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Death in the Life of a Troll (eBook)
| Death in the Life of a Troll | |
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 Death in the Life of a Troll eBook Cover, written by Robert Tidwell | |
| Author(s) | Robert Tidwell |
| Publisher | Smashwords |
| Publication date | June 4, 2014 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 8 Pages |
| ISBN | 9781310265693 |
For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).
Death in the Life of a Troll is an eBook written by Robert Tidwell. In this work the character Victoria is a Succubus.
Overview
- Title: Death in the Life of a Troll
- Author: Robert Tidwell
- Published By: Smashwords
- Length: 8 Pages
- Format: eBook
- IBSN: 9781310265693
- Publishing Date: June 4, 2014
Plot Summary
A drunken, homeless thug who is known around town as the Troll spends a day reminiscing over the death of his girlfriend, a Succubus, as a police officer narrates how Troll became known as a monster.
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on December 9, 2014
Story is nothing without having the characters to build the story upon. One of the most amazing things to me is the ability in a very short story to build a portrait in your thoughts of what a character is like, why they are who they are, and what drives them.
It isn’t always the main character that does this, many times it is the supporting characters that in their words and actions build up a world, a moment, an expressive work that makes it more than it first appears to be.
And what a path it is to tread upon…
Tony’s life, at least a few moments of it, are told by those around him. His past haunts him every day and every day he is haunted. And in that comes the story of why Tony is who he is today.
This work is very much a film noir piece with all of the setting, atmosphere, characters and more. There’s so much thought put into the words that within a page you are pulled into this world, Tony’s life, and all that happens to him. It’s a deeply emotional read, so much remembrance comes and with it so much that goes wrong or continues to be wrong for Tony as the story goes on.
The cause behind all of this is Victoria, a Succubus that Tony once loved and is no longer. There really isn’t a lot said about her, but in a few short passages her character, her physical presence stands out very well and in doing so becomes an anchor around Tony’s life that pulls on his constantly.
She haunts him, there is no doubt of that, and in that haunting Tony does both good and not quite so good things. There is a deep scar in his personality, his world that will never heal and with that comes the core of this story. It’s a tale of loss and what that can do to someone. It’s a story about having no hope, no passion, no desire when everything is taken from you.
The amazing thing is that in such a short work, the story really stands out exceptionally well and in that I was really surprised. The author’s abilities in writing, not just in creating a story, but more creating a world, characters to care about, and to be held by, is a rare thing.
Four out of five pitchforks.
I’d love to see a longer story set in this world. I’d like to see more about Victoria than we do, what her background was, why she was with Tony… So many questions left unanswered but in spite of that, the story of Tony comes out true and clear.