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Summary: Great new stuff
Review: "Canticle" begins yet another series by Salvatore that simply draws the reader on, willing or not. Cadderly is so much a non-hero that it is easy to actually identify realistically with him. But he uses his intelligence and his courage to go after every problem he encounters. This novel will draw you along with its great characterizations and inventive plot. Salvatore does use much of the general ingredients, but he mixes in his own special blend of descriptive and colorful spice. Read it for sure, but be ready to be addicted to the series!
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Summary: A very good book of good and evil clerics working magic.
Review: A mixture of fantasy and horror. Join Cadderly as he, Danica and 2 dwarfs battle the evil Aballister. Hard to put down. All 5 books in "The Cleric Quintet" are very good. I read them all, and plan on reading them again.
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Summary: Has a good plot that is exciting in many different ways.
Review: Cadderly abandoned when he was young by his father after his mother died finds himself living in the elegance of the edificant library. Learning the arts of being a cleric is a slow but exciting work for Cadderly. Personally I found this book very entertaining and when I first started to read it I got hooked. All in all it is a fun book to read because you get to see Cadderly do so much in saving his home
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Summary: Now here's a pretty good book. . . .
Review: Canticle, Book 1 of the Cleric Quintet - R. A. Salvatore
A Review Are you speculating on whether or not you should read the Cleric Quintet? If so, this is the best review to read. I have read the entire series, and spent long amounts of time speculating upon the nature of the series and its author. On Salvatore, I have much to say. First of all, I don't see why he's so popular. Or unique. Or why his writing is sophisticated. Or original.
Sure, he did create Drizzt, and Cadderly, too. (Cadderly, being the main character of this book!) But what does that mean? I've read the Dark Elf Series (in which Drizzt stars in) and the Cleric Quintet, and I fail to see what's so great about Salvatore. Let me explain: what's so great about Drizzt and Cadderly? They are typical, boring, unoriginal heroes. Cadderly, I despise, because of his flawless, Mary-Sue nature.
I have yet to see Robert come up with some really original, enjoyable material, rather than the generic Forgotten Realms stuff he keeps on pumping out. Keep in mind, however, that I haven't read any of his Demon Wars books, which actually sound quite promising.
Perhaps the reason I have such enmity towards Salvatore is because he just doesn't compare to Ed Greenwood, the real Forgotten Realms creator. Plus, I love Elminster the mage, who Ed writes about. True, Greenwood's books take a while to get into, but I don't mind that, and I find such detail enjoyable, even.
Salvatore's writing is so tired and similar to his other books, that I'm sick of it. No, I'm not exaggerating. If you look at all of his series, they have more parallels with each other than you might suspect. Indeed, all of his books I've read are the same: villians, good guys, no surprises or twists, and a simple, David Eddings-esque writing style which grows boring very fast.
That's what I think of the author. This is what I think of the book: Good stuff. I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It had likable characters, believable dialogue, simple but intelligent plot, and smart villians. Now let me establish this: The Canticle has likable characters. Yes, that is true. But perhaps they are too likable! They all seem perfect, and are endlessly annoying. Might I add, they are immature. The romantic relationship between the two main characters is nothing special, and gave me little satisfaction. The Canticle has believable dialogue. Not much to say on that, except. . . the dialogue is boring and unentertaining to listen/read to!!!! There are very few well-thought out arguments, and the characters never seem to act or say something on impulse.
Simple but intelligent plot. That is self-explanatory. In saying it is a simple plot, I am saying that it is, in other words, boring and uninspiring. But intelligent? Yes, if only to a mild extent. It didn't take much thought to come up with a plot such as this one. Smart Villians? Yes, they are relatively intelligent. They think, and talk like real people might, and are steadfastly devoted to their devious ambitions. Keep this in mind, though: while the villians are smart, and powerful, too, the heroes are brilliant and more creative than the evil guys could ever be. Another thing that gets me: the good guys are good, the bad guys are evil. Some may find my review a bit too critical, but the whole concept of the series just seemed to tick me off with its stereotypicalness. So why did I give it 4 stars, and not 2 or three? Because it's good, even great! That still, I suppose, does not make sense. I shall explain: just because I didn't like it all that much, others certainly like it more than me and see the novel in brighter light than my cynical mind ever could.
