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Summary: I put the book down two days ago, and I'm still angry...
Review: So far I have read the entire series, and of course am waiting for the last. But "Fire Dragon" left me feeling disheartened, and angry. I found it to be well written, but there are far too many cliche's. When I finished I had basicly two main trains of thought, the first being that *of course* the guy would go to the most *beautiful* girl in the story. Not the one who saved his life, over and over. Not the one who took all the mental battering, and who even sold her beloved broach so that he may find his redemption in his old mentor's sword. Nope, not poor Erde... And Paia's explanation...well you "might as well ask the sun not to shine." So much for camaderie in Dragon Guides! My other train of thought was: how many guys does Erde have to go through, only to find out that it was always *only* a crush, or so completely one-sided! I mean, just how many more guys will it take before she completely swears off love and men forever??? I pity her, and I feel that Marjorie Bradley Kellogg is *Very* misleading when it comes to Erde's heart. With the ending of each book she gives the promise of hope or heartache...only to have her heart dashed repeatedly!! Just what is this...am I to assume that because Erde is young her feelings are immature, and meaningless?? I am hoping for something much better in the last...like a futuristic train that cripples both Paia, and the Baron Kothen. Maybe even a little joy for Erde...who knows, at least she still has N'Doch, the Lady Air, and Earth, her true and great friend.
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Summary: Deffinately The Best In The Series and A Very Good Book TOO!
Review: So far I have read the entire series, and of course am waiting for the last. But "Fire Dragon" left me feeling disheartened, and angry. I found it to be well written, but there are far too many cliche's. When I finished I had basicly two main trains of thought, the first being that *of course* the guy would go to the most *beautiful* girl in the story. Not the one who saved his life, over and over. Not the one who took all the mental battering, and who even sold her beloved broach so that he may find his redemption in his old mentor's sword. Nope, not poor Erde... And Paia's explanation...well you "might as well ask the sun not to shine." So much for camaderie in Dragon Guides! My other train of thought was: how many guys does Erde have to go through, only to find out that it was always *only* a crush, or so completely one-sided! I mean, just how many more guys will it take before she completely swears off love and men forever??? I pity her, and I feel that Marjorie Bradley Kellogg is *Very* misleading when it comes to Erde's heart. With the ending of each book she gives the promise of hope or heartache...only to have her heart dashed repeatedly!! Just what is this...am I to assume that because Erde is young her feelings are immature, and meaningless?? I am hoping for something much better in the last...like a futuristic train that cripples both Paia, and the Baron Kothen. Maybe even a little joy for Erde...who knows, at least she still has N'Doch, the Lady Air, and Earth, her true and great friend. (The german at the end really killed me too. How am I suppose to know German? It's ok though, I probably didn't miss anything)
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Summary: I put the book down two days ago, and I'm still angry...
Review: So far I have read the entire series, and of course am waiting for the last. But "Fire Dragon" left me feeling disheartened, and angry. I found it to be well written, but there are far too many cliche's. When I finished I had basicly two main trains of thought, the first being that *of course* the guy would go to the most *beautiful* girl in the story. Not the one who saved his life, over and over. Not the one who took all the mental battering, and who even sold her beloved broach so that he may find his redemption in his old mentor's sword. Nope, not poor Erde... And Paia's explanation...well you "might as well ask the sun not to shine." So much for camaderie in Dragon Guides! My other train of thought was: how many guys does Erde have to go through, only to find out that it was always *only* a crush, or so completely one-sided! I mean, just how many more guys will it take before she completely swears off love and men forever??? I pity her, and I feel that Marjorie Bradley Kellogg is *Very* misleading when it comes to Erde's heart. With the ending of each book she gives the promise of hope or heartache...only to have her heart dashed repeatedly!! Just what is this...am I to assume that because Erde is young her feelings are immature, and meaningless?? I am hoping for something much better in the last...like a futuristic train that cripples both Paia, and the Baron Kothen. Maybe even a little joy for Erde...who knows, at least she still has N'Doch, the Lady Air, and Earth, her true and great friend.
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Summary: Deffinately The Best In The Series and A Very Good Book TOO!
Review: Th is Is A VERY good book for people who have read the other two in the series. If you haven't read the other two, you probably won't understand it. Anyway, even though this book gets off to a kind of slow begging, when it picks up, WOW, a truly GREAT fantasy writer is portrayed in this book. The Dragon Fire is the most exciting dragon I have ever read about, (and I've read about a lot of Dragons). His Priest, Paia his dragon guide is also very exciting. But I won't give away the plot, this is a VERY I repeat VERY good Book. READ IT.
