Sorcerers of Majipoor

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Summary: An excellent work of art full of suspense and magic.
Review: This book was one of the best I have read in a long time. It is an excellent prelude to the other books after it. Robert Silverberg has the gift of painting vivid and lively pictures with words that enable the reader to actually see the characters' surroundings and companions. I really got a kick out of this book.

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Summary: if you liked valentine's castle, then you'll like this one.
Review: This book was truely great, despite somewhat popular opinion. I cared about the characters as conflict for the crown ensued, every character was developed thoroughly as to make you like them or hate them. If you liked Valentine's castle then you'll definitely like this one as well(and all the others after it).

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Summary: Personally thought it was the best of the Majipoor so far.
Review: This is the Tale of the coming to power of the Coronal Lord Prestimion. Its really got the flavor of an epic saga, the way the book progresses through time and events. It's got friends, enemies, lust, idealism, betrayal, sorcery, defeat, triumph, and war. There is really very little that this book lacked. The characters are bad-ass (good and bad) and the plot is interesting. Very few parts of the book dragged out too long and the story progressed very quickly, keeping the reader interested, throughout the entire book (and its a long book). I strongly reccomend this book to anyone and can't wait to read Lord Prestimion, the next in the series.

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Summary: Personally thought it was the best of the Majipoor so far.
Review: This is the Tale of the coming to power of the Coronal Lord Prestimion. Its really got the flavor of an epic saga, the way the book progresses through time and events. It's got friends, enemies, lust, idealism, betrayal, sorcery, defeat, triumph, and war. There is really very little that this book lacked. The characters are bad-ass (good and bad) and the plot is interesting. Very few parts of the book dragged out too long and the story progressed very quickly, keeping the reader interested, throughout the entire book (and its a long book). I strongly reccomend this book to anyone and can't wait to read Lord Prestimion, the next in the series.

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Summary: An excellent work of art full of suspense and magic.
Review: This was the first book by Silverberg I have ever read with the exception of "The Positronic Man" written with Isaac Asimov. As that was a very good book and Silverberg having somewhat of a reputation, I had many expectations of this book only to have none of them met. The story line was weak, the characters as developed as cardboard, and the dialogue almost laughable. I felt as though I was reading the script for a childs cheap cartoon, not a novel. A definite don't read.

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Summary: incredibly boring
Review: This was the first book by Silverberg I have ever read with the exception of "The Positronic Man" written with Isaac Asimov. As that was a very good book and Silverberg having somewhat of a reputation, I had many expectations of this book only to have none of them met. The story line was weak, the characters as developed as cardboard, and the dialogue almost laughable. I felt as though I was reading the script for a childs cheap cartoon, not a novel. A definite don't read.

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Summary: The Author lost the plot.
Review: We have the good ol' "good triumphs through no direct action of the hero" ending here. I really, really hate that sort of ending.

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Summary: Deus Ex Machina Ending
Review: We have the good ol' "good triumphs through no direct action of the hero" ending here. I really, really hate that sort of ending.