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Summary: just all over awsome book,
Review: This book was my FAV. out of all the pern books, because it has tons of dragons, war and more than info. than the pic. on the cover gives you!
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Summary: The BEST summary of dragon lore I've ever seen
Review: This is a wonderful book. The artwork is breath-taking. You almost feel as though the dragons will step right off the page into your lap (not always a pleasant thought). Every drawing is so detailed, and you always see something new when you read it. The storyline is entertaining without being overly melodramatic or childish; it catches you from the first paragraph and doesn't let you go. The information about dragons from around the world is not very in-depth in most cases, but it covers so many different lands and legends that it more than makes up for the lack of depth by sheer width of subjects. All in all, it is fantastic and well worth the money spent.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: This is one of the best books that I've ever read, and the first of Anne MaCaffery's books.Great!
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Summary: Wonderful Art
Review: This is strictly a story book, and wonderfully done. This is not meant to be a reference book. I love this book and keep it displayed in my living room.
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Summary: Wonderful Art
Review: This is strictly a story book, and wonderfully done. This is not meant to be a reference book. I love this book and keep it displayed in my living room.
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Summary: Alternates between glorious and pitiable
Review: While A Diversity of Dragons is an indispensable resource on the history and development of dragons and their kin in both myth and fiction, the book's author ruined a great creation by adding an utterly stupid plot. It reads exactly like Webster's Unabridged sounds in audiobook format. The art looks great [in places], but for most of the time it looks as if the paint was covered with several layers of fine dust. Some sort of organization would have also helped this dying wonder - unless you are trying to read this unwieldy 1.5'x1' tome cover to cover, you will have no chance of finding a specific dragon reference. At the very least, they should have organized them into Legends and Modern Fiction. The plot, as mentioned earlier, is a true monster: a young man stumbles to Anne's house crying that he has trouble with dragons. Next follows a tea party that goes on for three days, after which the young man leads the group to a dragon's lair under his house. Abominable. This thin and yet monstrously oversized volume tore gashes in my skin with its razor-sharp corners, and bludgeoned my brain with its senseless organization. There are numerous, if highly superior, histories of mythical creatures, unfortunately most out of print (however, most can be found in libraries). I would advise you to steer clear of this one, but will not do so out of respect for Anne McCaffrey.
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