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Summary: what is wrong with you people?
Review: I really do not get you reviewers who are short changing this book by far. Dickson's Dragon Knight series is one of the best set of books out there! In this book I admire his development of the character of Hill, who changes from an anonymous play-thing of the Sea Devil, to one of the most key characters of the book. Also, I like the fact that in this book, Jim learns that his Master in Magick, Carolinus, is not invincible, and that he can be caught in a magickal situation that he is helpless to get out of.I would definitly reccomend this book to all of my friends. In fact, I already have. If you are a Fantasy reader, and you HAVE NOT READ Gordon R. Dickson's Dragon Knight series, you'd better get cracking! There are already nine amazing books in this series.
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Summary: what is wrong with you people?
Review: I really do not get you reviewers who are short changing this book by far. Dickson's Dragon Knight series is one of the best set of books out there! In this book I admire his development of the character of Hill, who changes from an anonymous play-thing of the Sea Devil, to one of the most key characters of the book. Also, I like the fact that in this book, Jim learns that his Master in Magick, Carolinus, is not invincible, and that he can be caught in a magickal situation that he is helpless to get out of. I would definitly reccomend this book to all of my friends. In fact, I already have. If you are a Fantasy reader, and you HAVE NOT READ Gordon R. Dickson's Dragon Knight series, you'd better get cracking! There are already nine amazing books in this series.
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Summary: Dickson brings new life to Jim Eckert's continuing Adventure
Review: In "The Dragon and the Gnarly King" Gordon Dickson explores a new fantasy world. Jim Eckert, the Dragon Knight is forced to pursue his enemies into a mystical realm. This book will create a word in your mind than continues after you've stopped reading. You'll forgot you're reading and begin to live it.
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Summary: Dickson brings new life to Jim Eckert's continuing Adventure
Review: In "The Dragon and the Gnarly King" Gordon Dickson explores a new fantasy world. Jim Eckert, the Dragon Knight is forced to pursue his enemies into a mystical realm. This book will create a word in your mind than continues after you've stopped reading. You'll forgot you're reading and begin to live it.
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Summary: An exctiing adventure to a land of magic
Review: This book deffinatly gets you back on pace from the dragon and the Djinn. This time suspense fills your mind as you try to guess what this small creature is that Hob befriends. The land of Lyonesse is very exciting to read about and grabs your attention from the very beginning. This time Jim has to deal with another magic that may or may not be more powerful than those of the land above. Also interweeved into this book is an old foe than must be dealt with once again. Another exciting book to read and love from Dickson. As an interesting side note I would have rated this a 4.5 star book but that isn't possible to do. This is another must read book.
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Summary: An exctiing adventure to a land of magic
Review: This book deffinatly gets you back on pace from the dragon and the Djinn. This time suspense fills your mind as you try to guess what this small creature is that Hob befriends. The land of Lyonesse is very exciting to read about and grabs your attention from the very beginning. This time Jim has to deal with another magic that may or may not be more powerful than those of the land above. Also interweeved into this book is an old foe than must be dealt with once again. Another exciting book to read and love from Dickson. As an interesting side note I would have rated this a 4.5 star book but that isn't possible to do. This is another must read book.
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Summary: A fast paced and detailed-oriented, magical adventure
Review: This book moved at a faster pace than previous Dickson novels about Sir James Eckhart. I found the sub-plot dealing with James's self-esteem to be comforting but some aspects of it seemed to have been dealt with in an earlier story, concerning his relationship with the castle's servants. The sometimes imaginative use of magic by Sir James is innovative sometimes, drawing on his 20th century knowledge, while at other times he uses just enough magic to resolve a problem or conflict the old fashioned way -- brute force. By this time one would expect that Sir James would have studied and practiced more at becoming a mage, since he is hopelessly outclassed at knightly skills by the inhabitants who have spent a lifetime honing their skills. With a voluminous encyclopedia of magic at his disposal for reference, one would expect by now that he would have advanced beyond the level of a rank amateur in his knowledge of magical principles, rules and beings. The adventure itself was grand and woven with enough political webs that show the author's proven ability to make the multi-plot story smack with conspiracy, intrigue, extortion, double-crossing and back room politics that could warm the heart of any Washington lobbyist. While the story was very good on details, the one area it didn't expound on was how one could move around and live in the area known as the Drowned Lands. Is magic used to allow the inhabitants to breathe or is it used to form a huge air pocket? I didn't feel this was made clear enough. Sir James and his Companions do themselves proud and the author does a fine job explaining the characters' sometimes irrational or contraint behavior. One of the best things about this story is that we learn more about the 3 AAA+ magicians and what it takes to be one, and what they sometimes do (and won't do). This was worth the price of the book and I hope that more interaction is revealed between this elite trio of mages in future novels. While he has yet to gain a standing ovation, it was grat! ifying to see Sir James gain and earn some respect from some of the inhabitants of that world, even if it was sometimes fleeting.
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Summary: Rather disappointing after his other books.
Review: Unfortunately, not up to the standard I've come to expect from Mr. Dickson. He left the issue unresolved. Too many loose ends that need tying up. If it is to be a lead-in to the next story, fine, but give some hint that it is to be continued. Otherwise it makes people hesitant to buy the next book. Also, Jim Eckert is displaying a dismayingly fragile ego in the last two books. He didn't have such a tendency towards 'fear of being found out to be a fraud' in the earlier stories. After all, he is doing quite well for someone suffering from severe culture shock (which should be wearing off after this many years [hint, hint]).
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