There are two things you need to know before I begin this review proper. First of all, it’s not normal for editors in WFG to review a work that’s just started. Knightfall’s only at Issue One, though that issue is fairly substantive. But I stumbled onto it by chance on the editor’s unreviewed listings board, and I found myself scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling . . . I couldn’t stop. Secondly, the 3.5 stars I’m giving Knightfall isn’t a reflection of the true quality of the story – there’s too little to rate, after all. It is, however, an indication of my feelings about the work. I do think that Knightfall is something worth watching, and if the first issue is anything to go by, then we’ll all be in for a treat.

Knightfall is about a series of extremely weird events that happen, very suddenly, on a global scale. The synopsis provided in the listing description should give you a pretty good idea of the scenario (go read it, I won’t waste space reproducing it in its entirety here): knights on horseback and shining armour are appearing out of nowhere, killing and doing justice as they see fit. We know they’re following a Law, but what Law it is we can’t yet tell. These events, and others, all point to some kind of biblical Rapture-based conspiracy.

Knightfall is written in script format. It’s a very visual, viscerally entertaining form, and it is weird for the first few paragraphs. But once you get into gear, and you begin to skip and hop along the paragraphs, you’ll find that it plays right into the strengths of the writer – Knightfall’s dialogue is witty, incisive and full of bite. Watch out for the verbal wrestling, by the way – I personally believe that it’s worth rereading the first issue just to re-experience some particularly good comebacks.

I’ll be keeping this review short, as there’s so little of the plot that we know at the moment. But the simple fact that I do care about what happens next should give you some idea of what I expect from this story. I will be revising my score as the writer updates – Knightfall is, by any measure of this medium, off to a brilliant start.

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This is only the second piece of script presented fiction that I have read and I admit to knowing very little – if anything at all – about the technicalities of their execution outside my experience as a reader. 

What appeals to me about this style of fiction is that it [more . . .]

Summary: The Rapture is coming.

Likes: Despite it’s size, it is a relatively easy read. I’m not too big on scripts, but this one reads somewhat like a novel. It’s more of a script-novel hybrid with the descriptions and details like a novel, but the dialogue of a script. Then there is is this conversational and casual tone that one doesn’t normally get in a script written story. It’s like being guided along by a personal tour guide who is describing the story for you. In a normal story, it would be a little bit annoying but I enjoy that aspect since it seems like this isn’t the average story. I can see this story as a television show, which I suppose is how the author intended it. The dialogue is witty and the action is described with enough detail to imagine it for yourself. I read the HTML version which made it a bit easier for me, though the author mentions that the PDF is available and is prettier (I agree). The HTML breaks it up in small bits and pieces and was easier for me to read and get into instead of looking at the daunting number of pages in the PDF version.

Dislikes: It was a little confusing with the time jumps and hopping and skipping from place to place. It took a little while for my mind to process where we were and I forgot some of the characters. There were parts in the story where the second person point of view was used and it was a little jarring to switch from third and second person. Parts that were in second person were a little weak compared to parts where the description was kept in third person.

Overall: I typically read enough of the story to get an idea and read my review. I was a little daunted by reading such long sections of story. I wasn’t sure whether I would like the story or not after the first chapter, however, if you stick with it to the end (or at least what’s posted, it’s a pretty easy read all things considered), it will be worth it. I can see this on television, right after Baubles and Broomsticks (another script written story).

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