mindgonemad's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
belle0819's review
4.0
4.5 actually.
This is an awesome fantasy series written in 1982 that stays in print still today. Somewhere along the way in the last century the author convinced his publisher to let him add in some edited scenes for the "Author's Preferred Edition". This is the edition that I have first discovered and loved in 2018.
There are 2 more books in the series and my next order of books will certainly include these.
With fantasy, I don't know how much is too much to reveal without spoiling the page-turning qualities of the story. So I would just say that if you enjoy fantasy and somehow have not come across this series yet, it is well worth your time.
I am only an occasional fantasy reader and this one checked off all the boxes for me.
The best aside to this book is that my very inquisitive, technology-oriented, non-reader son who was stuck on a plane with me without any charged gadgets actually started reading this old school fantasy book and I witnessed him page-turning for the first time since about 3rd grade.
Just saying it would be a good clean series for anyone with a reluctant middle school or above reader on their hands.
This is an awesome fantasy series written in 1982 that stays in print still today. Somewhere along the way in the last century the author convinced his publisher to let him add in some edited scenes for the "Author's Preferred Edition". This is the edition that I have first discovered and loved in 2018.
There are 2 more books in the series and my next order of books will certainly include these.
With fantasy, I don't know how much is too much to reveal without spoiling the page-turning qualities of the story. So I would just say that if you enjoy fantasy and somehow have not come across this series yet, it is well worth your time.
I am only an occasional fantasy reader and this one checked off all the boxes for me.
The best aside to this book is that my very inquisitive, technology-oriented, non-reader son who was stuck on a plane with me without any charged gadgets actually started reading this old school fantasy book and I witnessed him page-turning for the first time since about 3rd grade.
Just saying it would be a good clean series for anyone with a reluctant middle school or above reader on their hands.
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