Edward W. Robertson
Kindle Edition | Pages: 428 pages Rating: 3.7 | 2830 Users | 195 Reviews
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| Title | : | The White Tree (The Cycle of Arawn #1) |
| Author | : | Edward W. Robertson |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 428 pages |
| Published | : | February 15th 2011 by Broke Robot Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Audiobook. Magic |
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Secrets don't like to stay hidden. In the kingdom of Mallon, all knowledge of the death god Arawn has been brutally quashed--but a teen named Dante has just found the dark god's holiest book.Within days, Dante's attacked in the streets. Not by the city guard. By Arawn's own servants, long-hidden. Two things save his life: a big-mouthed bodyguard named Blays, and his own growing skill with the nether, the shadowy power that fuels the world.
But the attacks on Dante are just the first stirs of a larger threat. In the far north, Arawn's followers are rallied by a priestess named Samarand. Mallon is burning. To save their homeland, Dante and Blays will have to travel to a half-ruined city and assassinate the woman driving her people to war.
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| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Cycle of Arawn #1 |
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Ratings: 3.7 From 2830 Users | 195 ReviewsCriticize About Books The White Tree (The Cycle of Arawn #1)
Good premise, Bad execution. Half way through the book & still i can't care about anything or anyone.I started reading these books at the recommendation of a friend who's lending me his spare kindle to read them. I was told that this book had some issues but encouraged to be patient and get through it because later books would be worth the effort. Therefore, I'm giving this two stars, but but still recommending it as I am already enjoying the second book much more than this one. What's wrong with this book? Well, it's just not a good 1st book foundation for a series. It doesn't have enough back
Dante and Blaze are two seventeen year olds about to change the world. A coming of age first book of a trilogy of magic, high adventure, life and death struggles wrapped up in a thrilling package. Don't stop at one go for all three! I also am enjoying the audio version at the same time.
I was thinking I would give this three stars, but once I started thinking about all the items I wanted to mention in the review, I realized it was more suited to a 2-star rating.For the positive, it was sufficiently entertaining and I read most of it in basically one sitting on a lazy Saturday. The writing was quite readable and the humor was amusing. I even laughed out loud once or twice.For the negative, well...the humor was way overdone at times. All the characters are snarky and sarcastic
Technically speaking, not a bad fantasy. A bit lighter than most with lots of humor and mostly amusing banter, a bit darker with the characters willingness to kill much more easily and with less reason than is usually socially acceptable in today's books. That said, the book isn't without its sins....referencing olympics in the middle of a fantasy narrative (not a subtle reference but a full on "they should make it an olympic discipline" or something very near to that)...that's a good day to
I received an electronic copy of this book as part of the EPIC: Fourteen Books Of Fantasy boxed set in exchange for an honest review.I didn't like this book. Not because it was poorly written, but because I really don't care for long drawn out battles and politicking and mysterious quests that don't go anywhere. Or, for that matter, people who senselessly kill others and then moralize about it. Also, the author for some unknown reason made several anachronistic references, one to the Olympics,
I took a chance and bought the entire trilogy in a collection on Kindle.But, as much as I enjoyed the first book, I am having trouble getting into book 2, and this began with having a little trouble finishing book 1. Yep, I rated it 4* because it IS well-written. My problem is that it seems every single person the two companions come across is a wise-ass. Humor is a great tool, but it can become incredibly tiresome if overused. And, to me, it is definitely overused in the first book and what
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