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Title: The Grand Crusade (The DragonCrown War Cycle, Book 3) by MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE ISBN: 0-553-37921-6 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Unrecognized Best
Comment: Stackpole has continuously put forward remarkable novels. Despite this, he is not given the credit he deserves. I have read Jordan, McCaffrey, and many other popular fantasy writers, and none of them have published anything that compares with Stackpole's best novels (I won't compare him with Tolkein because, quite frankly, you can't beat a legend...you can only become a legend yourself). Stackpole's stories are filled with original plots, characters, and twists; yet draw enough from traditional fantasy(i.e. elves, magic, etc.) to be easily understood by the common fantasy reader. This mix of originality with familiarity is combined with a superb storytelling ability to create books that grab your attention and don't let go until they have guided you through amazing worlds, cultures, politics, characters, and stories.
The Grand Crusade in particular is among Stackpole's best. Without giving any major spoilers, I will just say that it brings back some much loved characters from The Dark Glory War, introduces some great new characters, includes more unexpected plot twists than the other books in the series, and still manages to end the Dragoncrown War Cycle remarkably well.
Finally, I don't know if he will ever see this, but I would like to thank Michael Stackpole for all of his hard work. He has provided me with years of enjoyable reading.
If you are reading this review and have never read Stackpole's work before, then I would recommend you start with either Talion: Revenant or The Dark Glory War.
Rating: 3
Summary: Slightly Dissapointed
Comment: I read the first two books in the trilogy and loved them. It has been a long time since I was truely surprised by a plot twist, but when dragons rage surprised me twice. Unfortunately, this third and last book left me a bit depressed. The lead character is completely absent, leaving the other to scramble around trying unsuccessfully to fill a void in plot of the book. Compared to the other two, The Grand Crusade seemed to be made up of characters struggling to get to where they needed to be while insulting various political powers. Taken by itself, the book is decent, but Micheal Stackpole obvious didn't put as much care into the finale of the series.
Rating: 2
Summary: Flop-o-rama!
Comment: Dear Reader,
I usually enjoy Michael Stackpole books very much. It greatly pains me to write a poor review for one of his books. Quite frankly, however, The Grand Crusade stinks! At the risk of spoiling the novel I pose this question: Why "kill off" the most likable character of the series and then bring him back as an animated slab of lava? Another question: Is it really necessary to include the romance scenes between the old man and the hot twenty-something? It was sick enough to make me put the book down and watch "Simpsons" reruns. Worst Series Ending Ever!
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Title: When Dragons Rage (The Dragoncrown War Cycle, Book 2) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0553379208 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Fortress Draconis (The DragonCrown War Cycle, Book 1) by MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE ISBN: 0553379194 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 27 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Dark Glory War (A Prelude to the DragonCrown War Cycle) by MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE ISBN: 0553578073 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Hero Born (Realms of Chaos: The First Book) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0061056804 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Talion : Revenant by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0553576569 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 31 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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