- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Roc; Second Printing edition (Aug 6 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451154312
- ISBN-13: 978-0451154316
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #995,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Even though it's a knock off, i liked it,
By Jerry "a sci-fi/fantasy lover" (Macon, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dark Tide: Book One of the Iron Tower Trilogy (Hardcover)
Warrows=Hobbits. You'd have to be blind not to see it. Many other elements are reminiscent of Lord of the Rings but the story is still great. From the arrow he uses at the end of the third book to the dungeon scene where they kill what I like to think of as a mind flayer.The action is good and the characters memorable. There're enough parts of this book which stand apart from the Lord of the Rings to make it worthwhile to read. I recommend it. If you like books like this one, might I suggest another I've recently come across. The Unsuspecting Mage by Brian S. Pratt. It's another fantasy adventure sure to please. I highly recommend it.
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This review is from: The Dark Tide: Book One of the Iron Tower Trilogy (Hardcover)
BOOK ONE OF THE IRON TOWER TRILOGY - THE DARK TIDE- Signet- 1985 8th printing in great shape. From back of book: When legends wake and shadowlight cloaks the land, will the master of evil return to rule? Long ages has the Dark Lord slumbered. But now he is stirring again, his Power building to new heights, dimming the very sun, waking legends to walk the land. It is the long-feared time of reckoning! Galen, High-King of Mithgar , sounds a desperate call to the Warriors of Light. And Tuck and his fellow Warrows- small but doughty fighters with the gift of Sight- join with the ever-growing army of Dwarves, Elves and human warriors to stem this deadly tide of destruction. The final conflict has begun....
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Lord of The Rings Knock-Off?,
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This review is from: Iron Tower Trilogy 01 Dark Tide (Paperback)
You might think from my title that this will be a negative review. My rating for this book says otherwise. Let me first say, that over the past twenty years I have read, and re-read, The Lord of the Rings about seven or eight times. It remains the standard by which I judge all other fantasy. Other reviewers, including myself, have called The Iron Tower Trilogy a The Lord of The Rings cliff-notes. But perhaps a better appellation is, The Lord of The Rings companion. It is not as rich in detail and history as Tolkien's work. Nor is it quite as epic. But the story is every bit as compelling, every bit as gripping, and certainly as worthwhile a read. The language is awkward in places and not as polished. Does McKiernan's work stand on its own, apart from comparisons to The Lord of The Rings? I think so. As with The Lord of The Rings I found myself near tears at certain points and almost laughing aloud at others. Will you like this book? I don't know. But as a Tolkien fan of twenty years I loved it. I prefer to think of the Iron Tower Trilogy as a tribute to the genius of Tolkien; much like Moorcock's Kane of Old Mars was a tribute Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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