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Title: The Gates of Thorbardin by Dan Parkinson ISBN: 0-88038-912-5 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: 01 July, 1990 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.11 (9 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Gates of Thorbardin (Dragonlance Heroes, Volume 5)
Comment: In my opinion this book has problems from the get go. The main character of the book, Chane Feldstone seems very hard to get into, and I believe if it wasn't for his supporting cast, this book would be unreadable. The kender, Chess, while not Tasslehoff, is always a good edition to a Dragonlance book, providing a fun-loving aspect to any story. Jillian, the dwarven woman, is annoying as far as I can tell, but even she adds good depth to the story. Wingover, the human (ranger i think), at times i believe adds to much to the dourness of the dwarves. (DL Fans, wasn't the name Wingover used in Darkness and Light for one of the gnomes that went to the red moon with Sturm and Kitiara?).
All in all I find the book difficult to get into, and though I was not a big fan of Stormblade until the 3rd time I read it, I believe that to be a much better book.
I believe this to be only good for completionists who absolutely must read every Dragonlance publication that comes along, or dwarf fans, who would like to know a bit more about the mysterious Thorbardin.
Rating: 2
Summary: Blah
Comment: I was disappointed with this book because I was expecting it to be as good as Stormblade, which it was not. I could definitely see Dan Parkinson's Western (as in "spaghetti" and "wild") influences from the moment the story began. This lent a different feel to the book than the other Dragonlance books that I have read. Parkinson's descriptions of place were very detailed and interesting to read. The main character was hard to get into, and I found myself hoping that this would be a story that ended with the good guy's untimely demise. Oh well. Can't have everything. Read Stormblade instead.
Rating: 4
Summary: Should Have Been a 5 Star Book
Comment: This book was great!
The frist chapter kinda dragged on. It does begin with the hero of this book "Chane Feldstone" about to kill a panther who has been chasing him through the wilderness outside "Thorbardin".
Despite the action sequence right in the very begining, it took the book about 3 chapters to get good. This book was a great page turner after that. You almost couldn't wait to see what was gonna happen next...
Now, the reason it was a 4 star and not a five was (1) The beginging that I allready mentioned.. and (2) The ending. No Im not gonna give that away, but, Despite this being a great book, the ending left an opening for a sequal. Thats ok, not great, but the way it ends leaves allot of questions, which is bad.
Overall this was a pretty good book. Depsite the Flawed Beingings and Endings, I enjoyed this book and and Really looking forward to the sequal. If your a DL fan, dont miss this one, but look out for the stuff I've talked about, but if you are new to the Dl Saga...Don't start with this one.
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Title: Weasel's Luck by Michael Williams ISBN: 0880386258 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: 01 January, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Stormblade by Nancy Varian Berberick ISBN: 0880385979 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: 01 August, 1988 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Legend of Huma by Richard A. Knaak ISBN: 0880385480 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: 01 March, 1988 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Galen Beknighted (Dragonlance Heroes II : Vol.3) by Michael Williams ISBN: 0880389214 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: 01 December, 1990 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Love and War by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman ISBN: 0880385197 Publisher: TSR Hobbies Pub. Date: 01 October, 1987 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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