Rip Off?

[Samt03]

Anyone else think so?

http://www.amazon.com/Reaver-of-Souls-ebook/dp/B0032J0J0C/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&qid=1309035380&sr=8-25

(I'll give it part of the plot is a bit different but still...)  

[Nathaniel Liir]

The title is what put me off especially reading the plot (*cough* Erotica romance novels.. O. x; ). Although it clearly isn't related to the game Soul Reaver, it does have some similarities elements such as the character's features on the book cover and bits of the plot. (In a way, this "Reaver of Souls" reminds me little of the Spirit Reaver.)

It'd be disturbing if the character's name was "Raziel" instead of Torn. rolleyes (And thankfully, its not.)  

[Bluetabbycat]

Hmmm... Yeeees...

I'd say the author had played Soul Reaver at some point in the past, and thinking that the franchise was dead and forgotten, no one would notice the blatant similarities.

I bet they were one of those fans that wrote awful fan-fics that had their OC romancing Kain or Raziel or something...  

[Lieutenant Turel]

Do take into account that for fantasy settings certain key words are very prominent. Reaver and Soul are two common words seen.

Also take note that the male on the cover isn't too far off in build when compared to many heroes in romance and erotica novels. Well I can't answer for the former but I can the latter.