Dark Moon (Firebringer Trilogy)

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Summary: Praise for Meredith Ann Pierce's "Dark Moon"
Review: -A stunning sequel to the brilliant "Birth of the Firebringer"... Meredith Ann Pierce has the ability to paint incredible scenes, with a satisfying dialect for effect...-

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Summary: Baah! Stupid Kurkus Reviews!
Review: At a time when fantasy books are becoming popular once more, many of them badly written at that, you would think a lyrical story about unicorns, true love and prophecy would be a best seller. Wrong. This book isn't even in print anymore, sadly, although it deserves to be. If you've never danced at moonrise upon a summer shore with your true love, or ran the plains with the free people, then you don't know what you're missing-yet. Though extremely hard to find, they are worth every effort in a world filled with Harry Potters and Dragonlance. Once you fight a wyvern, or dare imaging taking one simple sup of the dragon queen's waking dreams, then you too will know what we are talking about. And you'll never be able to go back again. Skywater, Vice-President of the Firebringer Fan Club.

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Summary: Extremely Disappointing
Review: I got this book last Friday. I'd read The Birth of the Firebringer years ago and had been looking for the second and third book in the trilogy ever since. I have to say I was greatly disappointed in this second part of the trilogy. Aljan is dragged out to sea and winds up in the land of the two-foots without memory of who he is, knowing only that he must find the secret of fire. A good concept, but poorly pulled off. Pierce loses the sense of magic and adventure that was such a big part of the first novel. It's also much darker than the first and third. You don't really feel like it fits at all with the other books. The only places it ties in are the beginning and end. It feels more like an interruption than a continuation of the original story line.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: I loved this book almost as much as "The Birth of the Firebringer". This novel weaves fantasy and real-life situations in together to create a believable civilization of unicorns and a compelling hero. Our society could learn greatly from the lessons Jan learns under the guidance of his goddess. I would actually rate this book a 9 and a half. This is a worthy sequel. If you are searching, the third book in this trilogy is called "The Son of Summer Stars".

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Summary: My Favorite Books!
Review: I loved this book as well as the other 2 in this trilogy! They are the best books that have ever tried to portray unicrons. They have their own land and culture and it magically all comes together as Jan starts on the path of finding his destiny as the Firebringer!

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Summary: The Best Books of all time!
Review: Sigh.........Kirkus Reviews has it all wrong. The books are the most intrancing, beautiful tales of magic, adventure and romance that I have ever read. Find the books, its worth the effort and enjoy, because mere words cannot describe "The Lay of Jan".

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Summary: Good book, but weakest of trilogy
Review: This second book in the Firebringer Trilogy logically expands the story, but it does not quite have the same kick as the first; perhaps the added length takes away from the impact. The humans ("two-foots") are handled in a superlative way so that they don't upset the animal-POV slant of the series. In general, this novel makes for a good example of how to write the middle chapter of a trilogy.

In this second installment, Jan, appointed prince of the unicorns in the previous book (_Birth of the Firebringer_), is captured by humans who believe he may be an incarnation of their god and taken to their city across the sea. Meanwhile, Jan's father Korr starts to turn the unicorn herd into a tyranny and directs his hatred at Jan's mate, Tek, now heavy with foal.

Pierce moves the story along the plot-lines introduced in the first volume, adds new horizons, answers some questions, brings up others. Admirable all around, especially Pierce's message of tolerance between traditional enemies, but the novelty has rubbed off a little. Thankfully, the last volume, _Son of the Summer Stars_ brings the trilogy to a smashing finish when the unicorns again confront the wyverns.

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Summary: The firebringer Saga
Review: This trilogy is the best set of books I have ever read... and I've read a lot of books. Ms. Pierce shows unicorns how they should be- not the white fuzzy pony things sadly potrayed in books like 'The Unicorns of Balinor, but real unicorns. Firece, wild, free. In this, the middle book of the trilogy, Aljan is lost at sea and washed up upon a strange land full of strange two-legged creatures... Korr starts to go mad, in in the vicious winter that grips the vale of the unicorns- many are lost.

This is a fantastic novel on its own, and a wonderful second book for a trilogy. The 'Library review' is merely one persons opinion, and a very poor one I might add. Look at the library review- then look at what the actual fans say.....