Sins of the Fathers: A Gabriel Knight Novel
by Jane Jensen
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Author: Jane JensenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-02-01
ISBN: 0451456076
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Roc
Book Reviews of Sins of the Fathers: A Gabriel Knight Novel
Book Review: Story based on game of same name.
Summary: 5 Stars
For those of you who have played Jane Jensen's supernatural thriller, <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/gabriel-knight-sins-of-the-fathers">Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers</a>, will be familiar with the story. For those who did not, though, Gabriel Knight is a novelist working at St. George's Books in New Orleans. He is working on a new novel about the Voodoo Murders. Every night, he has nightmares about them ever since he started writing the book. He reads the New Orleans Times-Picayune that has articles about the murders almost every day, and decides to help police with the case. Ignoring his assistant, Grace Nakimura, he continues to work on the case, and as he goes deeper into it, he realizes that his life is in grave danger and just wants out.
The novel consists of ten chapters. Each chapter documents exactly what happens in the game's ten days. What's different between the book and the game is that the book expands on the conversations between Gabriel and another character. Also what sets this novel apart from others is that illustrations are included. These illustrations range from the voodoo code written at a tomb at the cemetery to the actual drawings of the vévés.
There is nothing bad about this novel. Each of the ten chapters are quite long, mainly consisting of ten or more pages. However, I was hooked reading each one and was always desperate to find out what happens next.
As stated in another review, the game is best played first before reading the novel, since the novel expands the story, but even for those without the game will find this book enjoyable to read.
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