A Roll of the Dice by Tim Hardie- a review

I need more!

A Roll of the Dice is my first foray into the Brotherhood of the Eagle world, and this collection of short stories is excellent but very short, so it seems unfitting to go too much into any of the individual tales.

I listened to the audiobook of this (several times in fact) and each tale was only around 15 minutes, and if anything it just left me wanting more.

Each story acts as a bit of a vignette, showing a taste of this Norse inspired fantasy world. And each story is much different from the rest, while building up the lore and the worldbuilding to just tease how intricate this all is.

Again, I must reiterate, in audio form each story is only around 15 minutes, and in that short time, Hardie crafts tales of a fascinating world populated by in depth, well-rounded characters. It just draws you in and spits you back out wanting more.

For me, this makes me only all the more eager to read/listen to the rest of the series. For those that have read the series already, I’d imagine it to be a great taste to fall back into this world. I really like this idea of quite short stories set within the same world. In ways they tie together while being their own thing. Masterfully done.

As for the audio… what’s more to say, RJ Bayley narrates, and as far as I can tell, he nails it every time.

Pick up this short collection, you won’t be disappointed. And if you haven’t yet, get into the rest of the Brotherhood of the Eagle series. I know I will be!