Planeshift (Invasion Cycle, Book II, A Magic: The Gathering(r) Novel)

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Summary: Non stop action...yes, it's a book.
Review: Planeshift is one of those rare books that has extreme action that never quits. It seriously felt like watching a movie. The violence is descriptive, and very captivating, but, for me, that's not quite enough to completely quench my thirst. First of all, there is little character development in this book: it's all fighting. However, the most interesting characters in the book are the dragons, specifically the Primevals. The five mighty gods rampage about Dominaria, showing their very distinctive natures. We see how the dragons change as the story progresses, until the final, breathtaking outcome. However, back on the human/metathran etc side, we have less interesting characters, but more battles. Consider this: billions, yes, BILLIONS of Phyrexians march towards our helpless heros, and at the last minute, they are seperated by Urza to complete seperate tasks. Basically, aside from the gory fights, the humanoid sections are fairly boring. Finally, we get to the Planeswalkers. Here is where the overall story really matters, and where the twists really occur. With the 'Walkers ongoing struggle to fight Phyrexia, the temptation of such power begins to corrupt the 'Walkers to the point of turning on one another. The one complaint I could have with the fighting portions is the whole 'We can kill anything' sceme. Sure, our heros are battle trained, but the Phyrexians are brutal killing machines, bred for that purpose. Most of them have blades and weapons integrated right onto them! I think there certainly could have been more outright casualties. Anyways, I recommend this book as a good read to anyone who loves Magic, any fantasy fan, or just anyone looking for a (literally) bloody good time.

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Summary: yay
Review: The read this book at midnight the day I got it. I could not put it down. I just had to finish this book so I could read Apocalypse and finish the story. I play Magic now and I only started reading the books to understand the cards but I immediately fell in love with the books. This is a must read.
PS. Phyrexia is taken from Dante's Inferno

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Summary: gotta get it
Review: this book is awesome, tells a great story, a must have for any magic player

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Summary: Non stopped action!
Review: This is a great novel by J. Robert King which i think is truely awsome. The story line is good, but you sort of need to read Invasion first, and perhaps Thran prior to that. It is nonstopped action that takes you from on board the Weatherlight to inside Urza's titan engine, to fighting with the dragons. I highly recommend it, and the other books in the saga, as well as all books by J.R. king

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Summary: Continuation of a good thing
Review: This series just continues to get better. This book is action packed from beginning to end. J. Robert King has done an excellent job weaving together the storylines from the previous books in the series. Things brought to light in the first book The Brother's War are tied into the here and now of the series in Planeshift, such as what really happened to Mishra. The way JRK keeps the pace of the book going is just amazing. You'll be left wondering where the time went when you realize that you finished the book in one day. This book also takes you deeper into the characters themselves. This book takes you into the heart of the minotaur Tagnarth and lets you see that dispite his constant bravery and heroism he is still ashamed of the way he looks, as a result of the Phyrexian torture he endured at the hands of Greven Il-Vec. Also in this book you see Gerrard as the portrait of a broken man who with the death of his one true love wants nothing more than to be with her in the abyss even if it means making a deal with the devil himself. You will also get a chance to get inside the mind of my personal favorite character Karn. Karn experiences a new state of awareness as his abilities begin to develop inside him and make him more than he was. This is a five star book and will be very enjoyable for you if you are a fan of the series. If you are new to the series the book will make you want to read all books previous as well as the last book of the series Apocalypse.

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Summary: Continuation of a good thing
Review: This series just continues to get better. This book is action packed from beginning to end. J. Robert King has done an excellent job weaving together the storylines from the previous books in the series. Things brought to light in the first book The Brother's War are tied into the here and now of the series in Planeshift, such as what really happened to Mishra. The way JRK keeps the pace of the book going is just amazing. You'll be left wondering where the time went when you realize that you finished the book in one day. This book also takes you deeper into the characters themselves. This book takes you into the heart of the minotaur Tagnarth and lets you see that dispite his constant bravery and heroism he is still ashamed of the way he looks, as a result of the Phyrexian torture he endured at the hands of Greven Il-Vec. Also in this book you see Gerrard as the portrait of a broken man who with the death of his one true love wants nothing more than to be with her in the abyss even if it means making a deal with the devil himself. You will also get a chance to get inside the mind of my personal favorite character Karn. Karn experiences a new state of awareness as his abilities begin to develop inside him and make him more than he was. This is a five star book and will be very enjoyable for you if you are a fan of the series. If you are new to the series the book will make you want to read all books previous as well as the last book of the series Apocalypse.