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Title: The Fallon Pride (Fallon series) by Robert Jordan, Reagan O'Neal ISBN: 0-8125-6760-9 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 15 December, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good read, but not quite as good as The Fallon Blood.
Comment: After reading The Fallon Blood (which I found to be excellent) I had high hopes for The Fallon Pride. Unfortunately I was a bit dissapointed. This book just didn't grab my attention in quite the same way the first book. This is strange because I actually found the characters in this book to be even better than in the first book. Particularly Miller, Kemal, and Robert. Also though, Catherine was one of the most enjoyable characters to hate that I've ever encountered. I think a little more should have been included in some secondary characters, such as Tomas Martin, Karl Holtz, and Jasper Trask, but I guess you can't always include EVERYTHING you want in a novel.
One aspect of the book which I found really irritating was the complete idiocy of every other American in the book besides Robert. Especially concerning the American politicians and generals. Whereas the first Fallon book gave me valuable insights into the begginings of our country and inspired my pride of America, this book had the opposite effect. While there was still a good amount of history, I never felt like I really knew what was going on in the country except for the Fallons' personal drama.
Overall, I think that 4 stars is a generous rating for this book, and maintain that the first of the series is much better. While the Fallon Blood was educational and interesting, the Fallon Pride was dramatic and pointless.
Rating: 3
Summary: A good effort, but not great.
Comment: Robert Jordan has a fantastic grasp of American history, and this book displays that knowledge in an entertaining way. Readers will learn a great deal about the federalist period of American history whether they like the book or not. Nevertheless, Jordan looses control of the storyline in this sequal to the Fallon Blood. the incest issue was ridiculous, and it had no business being in the book, and main fictional character's relationship to historical people and events were way to contrived for belief. The worst example was Robert Fallon's visit to Washington City. In a single day, he confronts Madison, Monroe, Burr, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Dolly Madison! It was fun to read, but super hard to believe. The main Fallon character of the first novel in the series met up with some famous historical figures, but they were few and far between. The second book has them growing on trees.
The Fallon characters were also a little too "Conan-like" as in the first Fallon book. The women are stunning and starving for sex, the Fallon men are macho and superb in fighting, the villains are decadent and evil.
My guess is that Jordan was so pleased by the acceptance of his first book that he simply became careless in writing the second book. All that being said, The Fallon Pride is entertaining to read and you will learn many new historical facts about early America.
Rating: 5
Summary: not bad
Comment: I found the book to be thouroghly involving.
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Title: The Fallon Blood by Reagan O'Neal, Robert Jordan ISBN: 0312859732 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: New Spring (A Wheel of Time Prequel Novel) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0765306298 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Cheyenne Raiders by Robert Jordan, Jackson O'Reilly ISBN: 0312876076 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 13 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Fallon Legacy by Reagan O'Neal, Robert Jordan ISBN: 0312867018 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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