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Summary: Mindless! Entertainment?
Review: I've always been a big proponent of the 'beach read'. One simply can not read Tolstoy and Melville all the time. For every mindbender, one must consume a little fluff. So, there's a fluff scale and a mindbender scale. In many ways, a five star fluff book is as good as a five star mindbender. But a two star fluff book? Not good.First of all, this book has little but setting in common with the Diablo games published by Blizzard. Legacy of Blood is a forty page fantasy cookie cutter stamped out into a Diablo liscense with an extra three hundred pages of filler. And when I say filler, I mean filler. Instead of using a pronoun like 'she', Knaak might say, 'the raven tressed sorceress'. When this comes out three or four times a page, one begins to wonder just what consists of the bulk of the novel... story or redundant description? Nevertheless, Knaak's prose flows. What little of a story and characters there exist are all decently portrayed. Yet, an overwhelming blah-ness fills every moment, and the utter simplicity of the book is insulting even to the most mtv'ed pre-teen out there. While one shouldn't look for greatness in a novel spun off a video game, one can hope for a little mindless entertainment. Legacy of Blood does not come close to either.
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Summary: Legacy of Blood
Review: If you are Diablo II fan, I would highly recommend that you should buy the book, Diablo, Legacy of Blood. Some of the city and characters' names from Diablo II are in this story. The plotline to this story is very good. Should definitely get this book.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: It seems like anything that has to do with Diablo, StarCraft, or Blizzard Entertainment turns out enormous. Legacy of Blood is no exception. It is the first in a series of books that takes place in the same world as the video game; this specific story is situated between the events of Diablo and Diablo II. As the book starts out at chapter one it already draws the reader in with plenty of action and suspense. Richard A. Knaak uses great depictive language to allow the reader to really be able to picture the plot in their mind and to show every minute article. Without spoiling much of the story, it consists actually of roughly three smaller stories: Norrec Vizharan, who has unintentionally come across the legendary armor of the great warlord, Bartuc, the armor of Bartuc is controlling the unfortunate soldier and sending him to do the suit's evil biding. The second is of General Augustus Malevolyn, a general who has admired Bartuc and wishes to be as great a warlord as him. Malevolyn already has the helmet and think if he can salvage the rest of the armor it will help him in his goals to continue the legacy of Bartuc. The final is of a necromancer by the name of Kara (for those of you that don't know, a necromancer is a person that deals with raising the dead) she has taken a journey to the tomb of Bartuc and realized that the armor was missing, knowing the evil that lurks within the armor she is attempting to find the person who took it to save them before it's too late. There are many other characters but these are just the major ones. Throughout the book the reader learns more about the characters and near the end all of them come together. When I read the book I hadn't played the game but the book actually inspired me to play it. It is a great tale for Diablo fans and fans of fantasy books. Even if you haven't played the game you should still read the book since everything is explained. I recommend it! 5/5
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: It's not Pulitzer Prize material, but considering how worthless a lot of computer game-based novels are, this one holds its own. The plot is interwoven with more than a half dozen main characters, each driven by different goals and hidden agendas. The balance of power gets shifted back and forth as allies become enemies and enemies become allies. The author is also to be commended for his research of the Diablo computer games. The reader will find many of the same locations and non-player characters from Diablo 2--especially as the story moves to Lut Gholein. A number of the player character classes from the games are represented. Even some of the game's spells (like the Necromancer's teeth spell) make an appearance. There is enough game material to remind the reader of the game, but not so much that the book feels like a cheap ripoff of the game. Any fan of fantasy novels or adventure novels should enjoy this book--even someone who has never played Diablo.
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Summary: Excellente
Review: Its is a great book to add to your collection filled with action and suspense it really represents the fantasy world in a different was it is filled with zombies,magic and of course the legendary armor of bartuc warlord of blood
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Summary: Solid writing, decent plot, a few cliches.
Review: Legacy of Blood is an original story based in the "Diablo" universe. It takes place slightly before and during the events of the Diablo II computer game. Said events and characters, however, are almost never mentioned.. though some of the monsters, classes, spells, and cities are. I have mixed feelings about this novel. On the one hand, the "style" and "flow" of Richard Knaak's work is excellent in this book - better, in fact, than some of his previous ones. Examples: There is good detail when it is needed, but not so much that it is constantly slowing down the story. Characters are well developed, but we don't learn every boring detail of their lives in the first "five minutes" of their appearance. The problems come from what I'd call "Diablo Cliches" being too prominent in this novel. What are these cliches? It is hard to go into them without spoiling the plot, but those of you that have either won the first Diablo game or played the second will notice the "artifact cliche" right away. This one is the most prominent and truly detracted from my enjoyment from the book. I really hope all future "Diablo Universe" books steer clear of this same plot hook if they don't want their readers feeling that they've read the book before. Still, there was enough fresh material to keep me VERY entertained. I enjoyed every chapter, and didn't get "bored" with the book like I have with so many others. It was worth buying, and I look forward to Knaak's next novel!
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Summary: Captivating
Review: Like all 3 of the Diablo novels, this book is not about the Prime Evils, but about a mercenary who found a magical suit of armor which seemed to have a mind of its own. The story is captivating, and I couldn't put it down once I got started. There are elements that are familiar to players of the Diablo game, like Lut Golain and the Arcane Sanctuary. I feel that Richard Knaak has done a fantastic job in bringing the Diablo world alive. This novel is also very well-paced and ends well (a common complain I have for many 'game' novels like MtG or D&D is that they rush to end the story, after taking a leisurely pace through 90% of the book). Whether you play Diablo or not, this book might get you started playing again.
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Summary: Great book so far
Review: So far, Iv been reading this book and I must say that I am impressed. Normally, Im not much of a reader, but in this case I can make an exeption. Im not done reading yet, but this book is deffinatly something any diablo fan should consider.
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Summary: A very decent book
Review: The book is pretty decent. It has an ok story, but the author did a good job of keeping you entertained with it. You should read it if you like the game or a good fiction novel.
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Summary: AWSOME Fantasy Book!!! 5 STARS & ABOVE!
Review: The mercenery finding the ancient armor of Bartuc was great. This armor had minds of its own and is trying to take over this inocent mercenery. You have to read this book and found out what happens in this splendid book. This book is similar to the PC game. It has Lut Ghoilen, Arcane Santuary, and etc. If you like fantasy, you'll definitley just love this book!
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