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THE FIFTH SORCERESS (CHRONICLES OF BLOOD & STONE 1) [Paperback]

ROBERT NEWCOMB (Author)
2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (134 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Has Potential April 19 2010
By JM
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The book was hard to get into, it only really started to pick up about 2 thirds of the way in and it took me a long time to finish this book, usually I'll finish a book in a couple of days, not this one. The awkward sentences and typos drove me crazy, and the fact that I noticed grammar mistakes is pretty bad considering the fact that grammar is not my strong area. With that being said, the book would be much better if all the nonsense was taken out (which would considerably shorten the first half of the book) because the story was interesting. I would not recommend this book because I didn't really enjoy it until the end (but I did enjoy the end) but I also wouldn't say don't read it, just borrow it from the library if you're interested in reading it. I am going to read the rest of the books in the series only because I purchased them already.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A Huddled Mess of a Story -- Classic? Hardly! July 13 2004
By Michael Mathena
Format:Hardcover
The story of an ancient war with prophecies relevant to the present day, including a mean-spirited wizard mentoring the young, reluctant prince, who serves as a sponge to the wizard's teachings. Lacking a true "Dark Lord", the story delivers worse: Sorceresses, the female magic-wielding counterparts of Wizards. The portrayal of women as inately evil may put readers off (it did me). The author pretty much comes out and says that women, granted power, will almost inevitably use it for evil, while men would have the sense to use such powers for good.

The writing is pretentious, even sophomorish in style. Newcomb has some pretty good visuals, but he often rambles on for pages of details when mere paragraphs would have been sufficient. This inflation of words devalues the total story. The book is full of awkwardly phrased sentences, typos, and annoyingly frequent repetition of phrases such as "impossible angles," or the use of "the old one" to describe the wizard. Additionally, the violence is brutally and graphically depicted without being at all kinetic or engaging, making even the battles a chore to read. When in doubt, leave it out! Too much hasn't been left out. This one is strictly for loyal fans of the author.**

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1.0 out of 5 stars Clumsy and annoying - can't stand the writer's voice! Jun 10 2004
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I could not bring myself to finish this, which was a sad waste because I had purchased hardback volumes I & II on the hype. Gee, brilliant idea: listen to the publisher's hype! Never again. Can't tell whether this series or Marcos' Eyes of God were more poorly written. two-dimensional, obvious characters, painful dialogue, a plot which you can smell coming a mile away...UGH! The concept is probably the only thing that doesn't bite. Honestly, reading this was like choking down over-cooked peas. My mind gladly leapt at the chance to dig into the new David Farland work. Do yourself a favor and skip this in favor of Russell, Martin, Farland, ...heck, even the formulaic but well-written Drake or Salvatore. If you already bought this, put it in your car trunk in case you roll off into a ravine and are stuck for a week with no food or something...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I gave this book 258 pages of my reading time, and tried hard to warm to it. I bought it on the strength of the glowing reviews excerpted inside the front cover, so came expecting... Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by P. M. Leaning
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect is in the Eye of the Beholder
I have read the first hundred pages of the book titled "The Fifth Sorceress", and this novel deserves as much hype as Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan if not more. Read more
Published on May 2 2004 by "achillemesh"
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad
Really bad writing. If this book was $1, it would still be a waste of money. Seriously, it is probably one of the worst books I have ever read.
Published on Mar 18 2004 by John Chandler Adams
1.0 out of 5 stars Scarcely worth the paper it's printed on
I've read more books in this genre than I care to count. This book was terrible. I can only bring myself to waste enough of my time to say that Robert Newcomb personally owes me... Read more
Published on Mar 16 2004 by Eric D. Moore
1.0 out of 5 stars Ewwww
If I have to hear about Wigg's "infamous eyebrow" one more time, I'll scream!! This book is a complete waste of time. Read more
Published on Mar 2 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars What are you people thinking?
I honestly found this book to be really quite good. OK so there was a little much on the sex and violence thing, but the story was refreshing and it was a change from many of the... Read more
Published on Feb 22 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars The Success of Terry Goodkind Comes Home to Roost
Several years ago, I predicted the success of authors such as Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan would lead to a glut of bad fantasy novels, as young writers influenced by these... Read more
Published on Feb 19 2004 by Sidsel Roine
1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money
Is this adult fantasy or Harry Potter?? This debut novel is so amateurish it is embarrassing. The Prologue is really interesting and lulls the reader into a false sense that this... Read more
Published on Feb 14 2004 by Cr Gibbs
1.0 out of 5 stars Not sure about any of that but the WRITING was BAD
I may be "ingnorant", too, but the reason I have for panning this book is that the writing is simply sub-standard to put it mildly. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2004 by Tor Wynn
4.0 out of 5 stars For all the ingnorant reviews you may have read.
This book was great. As to all the people claiming he is homophobic and sexist here is what he has to say.

1. Read more

Published on Feb 9 2004 by Alan
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