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Summary: Riviting
Review: A very gripping book it is impossible to put down and it moves the reader to tears at the end. I strongly reccomend this book to all those David Eddings readers as It is 100% better than his books. It is so much easier to read.....
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Summary: Once again a Gemmel book with amazing odds
Review: As my title says once again this is a gemmel book in which one main hero, a couple of companions and a horribly outnumbered army somehow manage to defeat the enemy and save the world again.Don't get me wrong though, this book is a great book with a gripping storyline, lifelike characters and of course the usual gemmell violence.
This book is good for a light read because it is not to complicated and follows a fairly standard plot line with no major twists at the end.Not gemmells best but still a great book.
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Summary: The coming of the true uniter
Review: I dont have to much to say because over all it was just a good book, but here it goes.
Tenaka...awesome
Decado...even better
Ananais...sweet
Pagan...he was great
For the people who say that you should only read this if u liked legend, I totally disagree. I actually read this book before Legend and liked it a whole lot better. The battle sequences where fast paced and action packed. Like always Gemmel packs a good story in a short book.
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Summary: Best book
Review: I like the book for all the great scenes it brings in my mind. Also I like that the action is told by alot of characters with each one being at a different economic and ego status. I learn to think from each person's perspective from the king's to the peasant's. Also I love the way the characters bring out all kinds of emotions in each other which I feel with them.
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Summary: Best book
Review: I like the book for all the great scenes it brings in my mind. Also I like that the action is told by alot of characters with each one being at a different economic and ego status. I learn to think from each person's perspective from the king's to the peasant's. Also I love the way the characters bring out all kinds of emotions in each other which I feel with them.
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Summary: Better than Legand
Review: I love the way that this book follows on from "Legend". It relates to civil war, and sets things up nicely for the sequel (Quest for lost heros). The leading three characters are fantastic. The badies bring real intrest to the story also. The Dark templar are wicked, but I think the werebeasts known as the Joinings are an absulote master stroke!! The end battle delivers more excitment than that of Legend, espicially the final stand against the Joinings. After this, read Quest for Lost Heros strait after.
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Summary: Outrageously Powerful
Review: If you need an energizer, get this book and read it. Tenaka Khan is just sweetly unstoppable. If you feel depressed, get this book, but do not let it carry away with his powerful words. Absolutely awesome
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Summary: The Heroic Saga Continues
Review: In "King Beyond the Gate," Gemmell returns to the Drenai saga, bursting once again with fast-paced reading, brilliantly realized characters, and fascinating conflicts. In many ways, "King" improves on that which came before it, the critically acclaimed "Legend." The pacing and the overall destination seem to be less in doubt right from the start, though if Gemmell has a particular flaw in his craft, it is perhaps that he moves things along TOO quickly. But in a world of Robert Jordans, where even a mundane chair sitting in a mundane room 'needs' three pages of description, Gemmell's no-frills style can also be a breath of fresh air. There is no filler here, and that's for certain. Gemmell weaves a tale of great depth - but the depth comes not from the overall backstory (an evil emperor has claimed the throne and churns out man-monsters called Joinings to do his bidding across the realm), but from the characters themselves. It is their depth and wide range of emotions that keep things moving along in "King" - as was the case in "Legend" as well. There are more wonderful characters in this one novel alone than there are in many bloated fantasy series, and even with their very human faults, it is easy to fall in love with them all. But in doing so, be warned, for Gemmell is not unlike George R.R. Martin in that his world is a very dangerous place, and people die... frequently. And that includes characters you might prefer to stick around. But even in death, most characters maintain their high honor, and live by codes that, if followed today in real life, would make the world a better place. "King" is a vastly entertaining read from the first page to the last, but I cannot help but feel that the ending was a little too abrupt. The epilogue even enjoys the Gemmell short-and-sweet style, and does manage to tie things up rather nicely - though perhaps a little more information wouldn't have hurt. All the same, this rather sudden ending is no great matter, and I would recommend "King Beyond the Gate" - or David Gemmell in general - to any fantasy fan seeking an epic read.
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Summary: Don't Bother unless you REALLY liked Legend
Review: Legend was a very decent book. This one was more of the same. It kinda felt like I was reading the same book all over again. Sure they are all diferent characters and it takes place a long time after Legend, but it felt like the plot was nearly identical. Hopelessly outnumbered. This or that hero inspires the untrained farmers and such, into a fierce army with a bunch of tricks up their sleeves. Very Alamo-ish. Don't get me wrong- This is still a good book, and I would have liked it more if I hadn't read Legend first. As it was, there was just too much Deja Vu for me to get excited. So I wouldn't bother reading this book after Legend, unless you REALLY liked that book. I have two other books by Gemmell on my TBR shelf (To Be Read): Lion of Macedon, Ghost King. After reading King Beyond the Gate, I'm a little worried that these books will also be too similar. I'd love some opinions if anyone has the time!
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Summary: David Gemmell has grown into a great writer!
Review: Let me start by saying that my review of Gemmell's first book, Legend, was less than glowing. While the book had promise, and some interesting characters, I didn't think it delivered what it could have. And after reading that book, I was very hesitant about reading anything else written by this author. I'm very thankful I decided to give him another try. 'Legend' was Mr. Gemmell's first novel, and it's obvious with this book that he's grown considerably since that time. This story is set in the same world as 'Legend', several hundred years after those events. The story surrounds an evil king named Ceska that seizes control of the Drenai kingdom with the help of evil psychic priests known as Templars, and vicious were-beasts known as Joinings who have been created from ancient technology (we're never told much about that technology, which is a shame...I'd have liked to learned more). Set against Ceska is Tenaka Khan, the last soldier of the Dragon, the elite military force of the Drenai. Tenaka learns of the fall of the Dragon and sets out on a quest to kill Ceska. Along the way, he meets a number of other very memorable characters. The ones that are the strongest, in my opinion, are Ananais (known as Darkmask for a disfiguring injury that causes him to wear a mask everywhere), and Decado (one-time undefeated warrior of the Dragon, turned priest and leader of The Thirty, a group of psychic warrior-priests pitted against the Templars). This story proceeds from Tenaka's quest to an all-out civil war led by Tenaka and his companions. One of the more interesting pieces of this story comes in when Tenaka decides to return to the Nadir (the evil hordes from 'Legend') and lead them against Ceska. Tenaka, as it happens, is only half-Drenai. He was raised with the Nadir and has a Nadir mother. And his return to his homelands, as well as the events that transpire there, are one of the reasons I really liked this book. In summary, let me say that Gemmell has obviously continued to perfect his craft, and I would imagine it will continue to grow in future books that he writes. One of my favorite things about his stories is that each book is self-contained and can be read in any order (with very few exceptions - the first two books of the Stones of Power don't follow this rule). This means that if you decide to read a story of the Drenai, you aren't required to commit yourself to several books before you see the resolution of a single storyline. With the type of neverending sagas being cranked out by authors like Robert Jordan these days, this is extremely refreshing. So if you've read 'Legend' and decided Gemmell isn't for you, take my advice and give him one more try. I expect that you'll be hooked just like me.
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