The Infernal City

I have always been a fan of the Elder Scrolls Universe, and Greg Keyes novel does an excellent job of bringing the world of these games to life in an excellent source of genre fiction.

The story is good, and keeps in line with the truths of the universe. The characters are interesting. My only two critiques are that I would have enjoyed more POV chapters by different characters, and the story ending was rather abrupt.

I thought the beginning started off horrifically slow, but after becoming acquainted with all of the characters & I knew what was what, it became very interesting. It's one of those books where you switch back & forth between characters (I believe there are four main ones? I could be mistaken, I finished it a couple of months ago) & half of the way through, each time he did that it'd be some sort of cliff hanger & I couldn't wait to get back to that particular character's story line.

Regardless of the reviews it has received, I just had to read it because it is an Elder Scrolls novel. :) I just wish it hadn't started off so slowly!

If you're a fan of Elder Scrolls lore, The Infernal City and its sequel Lord of Souls are great reads! There are some noticeable typographical errors, but the story itself and the lore are great. It's awesome to be able use your knowledge of where Lilmoth and Rimmen, for example, are in Tamriel. The characters are entertaining and well-developed, too.

However, my caveat is that this lore has been barely engaged by Bethesda at all. There is exactly 1 reference to these novels in TES:V Skyrim, and it easily goes unnoticed. I would love to see similar novels released to cover the time gap between Skyrim and the next Elder Scrolls game, and it would be even more awesome to see Bethesda actually shape the world in TES:VI according to these novels.