Onslaught: Onslaught Cycle, Book I [Mass Market Paperback]

 

 

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ah crap, i'd completely forgotten that Onslaught was my first magic book and stated Mirrodin was my first instead! not that any of you care, its just bothering me that i put that false info out there.

i also read this book several months ago, so my memory of it isnt that fresh.
anyway so there i was a bright young magic player curious about the stories in the cards i enjoyed so much. and.. i chose onslaught. why? because i wanted to read about Akroma. if you see her on the cards, she's this beautiful, strong, white-garbed, bejeweled angel that radiates .. um, something. and if you play the game and look at her card, its a bit crazy all the abilities they give her and such. im iffy about this book but i give it 4 stars because it wasnt that bad. its just that, i loathe reading about the main character, and i dislike its view of akroma. which is of course, unfair because i already created in my mind my own view of her.
however, kamahl returns in this book and if you read the odyssey cycle that may please you. so do a few other enjoyable characters. oh, it might depress you if you're fond of green (the forest) but then again, it seems a lot of magic books are like that.

Onslaught is a cool book. It has a lot of fighting in it that is fun to read. In this book, there are four main characters. Kamahl was a barbarian, but now he is a druid. Jeska, Kamahl's younger sister, has been turned into an evil person named Phage. Ixidor is a creator that makes things alive out of clay, painting, etc. Akroma is an angel that Ixidor had created in his dream. Ok, now that everyone is introduced, Onslaught is about Kamahl trying to bring Phage back to Jeska. Though, Ixidor wants to kill Phage, because she had killed his beloved, Nivea. So, Ixidor makes Akroma to slay Phage. However, Kamahl believes that Phage can become Jeska again and still believes that she is his sister. So, while Akroma tries to kill Phage, Kamahl protects her. Now, Kamahl and Phage ally to kill Akroma and Ixidor. So, they have this big was at the end to kill each other. It is a very complicated book, but if you read it you'll get.
I liked the book Onslaught, because it has a lot of cool fighting in it. There are pit fights and wars. J. Robert King explains the battles very well. So the reader won't get confused. J. Robert King also created these characters very well. He explains them in very good details. Another reason why I liked this book is that its plot is very interesting. Here is a quote from the book that explains a part while they are fighting, "Kamahl used his boot again, smashing it on the flat of the blade and shoving it ground-ward. The arm of the barbarian was too strong, though. The blade swept on. Putting all his weight on the boot, Kamahl stood on it and kicked his other foot into the barbarian's throat. He continued the motion, flipping backwards and landing out of reach, among piles of the dead." Onslaught is an exciting book.
Some things I disliked about the book was that it got a little too confusing at some parts. I had to read the same part over and over again. Here is a quote from the book about a confusing part, "The angel's feet struck the shaft and broke it into two. An explosion of green fire roared out of the shattered stalk. For a moment, it eclipsed Akroma, Kamahl, and Phage. When the initial blaze diminished, green force remained, clinging in viney lines to Akroma's legs. It emerged from the riven ends of Kamahl's staff and dragged her down." This part was confusing to me, because I did not know where the green vines came from and how. Then I found out it came from the staff at the broken ends. That part was only a small confusing part. Onslaught does actually have some misunderstanding parts.
My favorite part in Onslaught was the end where they have the massive war. It is my favorite part, because it had the most exciting and action parts. Some parts in the book had nothing fun. Though, at the end it had me reading and reading. I recommend this book to anyone that is interested in magic and action.

This book has a few minor errors and there may be a few confusing points, but all in all this is one superb book. The story flows nicly, and most all events are intertwined. This book is deep and has plenty of the good stuff, and the battles are emence and well done. You should buy this book and give it a try.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book... but too many spelling errors.
I thoroughly enjoyed the tale and have started reading the second in this trilogy. The book was very well written and had a decent flow at the beginning which transformed into an... Read more

Published on Feb 15 2004 by Adam Spalding

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly Beautiful
I cant believe anyone would give this a bad review it is easily the best book I have read. Ixidor(to bad he dies), Phage, and Kamahl are all worthy replacements for the... Read more

Published on Sep 29 2003 by Daematrei Valar

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well crafted story!
This book, and series is one of the best I have read by R. King. The characters are really fleshed out and give you a real empathy for them. Read more

Published on Jan 31 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Kamahl is Back!
I was VERY pleased with this book. Kamahl was always one of my favorite characters and now he's back,and better. The fact that he's a druid is so cool. Read more

Published on Jan 11 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Magic kicks butt with this new additioin....
This book was fantastic!!! I've read all the Odyssey books and now putting onslaught into the picture is a great part the continuing story. Read more

Published on Oct 30 2002 by Ravenheart

5.0 out of 5 stars vintage King
One of the best books I've read in a while. It's really encouraging to see King write a book that was as well crafted as Time Streams. Read more

Published on Oct 29 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Magic novels...
As far as Magic novels go, I think this is one of the best. I just started, and I already find myself engrossed. Read more

Published on Oct 13 2002 by Mitch

3.0 out of 5 stars not bad, but not a lot of fighting/character longevity
There really is not enough fighting in this book. WHen there is fighting, its just not as cool anymore, considering that Kamahl went goody goody and now uses a wooden staff... Read more

Published on Oct 6 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Good sequal cycle from Odyssey
This book continues the story of Kamhal who is now dealing with being a druid and protecting nature while also trying to aid his sister Jeska who has been transformed by The Cabal... Read more

Published on Sep 23 2002 by Benjamin Rendall

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