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Summary: Careful, folks...
Review: ...before buying this book. It sounds like it might be a reprint of a previous series, the series starting with THE KNIGHT OF GHOST AND SHADOWS. I'm not sure, but the publisher seems to be reprinting alot of her books and this just sounds like a reprint. So be sure to read the blurb before you buy.(I'm posting this ahead of time because alot of people are buying her THE CHROME-BORNE and finding out too late that it's just a reprint of a couple of the Tannim/Urban Fantasy books.)
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Summary: reprint-
Review: Hey, this is a reprint of her SERRAted edge novels, Wheels of Fire and When the Bough Breaks. For those of you who haven't read these you can look them up here.
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Summary: REPRINT of a good series
Review: Hey, this is a reprint of her SERRAted edge novels, Wheels of Fire and When the Bough Breaks. For those of you who haven't read these you can look them up here.
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Summary: Good - but not new.
Review: I bought this as soon as I heard about it. I skimmed a couple of pages and thought it was new and that what little I read was just a reprise - but there is nothing new about this book; it's just two of Ms Lackey's already published books (Wheels of Fire (I think), and When the Bough Breaks), both from the SERRAted Edge Series. I should have suspected the possibility since this is not the first time Ms Lackey's publishers have done this (they published Knight of Ghosts and Shadows and Summoned to Tourney as a 'new' title and republished a couple of the Bardic Voices books as 'new'.) However, the fact that I have been suckered before doesn't make me any less mad! It was like getting set for a gourmet meal and finding you have been served left-overs, or worse. I ALREADY have BOTH these books, and this sort of thing just is not fair to fans!Having said that, if you have NOT read these stories in their previous incarnation, you should get this book. The stories are probably two of the grimmest and most thought provoking of Ms Lackey's tales because of their core subject matter which involves Child abuse. However, the subject is handled well and, allowing for some of the fantastic aspects of the stories, pretty accurately . There is plenty of action and, if you enjoyed the other SERRAted edge books - or even the Urban Fantasy books- where Elves occupy center stage - you will probably enjoy these stories. I would give them 3 stars for content and -3 stars for conning the fans!
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Summary: Good - but not new.
Review: I bought this as soon as I heard about it. I skimmed a couple of pages and thought it was new and that what little I read was just a reprise - but there is nothing new about this book; it's just two of Ms Lackey's already published books (Wheels of Fire (I think), and When the Bough Breaks), both from the SERRAted Edge Series. I should have suspected the possibility since this is not the first time Ms Lackey's publishers have done this (they published Knight of Ghosts and Shadows and Summoned to Tourney as a 'new' title and republished a couple of the Bardic Voices books as 'new'.) However, the fact that I have been suckered before doesn't make me any less mad! It was like getting set for a gourmet meal and finding you have been served left-overs, or worse. I ALREADY have BOTH these books, and this sort of thing just is not fair to fans!Having said that, if you have NOT read these stories in their previous incarnation, you should get this book. The stories are probably two of the grimmest and most thought provoking of Ms Lackey's tales because of their core subject matter which involves Child abuse. However, the subject is handled well and, allowing for some of the fantastic aspects of the stories, pretty accurately . There is plenty of action and, if you enjoyed the other SERRAted edge books - or even the Urban Fantasy books- where Elves occupy center stage - you will probably enjoy these stories. I would give them 3 stars for content and -3 stars for conning the fans!
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Summary: reprint-
Review: I'm pretty certain that this is a re-print too
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Summary: Addenum
Review: It is a reprint but not the series I thought it was. It's another couple Tannim books whose names I can't remember.
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Summary: Get a grip!
Review: Like I said for "Chrome Borne," I for one am glad of the reprints, since a few of the original titles were taken out of print before I could buy them. If you ask me, two stories for the price of one is not something to complain about!
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Summary: Get a grip!
Review: Like I said for "Chrome Borne," I for one am glad of the reprints, since a few of the original titles were taken out of print before I could buy them. If you ask me, two stories for the price of one is not something to complain about!
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Summary: Welcome to the world of Hot Rods and Magic!
Review: Luckily, I had read the reviews before purchasing this title along with "When the Bough Breaks" and "Wheels of Fire." I like having two books in one! (I also own "The Chrome Borne") I've read many of M. Lackey's novels and these were most enjoyable especially because they were so DIFFERENT from the Valdemar series.
I especially like how M. Lackey and her co authors deal with modern day social grievances - in this case, severe child abuse and cult tendencies.
I used to teach emotionally disturbed adolescent females and I feel that more books like these are needed in order for society at large to understand what non-intervention does to exacerbate the problems. This is a wonderful tale of Elves, Magic, and human emotion. If only we could find the Seleighe court to help us with our society's problems! But since we can't, Lackey and her coauthors provide contact numbers and associations that can help stop the abuse in the back.
Not only a wonderful read, but also a great social commentary and it even gives you the tools to take some action!
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