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Summary: Entertaining
Review: Ms.Marston does a nice job, especially when using dry humor. These characters appeal because they are believable and very "normal". No super-heroes here, thank goodness. Just an enjoyable story with an engaging cast. Worth buying.
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Summary: Cliched & Hackney
Review: Nothing original, along with poor writing and character development. Too bad, because it could have been so much better. Save your money and your time.
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Summary: Incredible, one the most memorable fantasy books ever.
Review: The Kingmaker's Sword is masterpiece. The moment you pick it up it clings to your hands and will not let you go until the moment you finish the last page. I would lose myself and fall into the world of the Tyr and the Skai. I could feel the Celi Rune Blade like it was in my own hands. I weilded it perfectly and killed my opponent with morbid satisfaction. This book sets a new standard for the fantasy medium.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: There are a lot of things good about this book including interesting characters and an okay plot even if it is a little formulaic (noble born child kidnapped into slavery so he doesn't know who he is). Ms. Marston does have skill as a writer, particularly in description. However, this book is BADLY in need of an editor. Redundancy, sometimes in back to back sentences was particularly annoying. The characters lapse in and out of their accents more than Kevin Costner did in his infamous "Robin Hood." There are pages and pages of build up but then the climatic scenes are over in a few paragraphs. Nothing a good rewrite wouldn't fix. Perhaps the publisher had a deadline. At any rate, I'm not going to take a chance on the rest of the trilogy.
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Summary: Wonderful is a terible understatement.
Review: There are no words to describe how wonderful this book is. It was exciting, emotional, well written, and all the other possitive adjectives you can think of. The characters were very well portrayed, the plot was well developed, and the suspense was just right. Kingmaker's Sword captured my attention from the very beginning. Needless to say, this is one of my favorites.
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Summary: The first of a marvelous series
Review: This book is a positive joy to read. Everything you could want is there: action, wrangling with fate, loyalty, love, and a sizable share of humor. Few fantasy books have so successfully married drama with humor. The book is not a comedy, but if you don't find yourself laughing aloud at Cullin's dry comments, Kian's verbal arguments with his magical sword ("worthless piece of tin"), and the constant banter between the main characters, I'd be surprised. The book would make a fantastic movie; I kept getting flashbacks from Willow. The three main characters - Kian, Cullin, and Kerri are extremely appealing. Unlike many books, the pivotal relationship here is that of Kian and his uncle/foster father, Cullin. The author creates an inticing world and breathes life into it through detailed description and customs that although we may not practice, we will find deeply moving. The enemies in this book are not always well-defined, and some relationships are barely explored at all (Kian's first wife, for example). The end will leave you a bit unsatisfied, but it is realistic in that it does not compromise for the neatly-tied-up happy ending. Besides, what are sequels for? In all, an excellent book, well worth your time.
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Summary: An average story
Review: This book is pretty predictable, there aren't any big secrets or surprises. It starts with a boy, Mouse, trying to get revenge for a woman he loved that was killed. He runs from his slavedom and is saved by a man named Cullin. Cullin re-names him Kain and he finds he has a family.Meeting a girl from his past that he has helped seven years in the future finds him searching for a lost prince. He is still out for revenge, even though he has gotten over Rossah's death. The story is one that keeps you reading but is not one you'll remember a year from now. It's okay but you can read half the book and basically know the rest, only to forget it in a week.
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Summary: An average story
Review: This book is pretty predictable, there aren't any big secrets or surprises. It starts with a boy, Mouse, trying to get revenge for a woman he loved that was killed. He runs from his slavedom and is saved by a man named Cullin. Cullin re-names him Kain and he finds he has a family. Meeting a girl from his past that he has helped seven years in the future finds him searching for a lost prince. He is still out for revenge, even though he has gotten over Rossah's death. The story is one that keeps you reading but is not one you'll remember a year from now. It's okay but you can read half the book and basically know the rest, only to forget it in a week.
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Summary: Pleasant but not great and a little cliched
Review: This book is sort of the paperback version of the hit TV show "The Highlander" in that the main characters are sword swinging celts saying "Aye, wee lassie" and "I dinna know." The book is narrated in first person, and perhaps that accounts for why most of the characters are so flat. There isn't much world building and description either. The one female character fights, of course, all the time with the man, of course, whom she will marry. Along the way she threatens to "box his ears" and her "lips drew a thin line," and all the other cliches of characterization. The book is not bad but don't expect something along the lines of McFarland or Jordan. I'd suggest buying just this first one and only then deciding on whether to get the other two.
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Summary: Yuk Yuk
Review: This book sucks thats all i can say. I dint fell anything good happened. Dont bye this book it is really crappy. Well thats my opinion. So remember this book sucks
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