Life-long friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales with strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then. Not until a chanced encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman who bears a magical crystal staff draws the companions deeper into the shadow forever changing their lives and shaping the fate of the world.
No one expected them to be heroes.
Least of all themselves.
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Only in the second chapter but already loving it completely. The characters are all so diverse and interesting, and the description of the surroundings and people is stellar. When first embarking on this series, I expected a simple writing style and appeal for young teens, but I find the writing very complex and well thought out.
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Which DragonLance book are you reading? There are well over 75 books in the Saga, with a plethora of authors. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are probably some of the most well known authors in the saga. While the ideas behind many of the DL books are simple on the surface, Weis and Hickman have had done an incredible job layering in detail and intricacy that makes the books appealing to many different ages and to some degree reading levels. What kind of emotions does the book invoke? Do you feel as though this is the kind of book where you can just fall into the story, seeing the imagery as if you were actually there?
DeleteThe first one I believe. Indeed these do play off of simple mechanics when it comes to magic or races, but there is a depth of intricacy that I would associate with a bigger or better known book. Right now, I'm feeling much of the same emotions as the LOTR and Game of Thrones, aka very good ones. At some points, though, it does fall off in character creativity and imagination, but that is often outweighed by other very well-done aspects.
DeleteIts cool to see your impressions of the book. I have looked at this book before, and I found it interesting. I'll probably try to read it after i'm done with ender's shadow.
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ReplyDeleteIs this more action like A Song Of Ice And Fire, or a slower story like older fantasy? Is it more adult, or targeted at children? Who would you reccomend this book to?
ReplyDeleteRight from the start, there was action, but enough of a foreground built to justify it. The first few pages provided enough of a description for the almost immediate action to seem realistic. Otherwise I might not have taken as well to this book. There are moments, in between skirmishes with goblins, or lulls in the action, where there are meaningful, slower, and more informative aspects. I think this book could be for several age groups. The language is thick and complex enough to satisfy the reading needs of adults, but not so much as to deter younger audiences. I would probably place this in the young adult age group, but that does not mean it has simple language or structure.
ReplyDeletewould you say that the better part of this book is the world or the story? I've heard praise of both.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't tell you which aspect is my favorite, they both deserve praise. Granted, the story is a little predictable at times, but that does not take away from the entertainment whatsoever. The world is very creative and detailed, and its easy to picture many of the locations in my head. All in all, neither the story or the world would be as good without the other.
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ReplyDeleteWho is your favorite character in book? What about this character makes you find them interesting - physical looks, intellectual creativity, humor?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite character would be either Raistlin or the barbarian Riverwind, because we know the least about their background. I find Raistlin particularly interesting because he is the most confusing. He is the most intelligent of all of the group, but he has a completely different idea for what he wants out of this quest. Riverwind is the most shy of the group, but I think he is also the one who needs the most help, and he is scared to look cowardly or weak.
ReplyDeleteRaistlin has always been my favorite. I find myself very fascinated by his thinking patterns, and awed by the amount of magic he continues to accumulate. Riverwind seems to me like the boy in high school who has yet to figure out his place in life. Do you get any premonitions about how the quest will progress?
ReplyDeleteBecause of what he's been through, and what he is able to do, I feel Raistlin must have a dark side. This, coupled with Carramon's unflinching loyalty to Raistlin, could make for an exciting turn of events somewhere in the story. Every character wants something different from the quest, and I think that, in the end, when worse comes to worse, Riverwind will follow Goldfinger, Carramon will follow Raistlin, and Tas and Flint will follow Tanis, no matter their past relationships with each other.
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