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Summary: Much less engaging than the first entry in the series
Review: The Book of Water, the second novel in the Dragon Quartet, is an exceedingly different novel than its predecessor The Book of Water. This is largely explained by the fact that the setting has changed from the Germanies of 913 to an African country in the year 2013. Admittedly, I was deeply rooted into the Middle Ages account of the first book and very much in harmony with young Erde and the Dragon Earth. So, so much seemed to happen in that novel. The Book of Water is exact same number of pages, but very little seemed to happen this time around. The new Dragon Guide we meet here is also very difficult to like, and that above all else diminished the impact of this novel for me personally. Erde went about everything with complete sincerity, but this new Guide, despite Erde's (not to mention two dragons') influences upon him, does not seem to have a sincere bone in his body.When the world was created, four dragons (Earth, Water, Fire, and Air) were created to do the work, after which point they went to ground, to sleep until this world they had created ended. Now, the dragons are reawakening, answering a summons they do not yet understand and remembering only bits and pieces of their own history. Each of the four books in the series gives us a newly reawakened dragon and his/her Dragon Guide. Water is the older sister of Earth, and her special dragon ability is shape-shifting. Earth and Erde have responded to a summons and jumped from 913 to 2013 to join forces with Water and her guide. N'doch is Erde's exact opposite; there is always a culture clash when a baron's daughter from 913 meets up with a street-smart dreamer from an environmentally abused earth of 2013, but N'doch can never seem to get his head together. In the first several chapters (and this becomes increasingly annoying to the reader), he thinks his introduction to Erde and the two dragons is some kind of Candid Camera setup, and he oftentimes has the remarkable ability to forget, despite the proximity of his new companions, that dragons actually exist - and not just during those times that Water has shape-shifted herself into the image of a human. Each time you think he finally sees the light, he returns to the same selfish person interested only in his own future and dreams, never fully accepting his responsibilities as a dragon guide. Very little actually happens here, and the action of the second half of the novel is just a little too far "out there" for my tastes. Erde was in constant danger and surrounded by incredibly important acts and events in the first novel, but our main characters here just seem to bumble around, oftentimes with no real sense of purpose, and hide on a few occasions. Without the steadying influence of Erde and Earth, this novel might have developed into a true free-or-all. The author made things a little worse than they could have been by choosing to present N'doch's story from a third person present tense. This seems an entirely unnecessary and sometimes clumsy way to distinguish between the remarkably different perspectives of N'doch and Erde. Thank goodness for Erde's dreams, I must add, as they retain for the reader a strong link to the events still going on in her own time of 913 - that is where the true action and suspense in this series lies - at least so far.
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Summary: Well-written and engaging, an excellent novel.
Review: The plot of this book is excellent, the characters are well-rounded and realistic, and the writing style is VERY engaging. It's a fantasy novel, but not the normal "magician against dragon" plot you normally see. The novel stuck in my mind for several months as one I wanted to reread, and I was SO excited when I found "The Book of Fire". My only complaint about "Water" is that when N'Doch is narrating, it's in present tense, and when Erde is narrating, it's in past tense, which makes for rather awkward reading at times. But overall, I highly recommend this series.
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Summary: Well-written and engaging, an excellent novel.
Review: The plot of this book is excellent, the characters are well-rounded and realistic, and the writing style is VERY engaging. It's a fantasy novel, but not the normal "magician against dragon" plot you normally see. The novel stuck in my mind for several months as one I wanted to reread, and I was SO excited when I found "The Book of Fire". My only complaint about "Water" is that when N'Doch is narrating, it's in present tense, and when Erde is narrating, it's in past tense, which makes for rather awkward reading at times. But overall, I highly recommend this series.
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Summary: Kellogg has Multi-World Skills!
Review: The power of Kelloggs writing in this book fascinates and entraps the reader just as much as the Book of Earth did. The way Kellogg intertwines the two worlds of 913 and 2013 is a skill well beyond many other writers. The ability and strength with which she describes the two worlds convinces me that she must have experienced both of them first-hand, just as I feel I have after reading the book. Fantastic!
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Summary: Read It!
Review: This book is wonderful, but if you read it, first read The Book of Earth. The book of Water starts out in 2013 when Erde and her dragon Earth are transported then from 913. They meet Earth's sister Water and her guide N'Doch. From there they have exciting and dangerous adventures which you'll have to read the book to find out about! This book starts out mediokre and gets more and more exciting by the word! I recommend it!
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Summary: The dudeman's review on The Book of Water
Review: THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK!!! Marjorie B. Kellogg is always one to weave issues about our environment into her books. This book, part two of a four book series, is a perfect example. A boy in the year 2013 stumbles upon a dragon that comes out of the ocean. At the same time, a girl shows up with another dragon. They tell the boy he is destined to be by the water dragon's side and be his guide. They say they need to find the other 2 dragons. He resists at first, but comes to accept it and they embark on an adventure. These dragons created Earth and went to sleep, thinking they would wake up at worlds end. But they wake up too early because humans have strayed from natures call and are destroying Earth (with factories, pollution, etc.). I think that when all four dragons are united their powers will somehow save the world. I'll have to read the sequals.
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Summary: Great Book, but rapidly losing hope in sequel coming soon
Review: This is the type of fantasy book I enjoy. Great characters with an engaging plot. HOWEVER, the fact that it is taking so long to get out books 3 and 4 makes me wonder if the author even cares that she has left her readers hanging by a thread.
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Summary: Original!!! And Enthralling!!!
Review: Unlike most Fantasy books, this one not only takes place in the past but the future as well. Like The Book of Earth, the characters were believable. They have their good and bad qualities. N'Doch was a very interesting character, kind of like kids now. Who would want to dedicate their entire life to a dragon? I also admired the author's comparison of Erde and N'Doch. I never realized how serious and dedicated Erde was until I met N'Doch. I had a more difficult time understanding the setting than in the last one, but still got the main idea. I've read this book about five times since I got it(about five months ago), so I don't believe it will disappoint anyone. I finished the book in two days, but that doesn't mean it's short. I would recommend this book to anyone, especially people who like fantasy novels, not epics. Oh yeah, when is the sequal coming out!?!?! I'm definitly pumped to read it!!!
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Summary: Somewhat thin...
Review: when compared to The Book of Earth and The Book of Fire (1st & 3rd in the series). I think she moved a bit out of her own element and too far into a cultural theme she wasn't entirely at ease with, based on her constant use of colloquialisms and what seemed to be a rather thin plot line. The Book of Fire, though, makes this one worth wading through in order to get further along in the series. Any idea on when The Book of Air should be coming out?
Rating:
Summary: Somewhat thin...
Review: when compared to The Book of Earth and The Book of Fire (1st & 3rd in the series). I think she moved a bit out of her own element and too far into a cultural theme she wasn't entirely at ease with, based on her constant use of colloquialisms and what seemed to be a rather thin plot line. The Book of Fire, though, makes this one worth wading through in order to get further along in the series. Any idea on when The Book of Air should be coming out?
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