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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not too shabby, Jul 4 2004
many say that the book is horrible, not really. The story itself has a lot of potenial, and does get better as you get into the series. The biggest problem with the BOOK is some of the logic leaps. there are fights that have no real purpose for instance, all we know is for some reason kendric is a traitor, no tangeble expanation just, "well he went away and was supposed to look for someone but he didn't come back quick enough so he MUST be a traitor." ummm, okkkkkk? sometimes it feels like there are gaps that don't make any sense, or events don't quite pan out, but if you can look past that it's ok. One should also note that this was an early book of a now established writer, her first fantasy in fact, so of coarse it's rough. My biggest complaint though is the "climax", it drags out unmercifully, and then poof, well maybe it wasn't supposed to happen after all. Blink. ummm, okkkkkk? again. And there is virtually NO character building whatsoever. Here is a character, now he's dead. or here's a character, now lets make him a tyrant dictator on a council of twelve, and oh, yeah, marshlanders suck. But why do they suck? does anyone know?
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Creative, May 6 2004
Personally, I got this book from my older sister, and I loved it. I thought the metaphors and imagery were very original, and the way everything was organized was interesting, if uncomplicated. Overall, I recommend this book to anyone with an open mind and a love of new and different things, even if this is an old book. If anyone knows what the rest of the series is, please write and tell me, I want to know what happens. Please send to NightAngel@starspath.com.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely, April 28 2004
I enjoyed this book a great deal, it was well written, imaginative, & challenging.
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