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Title: Well of Darkness (The Sovereign Stone Trilogy, Book 1) by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman ISBN: 0-06-102057-5 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 04 September, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.98 (48 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This is some good stuff.
Comment: I was somewhat involved with the Sovereign Stone project (Game Master's Screen), but I never got a chance to look at the novel, not until now. If you've ever read Margaret and Tracy's work and fallen in love with it (Dragonlance, Deathgate, Darksword), I think you will find this book a welcome return to the excellent storytelling that first made this duo great. The characters are vibrant and alive and, after a time, complex. The setting is well-drawn. The style is entertaining, the mood somewhat dark but without being depressing. It harkens back to the Darksword in many ways, with just a sprinkling of Dragonlance to make it heroic. If I had but one wish, that would be that the remaining books in the series be released a little sooner than promised.
Rating: 5
Summary: A fantastic introduction to an exciting new world!
Comment: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have been telling stories of fantastic worlds for over 15 years. WELL OF DARKNESS gives us another kind of world, where the Tolkienesque races and concepts are not quite what we'd expect. Elves are concerned with honor, face, and distrust magic. Orks are a sea-faring race whose superstitious predictions have an eerie habit of coming true. The gods, who take such an active role in the worlds of Dragonlance and Rose of the Prophet, are distant and uninterested in this new world.
This is a story of love, loyalty, and difficult choices. Gareth is brought to Vinnengael as the Whipping Boy for young Prince Dagnarus -- and fills his role both literally and figuratively, absorbing the emotional impact of Dagnarus' choices while the Prince grows more selfish and ambitious. Gareth is torn between his love for Dagnarus and his admiration for the king's oldest son, Helmos. The two princes become polar opposites--Helmos striving for ideals impossible in the real world, while Dagnarus becomes increasingly amoral in the pursuit of his own goals. This book is slightly darker and a bit more political than some of Weis and Hickman's other efforts--but this book stands out as one of the best fantasy novels in recent memory. The world is fully realized, from the gardens of the elves to the waterfalls of Vinnengael, with characters who are not black and white--but rather varying shades of grey. Readers will each put this book down with a different view of the characters and events described, and may find themselves drawn back to read it again to understand how chance, fate, and choice lead to the novel's unsettling conclusion.
Rating: 4
Summary: Really Good Book
Comment: I've got only two small nits with this book. First, the characters seem to be somewhat stilted in behavior. However, it's very possible this is just a function of the genre. It's not all that bad, but it is noticeable. Second, throughout the book, Good is usually depicted as being somewhat stupid, and Evil is not necessarily portrayed as bad, but instead is portrayed as somewhat clever. I guess it's a philosophical difference between me and the authors (or what they're trying to do with this series). Overall, though, the book is still very well done. I enjoyed it.
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Title: Journey into the Void (Sovereign Stone Trilogy, Book 3) by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman ISBN: 0061051780 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Dragonlance: War of Souls, Book 3) by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman ISBN: 0786929502 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: 14 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dragons of a Fallen Sun (Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Volume I) by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman ISBN: 0786918071 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Mistress of Dragons by Margaret Weis ISBN: 0765304686 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Second Generation by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman ISBN: 0786926945 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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