Wit'ch Fire (The Banned and the Banished, Book 1)

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Summary: Well connected story
Review: I was very pleased with this book. The plots, twists and characters all fit together nicely. I am reading it for the second time. I can't wait for the rest of the story to be published!

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Summary: Good book
Review: This is a very good book. It is well written, particularly for a first book. The only thing I had a problem with is there was so many sub-plots going on it was hard to keep track sometimes!

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Summary: Update on how I feel about Wit'ch Fire
Review: I'm the guy who worte in earlier and said I thought this book was fairly good at best. I'm writing now to let you know that some of the ideas and images are so visual in this book, and the plot is carried off so well at times, that the book has stuck with me for the last several months. I'm certain I'll read the rest of these, now that I've let it rest for a while.

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Summary: Loved The Whole Book!
Review: I was very impressed with this book. I could not put it down. And I love the way James Clemens uses language, sometimes I'd have to stop reading a page and go "wow!" Another thing that was interesting was the way that he put apostrophies into words. Made the names more interesting. I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel!

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Summary: Best
Review: I feel in love with each word that was written down. Needless to say after reading this book I couldn't wait for his next one to come out. Dr Clemens is the best author ever. I hope his has another book-signing near my area soon so I can shake his hand and tell him that he is the greatest author and his books are the best that I have ever read. I hope all of the other readers enjoy this tradgic story of a girl and her lost home, full of adventures, new and wild people. As well and fansinating turns in the story. The beginning part of the story caught be and held onto me until the very end. Have fun reading!! Dr Clemens You are the Greatest!!

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Summary: Page turner
Review: A real page turner. You always want to get back to it so you can see what`s going to happen next.

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Summary: This book is the best book i have ever read!!!!!
Review: From the first page, Clemens draws you into the beautiful and tragic world of Alasea, binding you to the characters forever. I can't even begin to explain how beautifully this book is written, from the way he gives the characters such immense depth to the magic that Elena holds inside of her teenage body. If you are looking for a really great series, I REALLY sugest reading this!

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Summary: This book is fairly good, with hope for the future.
Review: In this review I'll ignore all the hype I've read about this book. Instead, I'll list what I found to be its strengths and weaknesses. In the first 40 to 80 pages or so, Clemens' book was visually stimulating, almost cinematic. And it was highly original as he sets up the girl's story, which he clearly has planned to use as the central plot thread. The book, however, is divided into several well-defined storylines. He introduces new characters in each of these. Personally, I think the Ogre's subplot was thinly-developed, merely lip service at this point. I really hope the Ogre's story is fleshed out more visually and compellingly in the sequels. Then there's the witch's one-armed leigeman's story-- it seemed important, and spiritual with his personal struggles. The way he encounters a certain relic was really neat. The elf's quest also seemed good. He is searching for one of his royal family members. And his mojo seems pretty powerful so far. All in all, fairly good. But the separated sections made it seem like I was almost reading three or four unrelated books at times, and this broke the sense of urgency. I wanted to hear more about the girl.

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Summary: Wonderful variety of characters with own stories!
Review: I enjoyed this book tremendously. A variety of characters of different species and backgrounds, all with their own stories meet up to quest. Not everyone is on a quest for the same purpose. Although Elena is the main character, I was happy to find that this story is told from a variety of perspectives of the other characters. Some characters I like, some I don't but all are richly developed, interesting and cast in shades of grey. No pure fight of good vs. evil, although it may seem that way at times. The plot is intricate, full of adventure, action and a variety of perspectives. I was captivated and could not put this book down. A splendid fantasy novel!

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Summary: Okay. . .
Review: I do have to say that I loved this book. I read it in the course of two days; I couldn't put it down. But the thing that **really** got to me was the apostrophes. Saying rock'goblins or moon'falcon ***is not necessary!!!!*** Just say, rock goblins and moon falcon, hmmm?