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Summary: Stackpole can write fantasy, too.
Review: This book is Mike Stackpole's efforts to move into fantasy as well as science fiction. Already a big fan of his Battletech novels, i completely fell in love with this book-- it has an excellent mix of battle, sorcery, romance, and tragedy. The ending is somewhat half-hearted, but I'd put this on the top shelf of fantasy books I have ever read.
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Summary: Lords of Rings meets Romeo and Juliet
Review: This is a great book. It combines strong characterization, unfulfilled yet strong love, human struggle for freedom and destination. The author managed to maintain an aura of mystery, especialy about how Neal is going to overthrow and defeat the Reithrese empire, thus fulfilling his self-defined destiny. After Neal untimely demise, Geneva the grandaughter of Aarundel, raised Neal from the grave and ask for his help in saving the empire that Neal help to built by overthrowing the Reithrese empire.
This the one and only book that give romance, fighting, and magic an equal part. I strongly suggest this book to fantasy fans and romance fans alike.
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Summary: Great Book! Incredibly Imaginative!!
Review: This is one of the best books that I have ever read and by, in my opinion, one of the greatest authors out there. Stackpole doesn't get as much credit as he should for all his books. He's mainly known for his X-Wing books, which are good. But this book and Talion:Revenant are, in my opinion, a whole lot better. In this and Talion, he doesn't switch between the viewpoints of many different characters. Similar to Talion, it switches between time periods, but in the case of this book, it is a 500 year span. But you get the swing of it pretty quickly.
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Summary: Possibly still Stackpole's best...
Review: This was -- as far as I can remember -- Michael Stackpole's first non-series (Battletech or Star Wars) novel, and still probably my favorite novel of his. The basic form of the book consists of two seperate time periods and arcs -- one in the past, centering around "the hero" Neal Elfward -- the other in the present, centering around Genevera, an elvish lass. The two inevitably converge, a technique Stackpole also uses to good effect in Talion: Revenant. In terms of characterization, many of Stackpole's characters do represent archetypes, but they're executed well and with with enough individuality to be believable and interesting. The setting is similar -- it's the sort of setting that will be fairly familiar to most fantasy readers -- but Stackpole gives the standard archetypes he uses believability, and adds his own spin to it, using it for the book's "theme" of racial tolerance. Overall, this book has enough action, adventure, and magic for any fan of the epic fantasy genre, plus interesting characters, and even a bit of romance.
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Summary: A Treasure
Review: Too bad this is Out of Print.
This is possibly one of the best fantasy stand alone novels i have read in years. Combines all the elements: comedy, drama, high action, with a splash of intrigue and romance.
BEWARE: ONCE BEGUN IT'S HARD TO PUT DOWN!!!
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Summary: A Treasure
Review: Too bad this is Out of Print.
This is possibly one of the best fantasy stand alone novels i have read in years. Combines all the elements: comedy, drama, high action, with a splash of intrigue and romance.
BEWARE: ONCE BEGUN IT'S HARD TO PUT DOWN!!!
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Summary: The book that made Michael A. Stackpole my favourite writer
Review: While I had read Stackpole's Star Wars books, I simply liked this one so much better. I liked the characters and while some people find the switching back and forth between the centuries, I though it added something extra to the book. Great all round fantasy book. Stackpole is the greatest writer I know, excepting ofcourse J.R.R. Tolkien who is in a league of his own.
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