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Summary: Please Make It Stop
Review: This has to be one of the *worst* books I've read. The characters are cardboard, the storyline flaccid..it's the B-movie of fantasy novels. No...it's not even that good. *No* character has an individual voice; you could simply switch the names and it wouldn't matter who was speaking the lines. All the wizards are woefully inept in using their power with the constant excuse of "he knows not how much power he wields, yet I, simple little not-a-real-wizard-me, can see the planes of power trailing behind him". Yeah. Right.There is no dramatic tension, no struggle with what is "revealed" about the characters. Everyone simply shrugs and says "okay" like being possessed by the spirit of some dead king is just something that happens on every day that ends in a 'y'. Flat. Boring. Reptitive. I gave it one star because I had to. The only saving grace is that I only spent 35 cents for it at a used bookstore - and even then it was a debate. I shoulda followed my instincts when I looked at the back and saw Terry Goodkind recommended it. Next time I will.
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Summary: Crap!
Review: Don't buy this book! It's crap!!! Poor writing, and confusing terms that are very different from those used to fantasy. Imagine, his 'lich' is nothing more than a common zombie. His 'demons' are just something like giants or goblins. Every mage in the book is described as powerful, but ignorant in their use of power. People grouped together for no apparent motive. Boring!!!
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Summary: Not so interesting
Review: The characters are not well developed, and the writing style is often unclear, making me re-read to understand what he was trying to say. The whole story is loosely knitted together, so it reads more like a series of short stories based on the few characters. On the whole, I was very disappointed, especially after so many praises heaped on this book on the cover!
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Summary: Not Epic . . . but entertaining
Review: It could be epic, though it needs a little work. There aren't too many books out there, though, that are as engaging and entertaining as King of the Isles. Interesting main characters, tight plot, detailed setting, fast pace. I couldn't put it down and I'm now reading Queen of Demons. I just hope the Robert Jordan syndrome doesn't affect Drake and we get 10 more books with nothing resolved. He is published by Tor, afterall.
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Summary: Absolutely Fantastic!
Review: If you love and crave great fantasy novels, you gotta buy this book. I guarantee you that once you finished reading this book you will crave for the coming series! This book will absolutely give Robert Jordan's book a run for his money.
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Summary: Good entertainment, could use more depth...
Review: I truly enjoyed this detailed fantasy series. Drake has painstakingly created a world; however, this world has no innate originality - I won't remember the map and the peoples afterwards. Morever, the constant changes between "planes" are confusing. Which plane is which? Are some of the characters on the *same* plane? The threat of evil is not as all-encompassing as the evil latent in some fantasy worlds, and the characters seem to glide through their tasks with the greatest of ease. Demons are conquered, kingdoms are captured, traps are avoided, which is all well and good for some iced cake reading. On the upside, though the characters and their tasks are not very complex, they're fun to root for. To sum it up, this is a very enjoyable book, but I wouldn't buy it.
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Summary: Light, easy reading.
Review: I liked this book well enough but I borrowed it from the library. From, the start, it threatened to be another long series and I didn't want to get hooked and wind up spending more than a 100 dollars for something that may be no good at all. The main problem I had with it is that it was too reminescent of Jordan's Wheel of time without being half as engrossing. Also, I didn't like having all of the supporting characters killed off or just dropping out of the story. And did anybody notice the similarity between the names Li-Ane and iL-nA?
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Summary: An un-engrossing offering
Review: Although Drake fills the last 450 pages of this work with good action and magic sequences, the book itself is generally uninteresting and does not capture the reader. Jordan's Eye of the World showed the wonders of Randland, both current and ancient, and intimated a sense of palpable evil. Tolkien conveys a more spiritual shadow. In both works, the evil is there and felt -- not some nebulous concept discussed in the natterings of an ancient sorcerer without any real manifestations of it -- the Hooded One (and his machinations) is neither seen nor "felt." For these reasons, I won't buy the series.
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Summary: Interesting characters and a exciting story line
Review: I have enjoyed this entire series. Its a new fresh look and the fantasy world. Instead of using old ideas he's created his own fantastic realm.
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Summary: Bored with the Isles
Review: Despire all the recommendations on the cover of the book, I have a great deal of trouble praising Lord of the Isles. The characters seems to never truly be in danger or risk, sometimes passing what Drake sets up as a huge challenge or obstacle, only to breeze by it in a few pages. I did like the Isles concept and some of Isles left many questions unanswered, such as why would they use inches and miles in an imaginary world? Wouldn't they have their own units of measurements. Not to mention Oaks, Hickory and other American trees. Please get creative. How do all the main characters like Garric have magic abilities and so on, while few others do? Drake needs to explain things instead of making it all too convient for the main characters to all have magic ability, while everyone else is a farmer. I'm glad I borrowed this book from the library and didn't shell out my own money for it.
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