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Summary: Another Great Novel in the Death Gate
Review: Serpent Mage takes you to the fourth world of the Death Gate Series. It takes you to the world of Water, known as Chelstra. Here, in the beginning of the novel, Alfred finds himself in the crystal tombs of the Sartan.........AND they are still living. Once Alfred wakes up his fellow Sartan, he realizes that he is talking to the one and only Samah.Samah is the lead Sartan in a council of Sartan that had Sundered the world. He and his fellow Sartan have been left asleep for thousands of years. They can not believe the corruption that has taken place on the other worlds. In due time, Alfred is ostricized by his own Sartan. Haplo has entered the world to find that the saltwater on this world has a debilitating effect on his magic. He comes across some of the Mensch on this world to find that they are unique here on Chelstra......they are at peace. However, Haplo comes across some "creatures" that are more evil than the Sartan, and they are the serpents. This novel is excellent due to the complex nature of the whole story. On one hand, you have the totally evil serpents who thrive off of chaos. And on the other you have Alfred and Haplo, who are the only ones who truly understand the dreadful power of the serpents. Alfred has finally found his greatest desire, and that is living Sartan. However, he realizes that he is nothing like the original Sartan. Unfortunately, Alfred does not have similar opinions as the original council created by Samah. As a restult, Alfred faces the same punishment by Samah for those Sartan who opposed Samah. The punishment is stunning, and shocking. Again, this novel is excellent, because you further understand both Alfred and Haplo, and what the whole purpose of the Death Gate is. It is fast paced, and chaotic in nature, but the enjoyment level is high. Overall, this novel is very informative as to what is occuring in the present and the past. With the addition of the serpents, this should leave to a stunning conclusion in this series.
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Summary: Another Great Novel in the Death Gate
Review: Serpent Mage takes you to the fourth world of the Death Gate Series. It takes you to the world of Water, known as Chelstra. Here, in the beginning of the novel, Alfred finds himself in the crystal tombs of the Sartan.........AND they are still living. Once Alfred wakes up his fellow Sartan, he realizes that he is talking to the one and only Samah. Samah is the lead Sartan in a council of Sartan that had Sundered the world. He and his fellow Sartan have been left asleep for thousands of years. They can not believe the corruption that has taken place on the other worlds. In due time, Alfred is ostricized by his own Sartan. Haplo has entered the world to find that the saltwater on this world has a debilitating effect on his magic. He comes across some of the Mensch on this world to find that they are unique here on Chelstra......they are at peace. However, Haplo comes across some "creatures" that are more evil than the Sartan, and they are the serpents. This novel is excellent due to the complex nature of the whole story. On one hand, you have the totally evil serpents who thrive off of chaos. And on the other you have Alfred and Haplo, who are the only ones who truly understand the dreadful power of the serpents. Alfred has finally found his greatest desire, and that is living Sartan. However, he realizes that he is nothing like the original Sartan. Unfortunately, Alfred does not have similar opinions as the original council created by Samah. As a restult, Alfred faces the same punishment by Samah for those Sartan who opposed Samah. The punishment is stunning, and shocking. Again, this novel is excellent, because you further understand both Alfred and Haplo, and what the whole purpose of the Death Gate is. It is fast paced, and chaotic in nature, but the enjoyment level is high. Overall, this novel is very informative as to what is occuring in the present and the past. With the addition of the serpents, this should leave to a stunning conclusion in this series.
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Summary: Wow! The best so far in the entire series!
Review: The Serpent Mage is even better than the previous three! Many questions are answered in this one! The children are great characters. This book was one revalation after another. Which leaves a very interesting perspective on the whole series.
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Summary: not so good
Review: These two authors never cease to amaze me. They are great! Death Gate was one of their earlier works together and even then they put together a great story. ON Serpent Mage... Serpent Mage is where the series really starts getting good. We finally get some important information on whats going on..a lot of information of the Sundering....why the hell Alfred's even in these books, we even get a sneak peak at the Sartan who started all this crap.
I personally think this is the best book so far in the series. I havent read the last three yet but this book was great. I was kinda wondering if I was going to finish the series after Fire SEA because it didn't seem MW and TH were giving their best but Serpent Mage has renewed my interest in Death's Gate. I cant really say anything else being that I would give away the story but this another job well done by these two great authors:)!
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Summary: Another job well done by MW and TH!
Review: These two authors never cease to amaze me. They are great! Death Gate was one of their earlier works together and even then they put together a great story. ON Serpent Mage... Serpent Mage is where the series really starts getting good. We finally get some important information on whats going on..a lot of information of the Sundering....why the hell Alfred's even in these books, we even get a sneak peak at the Sartan who started all this crap.
I personally think this is the best book so far in the series. I havent read the last three yet but this book was great. I was kinda wondering if I was going to finish the series after Fire SEA because it didn't seem MW and TH were giving their best but Serpent Mage has renewed my interest in Death's Gate. I cant really say anything else being that I would give away the story but this another job well done by these two great authors:)!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book is awesome. The earlier books in the series set my expectations very high for this book and it met my expectations. The characters were very well developed creating a very good story with an indebt plot. Great Book!
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Summary: not so good
Review: This book made me think about finishing the series or not.
This was kind of an annoying book. The whole thing was about 3 little girls who kept messing everything up. A little dwarf, elf and human. All they did was spy on meetings and then try to take matters into their own hands only to make it worse. More wasted pages and time on Alfred too. (They could have made this series about 5 books instead of 7 if they took out this useless bumbling fool, and the hundred's of pages dedicated to him.) I won't tell you the ending, but it was bad.
Next book, back to Arianus. Another book full or Morons...I mean Dwarves/Gegs.
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Summary: this book is just as thrilling as its precursors
Review: this book rocked it had just the right amount of action and just like the other death gate books (i own them all) you really get into it, buy this book
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Summary: I'm Hooked!
Review: This has got to be one of the best series that I have read. The first three were awsome, and it is developing rapidly. Once I read the first book, I couldn't put it down. I finished this one in two days. I have the whole series, they ROCK!
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Summary: Now we are getting somewhere
Review: This is book four in the series...
Book 1 was pretty good : Book 2 was pretty good as well : Book 3 was really slow
But all three books were laying important ground work.
Book 4 was a good read (I probably read it the fastest of the books so far). Without going into specifics, Book 4 "Serpent Mage" started to give us some of the really important background information that had been missing. A very elaborate job has been done in painting a picture of some key characters and expanding even more on previously introduced characters. Plus, depending on the twists and turns that MW & TH have instore for the readers, we can start to see a picture of the future story line that will be covered in the final three books. I am really looking forward to them.
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