Furthermore, would I suggest the reader of this review to read the book? NO! Why read this truly unoriginal genericness when there is much more original fantasy material out there? I don't know why, but I did read it at least, but then I didn't know how truly mediocre the book was. The point of this review is to discourage readers from reading this book. Because, quite frankly, unless one is either a diehard Forgotten Realms fan or a big Robert Salvatore fan, there is no need to read any book in this series. Deathsmith
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Summary: Excellent work of excellent master!
Review: Do you know Salvatore's works? You don't know how is this Salvatore? Do you like fantasy? You don'n like to read? There is no matter that you answer to this question, if you'll read this book, you'll be enjoying it, and if you cann't read, then ask you Papa or Mama to read it to you, and it'll become your favorite book. Here you'll find fantastic humor of author and very interesting adventure. I've read all Salvatore's books about Drizzit Do'Urden and don't know that he possess such sense of humor. And I find that it very different from Drizzit stores. Here there are not powerful main hero,he's young prist whose main weapon knowledge and acumen.
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Summary: Another Great story by the master Of Fantasy
Review: ever since I read "Homeland" I have been hooked to Salvtore's unique sense of writing. He is, in my opinion, among, if not the best, fantasy writer ever. I have been extremely pleased with his Dark Elf series (Although Passage To Dawn was a bit of a letdown, which was not his fault, as he was forced to write it in six months!). Canticle is another masterpiece of fantasy, and should not be overlooked. I first learned about Cadderly from "Passage To Dawn" and I bought and read the book in as quick as possible. This is a must-read. I have also been told by Salvatore that there will be another Drizzt novel, and he will have no time limit to write it in. I am extremely excited about this, and look forward to seeing an excerpt from it in his sequel to "The demon Awakens."
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Summary: Salvatore is amazing!
Review: He is the greatest. All of his TSR books just capture the imagination and make it so you can't put the book down. This is the same way. Definatley give it a read. The greatest Fantasy author ever!!!
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Summary: R.A. Salvatore is a genius
Review: I absolutely love all of the previous R.A. Salvatore's books that I have read, and this book definitely did NOT disappoint me. I love how you really get to know the characters in all of his books, and you learn to either love them or despise them. But, even if you despise the characters, you still want them around because they're such great enemies for the heroes of the books. I've read reviews about Salvatore's other books, and I read people saying that it's so predictable and all that, and I sincerely believe that that is false. Half the things in this book kept me guessing (especially the relationship Aballister reveals at the end of the book, that blew me away, I don't want to ruin it for you all though), and the other half was so exciting and intriguing that I really didn't care if it was predictable or not. I admire R.A. Salvatore and all the books that he's written, and I plan to read them all and am about half done. I recommend this book for everyone, because if you don't love R.A. Salvatore and the books that he's written, you will after you read even part of one of them.
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Summary: R.A. Salvatore is a genius
Review: I absolutely love all of the previous R.A. Salvatore's books that I have read, and this book definitely did NOT disappoint me. I love how you really get to know the characters in all of his books, and you learn to either love them or despise them. But, even if you despise the characters, you still want them around because they're such great enemies for the heroes of the books. I've read reviews about Salvatore's other books, and I read people saying that it's so predictable and all that, and I sincerely believe that that is false. Half the things in this book kept me guessing (especially the relationship Aballister reveals at the end of the book, that blew me away, I don't want to ruin it for you all though), and the other half was so exciting and intriguing that I really didn't care if it was predictable or not. I admire R.A. Salvatore and all the books that he's written, and I plan to read them all and am about half done. I recommend this book for everyone, because if you don't love R.A. Salvatore and the books that he's written, you will after you read even part of one of them.
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Summary: A Mundane and Horrible book.
Review: I completly hated this book, and it was quite a chore to finsih it. Maybe im just spoiled after reading Drizzit books... But this book is horrible. The main characters are just mundane good guys and bad guys with no character devolpment and the fight scenes are boring,predictable and very unrealistic (even for a fantasy novel). The only way i could reccomend this book if you like straight out black/white evil vs good and good always truimphs over evil books with no imagination and creativity.
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