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Summary: Great read!!
Review: I am totally hooked on the WFR series! I really can't get enough of the books, I loved the first one, Battleaxe or The WayFarer Redemption, but after reading the second one it seemed as though the author tried to hard to push one charecter in and one out. I really connected with the Faraday charecter who was the main focus of BattleAxe ( Besides Axis), but in Enchanter she is in only a few chapters. I love Sara Douglass's writting so I still loved reading to book! At the end though, I must admit I cried for at least 75 pages ( IT was SOOO sad!) I strongly recommend this book to lovers of epic fantasy or those who are just starting out with fantasy!!
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Summary: Like the basic foundations but not the main characters
Review: I do enjoy Sara Douglass's books. I find them entertaining, but in this series so far, the main characters are lacking substance especially Axis, and Azhure. I like the basic plot of the first two books, and how the conflict is built, but Axis is very shallow, and Azhure is insipid. I was prepared to like her b/c I thought she was going to be a strong female character, and instead I am just disappointed. I was prepared to view Axis as the hero with one major flaw, but I didn't think he would be endowed with so many powers. I didn't think his major flaw would be his lust for two women. What happened to Faraday is tragic, but understandable. The whole Axis/Azhure both being enchanter's is laying it on a little too thick. I really hope in the next book that either Axis or Azhure die a horrible death.
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Summary: I think I will stop here, thank you
Review: I got caught up in the Wayfarer hype, mostly because I love Luis Royo's art. It is wasted on this series, however. I was not crazy about Battleaxe, but having been assured by the Ozzie friend who gave me the first book that "it gets better later on in the series" I did take the time to read this one. What a waste of said time. Cursed with a first book that led off with a dumb and predictable prophecy, Douglass, a less than skillful wordsmith to be generous, has produced a completely convoluted story with no gravitas, no depth of character, no real compelling interest generated other than to try and figure out what the heck she is talking about. I know that this is a retread Australian series with many more books. I don't care. While I will admit to occasionally being caught up in serial television series that are not very good but have a "need to know what happens" hook, I will not spend another penny on a badly written series, even if it is dressed in lovely covers. If you are contemplating beginning or continuing, I just would like to point out the the hero's name is Axis Sunsoar. If that sounds like a thirteen year old wrote it, you can get the idea of what the rest of the book is like.
Rating: 
Summary: Pulp Fantasy. just not worth the money
Review: I had heard of 'pulp' science fiction but it was not a term I could readily apply to fantasy--until now. The Wayfarer Redemption is not Bad Fantasy [as upposed to Pulp], though parts of it flirt with crossing the border between the two. It is not so awful that you demand your money back, though you think about it. It's just pulpy--the same old fantasy tropes, flat characters, childish dialog. There is nothing here to fire the imagination, to touch the heart. It is just campy. I don't spit at the Wayfarer Redemption completely. It is a fine companion when the doctor's office is running late or in an airport during a long layover. But it is definitely not worth the hardcover price, and you might even want to buy the paperback used.
Rating:
Summary: Alright
Review: I had mixed emotions going into this book. Excited at first, since this was a new author and then dissappointed. But not dissappointed enough to stop reading, and not enough not to buy anymore. As the book went on, you have fits of love hate for Axis. Entirely Selfish and goal oriented it is a little hard to feel for the man at points through the story. And I still haven't got over the man's attitude. It grated on my nerves. STILL... I am going to buy the next one.. and if there are any more afterwards. One, because any decent sort of reader couldn't possibly stop at book two, (although I did manage to with long-winded Robert Jordan, at book 5) and also because I think there are possibilities to the plot. If she begins to put together all the "maybes" and "coulda-dones" she has left littering her story so far, it might just end up with a pretty juicy ending. And you know what.... I can just about stand anything if the finale is a good one.
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Summary: Outstanding Sequel!
Review: I had read The Wayfarer Redemption, and to be completely frank, I wasn't that impressed. With the first book, I felt the characters were falling into your typical, same old book clique... the strong but troubled hero, the milksop heroine, and a whole buch of comrades that just weren't impressive. I picked up Enchanter recently simply because I needed something to distract me through finals... and ended up spending an entire night up, reading!! I finished the book that night, and am now eagerly awaiting Starman!! The transformations the characters underwent between books one and two were stellar - no longer do we have a weak and boring Faraday, and Axis grows some emotions that have little to do with feeling sorry for himself! The struggles between the religious sects of the world - and eventual outcome of one - set in well with the intense rivallry between Bourneheld and Axis... and I enjoyed the portrayal of both characters as just trying to do what they felt was best, instead of classification as black and white, good or evil.
If the rest of the books continue to surpass their predecessors the way Enchanter did Wayfarer, readers are in for an amazing conclusion!
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Summary: Wow, a new Terry Brooks or JRR Tolkein
Review: I have read all three of the books in this series which promises to be a 6 book series. I cannot recommend this book enough. I felt so emotionally drawn to these characters and felt that at times I was right there in the thick of things. All the characters are well drawn out and I empathize with all their strife and struggles. If you do not like this book then you don't really know good fiction as it is written. Three cheers for this new found author. She is excellent.
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Summary: fast read
Review: I liked the book. The story was good.The writing could have been
better.
Rating:
Summary: Even better than the first
Review: I liked this book even better than the first, mainly because one of my favourite characters had a more significant role. Azhure really comes into her own in this book - Mastering the lengendary bow Wolvern and taming (well sort of) a pack of legendary hounds. In this book, Axis develops more than just a passing attraction for Azhure and as his love for her deepens, he begins to wonder just who is the Lover mentioned in the Prophecy. Is it Faraday his first love or Azhure the mother of his child? As Axis heads towards a battle between his forces and Borneheld's, Azhure too begins to worry. Will she lose the man she has grown to love to the woman he loved first? Once again, Azhure is fantastic although the same can't be said for Faraday. Although Borneheld is a horrible man, she can barely disguise her contempt for him and practically glows whenever Borneheld is defeated. Faraday also annoys me when she rambles on about her love to Axis and how she dreamt about him last night (every night and day actually) and constantly looks forward to... um... well, spending intimate time with him. However, she is also a woman looking for reassurance as she keeps wondering if he still loves her or not. While even Axis himself doesn't know the answer to this, his infidelity to both Azhure and Faraday weighs heavily upon his mind. In the end, Faraday redeems herself in my eyes and Axis triumphs. Meanwhile, there's both heartache and happiness for Rivkah. Marriages between Icarii (the race of birdmen that Axis' father StarDrifter is descended from) and humans have never ended happily. Mainly because of the Icarii living several lifetimes longer and their rather lustful nature. Not to worry though, Rivkah survives without StarDrifter and finds happiness in an old friend.
Rating:
Summary: Great!
Review: I loved this book! Sara Douglass does a very good job of creating a few puzzles, such as the identity of the Prophet, and the Dark Man, and who he is masquerading as. Overall I found this book very entertaining and I'm looking forward to the next one.
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