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Praise for David Edings: 'My ideal summer read! Having enjoyed the entire ten-book serial, I was delighted to be able to read this latest addition as it not only provides fantastic escapism in itself, but, being a prequel, will make my re-reading of the other books all the more fascinating.' The Irish Times 'All the verve and pace we've come to expect.' The Dark Side 'Offers an absorbing storyline and some memorable characters as, once again, the author touches all the right fantasy bases, with warring gods, political intrigues, supernatural creatures and appealingly human magicians involved in a titanic war over the course of seven millennia. Eddings fans will no doubt snatch this novel off the shelves while readers new to the authors' world won't find a more appropriate place to begin exploring it.' Publishers Weekly 'There's no denying Eddings' offerings do entertain. This novel is for fantasy fans fed up with more fusty fare, or for anyone who likes mischief and merriment.' West Australian
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The epic trilogy by two "New York Times" bestselling authors concludes. Aracia, sister of the goddess Zelana ("The Elder Gods"), and Veltan ("The Treasured One") have ignored the prophecy of The Dreamers. Now their ignorance may bring about the destruction of Dhrall.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Reading this book is like playing a game with God Mode on,
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This review is from: Crystal Gorge: Book Three of The Dreamers (Mass Market Paperback)
Seriously, there's no real sense of danger to any of the characters in this book. You've got 4 young gods, 4 elder gods, and the unknown "all powerful" being helping the folks out... where's the suspense? Heck, even the mortals themselves are beginning to complain that they don't have anything to do in this book! (I'm not making this up).There really isn't all that much plot movement happening in this book. A few new characters are introduced, but surprise, surprise, they all speak and think exactly in the same way as... oh... all the other characters. Overall this series has been a let-down. I used to be a big Eddings fan, but after this series, I won't read any more. There simply isn't any variety in any of the characters in all the series. They just deliver one-liners and congratulate each other endlessly over brilliant ideas on how to "whomp" the enemy. I gave this book two stars because it was at least readable (even if it's just rehashed stuff). If you've read the second book, then you're going to have a weird deja vu feeling while reading this book. You could probably skip this book and go straight to the fourth (and hopefully final) book. Note to Eddings: We get it. We understand the Vlaugh is evil. She's a threat. Now please quit having the characters describe over and over and over who/what she is, what the overmind is, etc. That dead horse's already been flogged in the first two books.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Eddings is good,
By Jerry "a sci-fi/fantasy lover" (Macon, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crystal Gorge (Hardcover)
This ending of the series was a breath of fresh air. It ties up a lot of loose ends while maintaining the excitement which I've come to expect from Eddings. Overall an excellent story with well constructed dialog. A must read.**A book I would also recommend is The Unsuspecting Mage by Brian S. Pratt. This, the first installment of The Morcyth Saga is a great beginning for a new author. Battles, magic, gods, secret passages and intrigue, all the elements of a classic epic fantasy! Any fantasy reader will enjoy it. Also it didn't take 4-6 weeks to come as I had been worried about. Only about fifteen days. Still a wait but worth it!
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1.0 out of 5 stars
HORRIBLE,
By MimiCookie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crystal Gorge (Hardcover)
This book (and series) is both very different and very similar from the Belgariad and Mallorean. It is very different because it lacks the originality, style, wit, and charm of its predecessors. It is very similar because all of the characters from the previous series (including Elenium and Tamuli) have been regurgitated into this series. The characters are cookie-cut--but that's not the worst part. For some reason, the authors had difficulty separating their characters into distinct personalities--the characters all say the same things, speak the same way. This third book is particularly disappointing because the authors waste a lot of pages retelling us things we already know--either things from the previous books or things that happened earlier in the book. We are retold many things MULTIPLE TIMES in this book. The wit and charm in the Eddings' writing style and their characters from the previous series have become stale and overused in this series. As an avid fan of the Belgariad and Mallorean (of which the books "Polgara" and "Belgarath" are MASTERPIECES), I am really sad to say that the authors have completely lost their touch.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
So much talent gone to waste,
By Peter Hobson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crystal Gorge (Hardcover)
If anyone doubts that David Eddings has talent, read "The Belgariad." It's one of the best fantasy series to appear since Tolkien came down the pike. There are plenty of original ideas, good characterization, and excellent writing in "The Belgariad."The basic idea for "The Dreamers" is pretty good. It's not original, but that's not necessarily bad. The evil critter wants to take over the world, the heroic warriors and magicians (the gods play this role) fight the evil critter, diverse alarums and excursions, the evil critter comes within a hair of winning, truth and beauty triumphs, The End. In the hands of a good story teller, which Eddings has proved he can be, this plot provides an enjoyable read. Unfortunately, in "Crystal Gorge" in particular and "The Dreamers" series in general, Eddings seems to be coasting. As others have said, much of the book consists of the same incidents, seen by different characters. This would be all right, except there's no point in an explanatory scene with Red Beard as the Point of View character and then, 28 pages later, the same scene with Rabbit listening to the same information being given out. Since the two characters have the same reaction to the scene, why bother? Eddings is recycling many of his characters from previous books. The characters who aren't recycled are interchangeable. Narasan has two sidekicks. One is sardonic while the other is cynical, but that's the only difference. Otherwise they're the same character. I am quite disappointed in "The Dreamers" series. Eddings is capable of so much better. 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
one star might be too much,
By Michele "phillyfish" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crystal Gorge (Hardcover)
I just read this book last night. I was checking over and over to make sure I wasn't losing my place...because I would swear I was reading the same thing I read 2 minutes earlier. The characters even say the same phrases to eachother continually like they all have the same sense of humor. One character is mentioned to be quite somber and serious, then the next moment Eddings is writing about what a great sense of humor he has. ALL of the chracters seem to turn to one another and ask eachother if so and so has to be a certain way...for ex. some one makes a joke, cpt. Sorgan turns to Narasan "does he have to do that" he asks dryly...no lie, that senario must have occurred at least 25 times. Also, there are 4 children dreamers and 4 books. I would think each dreamer would play an intricate part (besides the dreams)of the solution...however, the helper/mother takes over and fixes it. Why even have the dreamers if the dreams and actions are coming from the helper/mother. The original idea was sound, a little repetitive, but now the third book has completely lost the whole entire focus the first two books set up. What a waste of a perfectly good idea. The Elenium is my favorite series because I actually read that serious first and I thought it was brilliantly written, and his other books are fantastic as well, but this book...sad to even say the words...is a total disappointment.
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