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1.0 out of 5 stars Present Tense Very Unpleasant, Feb 9 2003

By	shancarrick (Syracuse, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magic Engineer: Recluce #3 (Mass Market Paperback)

Mikeymac sits down in his comfy chair. He reaches over to the end table and picks up "The Magic Engineer". Having read several other installments in the series, Mikeymac is eager to begin reading this one. He opens the book to page one. Mikeymac raises his eyebrow. The book begins in that most irritating of tenses....the PRESENT ONE! He heaves a sigh, and continues reading. The author had displayed lapses such as this in the "The Magic of Recluce". It had been limited to isolated chapters though, and could be got through if one possessed a strong will. As he reads on, Mikeymac realizes that the entire bloody book is written this way. He makes a feeble attempt to mentally substitute the letter "s" at the end of some words with the more appropriate letters "ed". The exercise proves fruitless. Mikeymac hurls the paperback across the room. It lands with a satisfying "Cruuuuummppssssh!".
This book stinks! Having said that, many of the other books in the series are wonderful fantasy fare. Modesitt has talent, but he should heed the advice of a good editor.(Which I'm sure he did not on this effort).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Halflife018 writes..., Oct 30 2002

By	Chris (marcus town, georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magic Engineer: Recluce #3 (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the 3rd book i'v read of the series, before i read the magic of recluce i was reading the last book of the series in Terry Goodkinds "Sword of the Truth", these books had got my attention more then Terry Goodkinds books did. The only thing i have to say remotly bad, but not really bad at all is that i expected the series to contiune with something to do with the characters all kinned or the main character agian in the series, other then that these books were great, i would really recomend them to any fantasy person, also try Dragonlance and Sword of the truth, those are absolutly great books also.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Combination, Sep 6 2002

By	Joshua Drake (Angola, IN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Magic Engineer: Recluce #3 (Mass Market Paperback)

Like "Armor", this book combines two of my interests. I enjoy fantasy works, and I am interested in engineering of many types.
Admittedly the cover art drew me in as well. I was pleased to find that judging this book by its cover was worth the risk.
Dealing with common themes, such as coming of age, and rebelling against the established society, this epic moves the reader with compelling characters and excellent description of everyday events. After finishing this installment, which can be read as a stand-alone novel, I began purchasing the rest of the series. As far as I'm concerned voting with my wallet outweighs anything else I can say.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Painfully bad
This book comes highly recommended (the cover features glowing reviews from magazines and famous names in the field, such as Robert Jordan). Read more

Published on Aug 12 2003 by Satin

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
I read lots of fantasy. Lots. This is one of the best. Some of the greatest character development i've ever read, and a great characters themselves. Read more

Published on Sep 8 2001 by anime-dude

2.0 out of 5 stars Exactly the same story as the first one
I would have given this book 1 star except for the fact that it is somewhat enjoyable. However, the author didn't bother to think up a different plot than "The Magic of... Read more

Published on Nov 10 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Tedious to the point of losing its message
The series started out with a little promise. Unfortunately this book squanders whatever little promise it had to become a tedious descriptive book with practically nothing... Read more

Published on Nov 9 2000 by Unmeel