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Rating: 
Summary: Excellent
Review: I found this to be as strong as the first novel, and just as much fun. A reading adventure.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: I found this to be as strong as the first novel, and just as much fun. A reading adventure.
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Summary: A great ending to an awesome story!!
Review: I read the previous reviews on this book before I decided to write one of my own, and the review that stated that the sequel was poor compared with The Waterborn was very different (not wrong-everyone's entitled to their own opinion)than what I concluded about The Blackgod. It was as good-if not better-than The Waterborn. For one thing- it was easy to pick up on after reading The Waterborn--only a few months had passed. The characters start out as being the same people you remember-but they change dramatically by story's end. Hezhi begins to grow into womanhood and starts to notice her physical and emotional changes. She also realizes her childhood is gone and that she has been robbed of the one place she felt she belonged-by her own father, the River. Perkar begins to understand that the mistakes he made--the people killed and the lives ruined--has forever severed him from the life he would have had among his people. But he also learns that pity and remorse for himself and the people deceased will do nothing but prevent him from moving on. This book is definite "gotta read" for people 13 (like me) to 99. If you like this book you gotta check out Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Series, Andre Norton's "Imperial Lady", and Jane Routley's "Mage Heart" and it's sequel, "Fire Angels".
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Summary: A great ending to an awesome story!!
Review: Since the Blackgod completes the story begun in The Waterborn, the entire story must be reviewed together. Neither book stands up alone, though the first could have ended slightly differently, precluding the second, and remained self- contained. The second is not strong enough on its own.Keyes portrayal of ancient polytheistic and animist cultures, as well as the tension between cattle raising versus farming cultures, are well portrayed throughout. The second volume goes overboard insofar as direct action by "Gods." This heavyhanded divine intervention detracts from his well constructed characters and a sound basic plot line. The conclusion is well linked to the basic motives of the main characters--it just seemed FX intensive at the end. Keyes' depiction of both the ancient urban setting and ancient cattle based societies were refreshing, and there was never a question that this tale was set in another time and place. A good read, and well paced. It is tough to find contemporary fantasy that has as many unorthodox twists, so for that alone, this series is worth reading.
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Summary: ...
Review: This one is very good, not as good as the first, but I still majorly recommend it. If you liked the first one then you will definatly like this one.
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