The Book of Water

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Summary: An adventure of a life-time.
Review: 'In the Beginning, four mighty dragons raised of elemental energies were put to work creating the World. They were called Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. No one of them had power greater than another, and no one of them is powerful alone. When the work was completed and the World set in motion , the four went to ground, expecting to sleep out this World's particular history and not rise again until World's End.' -from the beginning of The Book of Earth by Marjorie B. Kellogg

This is a fantastic series of dragon novels that let's you follow the Dragon's and their Guides adventures one at a time. I can't wait until The Book of Fire and The Book of Air are finished. Hopefully very soon! Enjoy you're reading and have fun! : )

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Summary: Book of Water
Review: A very good series of books earth water and fire. If you like fantasy about dragon this is these are the book to read can't wait till the last one comes out just ordered it and am excited.

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Summary: Good story, but lost interest before the sequel made it out.
Review: Book two was slower to catch on than book one, But kept my attention once I got into it. Overall, a good read. I was pumped all the way through one and got gearred up again during two. Are there still four elements? Where is book three?? I am about too discouraged to care...it's been so long in comming. Kellogg had a great story going, but it's like having to leave a show at intermission.

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Summary: A pretty good read
Review: Entertaining, although the previous book was a much better read. I hope that when the Air and Fire books FINALLY come out, they move a little faster and have more engaging characters.

The horrible German translations were appalling! The phrases were simple enough to be easily translated but weren't. Marjorie, you ought to be embarassed. It should never have gotten past the editor, either. I don't speak French, but I hope it was better translated than the German.

Sorry to be so harsh, but this book really didn't meet expectations set by its predecessor and the glaring lack of translation casts doubt on the author's effort and dedication to the quality of her work.

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Summary: Above average fantasy novel
Review: For a fantasy novel this is definitely a cut above average: it moves forward at a brisk pace, despite multiple story lines. Also better written than the first part of the series, which apparently was meant merely to provide a contrast to this book.

However in many ways this is a very pessimistic book. The "hero" N'Doch is an all too common and quite recognisable product of the unrestrained breeding programs that Churches implement in Third World countries. In the book he is intimately exposed to enormous and magical goodness but stays "bad to the bone". How are we expected to survive with millions of such guys in existence and not a dragon in sight?

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Summary: THE BOOK OF FIRE is FINALLY available!
Review: Greetings to all who have been waiting patiently. As of July 10, THE BOOK OF FIRE officially joined the first two novels in THE DRAGON QUARTET. I hope you all enjoy it. Let me know! All best wishes, mbk

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Summary: N'dock and water make a serously halarious pair
Review: I found this series in 1994 and have not stopped searching for the rest of the series hopefully the next book will come out before the mellenium. If you like dragons and dont mind childish boys then this is a book for you. Its funny and somewhat realistic of what the future could be. If you like this one then i might suggest you read anne logston....

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Summary: Wow!
Review: I have been extreamly impressed with this whole series so far. The main characters, N'doch & Erde are very believable & well writen. The author, Marjorie B. Kellogg makes you belive her dragons are real. The Book of Water has a good plot & leaves you with an air of mystery at the end. At the first of the book I was a little unsure because it didn't start exactly where the last one left off, but I was not dissapointed. Also, like every one else who has read this book, I can't wait for the next to come out.

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Summary: Not what I expected, but kept me hooked
Review: I loved the "Book of Earth" and its heroine so much and the wait was so long for No. 2, perhaps I set myself up for disappointment. I had trouble with the hero of "Water" -- he's a reluctant hero clear to the last page. To be fair, he's an honest character, a modern (2013) young man who has learned to survive in a failed world, who certainly isn't going to accept dragons and magic as readily as the tenth century heroine of the first book. Maybe it was the switch to present tense every time we go to his POV -- yeah, yeah, I know it's a technique to show his mindset, but it jarred me. And, darn it, I like medieval fantasy, and my favorite scenes were those that flashed back to Erde's home time. But, I gotta tell you, while it took me months to finish this book, it got me going at the end and now I'm waiting for No. 3. Heavy sigh. All in all, recommended.

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Summary: Not what I expected, but kept me hooked
Review: I loved the "Book of Earth" and its heroine so much and the wait was so long for No. 2, perhaps I set myself up for disappointment. I had trouble with the hero of "Water" -- he's a reluctant hero clear to the last page. To be fair, he's an honest character, a modern (2013) young man who has learned to survive in a failed world, who certainly isn't going to accept dragons and magic as readily as the tenth century heroine of the first book. Maybe it was the switch to present tense every time we go to his POV -- yeah, yeah, I know it's a technique to show his mindset, but it jarred me. And, darn it, I like medieval fantasy, and my favorite scenes were those that flashed back to Erde's home time. But, I gotta tell you, while it took me months to finish this book, it got me going at the end and now I'm waiting for No. 3. Heavy sigh. All in all, recommended.