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Summary: stick to the buying the tv shows
Review: It's slow as christmas. Connor popping up ever couple of chapters saves the book from getting 1 star. This is my first highlander book.It pretty much sucks.I'll buy the shows before I buy anymore of the books. These books were wrote for money not fans of the show. Don't waste your money like I did.By the way the jason henderson's writing blows donkey.
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Summary: Highlander in low water
Review: So, in the wake of one of the cinematic classics of my generation and a television series that spawned its own following, we have the beginning of a book series.I cannot tell you how badly I wanted to love this book. The obstacle, of course, was that I thoroughly enjoyed the original movie and the series, so my expectations were perhaps impossibly high. Taken on its own, the book is good...but not great. Connor and Duncan are written very well, and it's clear Mr. Henderson has done his homework with the ancillary concerns and subplots. We see more development of the characters' internal machinations, lending depth to their ruminations and subsequent reactions. It's a good example of the dichotomy drawn between the ever-cold blooded rules of The Game and the mytho-poetic figures of the Immortals. We begin to see the characters as flawed personages, not archetypal images who always do the "right thing". In this aspect, the book mirrors the t.v. series, and is appreciated for it. Grab it before you get on an airplane. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Connor and Duncan together...
Review: This book does something that the writers of the movie sequels or the series could never do: It combines the storyline of the original movie and the series without changing or contradicting either one's storyline. The original movie really was made in a way that only a prequel could be made for it. That's what this book is. It's an exploration of the development of the two MacLeod that serves as a prequel to both the movie and the series. By doing this, Jason Henderson was able to attract a larger portion of the widely divided Highlander fanbase. If your a fan of the original movie who felt they should have left it alone afterwards, don't skip this book. A great service to all Highlander fans, and certainly better than the new movie coming out in September, 2000.
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Summary: Review by Alistair Kennedy
Review: This book has shown me that not all authors of the Highlander books write the same. This book has everything from comedy to romance, and fear to saddness. This is an o.k. book based on the series Highlander. It has Duncan MacLeod, and Connor MacLeod in it. They are over 300 year old immortals. The Salamander, the evil character, is immortal too, and thinks he is the god of Fire. When Duncan kills his companion, the Salmander seeks revenge. Keep in mind that the only way an immortal can die, is by having his head chopped off. This, along with the element of fire, allows this book to take off. It does take a while for it to take off, but you will be interested to find out how it ends.
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Summary: Least favorite of the books
Review: This is my least favorite of the spin-off novels that have been written in the Highlander legend. The book tended to drag in several places -- it could probably have been a lot shorter with no loss of plot. On the plus side, it did have both Duncan and Connor in it, and an intriguing premise for the bad guy, Khordos, who really believed himself a God, and did not follow the Immortal Rulebook. On a whole, I would say you should skip this one, unless you're an absolute die-hard fan who just can't find enough Highlander out there to satisfy him/herself -- like me!
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