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Summary: hmmmm
Review: Suprisingly good read. The characters are interesting, but a little too good. It took me awhile to pick up this series becuase all the ' ' ' turned me off. I was happy I did and am already on number three.
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Summary: Wit'ch Fire
Review: This whole series--The Banned and the Banished--is the best ever! It is the tale of Elena, a girl approaching womanhood, a daughter of apple farmers. But one day two evil minions of the Dark Lord come to kill her. They butcher her parents and she and her brother run away. Elena finds she is a wit'ch, the first in centuries. Long ago magick was only available to men, the power of Chi, but that power abandoned them ages past. Elena is the wielder of Blood Magick--a rare form of Elemental Magick--and finds she must use it to destroy the Black Heart...If you enjoyed any of the Shannara Series by Terry Brooks, or The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop, you will love this series!!...
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Summary: Loved It
Review: From the very first chapter I couldn't put this book down. I hadn't read any science fiction in a few years, but after reading this I got totally hooked on James Clemens and also onto SciFi once again. The story is gripping, and every book after is as good as the first. I've even bought this book for numerous friends, all of which have loved it too. So basically, I dn't think you will be disappointed!
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Summary: With A Twist
Review: I was told to read this book by a friend. At first at find the apostrophes ( ' ) very annoying, and hated how the book was seperated into little books. Why should I care about what's going on with some stupid ogre, I wanted to read about Elena! It wasn't until the book was over that I apprieciated how the author tied together all the stories into one. This book didn't interest me at all really, and I only read the second one because my friend urged me to, and all I can say is...WOW! You MUST read this book so that you can read the whole series. It is an incredibly original storyline with so many twists and turns you'll get dizzy. ^.~
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Summary: one of the better books i have read.
Review: In this story u start out with 3 mages who sacrifice their life and goodness in order to save a land under attack by the Gul'Gotha. Alseasa now belonging to them the mages have secured a way of hope that their land will be reborn with the comming of a wit'ch.
And boy does she come she receives magick qand her woman hood all in one day. Then with having to deal with that right away she gets attack and all of her family either dies by her magick or dark magick or are kiddnapped.
The book mainly explains how all beginings start with a gathering of unussal misfits and people of the last of their race.
It also ends happy with a bang and a twist at the end.
I would so reccomend this book and the other of the banned and banished series.
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Summary: Didn't even finish it
Review: I was about 3/5 from finishing this book when it became due at the library. I didn't even bother finishing it. Although the work has a few potentially interesting characters, it reads much like a gaming session of DnD yet not as fun. The plot is lackluster and unoriginal and the characters are artificial. This isn't a series worth beginning although I will give it that it's a quick read.
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Summary: Terrible Cliche Fantasy
Review: This book begins with a nice flair and moves at very quick pace until you arrive at 100-130 pages which reads much like an horror novel if anything before it unfortunately digresses into your garden variety fantasy fodder. No where near the works of great fantasy writers such as Hobb, Martin, and Tolkien. No comparision! First-off book contains very thin history- or world-building. An important aspect that great writers like Martin and Tolkien went to great pains to create. That's a big substantial zero in my book. Despite lacking this substance the novel also descends into shallow and unorginal clichedom, it reads too familiar. I am not going to pick up the second book.
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Summary: Wonderful Debut
Review: This is one of the most impressive fantasy novels I've read in sometime. Refreshingly original, Clemens paints a realistically dark picture of a land secretly oppressed by forces that hide in the shadows of the background. Meanwhile, scattered forces of good, some of whom were alive five hundred years before when things were different, wander this darkened landscape instinctively knowing that things could be and should be changed.Clemens shows a descriptive power usually reserved for well-seasoned, veteran writers that makes his story compelling to the point of amazement. His mix of vivid imagery, character development, and a gift for juggling multiple story lines quickly and thoroughly pull the reader deeply into the story. The opening pages of the book let the reader know immediately that this is a book different than others on the shelf. The book opens with various warnings, one in particular by the Director of University Studies that warns of the penalties of allowing this book to fall into the hands of the unprepared. This is followed by a document that must be signed and thumbprinted by the receiver of this issue. The story is then introduced by the author of the ancient text who eludes to the high cost of telling his tale. The story shifts to the narrative of Elena and the strange mix of companions that accompany her on her new found adventure of magical self-discovery - shape-shifters stuck in their current form, an out-cast og're, a mage on a quest to discover his lost king, and a one-armed warrior destined to serve as Elena's guardian but weighed down by a secret guilt from five hundred years before. Clemens mixes these characters together, while keeping the plot moving forward at a near blinding pace, in a masterful way, that leaves the reader desperately grasping for the next book in the series. If this author had never written another word, he would still be viewed as one of the best fantasy authors to publish in a while, but with more books waiting in the wings, this author promises even more exciting and compelling adventures ahead.
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Summary: wit'ch fire
Review: i loved this book. the characters were moving, the plot interesting, and the wrting fabulous. mr. clemems makes his people seem real.. they have their flaws and their strengths, just as all of us do. i was sucked in from the first pages.. the idea that the main character is not considered a hero among everyone (unlike most of the other fantasy books out there) remained with me through every page. i was constantly trying to judge the actions of elena and her commrads to decide if these acusations could indeed be supported, but of course i dont have near wenough information after one book to make a decision, or even a guess. so i ran off to the book store to get the next one. this book is great, and i loved it. if u want a good and interesting read, pick this book up. enjoy.
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Summary: Attention Fatasy Lovers!
Review: This is a great book! All the characters are wonderful, the writting is excellent, and the setting is perfectly created. You are easily drawn into the characters' lives, and into their mission. Buy this book!
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