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Summary: Better than the first!
Review: A gorgeous book all the way through. You know those really rare evil characters that have a past that makes you want to cry? Targ's one of them. Unlike many evil characters, he is very deep and not technically evil. Jeremy Griffiths is starting to get the hots for Merinda Neskat, which leads him to make some pretty stupid mistakes.After reading the first book, I had to read this one. While the first book was only good after the first half, this one was sweet from cover to cover. It's a must-read for all sci-fi lovers--and for all you others, too.
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Summary: Better than the first!
Review: A gorgeous book all the way through. You know those really rare evil characters that have a past that makes you want to cry? Targ's one of them. Unlike many evil characters, he is very deep and not technically evil. Jeremy Griffiths is starting to get the hots for Merinda Neskat, which leads him to make some pretty stupid mistakes. After reading the first book, I had to read this one. While the first book was only good after the first half, this one was sweet from cover to cover. It's a must-read for all sci-fi lovers--and for all you others, too.
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Summary: A perfect continuance to a wonderful serries!!!
Review: A MUST READ! WIES AND HICKMAN HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!!! This is a wonderful book. It is a bit different from there norm (or from any other standard of normality for that matter) but it is still them. This book elaborates greatly on the STARSHIELD universe which has been a great success. The Nightsword gives a wonder feel for what the STARSHIELD universe is, and introduces a lot more races and cultures than the last book.It puts a compleatly new spinn on what a typical fantasy novel would have.
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Summary: Probably the BEST sci-fi novel written yet!!!!
Review: After I read Starshield: Sentinels (aka The Mantle of Kendas-dai), I knew I had to get my hold on the next book when it came out. Well, now I want to get my hold on the next book right whenn it comes out!! Weis and Hickman make an amazing pair as the explore the realm of sci-fi, adding just a hint of magic and humor. Griffiths is a loveable main character, with witty personality and snappy one-liners. And just when you think you know who gets the Nightsword... you don't. All in all, this is probably the best sci-fi novel I've ever read to date and I recommend it to anyone looking for someone who wants sci-fi that's a little out of the ordinary.
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Summary: Worth the read... but a bit of a let down
Review: As a long time fan of Weis & Hickman I have read nearly everything they have released. Nightsword is classic Weis & Hickman, but it is not their best work. It continues the story from the first Starshield novel, but does not quite reach the power or intensity of the first novel. I waited well over a year for this book to be released so perhaps my anticipation made it somewhat anti-climatic. I had hoped to continue the space-opera drama of the first book that combined a wonderful sci-fi view of the universe and an epic fantasy world of action and drama. Instead I was treated to the standard fare of W&H characters, a minor bit of drama, and an overinflated sense of "epicness". The characters are familiar from the first book, as well as from their other books (while W&H don't vary character's much they do have good characters to start with, so it's a fair trade). I loved the Starsheild universe in the first book, and was a bit let down by it here. The exposure to the universe was not as grand and the hostility of the galaxy was almost missing. I have trouble saying whether it was a good book or not because I enjoyed reading it, but was disappointed by so many aspects - perhaps this is a testament to W&H's writing in that even their bad books are still good. This novel was reminiscent of the final books of the Death Gate Cycle (by W&H) which seemed to lose the power for the first several books in the series. Starshield started strong in the first book but is already tapering off. For W&H fans, this is a good book to read. For non-W&H fans, try some of their earlier paperback series or the Death Gate Cycle. I'll withhold judgement on the whole Starsheild series until further books have been released, but I am a bit worried at this point. I wonder if W&H have lost their focus on story telling in the effort to launch business with their books.
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Summary: A good read for the open minded
Review: As with the previous Starshield book (Sentinels), Nightsword offers a unique blend of the fantasy and science fiction genres. Understandably, any combination of these two different genres may result in story line elements that some readers find difficult to accept. I felt that Weis and Hickman's attempt at streamlining the two genres had some interesting results. However, I did find it a little difficult to believe in space faring vessels that had closer resemblance's to sea going ships. Nonetheless, their method of introducing dragons, elves and minitors as alien species was engaging. I did feel that Nightsword had a weaker plot than its predecessor. There did not seem to be as much action and the ending was anticlimatic. Though it did promise the involvement of planet Earth in the third volume of the Starshield saga. The characters in Nightsword are typical of Weis and Hickman. They have close resemblance to character types in some of their other works. Griffiths does have a likable character. he is portrayed as gullible, naive and sometimes funny. He is not the typical action adventure type you would expect to find as the main character of a fantasy/SF story line. However, his link to the mantle does place him in a unique position. A role that he obviously would rather do without. While Nightsword lacked some of the power of its predecessor and to other works by Weis and Hickman, it was still an enjoyable read. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys fantasy and science fiction and has an open mind. I am looking forward to the next volume in the saga.
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Summary: wild Mix
Review: Despite the cheesy title, i bought this book on the strength of MW & TH's previous books, which are excellent. I read this, however, and wondered if their hearts were really in it. The plot was a predictable, off-the-shelf, race to the ancient artifact. The characters were weak, they had odd and changing motivations, and trite dialogue. Parts of the book make no logical sense. Most dissapointing was the setting. The starshield universe held a bright promise for mixing scifi and fantasy, but there is little to no science here. The authors seem to have fallen back to their old material and use only d&d creatures. The setting might just as well have been the forgotten realms. And obviously someone is hung up on sailing and sailing terms. Do your self a favor, skip this book, and hope for better in the future.
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Summary: A dissapointment
Review: Despite the cheesy title, i bought this book on the strength of MW & TH's previous books, which are excellent. I read this, however, and wondered if their hearts were really in it. The plot was a predictable, off-the-shelf, race to the ancient artifact. The characters were weak, they had odd and changing motivations, and trite dialogue. Parts of the book make no logical sense. Most dissapointing was the setting. The starshield universe held a bright promise for mixing scifi and fantasy, but there is little to no science here. The authors seem to have fallen back to their old material and use only d&d creatures. The setting might just as well have been the forgotten realms. And obviously someone is hung up on sailing and sailing terms. Do your self a favor, skip this book, and hope for better in the future.
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Summary: Nightsword is a DEFINATE success!!!
Review: I have always been a Weis/Hickman fan. Nightsword perfectally continues where Sentinels left off. Once again Weis and Hickman have made another OUTSTANDING book!!!! I to have a story. For a copy of it so far, e-mail me. Once again,this book RULED!!!!!
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Summary: wild Mix
Review: Margret and Tracy did a weird mix of tech and magic... It was an enjoying book i would recomend any of their books if you read one of their books you will want to read more of their books
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