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Walk the Blind Eternities!
The New York Times best-selling author Matthew Stover brings his razor-sharp prose and hard-hitting characterization to the Multiverse of Magic: The Gathering®.
From the ashes of defeat, the planeswalker Tezzeret will rise again. Beaten to within an inch of his life and left for dead by the psychic sorcerer Jace Beleren, Tezzeret has lost control of the Infinite Consortium—an interplanar cabal he built from the ground up to achieve the sort of power and influence few in the Multiverse have ever achieved. Now he must turn to a former enemy for help: the dragon Nicol Bolas, perhaps the only being in the Multiverse powerful enough to get him back on his feet.
The New York Times best-selling author Matthew Stover brings his razor-sharp prose and hard-hitting characterization to the Multiverse of Magic: The Gathering®.
From the ashes of defeat, the planeswalker Tezzeret will rise again. Beaten to within an inch of his life and left for dead by the psychic sorcerer Jace Beleren, Tezzeret has lost control of the Infinite Consortium—an interplanar cabal he built from the ground up to achieve the sort of power and influence few in the Multiverse have ever achieved. Now he must turn to a former enemy for help: the dragon Nicol Bolas, perhaps the only being in the Multiverse powerful enough to get him back on his feet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Plot twists, stunning characters--classic Stover,
This review is from: Test of Metal: A Planeswalker Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
I picked this up not knowing anything about this particular world or etherium or Planeswalking because I know Stover writes more than his subject. He writes morality and ethics. He writes a journey of the human psyche.Now, I know this sounds a little over the top, but that's the thing about Stover: he's fantastic. I can't begin to guess how his mind works or how he picks out his prose the utterly unique Stover way, with finesse and delicate turns of plot and character or brutal pushes of force that leave you breathless which is exactly what this book did. But he does it with such clarity and power that I can't refuse picking up whatever he publishes. If you love action, get this. If you love mind trips, get this. If you know and love this world of Planeswalkers, get this. If you love reading something that's more than simplicity, cliches, and overly-done heroic types, you need this. This is a book that doesn't simply follow the turns of a hero and his melodramatic adventures, but takes reality and twists it, revealing the things and shadows that crawl underneath. It's just damn good. But a warning--be prepared to be challenged in what you know and how you know it. Stover's good at that.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice read for any Magic fan.,
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This review is from: Test of Metal: A Planeswalker Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
While the book is essentially a sequel/follow-up to Agents of Artiface, it can still be picked up by someone who hasn't read that book since it weaves a decent recap into the narative. And even if Tezzeret isn't a favourite character of yours (he certainly wasn't mine), his surprising level of character developement makes him far more relatable and enjoyable to be immersed in than he was prior, and his frequent interactions with other famous Magic characters quites the plot moving forward at a pleasing pace (Liliana as a seductress in barely-there silks, anyone?). My only gripe I suppose, is that book is the shortest of all the Planewalker novels to date, meaning that an awful lot of plot has to happen in a shorter book. But that's a minor issue really.To conclude, I think it's safe to say that for the price, any fan of Magic cannot go wrong on this book and should pick up a copy.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews) 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nicol, Tezzie, Doc: An Eternal Etherium Braid,
By Nathan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Test of Metal: A Planeswalker Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
I've never before read a Magic novel; what I know about M:TG could fit within this sentence with room to spare. But I am a big fan of author Matthew Stover, so I read this book anyway. Fortunately, this book is perfectly accessible to new readers and stands alone. (It's set after the events, and features many of the characters, of Agents of Artifice, however, so if you want the backstory to this book fleshed out you might want to check out that one.) Test of Metal delivers so much of what I've come to love in Stover's writing: awesome, intense action sequences fleshing out satisfying character development with a mythological flair; a smattering of fun philosophizing with an emphasis on paradox and contradiction and the nature of identity; great writing full of vivid descriptions, cracking dialogue and snappy banter; and conflict between humans and gods (or other godlike beings) -- in Stover's worlds, just as people ought to be careful what they wish for, so too ought gods or dragons be careful whom they toy with. The book isn't flawless -- an early sequence involving magma scorpions, for instance, didn't thrill me -- but it is a thoughtful, exciting fantasy romp that was absorbing enough that I read most of it in a single sitting, certainly a cut above what I'd have expected. I can't tell you how it holds up to other Magic novels, but on its own terms it is a lot of fun. Recommended to those who enjoy good fantasy action.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
great book but i wish their was more on tezzerets past,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
from the begining when i started this book i was immidiaty sucked into the life of the dark and brooding planeswalker named tezzeret. in my past experience with MtG books most of the main characteres have been imediatly thrown in with the good side. but with tezzeret i could only guess.He hasnt really fallen in any side.although he definitly is not good he is noot all bad either...i loved the part in the book where tezzerets past is thrown in. but there was so little writtin on it and it was so wonderfully that it made me want to hear his WHOLE past. this in itself could be a book. HINT HINT.the reason i gave this booh a four and not a five was the mildly confusing chapters starting from the middle to the end.i could never tell if tezzeret was tricking Bolas or if HE was being used and didnt know it.i also think tezeret was made to weak in many parts of the book but then much overpowered in the otheres. i am not going to explain the plot of the book so i wont mess it up for the readers but all in all it was one of the best magic books i have read in a long time. i cam only hope there will be more books with tezzeret in them because now he is one of my favriotes right now. i also recoment Jeff grubbs ice age cycle. the first book is called The Gathering Dark. it is a classic
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great until the last batch of pages,
By PATRICK E WOLFF JR - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Test of Metal: A Planeswalker Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
Stover is a fantastic author, and he comes through again here. The writing is detailed, engaging, and I didn't want to put the book down. It was my first Planeswalker novel and my first experience with Stover in a non-Star Wars novel context, so I didn't know what to expect. It was really well, written, however, and I ended up really liking it. The point of view changes are well done, and the differences is personality between the different characters really come out. I'm currently reading the novel that serves as a prequel to this one, but Stover wrote so well that I was not even aware that I needed backstory to read Test of Metal. Definitely one of the better novels in the MTG canon.
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