Fifth Quarter

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Summary: Great!
Review: This is probably my favorite book, the characters are wonderful and amusing, the relationship between Bannon and Vree is very funny, even though it's strained. Vree and Gyhard are so 'cute.' I use that word loosley. But overall it's a very interesting book, I was first attracted to it because it was about a female assassin (I have a thing for that kind of book) and it was a fantasy book but really there's a lot more to the story than that.

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Summary: Surpasses the original book in the series...
Review: Very few second books in a fantasy series manage to live up to the promise of the first book. This one takes the already-interesting world of "Sing the Four Quarters" and vastly improves on it. It's not really a direct sequel in that the main focus of the book is not on the same characters, and even that in itself was a great choice. Huff has a talent for writing deeply flawed characters that are still very interesting and sympathetic, and this book is probably the best example of that. The characters are fascinating, the plot is suspenseful, and the mythology of the world (one of the most interesting aspects of the first book) is greatly expanded on. This book and the third installment, "No Quarter," are definitely two of the best and most original examples of the multi-volume fantasy genre.

Rating:
Summary: Surpasses the original book in the series...
Review: Very few second books in a fantasy series manage to live up to the promise of the first book. This one takes the already-interesting world of "Sing the Four Quarters" and vastly improves on it. It's not really a direct sequel in that the main focus of the book is not on the same characters, and even that in itself was a great choice. Huff has a talent for writing deeply flawed characters that are still very interesting and sympathetic, and this book is probably the best example of that. The characters are fascinating, the plot is suspenseful, and the mythology of the world (one of the most interesting aspects of the first book) is greatly expanded on. This book and the third installment, "No Quarter," are definitely two of the best and most original examples of the multi-volume fantasy genre.

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Summary: A BOOK LIKE NONE OTHER
Review: When I read the back of this book I thought it would be a typical SciFi/Fantasy book. You know the type, where the characters do the same thing as the characters in the last SciFi book. They all seem the same. But this book totally blew me away! I've never read anything like it and I love the love-hate relationship between Vree and Ghyard. And the next book, No Quarter, is just as good and also a must read.

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Summary: One of my favorite authors
Review: Wow! This author takes taboo and makes you squirm, but it's good. You end up reading something you've never read before!