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Summary: As compelling as it is vivid.
Review: This is the second book in the CHRONICLES OF THE SHADOW WAR (after SHADOW MOON), the sequel trilogy to the movie WILLOW. Being the second book in the series, I was expecting a lot less action and a lot more character development than in the first book. While the character development was definitely there, I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of action and tension that it contained. Chris Claremont takes his 17 years of writing X-MEN and developing those characters and applies that experience here with an expansive brush and colorful palette. Two years have passed since the end of SHADOW MOON and, although we missed out on the maturation of Elora Danan in those two years, this book gives the reader a vivid picture of how she begins to come into her own as a person and begins to discover what it means to be the Sacred Princess. As she and her companions begin to puzzle out who the Deceiver is and what his goals are, we see the little girl we knew in the first book start to become a young woman. By the end of the book, Mr. Claremont has turned her into this fiercely passionate woman who knows what must be done, if not how to accomplish it. Throughout this journey, the author populates the book with vivid and engaging characters. Each one is unique in their personality and in their relationship with Elora. We especially get a good look at Rool and how he relates to Elora without the smothering presence of Franjean. The characters are what drive this portion of the story, although the tension and action is there as well.The battle scenes in this book aren't as grand as in the first book, but they are just as compelling. The sacrifice of friends, the fight against all odds, and the trust shown for those guarding your back, Claremont ties all of these themes into each of the fights that our protagonists encounter. While the majority of the book was character and plot development filled with beautiful and compelling prose, the action scenes in between were gripping and had me turning pages at a hectic rate. Heart pounding action that left you wondering who would live and who would die. My one major problem with this book was the fact that one of the songs that Elora sang was a blatant ripoff of BRAVEHEART.......the film preceded the book by two years. Despite this bit of plagiarism, this was a compelling book. Almost better than the first one in terms of readability and reader involvement. I truly cared about the characters in this novel and wanted to see them succeed. A definite must read for any fantasy fan.
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Summary: The "Two Towers" Of The Willow Saga!
Review: If you love fantasy and have yet to discover the amazing world of Willow, begun in the classic film by George Lucas and Ron Howard, then order these three volumes now and revel in the beauty of brilliant fantasy! Shadow Dawn continues the saga begun in Shadow Moon, itself a continuation of the film Willow. Here is all the action, warmth, colorful creatures and characters one expects from George Lucas at his finest, along with the dark fantasy action of Chris Claremont of "X-Men" fame. If this new world leaves you a little confused, jus go over to Lucasfan.com and log onto the Willow.com site - you will find all the info you will need to plunge into this all-enveloping world. "Forget all you know...or think you you!"
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Summary: An OK continuance of the story, but not as good as the first
Review: "Shadow Dawn" continues the new "Willow" saga fairly effectively, but the major problems in the book lie in the abilities of the writer. Overall, the story could've used a bit more polish and a pinch more originality; an entire scene in the book is blatantly stolen from the film "Braveheart," while clumsily palliated in a story-within-the-story. While "Shadow Moon" gave us the future of the Willow saga so many of us had grown to love, "Shadow Dawn" stumbles along until finally reaching a morass of odd story twists and dragged-out characterization.
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Summary: A great action based book with lots of content
Review: A good book for more mature audiences, it's world is a little confusing to understand at first but as you read more you understand more. The magic and various other myth type ideas make it a very good book for those seeking adventure and even science fiction readers will like it.
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Summary: I've never read anything like this! It took my breath away!
Review: I love to read and I've read some of the best books by the best authors and Im telling you the honest truth when I say that Shawdow Dawn is the BEST! Each page held me like no other. I felt as if I was there and there was never a dull moment. If you like to read, this is the book for you.
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Summary: Update on Release for "Shadow Star"
Review: Latest from book store is that "Shadow Star", the third book in the series, is now scheduled to be in book stores on November 2nd, 1999.
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Summary: A little slow to start, but a great and enthralling book!!
Review: This book was a little slow to start as the character analysis draged on for about half the book but once you pass the mid point the adventure really takes off. The imagry and description of fantasy creatures and magic was very good. I can't wait for the next one.
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Summary: Excellent book from a movie that was vague
Review: This book is great can't wait for the third book since this one left you hanging at the end.Hopefully there is a third book to this series that explores a George Lucas property that didn't do very well. Chris Claremont shows he and Peter David are great Writers njo matter the meduim from book to comic book.
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Summary: Comments
Review: Can't add much more to what's already been said, except to say that a local book store told me that "Shadow Star", the next book in the series, is scheduled to release in Hardback in July 1999. Excellent series so far, and I'm looking forward to the continuation.
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Summary: great book
Review: I love this book! I picked Shadow Moon up because I'm an avid Star Wars fan, then couldn't put it down! So of course I wanted the second-which was even better! I'd probably recommend this to fantasy and sci-fi lovers, even though the plot can be sometimes confusing and hard to grasp! Anybody know when Shadow Star is due out?
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