Riverrun Trilogy

Rating:
Summary: Origionallity to the Extreme
Review: A very lyrically written novel with more than one origional idea up its sleave. It tells a very mystical tale of a boy who's dreams of another universe in turmoil enters his own. He is ripped away from the life and family that he knows by a dark prince of a corrupted dead world. The universe that he has left is manipulated, such that slowly even his own family forgets that he exsisted. He is forced to help the dark prince in a feud with his father, a crazed King, and his siblings, who fight over control of multiverses. The boy fights against the plots that drew him to this Netherworld, and slowly his brother, and parents are drawn into a fight for the future of the universes.

Throw all conventions you have about story writing out the window. Firstly the tale is told in the first person. Nothing new? Well, it tells the story in first person from multiple perspectives, with portions told by different characters discerned by the name of the narrarator at each changing point. The story is the extreme of fantasy with plot twists so twisted that you will be still realing in awe pages after they happen.

Very, very origional.

Rating:
Summary: Origionallity to the Extreme
Review: A very lyrically written novel with more than one origional idea up its sleave. It tells a very mystical tale of a boy who's dreams of another universe in turmoil enters his own. He is ripped away from the life and family that he knows by a dark prince of a corrupted dead world. The universe that he has left is manipulated, such that slowly even his own family forgets that he exsisted. He is forced to help the dark prince in a feud with his father, a crazed King, and his siblings, who fight over control of multiverses. The boy fights against the plots that drew him to this Netherworld, and slowly his brother, and parents are drawn into a fight for the future of the universes.

Throw all conventions you have about story writing out the window. Firstly the tale is told in the first person. Nothing new? Well, it tells the story in first person from multiple perspectives, with portions told by different characters discerned by the name of the narrarator at each changing point. The story is the extreme of fantasy with plot twists so twisted that you will be still realing in awe pages after they happen.

Very, very origional.

Rating:
Summary: A Jumble
Review: I got tired reading this story by book three. It starts out with some intersting material but after a while begins to ramble. I may have missed a more suble metaphor but, it just ran out of juice for me long before the end.

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Summary: Riverrun Trilogy by S. P. Somtow
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read. The Characters are very well developed; the story is enrapturing. He makes you care about what will happen and the book made me look into my own sociological workings as well as the characters. It has changed my view and often when I encounter something new I relate it to this book for reference. It can be applied and enjoyed on so many levels. I would suggest this book for anyone, (provided they are old enough to deal with some sexual content and strong language, like PG13 or so). I only wish it was better known so more could enjoy it. Please if you haven't already, consider reading this book, you will not regret it.

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Summary: Everything rolled into one
Review: When I first sat down to read this book many years ago during the first publishing run of the trilogy, I was instantly pulled in.

The story is told in the first person, by several of the main characters; in essence, each main character has their own perspective on the events around them. Odd quotes and poetry litter the beginnings of each long chapter, which in of themselves, set the mood of the events to come. The story itself is about a family (a father, two brothers and their cancer-ridden mother) on a road trip to a cancer clinic. From there each of their lives get swept away in the cosmic battle between the mad king of all universes who is drunk on power, his son, the vampire and prince of darkness and his daugther, the vixen half-dragon as they each plot to use the powers that lie dormant in the younger brother of the family to overthrow their father.

If I say anymore it will just confuse you and ruin the intricate plot. If your ready to read an urban fantasy story like none other, then this is the book for you.