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Merissa (11950 KP) rated A Wizard's Forge (The Woern Saga, #1) in Books

Dec 17, 2018  
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A Wizard's Forge (The Woern Saga, #1)
A.M. Justice | 2016
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Some books are called epic simply for the sheer volume that they have. This book is epic... with volume as an added extra. This story is staggering in its magnitude. It incorporates Sci-Fi with Fantasy but also includes a lot of action. The characters are all well-developed and I really felt for Vic as she tried to work through what had happened to her. Vic is full of flaws but that just makes her more real.

As you can see from the title, this is Book 1. The story is wrapped up pretty well at the end of this book and will leave you wanting to read more.

The only thing I will say is that I skipped over the majority of the place names as they simply became too long and tongue-twisterish - Olmlablaire being one of the easiest ones. They are either very easy like Re and Latha or more complicated.

Definitely recommended for all Fantasy fans, especially those who like a bigger book to really get their teeth into. And at this price, you'll be getting a lot of book for your bucks!

This review is for the revised edition of Blade of Amber, now called A Wizard's Forge.

* I received this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
  
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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga #6) in Books

Nov 13, 2019  
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga #6)
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga #6)
David Gemmell | 1993 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
8.3 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
As with any David Gemmell book the synopsis makes it sound like any one of a hundred similar fantasy titles. Man comes home to find village murdered and his wife taken by slavers but he has a huge axe and plenty of muscles, blah blah blah

But if there is one person who can turn something so absurdly cliched into gold, it is Gemmell. There are a number of factors here; he knows his weaponcraft so the fight scenes are grittly realistic, his characters are very subtly drawn with many layers and shades of grey. But the thing that always makes Gemmell stand out for me is the dialogue. When the characters speak, everything they say is not only completely in character but there are no cheesy lines or absurd speeches.

If you like your fantasy epic with a complex hero wading through a sea of adversaries for reasons of love and a sense of justice, this book will not disappoint