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Title: Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly ISBN: 0-345-34939-3 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (23 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good read
Comment: I'm comparing this book with all the other books of her's I've read...and I've read most of them. Here is my take on it and why I gave it only a three stars.
Pros:
1) Great idea on dragons and dragon magic
2) Some focus on gnomes which aren't normally a race that plays a lead part in any way
3) Some enjoyable characters that you tend to care about
4) We always like how characters learn of themselves...especially in the area of untapped magical potential
Cons:
1) Lot of untapped potential for suspense
2) Lot of untapped potential for increased political intrigue
3) Would have liked more play-by-play action when the dragon and the Dragonbane actually fight.
4) Felt that some of the dragons thoughts/talk wasn't what I expected...too human
5) I have little interest to read the following two books because the ratings are so poor. I would like to enjoy a continuing story but will pass up on the next two books because of this.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the Greatest!
Comment: I almost didn't buy this book when I saw its cover back in the eighties because I was afraid it was going to be one of those "damsel in distress" fantasy novels. But then, I saw a review that tempted me, so I bought it... This has become my novel to reread every year. My first copy became so dogeared, I had to buy more. It's the book I push off on friends and other readers. The book I say I wish I had written.
It's adventure, romance, intrigue and magic, all written in the Hambly style. It made me an undying fan of Hambly's work.
If I was ever stranded on a desert island with only one book to read, this would be it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not your usual heros
Comment: I love this book because it is a about a woman who wants to be a witch and is not very good at it. And her true love who is a lord who doesn't want to be one and the only living person who has fought and killed a dragon, which he really wishes he hadn't done. It's funny and heart wrench and poignant and lovely. You're missing the best if you haven't read this.
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Title: Dragonshadow by Barbara Hambly ISBN: 0345421884 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dragonstar by Barbara Hambly ISBN: 0345441710 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Knight of the Demon Queen by Barbara Hambly ISBN: 0345421906 Publisher: Del Rey Books Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Sisters of the Raven by Barbara Hambly ISBN: 0446677043 Publisher: Aspect Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Wet Grave by Barbara Hambly ISBN: 0553581597 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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