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Summary: i dont believe it
Review: i just read a review that said they are not releasing the third book. i dont believe it! these stories were so intense and so incredibly written, why wouldn't they give us an ending. i have to say, if you are thinking about reading these 2 books, DON'T! i would recommend them but if there is no ending there is no point.
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Summary: Piece of Info
Review: I picked up Heeley's novels about a year ago because I was looking for a new fantasy/fiction writer to amaze me...having gone through all the greats, and a few newer names. I called in sick to work two days in a row just to finish these books. They kept me enthralled the entire time I read them. However, there was no closure. I was missing the third book, because...Lo and behold, there isn't one. So I wrote to Llewellyn Worldwide a couple of times wondering what the deal was. Come to find out, after about my fifth e-mail, Llewellyn has no intention of releasing the third book in the series. So if you liked Heeley's books, its either give up or press forward. I'm posting this as many places as I can, because I'm selfish and I need my third book. My two cents...
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Summary: An edge on the cliche.
Review: Most of the TV today is unwatchable for lack of originality.Most of the novels today are unreadable due to the same cause. This novel presents a case of exception. It is solely responsible for several sleepless nights when I just couldn't turn off my light and stop. There are better detailed reviews (with spoilers...) that explain the story behind the novel, but allow me to call it what it is. It is the easy way of letting an ordinary person into the world of mystics. Be careful, because it just might change your perception of the world. Some annihilation scenes are just too powerful to comprehend without an open mind. Read it, and you'll understand. Leo
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Summary: Is undroppable a word?
Review: Never before have I read anything in the fantasy genre that captivated me as much as many of the concepts dealt with so elequently by Heeley. The paradox of Reincarnation and the living spirit, multi-dimensional lives (and death), honor and loss; all of these were woven together to create a tapestry from which I simply could not tear my gaze. Although the three schools of magic is not a new concept, Heeley rises above the rif-raf that occupies the bookshelves today by using them to espouse various philosophies of life rather than simply a source of power for his heroes and villains. If I might take pause from my praise I would like to comment on something with which I was not very comfortable. It seems that Heeley is well versed in the various individual techniques used in some martial arts. However, explaining every move in combat using the terminology and a description of the effect became somewhat onerous. In spite of everything, D.A. Heeley has created a work of fantasy that will sit proudly on my shelves beside such books as Anne Rice's Vampire series, Stephen R Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle and Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. I can hardly wait for his continuation of the saga!
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Summary: A dissapointment for those who like good writing.
Review: Quoted from the back cover: "In an eternal battle between Darkness and Light, two karmically linked magicians vie for mastery of the world. Their battleground is the Tree of Life on the Qabalah's astral plane. And in every lifetime, their greatest for is the Arch-Demon Lilith..." One finds, when reading the book, that there are three magicians battling; some of the book occurs in what one presumes to be Earth's future Japan; Lilith is only mentioned briefly and is, in this the first of a series of planned books, of extremely little consequence. One is at a loss to figure out why the book is named Lilith. The plot is simple: the good guy (Malak) fights the bad guy (Dethen) over supremacy of the astral plane Enya. If the bad guy wins, the Tree of Life will be destroyed and all life on all planes will vanish, thus ending the circle of birth, death, and rebirth--- Dethen's goal is to end the suffering of existance in a universe he perceives to be evil. The good guy, Malak, desires to prevent Dethen from destroying the Tree of Life. But his chief reason for fighting Dethen is personal: he desires revenge for past and current karmic debts. With Malak is the magician Lena, his soul-mate. Her self-sacrifice in saving Enya costs her eternal damnation: to randsom her from everlasting torment, so that she may incarnate again, Malak sells his soul to Lilith. The writing starts out very poorly. Metaphor is tortured and mortally wounded; incomplete sentences die untended; simile is strained and twisted. Now and then the author plugs in a word pulled from a thesaurus that does not work properly where it is used: 1."... advanced in an attacking paradigm." -- page 15. The author seems to want a word that implies a "pattern" of some kind, like a flanking mane! uver or strategic placement of combatants. "Paradigm" doesn't work. 2.Malak "heard a splinter of bone." -- page 16 Bone splinters don't make noise, as a rule. Perhaps Malak heard "the splintering of bone" instead. 3.Malak drew "a lung-full of air." -- page 14 What happened to his other lung? 4."... flowed to his feet like water." -- page 28 Water doesn't have feet. Perhaps he "flowed like water to his feet." 5.The sun has a "tip." -- page 35 6.Malak's long, phalic sword is a "she," but his magick familure cat is an "it." 7.Tanaka "half-limped over to the door." How does one "half-limp?" The editor should have caught these. The hand-to-hand fighting at the beginning of the book is dull and uninspired, writing-wise. Towards the middle of the book, the writing noticably improves. This is sometimes the case with new authors, and lazy authors. As a rule, the start of a book requires more work rewriting than the latter parts--- authors are sometimes less than clear, when they start, on where they want to take the book.
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Summary: Unputdownable!
Review: Reading this book in a way changed my life and the way i saw things. This put shows extensive knowledge in martial arts and many of the beliefs that feature in this world. Highly recommended.
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Summary: i dont believe it
Review: This book is so amazing. I love it! Amazing trying to figure out who is who from past incarnations to present! I haven't read the other two but I am working on getting them. Slightly confusing if not familiar with the theologies and legends it is based on. But still very exciting and engrossing. I had to fight myself to put it down so I could sleep. A must read for fantasy/sci-fi lovers. Can't wait to get the others!
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Summary: Amazing! I couldn't put it down!
Review: This book is so amazing. I love it! Amazing trying to figure out who is who from past incarnations to present! I haven't read the other two but I am working on getting them. Slightly confusing if not familiar with the theologies and legends it is based on. But still very exciting and engrossing. I had to fight myself to put it down so I could sleep. A must read for fantasy/sci-fi lovers. Can't wait to get the others!
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Summary: Powerful novel. Turned in circles you couldn't believe.
Review: This is a fantastic book. The way the story wove and twisted
was quite inspiring. As with all good books, the characters
were fully developed, and thier lives mesmerizing. Fantasy
readers will love this one, and those who might be new to fasntasy will find it a great introduction into the world.
The world Heeley creates is rich and inviting and leaves
you wondering, by the end of the book, if there are more!
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Summary: Powerful novel. Turned in circles you couldn't believe.
Review: This is a fantastic book. The way the story wove and twistedwas quite inspiring. As with all good books, the characterswere fully developed, and thier lives mesmerizing. Fantasy readers will love this one, and those who might be new to fasntasy will find it a great introduction into the world. The world Heeley creates is rich and inviting and leaves you wondering, by the end of the book, if there are more!
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