The Kingless Land: Library Edition

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Summary: A fast pace read
Review: The action is wonderfully written. The magic is mesmorizing. While the plot is nothing new, the way it is woven through the action is spectacular. If you want deep woven mysteries and twisting plots, try this book with caution. However, if you want action and magic and a book you can never put down, this is your ticket.

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Summary: Not my kind of book
Review: This book is full of action, adventure, and magic, so much that it seems as if it were lifted straight from a D&D campaign. Unfortunately, that doesn't make for a very good book in my opinion. The characters do ridiculous things, seeming at times like they were taken from a 14 year-old's hormone-driven fantasies. It is a fast read--you should be able to finish it in a weekend--and it certainly doesn't require much thought. If that is the kind of book you are looking for then by all means read it, I doubt you will be disappointed. However, there are other books out there that have those qualities (action, adventure, magic) but are much more interesting to read (anything written by David Eddings or Raymond Feist, for example). I gave it two stars because the book isn't unbearable to read, it's just not very interesting. Also, I don't think Mr. Greenwood was trying to write a masterpiece and I imagine it is popular among its target readers.

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Summary: Embra: Spoiled rich girl. Craer & Hawkril: Slash fodder.
Review: This isn't a classic or any type of great literary work, but it's definately worth reading. Embra gets tiresome (by the 6th chapter I was hoping she'd get killed off) but Craer and Hawkril are so amusing they more than make up for her. Sarasper doesn't _have_ a noticable personality. If you want an amazing, groundbreaking book, go re-read Tolkien. This is more the essentially meaningless but very enjoyable read.

Rating:
Summary: Embra: Spoiled rich girl. Craer & Hawkril: Slash fodder.
Review: This isn't a classic or any type of great literary work, but it's definately worth reading. Embra gets tiresome (by the 6th chapter I was hoping she'd get killed off) but Craer and Hawkril are so amusing they more than make up for her. Sarasper doesn't _have_ a noticable personality. If you want an amazing, groundbreaking book, go re-read Tolkien. This is more the essentially meaningless but very enjoyable read.

Rating:
Summary: The Kingless Land
Review: This was a disappointing read. On par with fanfiction at its most mediocre even down to some very overused phrases. The plot was choppy, the action muddy and the premise predictable.