Thomcat
10/18/2023
The first novel tie-in from the TV series The Highlander, it has good and bad elements. It's also a very quick read, and fits nicely in a carry-on for cross country flights.
The villain has delusions of godhood, explored towards the end of the book. For fans of the Highlander, he's not playing The Game - but he is fairly evil. He also bears a grudge towards Duncan MacLeod for an incident some 200 years before.
Like the movie and the series, some of the best parts of the story are in the flashbacks. These are done well, and include Connor training Duncan.
So why only 3 stars of 5? Duncan didn't feel like the Highlander I remember from television, and the dialogue with Connor was pretty clunky at times. The villain's motivation I get, but why so much mud? He's really stuck in the past, I guess.
Read this a part of a challenge to read TV tie in fiction. While I could easily fill the year with Star Trek novels, I decided to branch out, and Highlander is one of many. I found this a better novel than Cyborg, but not as good as some of the Trek I've read. Next up - Forever Knight or Dark Angel.