Rating: 
Summary: Brilliant... apart for a couple of things
Review: This was overall a BRILLIANT book with many great parts and a couple of sad ones too. However as it came to a close i found myself still waiting for it to finish. There is a lot of room left for a sequal and i'm not claiming to have read all his books so i dont know if there is one, but if there is i'de like to know it's name(you can email me at the above address anytime). if there is a sequal around (or even on the way) then i'de re-rate this book as a 5 star.. but for now it only makes 4...
Rating: 
Summary: The only book I have recommended to EVERYONE I know
Review: This was the first book of Dennis McKiernans' I ever read; it wasn't the last. I've told everyone I know to read this book and have even given it to several people.
I tried to read the Hobbit series several times and I just can't get into it. I can't put this book down. The characters are so well developed that they don't just talk to each other; they talk to you. You truly feel that you are there, observing the going-ons in person. The comments about humans and religion are right-on the spot. Some of the events described in the book can make you laugh, others will make you cry, still others will make you ponder. Well worth reading any and every chance you get.
Rating:
Summary: Engrossing and exciting!
Review: Though I've read quite a bit in the fantasy genre, this is the first book of McKiernan's I've read. I
wasn't disappointed! The Eye of the Hunter is an absolutely enchanting story that kept me with
my nose in it from the first page to the last! In fact, I was very surprised when I found some bad
reviews of it here on Amazon!When I pick up a fantasy book one of the first things I look for are well developed characters that
I can relate to: something this book has in abundance! The five questers: Elves Riatha and
Aravan, Warrows Gwylly and Faeril, and the shapeshifter Man Urus, are all expertly fleshed out,
with delightful personalities and interesting histories. The places on the world of Mithgar through
which they travel are described in vivid detail. Some people might find this boring and needless,
but I for one loved it! The desert cultures of the Karoo are especially intriguing. In the story all of the five main characters have sworn to hunt down the Baron Stoke, though they
all have different reasons for doing so. Failed once before, they are determined to 'run him to the
earth' (as McKiernan often says in the story) and punish him for his awful deeds. They start by
hunting Stoke in the icy north on top the great glacier that Stoke was originally imprisoned in.
When he escapes their clutches there they are forced to travel across the vast desert of Karoo to
consult a elusive oracle of his whereabouts. After a dangerous escape from the City of Assassins,
they finally complete their mission and kill Stoke, though the price of their conquest is the life of
one of their dear companions. McKiernan leaves the book open for the sequel to continue, (I can't wait to get my hands on it!)
but don't worry! It really isn't a cliff hanger or anything. The story of Faeril and Gwylly and the
hunt for Stoke (where the focus of the story has been) is completely wrapped up at the book's
conclusion. I recommend this book, but not to anyone who dislikes long descriptions and extraneous stuff in
the story not directly related to the main plot of the book.
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