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Title: Rath and Storm (Magic the Gathering Anthology) by Peter Archer, Liz Holliday, J. Robert King, Bruce Holland-Rogers ISBN: 0-7869-1175-1 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: July, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (22 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good Book, Lacking In Some Areas
Comment: First, let me state that I've been playing M:TG for about 6 years, am a huge fan, and have read all the books in the Artifact Cycle plus the Mercadian Masques book. I'm reviewing this book in comparison to the other books I've read as well as the knowledge I've gained about the characters through playing M:TG.
Each chapter is written by a different author and is from a single character's vantage point. The chapters are tied together by a series of "Dark Room" chapters where a librarian tells the story to a youth. The book is, for the most part, very well written. However, each author has a different style so it lacks some consistency in a few parts. It becomes frustrating when all you can read is one character's account of what happened. This effect is magnified when you realize the book spans the Weatherlight, Tempest, Stronghold, and Exodus expansions. Many times I found myself wondering what the other characters felt during any given situation. Authors also seem to have left out many minor details which can add up quickly.
I am very critical of this book because it is such an important chapter to a much larger book in the Magic Universe. My one major gripe is that each chapter focuses on only one character, instead of attempting to portray what everyone else sees and feels during each situation. Overall, I give this book 3 1/2 stars (7.0 on a scale from 1-10). It really is a good read, but to me it just wasn't in-depth enough. It's more of a general overview of the events that transpired in each of the 4 expansions mentioned earlier.
However, I strongly recommend reading this as it will make nearly all of the other books easier to understand. It also helps to add to your overall understanding of the Magic Universe
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Book1
Comment: This book was very good - it was a major part of the Magic Universe. This book only gets four stars for two reasons.
1) The climax was very lacking. It just seems like the authors assumed that you would piece everything together. There was no big battle or anything. And what is up with leaving Eirtay behind? And Crovax turning into a vampire? Starke's story never resolved, and many characters were never touched on at the end.
2) Errors! I was astonished at the number of grammer errors, typos, and printing mistakes that the editors should have caught. I felt that I was reading a rough draft.
Besides this though, the book was well written and I liked learning about each character from their viewpoint. A must read for any Magic fan!
Rating: 5
Summary: Rath and Storm
Comment: I know kind of what this ones about, My friend has filled me in.
This is supposed to be the story of Rath where Gerrard and the Weatherlight go and save Sisay from Gerrards brother Volrath, Evincar of Rath. I loved this story only because Volrath was in it. Ertai [made me angry] when he helped Crovax defeat Volrath. Volrath had the upper hand he was going to kill him when Ertai moved the sword. Well when I read that I was ready to go and strangle Ertai he severly [made me angry]! IF your a fan of Volrath, DO NOT READ THIS! If you arent then read it its very good.
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Title: Magic the Gathering : Mercadian Masques ( Masquerade Cycle, Book 1 ) by Liz Holliday ISBN: 0786911883 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Thran (Magic, The Gathering) by J. Robert King ISBN: 0786916001 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Brothers War by Jeff Grubb ISBN: 0786911700 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Magic the Gathering: Nemesis by Paul B. Thompson ISBN: 0786915595 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Planeswalker by Lynn Abbey ISBN: 0786911824 Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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