Spectre of the Black Rose: Amazon.ca: James Lowder, Voronica Whitney-Robinson: Books

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In this chilling sequel to the best-selling Knight of the Black Rose, factions vie for control of Sithicus as Lord Soth -- darklord and former knight from the Dragonlance world -- fights to keep his reign from crumbling. Even as he struggles to defeat his enemies, rumor reaches him that the White Rose haunts the land. Has Kitiara finally returned to Soth, or is this another spectre from the death knight's tragic past?

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The story of Lord Soth brought Gesmas Malaturno to Sithicus. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's great, even if it hard to read, Feb 15 2004

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Paul Weberbauer "P. H. Weberbauer" (Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spectre of the Black Rose (Mass Market Paperback)

Warning if u like Lord Soth as darklord, you will be VERY SAD at the end of this novel.

The HIstory is a bit "hard" to get, sometimes u will need to re-read some parts to understand what is happing. Lord Soth in this novel is one of the important characters, since mainly the Sithicus domain is descripted. But, once u got the taste of reading the book.... you will feel being one traveling throught sithicus, overseeing all the events.

It is a must read for every fan from the Ravenloft Campaign setting, since it helps a lot to understand the Ravenloft Gazetter IV.

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1.0 out of 5 stars HUGE FLOP, Oct 24 2003

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Tommy Jeffers (Pana, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spectre of the Black Rose (Mass Market Paperback)

Spectre of the Black Rose is the follow up book to Knight of the Black Rose. Lowder returns in a dubious paring with Voronica Whitney-Robinson. I am uncertain what makes this book so bad. The story has such promise and yet falls so short of the mark that it is almost sickening.
This complete tragedy of a novel might have been good if the authors would have focused on Soth. The reader comes away from the book feeling like nothing was accomplished. The best character in the novel barely works. The Bloody Cobbler who is victimized by a stupid name but has the best lines in the entire novel, struggles to save this book from being a total waste of paper. He fails. In short, the best part of this novel is the beautiful binding and cover art. This is definitely one book that you cannot judge by the cover.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Soth! What more needs said?, Jan 17 2003

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Carrie Johnson (eastliverpool, ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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Lowder is an excellent writer. He has great characters, and then proceeds to kill them at an alarming rate (though you never suspect when it will happen). The deaths make the tale all the more beleivable. I hate reading a book where characters facing overwhelming odds and no one dies. The best part about this book is the way Lowder breaks from the Ravenloft tradition and does something unbelievable with Soth (although I think the tale was a command performance by DL editors!). You will love the Bloody Cobbler, although you will realize who the White Rose is early on if you are any kind of DL fan. Read this book! As I said, you can see that this is one of the last in the series since Lowder breaks sooo many rules.

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1.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS REVIEW BEFORE YOU BUY
"Knight of the Black Rose" was an outstanding book. I reviewed it and gave it 5 stars. So when I saw there was a sequel to it, I didn't even hesitate buying it. Read more

Published on Dec 12 2002 by David Courtney

4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to follow, great as a whole.
If you aren't into the character of Lord Soth or into the DragonLance world, this book is not for you. Taken by itself this book is a slow read and terribly involved. Read more

Published on Sep 21 2002