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Summary: Her Best Book!
Review: Everything you could ever want.....rich characterization, an intricate plot, fast paced action, romance, it is all waiting here in Fire's Stone. All of Tanya's talent seems to be encapsulated in this incredible book. With deftness, she takes the reader through an incredible magical journey....that just happens to be the journey of three very different people, bound on a quest...to adventure and adulthood... oh, and to save a kingdom from destruction, too!
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Summary: Her Best Book!
Review: Everything you could ever want.....rich characterization, an intricate plot, fast paced action, romance, it is all waiting here in Fire's Stone. All of Tanya's talent seems to be encapsulated in this incredible book. With deftness, she takes the reader through an incredible magical journey....that just happens to be the journey of three very different people, bound on a quest...to adventure and adulthood... oh, and to save a kingdom from destruction, too!
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Summary: An enthralling read !
Review: Fire's Stone transcends my expectation and I am very pleased to have acquired this out-of-print fantasy from Amazon market place. The plot and magic is there but it is the 3 main characters and their relationship with each other that truly shines. Aaron, Darvish and Chandra are definitely not stereotypes. They have depth and they are unique, convincing and vividly alive. My favorite is Aaron, the thief tormented by his past. I found myself caring about what happen to this enigmatic character next. The relationship development between Aaron and Darvish is beautifully conceived and emotionally rewarding. Chandra's role as their sometimes buffer and mediator provide some humorous moments. My only regret is that there is no sequel and Fire's Stone definitely cries for one. This is one book which should not be out of print!
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Summary: An excellent read!
Review: I first read this book years ago, and have re-read it too many times to count since then. It was the first Tanya Huff book that I've read and it has led me on to read quite a few of her other books.The story develops quite well; at first I disliked Darvish (as did many other characters in the story), he was almost always drunk and very promiscuous, but the author soon brings us to the realization of why he acted the way he did and as the story went on, his "true" character came out. I admired his courage in the face of overwhelming odds. Aaron's character is mysterious and remains mysterious for most of the book - which stimulates one's curiousity, since you get the idea that you'll never know everything about him - so many secrets. Chandra was okay too, definitely powerful as a wizard, yet trying so hard to win her father's love. Her part in the developing romance between Darvish and Aaron added to the humour in the book and she was sometimes the buffer they needed. Even though the characters were so different, they worked well together and by the end of the story, there was a solid friendship. I particularly enjoyed the plot because it was emotive, but not overdone. There were side plots, but they did not detract from the story. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Beautiful character work, slightly rushed ending.
Review: I have read this book several times over. I am in love with these characters! The relationship between Aaron and Darvish is *intensely* romantic. Chandra's evolution from spoiled brat to brave woman is well spun, and as I've always found with Tanya Huff, the surrounding world and people are vividly alive. I've always appreciated seeing that women soldiers, wizards, and assassins are commonplace in these other worlds. She always pulls it off with style. To return to "The Fire's Stone": maybe it was just the disappointment of coming to the end of a book whose characters I was in love with, but the ending seemed just a tiny bit rushed. Still, I recommend this book without hesitation, and will continue wishing for a sequel, or perhaps just another book set in this fascinating world!...and in the meantime, I'll surely read this book again.
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Summary: Wonderful! The Kind that makes you wish for a sequel.
Review: I love Aaron. He's mysterious, enigmatic and so darn quiet. His relationship with Darvish develops slowly and surely at just the right pace. Each not knowing what the other is thinking. I don't think even homophobics should be too critical, the romance is just too gentle. Chandra is however, one of the other main charactar, and she's quite pig-headed and stubbon at the beginning - most annoying. But she does become more favourable as the story goes on. Throughout all this, the plot of the story is woven in nicely. The sidelines...Darvish's drunkeness, all of them trying to prove something to their indvidual father (well, Dar and Chandra is)...is apart of and part of the story. The ending was a bit short, finishing off when you want it to continue. We can always hope there'll be a sequel. Bringing those same people into another adventure. The first of, and one of the first book I've read from Tanya Huff, has got me searching for her others, needless to say, now that I'm interested in her books, I can never find them. Maddening.
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Summary: WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE
Review: I love this book. Since the first time I read this story I enjoyed it, how the stone becomes missing in the first place and what they do to get it back. How Darvish comes into Aaron's life and Chandra's, how they are forced together to return it and the bonding that follows. All the characters mingle nicely. I have read it so many times that I now have to purchase another because I wore this one out. The characters could be put into any century. They intertwine so nicely. Aaron's true feelings finally come out towards Darvish and the reaction is wonderful. The story line keeps you going. The adventure keeps you on the edge of your seat. I don't want to go into too much detail to spoil the plot but Tanya can always write a wonderful story. I wish there was a sequel made on this on how they get along later and what happens to Chandra later with Aaron and Darvish. Maybe get them into another adventure. This book was too good to stop at one.
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Summary: WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE
Review: I love this book. Since the first time I read this story I enjoyed it, how the stone becomes missing in the first place and what they do to get it back. How Darvish comes into Aaron's life and Chandra's, how they are forced together to return it and the bonding that follows. All the characters mingle nicely. I have read it so many times that I now have to purchase another because I wore this one out. The characters could be put into any century. They intertwine so nicely. Aaron's true feelings finally come out towards Darvish and the reaction is wonderful. The story line keeps you going. The adventure keeps you on the edge of your seat. I don't want to go into too much detail to spoil the plot but Tanya can always write a wonderful story. I wish there was a sequel made on this on how they get along later and what happens to Chandra later with Aaron and Darvish. Maybe get them into another adventure. This book was too good to stop at one.
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Summary: Enchanting, poignant tale of romance and magic.
Review: I read the Fire's Stone many years ago when it was first released. It was a radiant, heartrending experience which moved me nearly to tears in the joy of the magnificent tale and the wrenching sadness of its romantic ending. More than just the sum of its parts-- the passion of Dharvish, the enigma of Aaron, the power of Chandra, it is a tour de force of love, homosexuality and sensuality, interwoven in the tension of an otherwise standard fantasy plot. Having read scores of sci/fantasy novels, the plot lines have become a bit trite. In Fire's Stone you won't find anything extraordinarily innovative in style or substance, but you will find a story that is graceful, exquisitely executed, which leaves you craving for the sequel that has never come. (Shall we beg Tanya Huff?) Read Fire's Stone if your heart has ever felt the pull of a tender love for which you would or have sacrificed anything.
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Summary: An incredibly beautiful tale of love and adventure
Review: I read this book because I'd read and loved Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light years ago, and went on a spree of every Tanya Huff book I could find. The Fire's Stone is my favorite of them all. It is a gorgeously woven story. The end had me crying from a mixture of happiness that it had worked out so beautifully, and misery that I would no longer be able to see the characters in their further lives. By now I've had to buy at least three copies of it, because everyone I lend it to, if they don't buy their own copy, moves away with mine.
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