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Summary: cant put it down..but dont want to either
Review: Ok, first off, both books have lived up to the byline on the top of each.."from 2 of the most celebrated imaginations of our time..."I found it nice to see they concentrated on Elora... For if she were to fufill her role as Sacred Princess, they really deeded to develop the character quite a bit more. as you read each of the main dream sequences Elora had with Kieron ( the first one a lot more than the rest ) you get this urge to go back to the front to look at the illustration of the Great Realms and how Elora is connected to each of the circles.. Suffice to say..I eagerly await Shadow Star, and the eventual movies..(you dont think Mr. Lucas took the time to develop the story and put his name on it if he didnt plan to make them into movies eventually, did you??)
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Summary: New revelations and fast pace will leave you wanting more
Review: As a fan of "Willow" I both enjoyed and hated reading Shadow Moon. But I was so intrigued by Claremont's reversal of chararcters and events that I had to read Shadow Dawn. Again he surprised me with new reversals in character and a fast tempo from the beginning of the book. He also treats readers to new revelations about Elora Danan's role in the binding of the Twelve Realms, Ryn's true identity and relationship to Anakerie, Thorn's feelings for Anakerie, and the identity of the Deceiver in the final chapter. Talk about a cliff hanger! There is no way I am going to miss reading the third book!
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Summary: Shadow Dreck
Review: Alright, credit where credit is due, Claremont has improved some from the frightful start of this trilogy- 'Shadow Moon'- but only just enough so that by the time you realize the novel is going nowhere you've wasted too much time to back out now. The chapters are still far too dense- a chapter of twenty pages takes nearly three times to wade through what those of a decent book would- most of the new characters introduced are one-dimensional bores and Claremont seems to make it a habit of killing off the few that aren't. On the plus side, Elora has become much more interesting and the few chapters where she's allowed to adventure across the land on her own are by far the best bit of the book. The underlying problem is that this is absolute middle of a storyarc so nothing much happens except what is needed to reenforce what happened in 'Moon' and pave the way to the inevitable showdown in 'Star'. Expect lots of pointless wandering and expository dialogue. Which brings me to the biggest problem of all: an Epic fantasy requires an Epic villain because, lets face it, Good vs. evil is nowhere near as exciting as Good vs. EVIL, and the story just does not deliver. Instead we are treated to baddies like The Deceiver, who is little more than a glorified zombie, and...wait for it...The Lord Of The Dance. That's right, gasp in shock and awe at the might of a guy who will literally two-step you to your doom. It's books like these that make me sincerely wish there was an emoticon for a smiley repeatedly banging their head against something hard an unyielding- perhaps the skull of whichever of the two collaborative 'geniuses' thought any of this would be a good idea. Cheer up, there's only one volume to go!
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Summary: cant put it down..but dont want to either
Review: Ok, first off, both books have lived up to the byline on the top of each.."from 2 of the most celebrated imaginations of our time..." I found it nice to see they concentrated on Elora... For if she were to fufill her role as Sacred Princess, they really deeded to develop the character quite a bit more. as you read each of the main dream sequences Elora had with Kieron ( the first one a lot more than the rest ) you get this urge to go back to the front to look at the illustration of the Great Realms and how Elora is connected to each of the circles.. Suffice to say..I eagerly await Shadow Star, and the eventual movies..(you dont think Mr. Lucas took the time to develop the story and put his name on it if he didnt plan to make them into movies eventually, did you??)
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Summary: Shadow Dawn redeems the Willow saga after shaky start in SM
Review: After Shadow Moon, I was a little nervous about trying Shadow Dawn, but as a fan of the movie Willow, I had to find out what was going to happen next. The pace of this new one was definitely more even, and Claremont was able to paint a clear picture of the action. Elora Danan takes the center stage literally and figuratively; she is the main character of Shadow Dawn instead of Thorn Drumheller, appropriate enough since it is obvious that this trilogy is her story. It also becomes clear how this hunted and hated Sacred Princess is supposed to be the savior of the thirteen realms. This book takes a place on my bookshelf among few other all time favorites.
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Summary: Nice script, poor development into a novel
Review: The way I see it, George Lucas wrote a nifty script and Chris Claremont tried to turn it into a novel, but gave up after his first draft. There are so many disjunct segments that don't flow into the next segment. Lots of nice descriptions, but the plot isn't carried along well. There's even a cut-and-paste paragraph 3/4 through the book that was used 1/4 of the way into the book. And the Braveheart reference brought me right out of the book to roll my eyes. I just couldn't get into a book that uses another story from a totally different genre and can't carry the plot along. I faithfully read the whole thing, complaining all the while... my husband tore up the book when I finished it and threw it in the recycling box. I wasn't heart broken at all. I wouldn't want others to waste their time.
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Summary: Extremely Cool!
Review: This is like getting dropped into a fantasy world, an instruction manual on their magic or an encyclopedia on their culture or maybe a museum display of their creatures-Fun and Fantasies. George Lucas must have realized, though, that this would eventually bore many people, so he nicely wove it together with a lot of wild action and really dramatic magic; the outcome was a quite wonderful book, and a great chance to slip into another world.
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Summary: Good but still jarring
Review: I loved Willow and I enjoyed this series especially once I got to book 3 but it is a hard sequel to the delightful original movie.
However it is closer, but still darker than the original book written by Lucas for Willow.
Another point I need to make. I previous reviwer complains about the character of The Lord of the Dance that appears. What this woman does not relize is that the Lord of the Dance is an old celtic song about celtic/christian mythos and was meerly used by Mr Flatley as his center piece of music for his show. The character has nothing to do with Flatley or his show but I can understand why people not into celtic music or tradition may assume it is from Flatley's show.
Try these books they are quite good but do not look for a repeat of the movie!
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Summary: Shadow Series Snoozer
Review: Willow was a good movie, but hopefully they don't turn the Shadow series books into a movie. Too much description, not much action. I kept reading, though, hoping the next book in the series would be better, only to be disappointed. I skipped pages at a time just to get to some sort of dialog or action. The brownies supposedly had a great wit, but there was no evidence of it in the books. Too bad, they could've been a great plus, like Tas the kender in the Chronicles series. As far as the Elora, the wittiest she ever got was by sticking her tongue out in response to any lame jokes the brownies made. In conclusion, don't waste your time with these books.
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Summary: Not a bad book but too derivative...
Review: I enjoyed the movie "Willow" and the follow-up book "Shadow Moon," so I eagerly bought "Shadow Dawn" when it came out. It wasn't so much a bad book as it was horribly derivative. A major speech late in the book mimics the main speech from "Braveheart" nearly point for point. Another character featured in the book - I kid you not - is revealed to be the Lord of the Dance. THE LORD OF THE DANCE. The book came out a bit after the big Michael Flatley/Riverdance craze, so I hardly think it was a coincidence. This uninspired, unoriginal book was a sore disappointment for me after the beginnings of the series. All the same, if you're a fan of Willow and want to find out what happens to Willow/Thorn, Elora and the rest, go ahead and buy it. Just don't say I didn't warn you.
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