Thank goodness.īack to the plot, watching Cal grow from a tiny dungeon to a high-level death-trap for adventures is great. If you’ve read some school-based progression fantasy series where you sit on the main characters shoulder as you read paragraph after paragraph of a dry history lesson, you’ll appreciate that this doesn’t happen. Cal’s ignorance provides a natural vehicle for exposition, and Krout manages it without being too heavy handed, doling out pieces as the book progresses rather than upending a torrent of technical details in the first chapter. The relationship between the dungeon, Cal, and his wisp, Dani, is strength of the series for sure. There’s even the dungeon wisp, a fairy-like creature there to provide guidance and help to the dungeon. What this means is you follow the development of a sentient dungeon rather than a human character for most of the series. The Divine Dungeon series was my introduction to dungeon-core novels, and for that, I thank you, Dakota Krout. That said, I’ve read this series more than once, so it must be doing something right! This is another series I’ve read which I got instantly hooked on with a great premise, only to feel a bit let down at the conclusion many books later.
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