Apocalypse: Invasion Cycle, Book III [Mass Market Paperback]

Hi. I am an 11 year old from California and a great fan of Magic. Apocalypse is a great book with an interesting plot and recognizable characters from the Magic universe. In this book you follow the battles of the skyship Weatherlight with its crew (Sisay, Tahngarth, Karn, etc.) and the rebels (Eladamri, Lin Sivvi, and Grizzlegom) as the Dominarian Apocalypse nears.
Gerrard and Urza are in Yawgmoth¡¯s lair and are fighting to the death for survival. In the end a horrible evil dawns upon the rebels and threatens to destroy everything that they have fought for¡­
This book is a great buy with its twisting plot and sharp imagery. Your eyes will be glued to this book until the end (or maybe longer). I applaud J. Robert King for this dazzling piece of literature.
The end is near¡­

I've seen many reviews here on Amazon, all of which I truley respect, but most of them either deter people way from the book, or don't give enough information about it in the first place. I hope the review may satify anyone who has a disire in reading this particular series.
First off, Apocalypse, I believe, is one of the best books in whole series of Magic: The Gathering. The sheer twists and turns in the plot would dazzle anyone who reads it. But I must admit, some aspects of this book are confusing.But these are only minor defects, and as you read on you will adapt to them.Andplus you won't wonder to yourself about why the event happened for they don't really affect the plot. (By "event" I mean the minor defects in the storyline)
The story continues in a very suspensefull arora. With the battle scenes wavering as each side tries to overcome each other. The different subjects occurring at the same time are written very well. But at times battle subjectsmay get a little repetitve. And I must give praise to King, for the climax of this story will not let you drop the book until you are done.
Overall this book is written very well, and I believe it is a fine ending to the Invastion Cycle. With so many twists and turns in the plot, you'll be sitting at the edge of your seat and the abrut end of the story will make you wanting to read the next series. (Odyssey) I'd like to remind you, I reviwed this book from the perpestive of myself, and thateachperson has their very on view on the quality of books. All I can do is hope that you enjoy this book. Thank you.

If you are interested in this kind of subject you are no doubt a fan of Magic-The Gathering. This book is a direct spin off from that game, and as such it is perfect if you are already a fan. You can read about the adventures of Gerrard, Weatherlight, Squee and of course Urza in this book, as they battle the evil of Crovax and the demon god Yawgamoth.
The story moves from location to location as the heros fight their battles, and moves towards a perhaps rather obvious ending- although I'm not going to let on what it is here!

This book has not been well written, however. The theme is the last big do or die battle, but the writer totally fails to give that impression. The battles are stupidly one sided, and always favour the heros- the enemies are crushed like so many paper dolls, whilst the goodies don't take a scratch. Lin Sivvis " Totten Vec " Is perhaps the most annoying feature of the book- read it and find out why!

Also a side plot features a climatic duel between Urza and Gerrard. This could have been excellent, but again the book fails to understand that a duel to the death needs suspense. Here we have the bizarre situation of when one man dies he just comes back to life again, several times- the emotion generated is not excitment but boredom.

It is worth reading if you are a big Magic fan, because it will bring the " Magic " world to life. But on the whole it is not a well written book.