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“one of my favorite dark fantasy series of all time”
Turiboy wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not one of my favorites, but I thought it did finally get better....not a lot of action, and the characters were just OK.”
Bryan Q wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This series seems to me the epitome of my problems with Terry Brooks. Fabulous concept, good dialogue, interesting characters...and he just can't quite hit it out of the park. With this kind of talent, I want "wow" rather than merely "that was good." Had the same issues with the Shannara series.”
Birdhouse in Your Soul wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A friend of mine recommended this series to me. Hopefully it's not too sci fi for me!
shawna wrote this review Sunday, October 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Got through about 200 pages and had to give it up. It just didn't interest me. ”
“Spectacular, my first step into modern fantasy literature and I was not dissapointed. A crippled knight errant, a magical girl, a demon with a sinister agenda, haunting visions of Apocalypse....Brooks keeps you turning the pages. ”
Steven C wrote this review Monday, August 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Set in the past of the Shannara series - the world we know today. Good story about a young girl discovering herself and her families roots in magic.”
Emma H wrote this review Wednesday, July 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of Brooks better series, though that isn't saying much”
am91962 wrote this review Tuesday, June 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“If you like magic and demons, this is for you! It's packed with action, you'll be wanting to see more of Nest, Pick and the rest.”
Anzu T wrote this review Thursday, May 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Being an admitted 'major' Terry Brooks fan, I was a bit disappointed in this novel. While the book carries Brook's well renowned style, I've realized that much of what I love about him is the world created in the Shannara novels. This (and the two books that follow in this trilogy) are set in our not too distant future with a new scenery of magic and modern day. As is typical for Brooks, the characters are interesting and have depth, there are an array of unique creatures and situations, and the story twists enough to keep the reader engaged. With the scale of the settings greatly reduced from the full world typical in Shannara novels, this story has a much smaller feel and a smaller scope of adventure. I found myself waiting for a larger breakout and was disappointed when it didn't happen. Perhaps without my preconceived ideas of what to expect, the three books would have been better received, but in my case, I struggled to stay interested. The tension levels in the stories didn't seem to build like I'd hoped and some of the character's made decisions that I felt were truly out of character. In the end, I was entertained by the more traditional (and always captivating) final conflict sequences in all three books, however I couldn't rate them as high as my favorites of the other Brooks novels in good conscience. Not bad reading to be sure, but not his best work. ”
Chad L wrote this review Monday, February 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love Terry Brooks, and this didn't disappoint. I love how he portrays good and evil, and what I enjoyed in this book was religion being brought into it. It wasn't hitting you over the head or anything, but the young girl asked if God and the Word were the same, and I was glad she asked, because I've wondered the same thing. Great book, and I'm reading the second one now.”
Lisa wrote this review Friday, February 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
