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Summary: Rath and storm
Review: A must read for sure. I loved all the magic books and this is one of the best. It has a great plotline and many points of view. I personaly like Ertai and his veiw which leads greatly into the book nemesis.
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Summary: Not bad, but I was expecting a bit more.
Review: Despite the somewhat slow start, the book gets more interesting as the plot evolves. However, noteworthy aspects of the story are not even mentioned. For example, a more detailed insight into Mirri and Hannah's trials in the Skyshroud Forest would be welcome. It also adds little to what is known about the Weatherlight Saga, but you'll get to know some of the characters better. Some of the stories are very good ("Ertai's Tale", for example, one of my favorites), and pleasently reunite us with the spells and artifacts we came to know when playing Magic.
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Summary: Good Book, Lacking In Some Areas
Review: First, let me state that I've been playing M:TG for about 6 years, am a huge fan, and have read all the books in the Artifact Cycle plus the Mercadian Masques book. I'm reviewing this book in comparison to the other books I've read as well as the knowledge I've gained about the characters through playing M:TG. Each chapter is written by a different author and is from a single character's vantage point. The chapters are tied together by a series of "Dark Room" chapters where a librarian tells the story to a youth. The book is, for the most part, very well written. However, each author has a different style so it lacks some consistency in a few parts. It becomes frustrating when all you can read is one character's account of what happened. This effect is magnified when you realize the book spans the Weatherlight, Tempest, Stronghold, and Exodus expansions. Many times I found myself wondering what the other characters felt during any given situation. Authors also seem to have left out many minor details which can add up quickly. I am very critical of this book because it is such an important chapter to a much larger book in the Magic Universe. My one major gripe is that each chapter focuses on only one character, instead of attempting to portray what everyone else sees and feels during each situation. Overall, I give this book 3 1/2 stars (7.0 on a scale from 1-10). It really is a good read, but to me it just wasn't in-depth enough. It's more of a general overview of the events that transpired in each of the 4 expansions mentioned earlier. However, I strongly recommend reading this as it will make nearly all of the other books easier to understand. It also helps to add to your overall understanding of the Magic Universe
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Summary: Rath and Storm
Review: I know kind of what this ones about, My friend has filled me in.
This is supposed to be the story of Rath where Gerrard and the Weatherlight go and save Sisay from Gerrards brother Volrath, Evincar of Rath. I loved this story only because Volrath was in it. Ertai [made me angry] when he helped Crovax defeat Volrath. Volrath had the upper hand he was going to kill him when Ertai moved the sword. Well when I read that I was ready to go and strangle Ertai he severly [made me angry]! IF your a fan of Volrath, DO NOT READ THIS! If you arent then read it its very good.
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Summary: A Tough reading.....
Review: I know: anthologies are not easy to read. Yet the connecting stories were the best... Finally I understood Gerrad's Quest and what is behind Tempest
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Summary: It was a good book, but not excellent.
Review: I really anticipating on reading this book. I've been playing Magic for about a year and a half and I love the game, as do I Tempest and it's expansions. There is one thing I really hated about this book. It was the way they told it. It was first person under each individual's chapter. That was nice and all. I hated the darn librarian and the kid. I could care less about those two. I would be reading the book then all of a sudden, back to the librarian. I just really disliked that. Well, overall it was a pretty good book. I think they should of had the whole book by Gerrard's point of view, or just without the librarian. Overall, if you are a Magic player I would read it, even it you aren't one, give it a try, it is pretty good.
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Summary: Excellent book, even if you don't play Magic: The Gathering
Review: If you don't play Magic, this book is good. If you DO play Magic this book is great! It's a lot of fun being able to find out how some of your favorite characters from the game really are, especially the humorous Tale of Ertai. And either way, one will still find it hard as hell to put the book down.
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Summary: this book was great, a must buy for magic players
Review: in the story of the rath cycle the weatherliight has to retrieve the legacy, a collection of artifacts that have great power. Sisay captain of the weatherlight has been captured by volrath(the bad guy). Gerrard, a human, heir to the legacy and the crew of the weatherlightn tahhngarth, a talruum minitour, mirri, a cat warrior hanna, a tolarian artificer, ertai a wizard adept, karn the silver golem who holds the legacy must help gerrard rescue Sisay and save the lagacy.
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Summary: This book is an original dungeons-and-dragons type book
Review: Like most fantasy books, this story starts out centering on one event (in Rath and Storm's case, the event is Sisay being kiddnapped), but towards the end, however, the picture becomes larger. For example, Gerrand's goal to save Sisay turns into a quest to save two worlds. Unlike a lot of fantasy books, Rath and Storm uses a unique system in which each character tells a pat of the story from his/her/it's point of view. Rath and Storm oozes with character and emotions are portrayed as well as the plot of the story. Each character has a unique history, and they are altogether an unruly bunch. My favorite character would have to be the living statue, Karn. In his tale, the capturing of emotions is so perfect, I swear I felt as if I were Karn himself! By the end of the first tale, I found myself hooked. I would recommend Rath and Storm to enyone who plays MAGIC, or anyone who likes fantasy books
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Summary: A bit muddled
Review: My only large complaint is that there is a slight lack of continuity in these stories. The shifting vantage points make you wonder what each character continues to think and what other characters are thinking while another is speaking. Also, there isn't a huge amount of these plots that you can't second guess from flavor text on the cards of the Tempest set. Still, the book is entertaining to read if you are somewhat familiar with the plot, and is fun bulk reading for anybody else.
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