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Summary: The best of a great series
Review: A great read, from beginning to end. I am a big Brooks fan(except for the Landover series) and for me this was his best yet.
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Summary: Fast reading, but disappointing
Review: Having worshipped the other two books in this series, I bought AFE the first day it came out and had it finished two days after that. Being slighty upset with it, I waited a few months and read it again, figuring that I'd give it time to digest. Unfortunately, my opinions stayed the same. Nest is a cool character in the books, don't get me wrong, but Ross is, to me, the reason I read the series. He's a cool version of a Paladin, and I can't wait for him to fight the next demon. However, he's severly underused in this book, and his ultimate resolution is terrible...almost as if Brooks was rushing to finish the book. As for the rest of it, Brooks has an annoying tendency of cheating his way through mysteries--you wonder what's going on, what something could mean, and then once its explained you realize its just that you didn't know something about the magic. An explanation that has to be applicable simply because it can't be tested suddenly pops up, i.e. Wraith in basically every sense. The bad guys in this one aren't very good either, and though it reads quickly, I think that can be attributed more to me wanting more of Ross than liking the story...it was fairly slow throughout. All in all though, this series is definitely worth reading, especially the first two. It looses steam at the end, but Brooks still manages to haven enough cool stuff to keep his readers interested.
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Summary: Yet more rehash!
Review: More of the same old same old as the first two books in the series. Come on Brooks, let's see something original! I hope this is the last book in that series because anything else would be a waste of paper.
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Summary: Better than Knight of the Word, but a little slow. . .
Review: I found the book to have a fair amount of mystery and excitement, although I had the ending figured out with about 50 pages to go.I do think Brooks leaves to door open for a continuation and I am hoping that there will be one. The strong promise of Running with the Demon bodes well for continuing this story line. The horrific elements of the story were well-done and I liked the fact that he returned to Nest's point-of-view for this one. John Ross, as a person, just isn't that interesting.
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Summary: A great conclusion, but I don't want it to end
Review: This was a really good book, and at the end, it got better then almost any other book I've read. I couldn't put this book down. I'm finding it hard to believe that it is over however. The ending was really good, but it leaves you wanting more. I guess that's the way it was intended though. I really recomend this book to anyone who read the first 2.
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Summary: Fulfilling Ending to the Series
Review: I have loved this series from the first. The imagery is rich; the characters are well developed; the allegory is deep. So often sequels are disappointing. This is very satisfying. Well done, Terry Brooks!
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Summary: A Thrilling Conclusion to the Series!
Review: Angel Fire East is a thrilling conclusion to the Running With the Demon series. Living near the real-life Hopewell IL. (Sterling), I could visualize all of the streets, parks, and landmarks described throughout. I felt the action in this book was comparable to the first book and MUCH better than the second book. Although predictable at some points, the ending is truly unexpected. We real life Hopewell residents can only hope that there will be a fourth book down the road. The entire series is a must read for all Brooks followers.
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Summary: Great series
Review: I didn't care much for the shannara books, but this series was wonderful. the conclusion of this series was a masterpeice, Other Authors should take note on how a series should be done, Although boook 2 could of used alot of work, Books 1 and 3 were wonderful, A shame the series had to come to an end.
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Summary: Slow, but a very strong finish
Review: On the whole, I liked this book. it started out slow, and at times was very predictable, but it was entertaining. By the last third of the book the action picked up dramatically. The ending was worth reading the whole series for. While it was not as good as Shannara, any Brooks fan should read this series. It presents magic in an entirely new and intriguing way.
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Summary: I Can't Believe It's the End
Review: Terry says this is the last in the series but again leaves us with the door wide open to another book. I sure hope he doesn't do what he did to the Shanarra series and skip ahead about 1,000 years... Anyway, this book at times was boring and mundane -- overly describing landscapes, etc. Readers of this series will be disappointed if they want the same suspense that was in the second book. However, the pace does pick up the last 50 pages or so. Another good book, but not his very, very best.
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