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Title: The Briar King (The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Book 1) by GREG KEYES ISBN: 0-345-44070-6 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 30 March, 2004 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.46 (52 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Five-star fantasy for fans of Tolkien, Martin, and Jordan
Comment: In my estimation this exceeds the quality and readability of Robert Jordan, and nips at the heels of Tolkien and my favorite, George R R Martin. The characters, writing, language/history/culture/magic concepts, and clever (and at times brutal) plot twists are the best features. In some way it lacks the full feel of the "sweep" of other epic fantasies, but the work Keyes does with characters, along with the writing itself, distinguish it as absolutely first-rate.
Rating: 5
Summary: Give up on Robert Jordan and read this instead!
Comment: The new Robert Jordan was such a disappointment that I was tempted to throw in the towel on fantasy for good, but a friend gave me this book last night and told me to read it and damn if this book doesn't kick butt!
I've never read Greg Keyes before but I'll soon be rectifying that. The Briar King is just awesome! Unfortunately, it is not a stand alone (come one, publishing world, can't you find one author who can pull a complete idea together in the space of one volume?) but the book is so well-written that I will forgive him. I am rambling...
Anyway, this book really rocks. It has those three elements that are so elusive in so many fantasy novels: Originality, Good Writing and Characters That Seem Like Real People. I highly recommend The Briar King!
Rating: 4
Summary: A pretty darn good book, I look forward to reading the rest.
Comment: Are you still waiting on your favorite author to release his/her new book? Have you been finding very little to read? Then I suggest you read this book, it moves fast, is detailed in the language, races, and history,has hateable villains and fairly likeable characters. Most of all, the plot is still following the good old Tolkien tradition, but twists the way things happen in it, kind of like Robert Stanek. Honestly, with a name like The Briar King, where can you go wrong?
I liked Neil MeqVren the best out of all the characters, his actions were easily understanded. I also liked Aspar White and Stephen Darige, but not half as much as Neil.
Like Stanek and George R.R. Martin, it takes on multiple view points: Princess Anne Dare and her maid Austra, who have been sent away to train as assassin's, due to current court intrigue, Aspar White, the king's holter, who is informed of the awakening of the Briar King, Stephen Darige, a young monk who meets up with him, Neil MeqVren, a knight in service of the queen, and, though he comes in later, Cazio, a roguish swordsman of Vitellio. It occaisonally goes to the king and queen, but these are the main ones. Like all multiple viewpoint books, several things are going on at once, Anne and Austra are sent away to train as assassins while Crotheny is fighting a war with Saltmark, and, maybe even Hansa. Aspar White has been warned by the mysterious Sefry people that the legendary Briar King is awakening, yet he does not believe them, for he thinks them liars. And Cazio, well, he comes in later so I don't want to spoil the surprise.
Overall, it's a pretty good book. Buy it.
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Title: The War of the Flowers (Daw Book Collectors, No. 1225) by Tad Williams ISBN: 0756401356 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Talon of the Silver Hawk (Conclave of Shadows, Book 1) by Raymond E. Feist ISBN: 0380977087 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A Fortress of Grey Ice (Sword of Shadows, Book 2) by J. V. Jones ISBN: 0765306336 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Waterborn (Chosen of the Changeling, Book 1) by J. Gregory Keyes ISBN: 0345396707 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 02 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Fool's Fate (The Tawny Man, Book 3) by ROBIN HOBB ISBN: 0553801546 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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