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Summary: Highly unprofessional
Review: Reading throug this mess was like banging my head to the wall. Niles is undoubtedly one of the most talentless writers in the TSR/WoC branch. The whole book is on autopilot, characters fall out and then fall back in, but you don't care, because you can't get a hold on them. The villain and the surprise, even the setting are all obviously just plot devices, I couldn't care less. The dwarven kingdom has never been sooo boring and dull. There is no sense of time, doom and loss, and the whole is impersonal. Skip it and you won't miss a beat [in the series].
Rating:
Summary: Highly unprofessional
Review: Reading throug this mess was like banging my head to the wall. Niles is undoubtedly one of the most talentless writers in the TSR/WoC branch. The whole book is on autopilot, characters fall out and then fall back in, but you don't care, because you can't get a hold on them. The villain and the surprise, even the setting are all obviously just plot devices, I couldn't care less. The dwarven kingdom has never been sooo boring and dull. There is no sense of time, doom and loss, and the whole is impersonal. Skip it and you won't miss a beat [in the series].
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Summary: Best book about dwarves
Review: The book was great. It made me want to keep reading. I had a hard time putting it down it was so exciting. And It explained all about the dwarf government. It is a great book for anyone who likes dwarfs.
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Summary: Best book about dwarves
Review: The book was great. It made me want to keep reading. I had a hard time putting it down it was so exciting. And It explained all about the dwarf government. It is a great book for anyone who likes dwarfs.
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Summary: The Last Thane
Review: The forces of Chaos are launching a full-scale attack on the Dwarven peoples of the Dragonlance world. So right away you know the focus of this novel is the plight of the Dwarves in their underground lair. Like most novels in the Dragonlance world of TSR, there are plenty of surprises and a fair number of thrills, and Douglas Niles is one of my favorite Dragonlance authors. Still, the entire experience seems rather dry. It is definitely not memorable, nor are the characters. None the less, it's a decent fantasy yarn set in the Dragonlance world which focuses solely on the Dwarves.
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Summary: enjoyable but not riveting
Review: The idea of how the dwarven nation's would deal with the emergence of chaos had me intrigued enough to purchase the book and, although I don't regret the decision,I do feel Niles could have detailed more parts of the plot. For example Tarn and Belexia's relationship didn't have the intimacy it implied ( admittedly they are dwarves,a notorious race for not showing any emotion beyond anger).I felt also that Tarn's character had a lot more potential that it reached.His personna was to insubstantial,going from jovial to desperate in just the space of a few sentences.This might have something to do with the long build up then very brief climax and ending.I would have liked to have seen more of Zarak Thuul and his flaming dragon mount being, after all, the ultimate villain. That said I found Niles interpretation of the ever loved gully dwarfs to be most amusing and enjoyable ( e.g Regal Everwise's acceptance to take Tarn to where he desires only because there's "no more beer".) I also particularly enjoyed his dwarven villains, Slickblade being my personal favourite, and his glimpse's into Dark Dwarven society. Very different from the Dwarven Nations Trilogy.Although an enjoyable read I felt it lacked the desperation needed for the Chaos war background and could, unfortunately, be improved upon. By no means Niles best effort but don't totally dismiss it.
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Summary: An inspiring tale of dwarven courage and honor!
Review: The Last Thane is a worthy predecessor to The Doom Brigade. It is really an excellent book that shows how life was like in Thorbardin during the Chaos war. I thought it was worth reading and I'd recomend it to anyone who asked me. Out of all the Douglas Niles novels I have ever read, this one is second only to The Emporer of Ansalon.Niles develops the characters beautifully from the vile Thane Bellowsmoke to the confused and conflicted Tarn Bellowgranite to the surprisingly wise Wise-Always (or Always Wise depending on when you ask him). I really think this is a great book that anyone, Dragonlance fan or not (fantasy fan or not for that matter) would enjoy reading.
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Summary: Praises
Review: The Last Thane is an excellent book, worth buying if one is an avid fan of the dwarves of Thorbardin or of Krynn in general. Besides the wonderful, though sad, story, The Last Thane also gives the reader a further, detailed look at the dwarves' personalities and their cities (Hybardin particularly). In this books the Hylar are pitted against their neighbors, the Daergar, Klar, and Theiwar, and the forces of Chaos. The Hylar show the strength of dwarven stubborness even through these incredible odds. It's a really good book! A good complement for books like Stormblade and The Covenant of the Forge.THORBARDIN FOREVER!!!
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Summary: DL fan? Read it. Not a Dl fan? Don't read it.
Review: This book was a great disappointment. Does anyone remember the days in the the first dl novels when there weren't 6 dwarven races? As in the five races plus the gully dwarves. Tarn was referred to as a half-breed constantly. Why? He is a dwarf. This books story line had huge potential but didn't deliver. If You are a DL fan then read this book, otherwise don't. I was really disapointed. The whole book built up to a be about a platinum egg, I was expectcting some special platinum dragon to come out and then it turns out that the loser acting thane of the hylar puts his hands on the egg and turns into light and kills all the chaos army in thorbardin. All the while he purified the good dwarves. Crap. A storyline with huge potential was ruined by an incompatent author.
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Summary: Up there with my other favorite books
Review: This is another example of what Niles is capable of. Not only does his book provide very enjoyable reading in itself, it answers some questions from one of his previous novels, The Dragons. The scholarary personality of Baker Whitegranite is very nicely written and is followed all the way through the book. The only thing against this book is that the personality of Tarn is underdeveloped compared to everyone else.
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