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Summary: engaging confrontation between good vs. evil
Review: After Elena the Wit'ch triumphed in several confrontations with the deadly Dark Lord including the destruction of the Weirgates, she resides on the Rosewood Throne recovering from her harrowing experiences with her husband Er'rill providing solace. However her respite ends when Lord Tyrus introduces Elena to Harlequin Quail, a jester serving as a master spy just in from the cold of performing at the Dark Lord's Blackhall keep. Harlequin claims that one Weirgate mightier than the three just destroyed remains open but the little man has no idea where it is, but that the Black Heart must be stopped by Midsummer's Eve, only one moon away.Elena and her companions begin the impossible quest to obliterate the final Weirgate before the Dark Lord can evilly use it. However, though keeping her own confidence Elena knows deep inside her heart that in the end it will be a duel to the death at high moon between she and he with the future of the world as the stake. Though the story line is Tolkien fantasy with a good vs. evil quest, fans of the series will delight in the fifth Banned and the Banished novel, WIT'CH STAR. Apostrophe apologies aside, the current tale is an engaging confrontation that never slows down until the new scholars determine why the Kelvish Scrolls became banned. The key to these novels is that recurring characters never lose their essence though they grow, mature, and change inside well-written quest-based story lines. James Clemens has grown, matured, and changed as an author, which bewit'ches his readers to want more works from the Commonwealth scholars. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: IT ENDS!!!! YES, A FANTASY SERIES CAN ACTUALLY END!!!
Review: I am very proud of James Clemens. He wrote a nice Fantasy Series. He wrote it well. All the books were enjoyable and most importantly, IT ENDED!!! Hey, Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, and the rest of you money grubbing hacks, TAKE A LESSON!!! (Sorry, I just had to get that out). I very much enjoyed this series. It was full of great characters, lots of action, a simple, familiar, yet entertaining plot and when all is said and done, I was happy to have read the series and see it come to a satisfying conclusion. There's nothing deep or conscience altering about these books. But, if you are on a long trip or need a moment to relax and enjoy a good, lighthearted read, these books are for you. Wit'ch Star completely wraps up the adventures of Elena and her friends in their work against those rather typical dark powers that seem to always crop up in these types of novels. The book jacket seems to indicate that a new character named Harlequin Quail will have some pivotal role in the novel, but in reality, he doesn't. The same characters that have kept the book going since the beginning are the real stars and the strength of the book relies on them, not on any new twists or turns. I recommend these books and this series to anyone. Especially those who like stories that have endings!!!
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Summary: IT ENDS!!!! YES, A FANTASY SERIES CAN ACTUALLY END!!!
Review: I am very proud of James Clemens. He wrote a nice Fantasy Series. He wrote it well. All the books were enjoyable and most importantly, IT ENDED!!! Hey, Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, and the rest of you money grubbing hacks, TAKE A LESSON!!! (Sorry, I just had to get that out). I very much enjoyed this series. It was full of great characters, lots of action, a simple, familiar, yet entertaining plot and when all is said and done, I was happy to have read the series and see it come to a satisfying conclusion. There's nothing deep or conscience altering about these books. But, if you are on a long trip or need a moment to relax and enjoy a good, lighthearted read, these books are for you. Wit'ch Star completely wraps up the adventures of Elena and her friends in their work against those rather typical dark powers that seem to always crop up in these types of novels. The book jacket seems to indicate that a new character named Harlequin Quail will have some pivotal role in the novel, but in reality, he doesn't. The same characters that have kept the book going since the beginning are the real stars and the strength of the book relies on them, not on any new twists or turns. I recommend these books and this series to anyone. Especially those who like stories that have endings!!!
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Summary: a fine conclusion to an epic
Review: I have read all five books now and I can say that this series is one of the best I have read. Clemens stays true to his characters by allowing them to grow with the storyline yet keeping them grounded in their own personal beliefs and identities. Clemens brings the book full circle and ties up the many character's paths in one neat little package that is entertaining and amazing.
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Summary: very good
Review: I liked this book a lot. Unlike most series this one ends well and still leaves it open for another new series.
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Summary: very good
Review: I liked this book a lot. Unlike most series this one ends well and still leaves it open for another new series.
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Summary: Excellent writer
Review: James Clemens is a wonderful author. This seris had me captured from the first chapter of the first book. He packs the pages so that it takes a whole ton of effort to put the book down. I'd seriously recommend the other books in this series, Wit'ch Fire, Wit'ch Storm, Wit'ch War, and Wit'ch Gate. He also writes as James Rollins writing books with a more sci-fi feel, but just as great to read.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: My daughter and I read Wit'ch Fire when it first came out and loved it! We could hardly wait for each new book to be published and would read each in 1-2 days. Clemens' writing takes the reader into the story with such vividly described characters and events that I almost felt like I was right there with them. I felt almost disappointed that the series ended. I have purchased the entire set and everyone who has read these books has loved them!
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: My daughter and I read Wit'ch Fire when it first came out and loved it! We could hardly wait for each new book to be published and would read each in 1-2 days. Clemens' writing takes the reader into the story with such vividly described characters and events that I almost felt like I was right there with them. I felt almost disappointed that the series ended. I have purchased the entire set and everyone who has read these books has loved them!
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Summary: Best Series Ever.
Review: Quite simply, this is the best book ever. The Banned and the Banished has drawn me in more and more with each additional book, and with the final installament, ties everything together into the best and most complete ending I have ever read. I highly suggest that you go and buy all of these books immedietly.
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