.99.You could read this book without ever having experienced the game, however if you've played "Infinity Blade", then some discussions and happenings in the book will be more understandable to you.The Game:"Infinity Blade" is a simple 'beat-em-up', but there is a visceral, rewarding sensation with each victory. You begin outside a castle and proceed to fight all the dark servants until you reach the 'God-King'. If you die, you start over; if you beat the 'God-King' you start over, but fight tougher opponents (worth more rewards etc.) with each successive round. And so it continues, ad infinitum.The Book:I was very skeptical about the idea of creating a book around such an unvarying and linear game. However it only took a few paragraphs to realize that author Sanderson did a masterful job in writing this brief tale and at the same time retaining the essence of the game. It has an intriguing plot, some historical background that sheds some light on the game, some surprisingly good character development (even thought the book is quite short) and even some subtle touches of humor that gave me the odd chuckle.In addition, the cover art while not flashy, was quite appealing.I hope there's more to come in this storyline.  5 StarsRay Nicholson