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Summary: Legion = dissapointment
Review: After reading Legions(twice because I thought I read it too fast) I was highly dissapointed. The story never really focuses on just one spot for a long time to understand what is going on. King(who wrote the Invasion novels cycle, which was an excellent mix of fighting and story) couldnt really show the conflicts that happened (extremly odd since Legions was expected to have a lot of fighting), and those that were shown were too short or simple.Only buy this book if you plan to have the entire collection. If you are looking for something to enjoy I recommend some of King's earlier work but not this one.
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Summary: Great plot!
Review: Along with Time Streams, this is the best KingÂ's book in the series. The plot is great, itÂ's never confusing and catches your attention from the beginning. I loved to hear from Ixidor again, and I canÂ't wait to see him as a god in Scourge! Walking holes, death wurms and the marvels of Topos are great too. I think King had a not-so-brilliant period (Invasion, etc. were not as good as Time Streams) but with Onslaught and mostly with Legions, he returned to the good old times!
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Summary: Great plot!
Review: Along with Time Streams, this is the best KingÂ's book in the series. The plot is great, itÂ's never confusing and catches your attention from the beginning. I loved to hear from Ixidor again, and I canÂ't wait to see him as a god in Scourge! Walking holes, death wurms and the marvels of Topos are great too. I think King had a not-so-brilliant period (Invasion, etc. were not as good as Time Streams) but with Onslaught and mostly with Legions, he returned to the good old times!
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Summary: A very interesting book
Review: At first, when my friend told me about this, I expected a boring book about stragne creatures that fight. BIIIGG DEAAAL I thought.
But I was in for a shock. This book is interesting, not just fighting and strength, but about strategy aswell. Deserves 10 out of 5, but i can only give it a 5.
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Summary: What can I say?
Review: I have read many Magic books (about half of the twenty, or thirty that are out), and this book ranks a close second only the "The Brother's War". While I've heard some fans criticize it for being mindless violence, I'd like to point out that the vast majority of this book is philosophy, character development, and polotics, all building up to the pivotal moment when you know either Phage, or Akroma will die....BUT WAIT! THEY BOTH DIE ALONG WITH ZAGORKA! AND THOUGHS SIX BEAUTIFUL WORDS FINISH THE BOOK: "I am Karoma (changed in Scourge to "Karona", go complain to the continuity editors). I am magic." The funniest thing about those lines is I was apparently the only Magic fan on the planet to take them literally, which lead me to believeI couldn't possibly be wrong, hence I joined my fellow MTG fans in interprettations.....meaning I lost my right to NOT be made a fool of by the genius of Mr. King. Oh well in the land of the blind the one eyed mans king, but that rule goes both up and down. In the land where everyone else has an IQ lower than two hundred, King is king. So I suppose I have nothing to be ashamed of.
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Summary: Legions
Review: I have read many Magic books (about half of the twenty, or thirty that are out), and this book ranks a close second only the "The Brother's War". While I've heard some fans criticize it for being mindless violence, I'd like to point out that the vast majority of this book is philosophy, character development, and polotics, all building up to the pivotal moment when you know either Phage, or Akroma will die....BUT WAIT! THEY BOTH DIE ALONG WITH ZAGORKA! AND THOUGHS SIX BEAUTIFUL WORDS FINISH THE BOOK: "I am Karoma (changed in Scourge to "Karona", go complain to the continuity editors). I am magic." The funniest thing about those lines is I was apparently the only Magic fan on the planet to take them literally, which lead me to believeI couldn't possibly be wrong, hence I joined my fellow MTG fans in interprettations.....meaning I lost my right to NOT be made a fool of by the genius of Mr. King. Oh well in the land of the blind the one eyed mans king, but that rule goes both up and down. In the land where everyone else has an IQ lower than two hundred, King is king. So I suppose I have nothing to be ashamed of.
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Summary: What can I say?
Review: I have read many Magic books (about half of the twenty, or thirty that are out), and this book ranks a close second only the "The Brother's War". While I've heard some fans criticize it for being mindless violence, I'd like to point out that the vast majority of this book is philosophy, character development, and polotics, all building up to the pivotal moment when you know either Phage, or Akroma will die....BUT WAIT! THEY BOTH DIE ALONG WITH ZAGORKA! AND THOUGHS SIX BEAUTIFUL WORDS FINISH THE BOOK: "I am Karoma (changed in Scourge to "Karona", go complain to the continuity editors). I am magic." The funniest thing about those lines is I was apparently the only Magic fan on the planet to take them literally, which lead me to believeI couldn't possibly be wrong, hence I joined my fellow MTG fans in interprettations.....meaning I lost my right to NOT be made a fool of by the genius of Mr. King. Oh well in the land of the blind the one eyed mans king, but that rule goes both up and down. In the land where everyone else has an IQ lower than two hundred, King is king. So I suppose I have nothing to be ashamed of.
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Summary: Bringing to life the story from Onslaught
Review: Legions by J. Robert King is Book Two of the Onslaught Cycle, a fantasy novel series bringing to life the story from the Onslaught line of "Magic: The Gathering" collectible card game. Two titanic beings, the bloodthirsty Phage and the ruthless angel Akroma, rend the world with their deadly war, while the one man whose terrible wrongs created Phage and Akroma alike must find a way to protect what is left of mortal kind from their devastation. An exciting and titanic science fiction action/adventure saga.
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Summary: Bringing to life the story from Onslaught
Review: Legions by J. Robert King is Book Two of the Onslaught Cycle, a fantasy novel series bringing to life the story from the Onslaught line of "Magic: The Gathering" collectible card game. Two titanic beings, the bloodthirsty Phage and the ruthless angel Akroma, rend the world with their deadly war, while the one man whose terrible wrongs created Phage and Akroma alike must find a way to protect what is left of mortal kind from their devastation. An exciting and titanic science fiction action/adventure saga.
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Summary: Legions Bad.
Review: Magic novels have gone seriously downhill recently. Torment was great, Onslaught was okay. Legions is the worst Magic novel since Prophecy. J. Robert King does what he does best - takes well known and loved characters, ignores them, and creates sub-characters that nobody cares about and writes the story around them. Akroma and Phage are the main characters in the book, although neither character does much besides gather an army. The Riptide project, the group of wizards responsible for rebirthing the race of Slivers, is not mentioned. Not once. He rewrites Braids as a good character, Phage and the cabal's First as lovers, and Kamahl as a tree who makes a cameo appearance. Just like I said about Prophecy - if you want this book to complete the collection, buy it. If you want this book for good reading, or because you're curious about Magic's backstory, leave it on the shelf. Hopefully in the future, Wizards will employ some of the old authors to do their novels. I miss the days of Rath and Storm and Nemesis.
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