- Mass Market Paperback: 341 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Science Fictio (Dec 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380789329
- ISBN-13: 978-0380789320
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #937,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In earlier books, three young college friends discovered timeless, secret portals into the alternate world called Tir Na Nog and successfully located two magical jewels. Now they seek a third jewel as struggles between noble ruling houses push them perilously close to war. Meanwhile, at home in the "real world," an evil being is stalking family and friends of one of the young heroes. Now they must find the stone, defuse the increasingly volatile political situation n Tir Na Nog, and stop the evil one before he can destroy more innocent lives.
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In earlier books, three young college friends discovered timeless, secret portals into the alternate world called Tir Na Nog and successfully located two magical jewels. Now they seek a third jewel as struggles between noble ruling houses push them perilously close to war. Meanwhile, at home in the "real world", they must stop an evil being who is stalking family and friends of one of the young heroes.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Sadly Disappointing...,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Crimson Sky (Mass Market Paperback)
This is my second series by Rosenberg, and I fear it will be my last. The one thing all his books seem to have in common is an upward trend in Rosenberg's use of vulgar language... all of which is unnecessary, offensive, and highly distractive to this reader. And while his use of foul language has steadily increased, Rosenberg's storylines have just as steadily decreased. The plots have thinned dramatically. Very disappointing.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great read... Good story.... Anxious for more,
This review is from: The Crimson Sky (Mass Market Paperback)
I've read Joel Rosenberg for more years than I care to admit and this book is right on par from what I've come to expect from him. These Hidden Ways stories are great reading, they have an originality to them which I've found in most of Rosenberg's series. The only complaint I had with this book in the series was that the story itself was a little simplistic compared to the previous two. I still enjoy reading about this world and characters and enjoyed this book all the same. I hope for more in this series real soon and would recommend it to all.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Readable, but declining.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Crimson Sky (Mass Market Paperback)
I truly enjoyed the first book of this series. The second one had, to me, decent pacing, and an ending that got dropped in at the last minute.This book has laggardly pacing; major activities happen off-scene and are simply alluded to, or brushed over towards the end. I'd rather have had more action and less meandering over the scenery, and less introspection on the parts of newer characters. In the first book, it was clear that this was a "buddy flick" -- Thorian Thorsen was the primary character, Ian was a strong secondary character. The second book brought Ian into the spotlight, and sort of shoved Torrie into the "Dumb Blonde Swede" role, which may be fitting for Ian's perspective. Torrie still comes off as being slow witted, if likeable. This book spends more time with the local cop for Hardwood ND than it does with either of the characters we established earlier in the series, and at the expense of the action in Tir Na Nog. The closure on the book feels terribly contrived, like it was done to either trim the novel down by a few thousand words, or because he ran out of time to write it before his deadline came up. The fencing scenes in it have the details more or less right, and if there are fewer in there than I'd like, well, it may change later. The overall plot is good, if a bit overpadded. The scenes from Torrie's dad's perspective are lovely. The homily on tolerance for homosexuality, while germane, and important to the author, came off as being heavy handed. All in all, I'd recommend it if you've read the first two...and I can hope that Mr. Rosenberg has more time on the next one.
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