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Summary: Writing style mars intriguing concepts.
Review: I realize now that this is the sequel to a previous work but confusion about previous events wasn't a problem for me. I enjoy novels which have a different premise than the usual 'Farmboy realizes he has to save the world from the evil Foozle', and this certainly is quite unique, and quite interesting. The interaction between horse and rider was both intriguing and distracting. The jumping between what horse and rider feel in certain scenes was difficult to follow. The climbing the mountain trail scene left me as mentally tired as the characters were because of the jumps in perspective, the length of the scene and the disjointed writing style that I had been warned about. Maybe some people can handle the combination of long, densely written run on sentences mixed in with sentence fragments. I found it distracted from the story, especially because I'd have to reread parts to understand exactly what was being said.It truly is disappointing to me that I wasn't able to enjoy this book because unique and fresh concepts in the fields of fantasy and science fiction are hard to come by. If she were paired with a writer with a consistent, clear style I'd snap up the book in a heartbeat but as it is, I can't recommend this novel. The only thing that saves it from getting only 1 star is the uniqueness.
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Summary: A fitting continuance to "Rider At the Gate"
Review: This book and it's predecessor, "Rider At the Gate" are really like one novel. There has been criticism of the long descriptive parts. In my opinion that is one thing that makes these books outstanding. Because of the long and detailed descriptions, they make readers feel like they are involved in the story and like they know just what the area and characters are like. It makes for a feeling of personal involvement in the story. In my opinion, there are very few fantasy books that can top these two.
Rating:
Summary: A fitting continuance to "Rider At the Gate"
Review: This book and it's predecessor, "Rider At the Gate" are really like one novel. There has been criticism of the long descriptive parts. In my opinion that is one thing that makes these books outstanding. Because of the long and detailed descriptions, they make readers feel like they are involved in the story and like they know just what the area and characters are like. It makes for a feeling of personal involvement in the story. In my opinion, there are very few fantasy books that can top these two.
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Summary: Excellent! I impatiently await the next book.
Review: This seems a very underrated series to me. I am reading several series that I am eager to continue: Robert Jordan, George R. R. Martin, Terry Goodkind, and THIS SERIES. Believe it or not, I am perhaps the most impatient for this series. I have a read couple of C. J. Cherryh's books ... so far, this is my favorite (along with "Rider at the Gate"). The human-nighthorse relationship is fascinating. The possibilities for this mysterious planet where humans are trying to fit in are very intriguing. I feel like I know Danny Fisher and Cloud ....
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