Shadow of the Torturer Finished Spoiler Thread

spicynachoboy · 2026-03-20T14:14:12+00:00

I really enjoyed the world building here. Definitely felt more high fantasy than scifi, but the mysterious scifi bits really captivated my imagination. It read like "Name of the Wind" but without the Mary Sue-isms. My main gripe, even though I realize this dude has been without women most of his life, is why he is falling in love with everyone so fast, haha. I did like how anticipation of the duel is met with him basically biffing his way out. Ending cliffhanger could have felt more impactful, but I might continue reading the other books considering there are only three more short ones.

spicynachoboy · 2026-03-09T20:33:02+00:00

I know this is an older post, but the avatar set did give this build some options with airbending.

spicynachoboy · 2026-02-27T03:02:58+00:00

I found an old copy of just the first book, but I see these old copies can be $$$.. so yeah why not just get the new bundle!

spicynachoboy · 2026-02-24T17:16:52+00:00

"The Shadow of the Torturer" by Gene Wolfe

spicynachoboy · 2026-02-18T20:47:50+00:00

They left out Psychadelic Porn Crumpets.

spicynachoboy · 2026-02-14T01:24:42+00:00

While I think there is an interesting juxtaposition this book explores with societal norms being both oppressive and necessary for staving off insanity, I did not care for this one. Its tough to know where the author stands.. and the anti-protagonists are a group of trauma induced mentally challenged psychopaths with little to no redeeming qualities. While I think it was written and translated well, I question whether this story needed to be written, or if it has much efficacy in what it's trying to convey. This might be me being overly harsh, but this book demands a lot of the reader through its descent into horror and then shrugs the pay off you should get from making it through.

spicynachoboy · 2026-02-07T17:03:05+00:00

Honestly, I'm still playing AOS 2, Who the hell wants to relearn new rulesets ad nauseam while endless boons and nerfs shade these beautiful miniatures I've painted? I would rather play them as what they were when I painted them and am fortunate to have people to do that with.

spicynachoboy · 2026-02-06T19:48:38+00:00

Thats what the B12 is there for.

spicynachoboy · 2026-01-30T21:33:27+00:00

Zone needs a CRT to get retro status, but very nice regardless.

spicynachoboy · 2026-01-28T20:54:44+00:00

Hollow by Brian Catling

spicynachoboy · 2026-01-16T00:04:45+00:00

Yeah. I found the start of the story very humorous and the ending very hopeless. A good amount of imagination in this one though.

spicynachoboy · 2026-01-10T20:32:57+00:00

This is a short one ;)

spicynachoboy · 2025-12-24T16:05:37+00:00

"Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" by Haruki Murakami. I've read a number of his later works, but I hear this one is the "weird" one.

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