The glory-seeking lead singer, the uber-talented axe-man, the drink-addled drummer, the overlooked bassist, and that crazy dude that rings the cowbell, or plays the flute, or pounds the keyboard like madman with a wasp in his pants.Ĭlay Cooper is the bassist, and he carries a shield Gabriel is the lead singer Ganelon, who wields an axe, is the lead guitarist Matrick, who wields a pair of knives (or sticks) is the drummer and then there’s the wizard, Arcandius Moog (get it? Moog?), who, when we meet him, is wearing pajamas and runs a phallic phylactery. In a discussion with Locus Magazine, the author Nicholas Eames talked about how each member of Saga correlated with an archetype for a rock band: The main character is Clay Cooper (also known as Slowhand), and he’s living a mostly comfortable retired life, when the frontman of Saga, Gabriel, says that his daughter (a mercenary in her own band now) is caught in a siege, and he needs to rescue her, and in order to do that, he’s getting the band back together. The main character was a member of a band called Saga, one of the greatest bands of all time, having long since disbanded, with each of the members having gone their own way. There is only one point of view character in the book, and the gay character is a close ally of his.īrief summary / book review: The premise of this book can essentially be summed up as “This is Spinal Tap” meets Dungeons & Dragons mercenary groups are known as bands in this universe, and they are essentially treated like rock gods. Are there LGBTQ+ characters? Yes, one gay character.

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