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Title: The Dark Remains (The Last Rune, Book 3) by Mark Anthony ISBN: 0-553-57935-5 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 October, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.56 (9 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Confusing magic, overpopulated fun
Comment: I cannot understand the magic in The Last Rune series, with the blood, and runes and gates and Weirding. I was completely confused by the gate magic in this book. But you get the feeling that it's all going to come together in the end. It is quite depressing to have a likable character imprisoned in a lab, and being experimented on, but you have to admit, this makes a fairly routine fantasy a little different. There are far too many subplots, and the core group of characters--Travis, Grace, Beltan, Durge and Arya--needs to come together soon. The book uses too much of one my least favorite fantasy-epic devices: Having different characters doing things in different locations. How are these events related? It's all going to come together, in the end, but Mr. Anthony best not drag this series out, the way Bob Jordan did with the monstrous Wheel of Time. He needs to refocus, in the next book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great action, ok believable magic system. Special read.
Comment: It has been a while since I read this book.
I've read the whole Rune series except for the
last one. I quite enjoyed the plot and the sense
of action in DRs. Maybe I haven't read enough fantasy
books but I didn't find the magic trite.
As for the reviewer complaining about the boy gets
boy scenario she may be right "the majority of readers
would be more likely to relate to a hero who's after the princess instead of the knight."
So considering that there are zounds of other
fantasy books with boy gets *girl* scenarios- that
those *are* the majority, than sci fi fan should read
those instead and leave great books such as these to
those who wish to read them as they are a special
rarity.
Rating: 3
Summary: A Placeholder
Comment: This book took me a while to get into. It had been a while since I read the other two books in the series, so I had to re-figure out all the characters. I like the variety of characters in the book. Each new character adds something to the mix. However, some characters are ignored after the first section, which is odd--because they could figure into the rest of the book.
Some of the very enjoyable characters in this book are Marji, Mitchell & Davis (the cowboys), Ellie (the chimp), Glinda, and the fairy. The usual characters are still interesting, but I felt like the whole "who does he really love" thing was getting old after a while.
All the characters come to face their greatest fears. Grace finds out who her parents really are (now THAT'S a plot twist I didn't see coming). Travis still has to figure out where he belongs, but at least he is not as wimpy in this book as in others. Aryn has many things to figure out in this book, and it isn't quite known if she does figure them out.
This book is about defeating evil, in its many forms. Duratek and the Seekers play prominently in this book. Some interesting clues are given throughout the book to lead readers to other things. I call this book a placeholder because while it does advance the series, it still seems that there is something larger on the horizon, and this is just a prelude.
I would recommend this book.
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Title: Beyond the Pale (The Last Rune, Book 1) by Mark Anthony ISBN: 0553579347 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, Vol. 1) by Lynn Flewelling ISBN: 0553575422 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Traitor's Moon (Nightrunner, Vol. 3) by Lynn Flewelling ISBN: 0553577255 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 06 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Crossroads of Twilight (Wheel of Time, Book 10) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0812571339 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 25 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Wit'ch Star by James Clemens ISBN: 0345442652 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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