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2.0 out of 5 stars More Californian than Celtic, Jan 2 2004
By "lucecilla" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crown Of Stars #3 Burning Stone (Mass Market Paperback)
Kate Elliot has lost herself in a world of her own making, where the characters, plots and intrigue proliferate without any narrative structure or point. The personalities of the characters slip into the one-dimensional, losing much of my sympathy in the process. With far too many subplots, mysteries and creatures; Elliot exhibits no discipline. Her writing too, is schizoid: one minute the language is arcane seventeenth century English, and the next minute it's more Californian than Celtic. And way too girly. Granted, the idea of a matriarchal medieval society is a seductive one, but do we have to hear quite so much about 'gorgeous tunics'? I'm quite sure your average medieval male wouldn't use that kind of language, let alone give a toss what the wench was wearing.

Kate Elliot, if she disciplined her writing and reigned in her imagination a little, could be an excellent storyteller. In order to do that, each book must stand as a novel in it's own right, and central themes should link a beginning middle and end. There is no sign of this in 'The Burning Stone'. There are also glaring and highly annoying editorial mistakes, such as one sentence where the pope-like 'skopos' is refered to as ruling from Rome, which doesn't actually exist in the world Elliot has created.

In short, she's not a bad writer. But she desperately needs a good editor and half-way decent proof-readers.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I loved it! but just a tad too long....., Feb 13 2003
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This review is from: Crown Of Stars 03 Burning Stone (Hardcover)
I read this book in about 2 and a half days. I loved it. I would recomend this series to any fantasy lover, but the series does have it's bad points though. There are like fifty characters running around doing stuff and it is slightly confusing. The book is exactly 801 pages long including the epilogue. It might sound discouraging to slow readers, but the wait is worth it. The book is exciting and full of action and battle stuff for people who like that. Then there is odd dash of romance thrown into the book. I have already hooked a bunch of friends on this series too and I hope this helps!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and complicated read, May 19 2002
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This review is from: Crown Of Stars #3 Burning Stone (Mass Market Paperback)
Kate Elliot continues to write superbly in this third installment of her series that combines elements of reality and fantasy. As she proceeds to write her books they do tend to get complicated with various plots taking form and new characters popping up, however she stays true to her main story. In the end readers are left wanting to pick up the next book and begin reading. This reader wishes she would concentrate more on the main characters Liath and Prince S., but the reader also realizes that they are just two fascinating characters that are art of a larger story involving not just their romance and their discovery of their origins, but a major build up of politics, intrigue, and myth becoming reality.
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1.0 out of 5 stars What Happened?????
I have never written a review of a book before, but after reading this book I felt I had too. What happened to this series. Read more
Published on Oct 22 2001 by Michael S. Mosser

5.0 out of 5 stars Burning stone burns up pages
I really loved this book. Kate Elliot has by far proved that she can write a series and keep her readers intested. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2001 by pinkhatsings

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Unlike Prince of Dogs, this book is much more focused on the plot line. It is easily possible to envision the stubborn, lustful Hugh and caring but strong Prince Sanglant who... Read more
Published on Dec 24 2000 by abcdefg

2.0 out of 5 stars The Burning Stone
The book is good, but at times it drags. There are points where I would have preferred more information and points where you just want here to get on with it. Read more
Published on Oct 26 2000 by J. Willis

2.0 out of 5 stars Eight Hundred Pages Later...
I have serious reasons for slapping a 2-star on this review, but I'm sorry to do it. I want to be positive about this endless opus, and I just can't do it. Read more
Published on Oct 25 2000 by Dianna Deeley

4.0 out of 5 stars I just love this series!
I got hooked on this series. King's Dragon suprised me, i didn't think I would like it, then I read The Prince of Dogs. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2000 by Alyana

4.0 out of 5 stars I love this series!
I think this is a wonderful series for any fantasy reader to collect. King's Dragon and then The Prince of Dogs got me hooked, but i found this one to be a little slower. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2000 by Alyana

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fantasy series!
I loved this book and the two books before it. I can't wait until her fourth book in this epic series is published. Read more
Published on Oct 7 2000 by Paul Rondo

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the other two
This book is not given five stars because it doesn't really go anywhere...sure there is action, but it's long and dragged out, and the whole 816 pages of it is very slow, only... Read more
Published on Oct 7 2000 by salinascowgirl

1.0 out of 5 stars Ooops, she did it again...
This is not one of my favorite series. The female lead is a wet, soppy dishrag of a character, quite understandably traumatized by a villain the author seems unwilling to kill... Read more
Published on Sep 21 2000 by Rena McGee

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