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5.0 out of 5 stars
Exciting fantasy with fascinating, vivid characters, Sep 2 2003
I loved this book and its characters, including a very loveable dog. The tightly-woven plot twists and turns in a setting made all the more real by the author's background in ancient history, language, and culture. It is a story of heroism and courage, loyalty and love, and always of danger lurking.
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Intelligent gripping epic fantasy, Aug 24 2003
In the epic fantasy adventure NECROPOLIS, a young warrior-priest undertakes a perilous journey to an unknown land, and for his trouble is beaten and imprisoned. He is found and nursed back to health by a young girl, with the help of an embittered prison guard. Meanwhile, a ruler who harbors hatred in his heart sets an unimaginable betrayal in motion. The ruler's hatred has so destroyed his life that he is willing to sacrifice his own son to see himself avenged. Cyran's ruler sets his plan in motion. The young hostage, Dru, has no memory of why he is where he is, but he is compelled nonetheless to complete the task he has been sent to accomplish. Unaware of his importance in the scheme of things, Dru is befriended by the very people he was sent to destroy. If he succeeds, an entire world of people will be destroyed. Xina Marie Uhl calls upon her extensive knowledge of ancient history to create the places and people who make up her fantasy adventure Necropolis. With enough characters for a DeMille epic, Necropolis distinguishes itself and its author, by managing to focus on the main characters and allow the reader to get completely caught up in their lives. What at first blush seems to be the climax, turns out to be instead a brilliant double back flip which wrenches the hearts and challenges the minds of the readers, ensuring that Ms. Uhl's excellent book will not be put down until the last page is devoured.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Intelligent, absorbing story, Aug 24 2003
In the epic fantasy adventure NECROPOLIS, a young warrior-priest undertakes a perilous journey to an unknown land, and for his trouble is beaten and imprisoned. He is found and nursed back to health by a young girl, with the help of an embittered prison guard. Meanwhile, a ruler who harbors hatred in his heart sets an unimaginable betrayal in motion. The ruler's hatred has so destroyed his life that he is willing to sacrifice his own son to see himself avenged. Cyran's ruler sets his plan in motion. The young hostage, Dru, has no memory of why he is where he is, but he is compelled nonetheless to complete the task he has been sent to accomplish. Unaware of his importance in the scheme of things, Dru is befriended by the very people he was sent to destroy. If he succeeds, an entire world of people will be destroyed. Xina Marie Uhl calls upon her extensive knowledge of ancient history to create the places and people who make up her fantasy adventure Necropolis. With enough characters for a DeMille epic, Necropolis distinguishes itself and its author, by managing to focus on the main characters and allow the reader to get completely caught up in their lives. What at first blush seems to be the climax, turns out to be instead a brilliant double back flip which wrenches the hearts and challenges the minds of the readers, ensuring that Ms. Uhl's excellent book will not be put down until the last page is devoured.
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