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Time Streams: Artifacts Cycle, Book III

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This book was pretty good,... I felt that this novel was very choppy. Years would pass all of a sudden, leaving you to wonder what happened during that period of time. I'd lose interest sometimes, leaving the book to sit for weeks before picking it back up again. Despite these faults, I really liked the concept of the "Alliance" of races, and I thought the battles were well written. I'm glad Yavamaya finally got some attention as well. Hopefully Bloodlines will keep my attention better.

After we were pretty discouraged from reading Planeswalker, J. Robert King knew he had to create a novel to recover the greatness of the Magic the Gathering "Artifacts Cycle" after Lynn Abbey wrote his book that barely reaches average. In Time Streams, the famous Tolaria is one of the main places were the story takes place. Tolaria is the place where Urza gathers the greatest minds in Dominaria to study at his academy (no, I didn't get this from the back cover, mind you). They include Malzra, Barrin, and the mischivous Teferi (to a huge extent he frequently calls Karn "Arty Shovelhead") . In the end of every chapter, there is a very intelegent monologue written by Barrin, Mage Master of Tolaria (it's fiction, J. Robert King wrote everything). In the prologue, it is only a monologue but it quickly addicts you to the story ( use thehandy tool on this page to look inside books and read the prologue, you'll know what I mean). Tolaria get's destroyed and many scholars killed by a Phyrexian threat, war becomes at hand. Ten years after the battle, Urza, Teferi, Karn, Barrin, Malzra, and the others return to the wreckage of former Tolaria and build a new academy called "New Tolaria". More battle comes and some may be tired out of battle, battle, battle, battle, battle, war, war, war, war, war, but I haven't read such an action-packed book since Apocalypse (Invasion Cycle, book III). Hopefully, you'll make a wise desicion and buy Time Streams. Ya'll love it.

Alex

I read this book during my lunch breaks while I was teaching SUmmer School. I found it extremely enjoyable and I particularly liked the way he used time paradoxes when he described the Time Bubbles.

Very Good. My students liked it too.

This book I recomend if you plan on reading and understanding Bloodlines by Loren Coleman or prophacies. If you read this book be ready to be confused. This book confused me! Read this book first then read Brothers war by Jeff Grubb and Planeswalker by Lynn Abby.

This is an excellent companion for any Magic: The Gathering player, as well as a sound fantasy novel for fans of the genre. With excellent writing and a deep, intricate plot, this is one of the best books in the series.

I personally feel that compared to the other books in the series, this is the best. There are no extreme leaps in time, the plot is well defined, the main characters have many colors etc. I would recommend it to all fantasy lovers out there!

This is so good. Buy it now

I thought this was the msot amazing book to come in the magic the gathering universe. I felt it was well written and researched, and tied in incredibly with the planeswalker book, the story of karn and his creation, and urza's paying for his crimes against the forest of argoth were incredible. Especially exciting was the idea of the time distorted area in which Kerrick presides and attacked from. I can't wait for the next book in the Series Bloodlines. If anyone could help me with some info on where and when i can get this book seeing as the publisher has delayed shipment I would be very appreciative. Thanks

Well, I've got to say, it was hard to top the writing quality of Planeswalker. What Planeswalker lacked in plot it made up for in writing quality, and vice versa for The Brother's War. The Circle completes itself with the introduction of Time Streams. Finally, a Magic Book that combines good plot with good writing. Hats off to J.R.K.! This book rocks. We can only hope that the next book is as good.

This is actually the greatest fantasy book I've ever read. From the very start I couldn't put it down. There was never a dull moment, and I was almost always in suspense for what was going to happen next. I can't wait for Bloodlines to come out. I hope it is as good.