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Summary: Dragonstar
Review: Perhaps my disappointment with this book relates to how much I loved its prequels. Compared to the harrowing, boundary-shattering qualities of Dragonshadow and Knight of the Demon Queen, this is weak stuff. It's very much not a stand-alone novel, and the themes and character developments are simply recap of what we've seen before. It's the end of the series, and so it's all about wrapping up plot threads, but some of the resolutions are disappointing--in particular that with Aohila. Other plot elements seem forced and, though of cosmic scale, lacking in emotional impact. Things just sort of...resolve. Tension is lacking.As a side point, the copy editing is incompetent, with a misspelling appearing in the very first sentence. It's not all bad, though. If you take this book as a second half of Knight, an anodyne, it works better. Hambly continues to write about engaging characters, to use gorgeous language, and to ground her settings strongly in material culture.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: The title pretty much sums up my feelings about DRAGONSTAR. A great read. I could not put it down. This is definately a series I will return and read again and again. If I have one complaint, it's the cover. Just isn't up to the beautiful and colorful Donata covers on the previous two volumes. Ignore the cover. Read the book. It's wonderful
Rating:
Summary: WOW!
Review: The title pretty much sums up my feelings about DRAGONSTAR. A great read. I could not put it down. This is definately a series I will return and read again and again. If I have one complaint, it's the cover. Just isn't up to the beautiful and colorful Donata covers on the previous two volumes. Ignore the cover. Read the book. It's wonderful
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Summary: Slow start, better finish
Review: This book was harder to jump right into, after a long hiatus from the last book in the series, than previous Hambly novels. However, once you remembered enough, the plot's subtleties started to come through. Best of all, it is much less depressing in tone than the previous two without having a cloying, too happy ending.
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