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5.0 out of 5 stars Huge expansion on earlier work, Oct 1 2003

By	@ "gorgon-13" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Initiate (Mass Market Paperback)

My first experiance of Louise Cooper was "Lord Of No Time" a 1977 book that told the tale of the mage Tarod and how he fell foul of his one time friend Keridil Toln. I loved it and hoped that the characters would appear in additional volumes. They did but not in the way expected, Louise Cooper rewrote the whole thing, spreading it out over the three volumes of the Time Master trilogy. Fortunately at no time does it lose the sharp freshness of the original, it's well worth getting hold of as is the subsequent series The Chaos Gate trilogy, though I would only give that four stars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is incredible!, Aug 25 2002

By	Noah Hallett (Cazadero, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Initiate (Mass Market Paperback)

I just recently got a copy of this book and ever since I've been glued to it! It's a really good book. Definitely worth the time it takes to read. The only problem is the ending, and there are 2 more to help with that. I have no complaints about this book. The confrontations especially are superbly well done, if you have any inclination toward fantasy or science fiction (especially both) this is one book you should look up.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Definately worth reading.. .. Ten times., Aug 8 2002

By	Kotori (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Initiate (Mass Market Paperback)

If you are young, romantic, impressionable, warning! You are about to have a hero (Tarod) for life! This book is so melodic and finely balanced I never read it without hearing a silent wail of the perfect background music: U2's Achtung baby album... probably Mysterious Ways, Y Love is blindness.. And wasn't that just the best album they produced? I believe this series is LC's most outstanding trilogy.. it is achingly beautiful and impossibly tragic...
Okay I hope I'm not putting you off it here, but honestly, this is still one of the best books I have ever read, and I've read more than a few. For similarly smashing books, see my so you want to list...
Read the book and then write you can write your own overly gushy & cringe worthy descriptions trying to capture it's essence, and convince others to read it. Until then...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great (and overlooked) Brit fantasy writer
I first read this trilogy as a teenager, more than 10 years ago, and unlike other fantasy writers who shall remain nameless, these books have stood the test of time. Read more

Published on Aug 4 2001 by Professor J

5.0 out of 5 stars Order rules
This book is the first in the 'Time master' trilogy, that takes place after (although having been written before) the 'Star shadow' trilogy (only the first book 'Star Ascendant'... Read more

Published on Oct 23 2000 by Teresa Romano

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best Fantasy trilogy I've read
if you've read the other reviews, this won't be much different, i'm afraid. Read these books, they are brilliant. Read more

Published on Aug 8 2000 by Gemma

5.0 out of 5 stars A quest for justice in an unjust world.
First, my hats off to Louise Cooper for one of my all time favorite fantasy trilogy's, many thanks.

I have read the entire story more than 10 times to date. Read more