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Summary: One of the Best
Review: This series drew me in since the first book (The Dragonbone Chair) and I was riveted to this harrowing tale ever since. Not one word was wasted, not one detail was amiss. Truly a delight to read!
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: This series is one of the best that I have ever read. I really liked the character development. Every character had a part to play in the book before they died. I would recommend this series to anyone.
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Summary: AWESOME!!!!!
Review: This was my favorite book of the series, partly cause it is concluded so spectacularly. Whenever someone asks what my favorite book is, I say TO GREEN ANGEL TOWER!
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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: To Green Angel Tower (the entirety, comprised, in my case, of books 1 and 2 in paperback) is a monumental work. The entire 'trilogy' of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is excellent along with it.I try to avoid plot spoilers in reviews-- I don't think it's important or helpful to say "Gaah! so and so died" or "Phew! So and so made it". After all, who wants to read a book if all the salient points are foreknown ? With that caveat, what can I say about TGAT? The book is exhausting in all the appropriate visaages. Tad Williams is the master of the minutae--not plodding minutae, mind you-- that tie together to form a cohesive masterpiece. There were some loops thrown--especially with regards to Cameris--, Seoman/Simon was a marvel--no, a joy-- to read about (although his sections seemed, to me, too few), Miramele aged appropriately for a lady in her mid/late teens, and Josua-Isgrimnur-Jiriki-Binibak-Cadrach were delightful, but, in the end, the end came too quickly. I suppose, given the fact that the book, as a whole, is nearly 1600 pages, that itself is a stunning statement. It's not an action thriller-- dooming it for those who prefer such fare--, nor does it delve to deeply in the romance aspect (perhaps even too little, in my opine), but it does form its own raptorous melody. The bottom line? Memory, Sorrow and Thorn forms one of the great Fantasy series. There's a lot of crap in the genre, and this series, and this book, helps dispel their collective bad air.
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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: To Green Angel Tower (the entirety, comprised, in my case, of books 1 and 2 in paperback) is a monumental work. The entire 'trilogy' of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is excellent along with it. I try to avoid plot spoilers in reviews-- I don't think it's important or helpful to say "Gaah! so and so died" or "Phew! So and so made it". After all, who wants to read a book if all the salient points are foreknown ? With that caveat, what can I say about TGAT? The book is exhausting in all the appropriate visaages. Tad Williams is the master of the minutae--not plodding minutae, mind you-- that tie together to form a cohesive masterpiece. There were some loops thrown--especially with regards to Cameris--, Seoman/Simon was a marvel--no, a joy-- to read about (although his sections seemed, to me, too few), Miramele aged appropriately for a lady in her mid/late teens, and Josua-Isgrimnur-Jiriki-Binibak-Cadrach were delightful, but, in the end, the end came too quickly. I suppose, given the fact that the book, as a whole, is nearly 1600 pages, that itself is a stunning statement. It's not an action thriller-- dooming it for those who prefer such fare--, nor does it delve to deeply in the romance aspect (perhaps even too little, in my opine), but it does form its own raptorous melody. The bottom line? Memory, Sorrow and Thorn forms one of the great Fantasy series. There's a lot of crap in the genre, and this series, and this book, helps dispel their collective bad air.
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Summary: One of the most beautiful & magical places I've ever visited
Review: To Green Angel Tower concluded for me an incredible journey that by the end of the series I was so emotionally entrenched, it was if I had been there myself. And that's what is so wonderful about this series - good writing should make you forget the day you had at work, or the cars beeping outside, or your noisy neighbors, and take to this new world. The action, romance, intrigue, and self-discovery that Tad Williams incorporates is excellent in that it is powerful and creative. I liken Memory, Sorrow and Thorn to Melanie Rawn's Dragon Star and Dragon Prince Series by virtue of its epic quality and reader involvement. My only criticism is that the ending seemed a little anti-climatic, but knowing how emotionally drained Tad Williams was finishing this series, it's understandable. But I would certainly go back to Osten-Ard again, even just to visit. And I would recommend it to anyone
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Summary: An exciting and elequont ending to a great fantasy trilogy.
Review: To Green Angel Tower takes us from a point were we have little or no hope of success for the small band of heros to where we can again hope that they will succeed in their quest. Simon, Mirimele, Josua and the other characters lose none of their vitality in this final book, but all continue to mature and evolve from their weaker natures as they face the struggles set before them. I had to read all three books at once, they were so masterfully written.
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Summary: Fantastic. Everything I hoped for.
Review: Why does everyone have to keep whining about how much better other series are supposed to be? Why not just form a judgment based on the book itself? (For what it's worth, I think Williams is one of the best. Unlike Robert Jordan, he actually keeps the story moving all the time; and unlike Terry Goodkind he keeps the characters interesting from one book to the next.) But that's beside the point. Green Angel Tower is almost the perfect ending to this fantastic series. Of course there are faults: there are so many dozens of characters that no one can keep them straight, and Simon's 'servant-who-finds-out-he-has-a-royal-history' story is the oldest cliche known to literature. I also thought the incident with the giant catepillars' nest (or whatever it was, I don't remember every detail) served no purpose at all. Otherwise, however, the book served up everything else I've come to love about the series. Characters with personalities that I actually care about, a stirring plot, exciting action, and finally (also unlike Jordan) an ending that wraps everything up. But if you're looking at this book you've probaby already started the series. If you haven't, check out Dragonbone Chair and get sucked in. But plan on losing a lot of sleep and free time reading.
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Summary: Wonderfully complex plot, ending a little weak
Review: With all its lapses and sometimes incredibly frustrating flashbacks that even now do not seem have had any major bearing on the plot, the overall result was superb. This was not your typical 'Sword & Sorcery' case scenario by any means, though the author`s perhaps greatest accomplishment was maintaining the illusion that it is, until the very end. All the thousands of threads that seemed to have been strung in all directions without a thought or care meshed together seamlessly in a breathtaking conclusion. And why then not a 10, but 9?...Because in the end Tad Williams was too eager to be done with it,with many disappointing results. Some of the most dramatic events of the ending were recounted later after the fact, causing them to lose a certain immediacy;but the so-called 'resolution' of Simon and Miriamele`s relationship was worst of all. All through the book it had seemed to be building on character and friendship, but was in the end resolved with the culmination of purely physical desires,which only likened it to Miriamele`s relationship with Aspitis. Still and all, this is a minor quibble in comparison to the overall greatness of Tad William's 'Bloated Epic'
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Summary: Amazing...
Review: Wow... This is a fitting conclusion to an unbelievable series. Williams has created one of the greatest epics in the history of fantasy. This final installment is the best of them all. You finally get to see the conclusion to the mystery of the three swords, all the threads are brought together so perfectly by Williams. The ending is such a surprise, though it has been staring you in the face throughout the entire series. One of the things that make this series so great is the way you can see that Tad knew the whole time where he was going and how he would get there. He writes a great story that finishes strong, not like most of the popular fantasy books out there now that finish never. This series has nothing but praise from me and I recommend it to anyone who likes a good story.
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