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Summary: Takes the series to a whole new level - and then some
Review: The Book of Fire, the third book in Marjorie B. Kellogg's Dragon Quartet, takes the series to a whole new level, closing out with a most thrilling final hundred pages full of emotion and rife with surprises. This is a much different book than its predecessors The Book of Earth and The Book of Water (each of which you really must read before beginning this novel), largely because the dragon in question here, Fire, could not be more unlike his siblings. In terms of setting the stage, one must know that four dragons (Earth, Water, Fire, and Air) created the world and then began a long sleep from which they would awaken only at the end of that world. Something has gone horribly wrong with the world they created, though, and they have each awakened, apart and with limited knowledge of their histories. We met Earth and his dragon guide Erde in the Germanies of 913, Water and her guide N'Doch in the Africa of 2013, and now the shared quest of the dragons takes us, in answer to the summons they hear, to an earth even farther in the future and a dragon sibling who has traded any thoughts of his purpose for the trappings of power as an awesome god among men.This future time is one of great misery, as only a few habitable regions remain on the ecologically ravaged planet. The first two dragons' suspicions about their brother Fire prove accurate; putting the lie to any notion that all dragons are good and noble, Fire terrorizes the people as a god and keeps his dragon guide Paia in complete ignorance as the high priestess of his temple. Erde, N'Doch, Water, and Earth do not come alone to this world, however, as Erde feels compelled to bring Baron Kothen with them. Kothen's ties to Erde's enemies at home have been broken now, leaving him a broken man, yet Erde knows instinctively that this man she has dreamed about and come to love is a necessary component in the puzzle of the dragon quest. Each of the main characters grows tremendously, none more so than N'Doch, much to my pleasure (for I was never able to really connect with him in the previous novel). Kothen's transformation in the latter stages of the tale is most welcome indeed, N'Doch steps up to become the kind of leader I wanted him to be, and Erde herself continues to grow in boldness and authority - although, to my sadness, heartache seems to remain her constant companion. This novel features a much more elaborate plot than what has come before in the series, and Kellogg managed to genuinely surprise me with a few twists in the latter stages of this book. Fire is a magnificent, albeit misguided, dragon, and his story is far from complete as of yet - there is little feeling of closure here, setting the stage for what I hope will be a real humdinger of a conclusion in the fourth and final Book of Air. Filled with wonderful characters who grow and mature before our very eyes, The Book of Fire is a thrilling, absorbing read that builds upon and transforms the story as we have known it up to this point. The Dragon Guide circle may be complete, but the essence of the dragon quest, the whereabouts of the mighty dragon Air, and the future role Fire will play in events are all quite up in the air - not to mention the futures of these wonderful human characters and the outcomes of several tragic events going on still in the times and places from which they came.
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Summary: Read It!
Review: This book (actually the entire series) ius wonderful! You must read it!
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Summary: Wonderfully Sad
Review: This is the best series I have ever read. It is very intense and new. I must say, Erde is one of the most developed characters I have had the pleasure of reading about.She has grown up alot since her adventure began. However,she has lost so much. I do not think I will be able to stand it if she gets her heart broken one more time. She has lost so much. I can almost feel my heart break with hers. Ndoch has actually started to act like a brother figure. He has become a very fun and interesting character. I must say his attitude has improved immensly. He honestly cares about Erde and his dragon. I also liked the brooding and tragically romantic Baron Kothen. I truley thought he and Erde belonged togther. They both know the pain of lost trust. I can not believe he fell in love with the Tower Brat. How could he be so shallow? Erde gave up so much for him. Didn't that count for something? I know life isn't fair, but all the men in Erde's life never stop to consider her desires. I know Paia needed something worthy of giving up the Dragon Fire, but it should not have been Kothen. After all, beauty is more than skin deep, right?
The Plot has taken some very interesting twists. The story gets more breath taking with each book. I really hope Erde finds her happy ending. I feel however it may be bitter sweet. I really have grown very attatched to all the characters, excepting the Tower Brat. She seems very selfish and self centered. Of course Ndoch was the same way in The Book of Water. Mabey ther is hope for her. I am anxiously awaiting the last book. I can not wait to meet the Dragon Air.
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Summary: still want the fourth...
Review: Was it just me or was the first half of this book completely pointless? She could have done a fair backdrop to the action in about half of what she said. I understand that it's important to set the background, but I see the major struggle in this book as that of the dragons and their dragon guides. I enjoyed the background on Paia and Fire, but I felt like the rest of the "gang" would never reach them. And then, since the central story revolves around the tensions between the dragons, I think that it's nonsense that at the moment they finally meet each other, she writes them dissappearing. I understand it's to save the villagers, but I feel that a battle description could have enhanced this. However, I have thoroughly enojoyed the series thus far, and I'm hoping that the fourth will have more background on the dragons, on Air's guide, and some more scenes in 913 Germany.
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Summary: still want the fourth...
Review: Was it just me or was the first half of this book completely pointless? She could have done a fair backdrop to the action in about half of what she said. I understand that it's important to set the background, but I see the major struggle in this book as that of the dragons and their dragon guides. I enjoyed the background on Paia and Fire, but I felt like the rest of the "gang" would never reach them. And then, since the central story revolves around the tensions between the dragons, I think that it's nonsense that at the moment they finally meet each other, she writes them dissappearing. I understand it's to save the villagers, but I feel that a battle description could have enhanced this. However, I have thoroughly enojoyed the series thus far, and I'm hoping that the fourth will have more background on the dragons, on Air's guide, and some more scenes in 913 Germany.
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