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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This book picks up right where the first book left off. After thwarting the first attack of the hive-like Vlagh, the action shifts to a different continent. The somewhat Rome-like Empire will supply troops to both sides in the conflict to come, pitting religion against legions. There are still some interesting characters in this book, but the repeated plot of an invasion of bug like monsters is getting a bit old. The resolution of the invasion is very convenient, and very disappointing. (  ) Karlstar | Nov 10, 2009 |  (Alistair) More pure brain candy for the worst-fatigued bits of the busy period, about which I recall very little. This gets two stars on Amazon. And in general, I agree with the tone of the reviews there. I didn't think it was possible for the writing team of Eddings and Eddings to fall below the range of standards we call "Extruded Fantasy Product", but from what I do recall of this, the more cynical Amazon reviewers are right down to the last drop. Pure formulaic flat-charactered crap whose only virtue is that it requires no effort to read even for someone running at very high levels of cumulative sleep-debt. Not recommended - positively anti-recommended - for anyone outside this very special category. ( http://weblog.siliconcerebrate.com/ce... ) (  ) libraryofus | Mar 29, 2009 | This review is for the whole dreamers series. I can't say this is Edding's best work. it's a good story; there's and evil creature that wants to take over the world with its minions and a group of gods, goddesses, children and other various characters who fight it off in a series of wars. But the reader quickly gets annoyed by the sardonic sense of humor that EVERYONE in the books seems to have. in his earlier books there was one or two characters that could make funny jokes by pointing out the obvious and making cryptic little remarks but in this series it seems everyone is that character and it gets a little tiring. and confusing there are so many characters in this series and they are all so much alike one loses track because it doesn't really matter who is talking as they all talk alike (  ) sarjah | Nov 12, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0446613304, Mass Market Paperback)New York Times bestselling authors David and Leigh Eddings, creators of such grand fantasy epics as The Belgariad and The Malloreon, continue the national bestselling saga of The Dreamers with an epic new novel of gods and mortals who must defy the dark forces that would destroy them all... Flush from their narrow victory over the horrific Vlagh, Longbow and his companions are drawn to a pastoral territory in south Dhrall, confident that they will thwart the next assault by their inhuman foe. But on the border of the Wasteland, the Vlagh is breeding a monstrous new army of venomous bat-bugs and armored spiders. These grotesque legions threaten to overwhelm the allies, who are further shocked by a prophecy delivered by the Dreamers: an invasion by a new, second army. A force of armed acolytes approaches to plunder this unspoiled land in a global holy war. Now farmers and hunters, soldiers and madmen, mortals and gods-all charge to a battle that will decide the fate of the world.(retrieved from Amazon Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:12:39 -0500) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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