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Review Date: 2/14/2009
Helpful Score: 4
I only made it half way through this book and have now reposted it. In short, the title is accurate. The author is a professor of Geography in New Zealand, and the story follows a long journey of a small group of adventurers "Across the Face of the World." While the long journey is a tried and true literary vehicle, this one was unexciting. The characters saw lots of natural sights, and the plot developed a bit, but overall I didn't much care about the characters or the story. It was too much about the face of the world and too little about telling a good story.
Review Date: 2/4/2007
Helpful Score: 1
A good entertaining fantasy book with a slightly-different-than-usual style. (though the later books in the series are not too different, and do get old, I stopped reading at #3)
Review Date: 2/25/2007
I usually like Terry Pratchett, but this one was just OK.
Review Date: 2/4/2007
Although I enjoyed the first book in this series, they seem to have gone slowly downhill. I did finish this one (#3) but I don't think I'll get any more.
Review Date: 2/25/2007
Helpful Score: 1
A great addition to a good series.
Review Date: 2/4/2007
Helpful Score: 3
Surprisingly fun. I'm always wary of books that tout reviews from the "Romantic Times" but I hoped it was more of an adventure story, and indeed it was entirely an adventure story just with the usual roles reversed - a female lead, and a male love interest.
Review Date: 2/15/2007
Combo book containing the first two books in the quartet. While the first book is good reading, the second is so-so. I don't plan to read the rest in the series.
Review Date: 2/20/2007
Helpful Score: 1
Terrible. A mediocre story full of long explanations of a complicated and nonsensical magic system. Unfortunately, this magic system, and the problems associated with certain evil magikers, forms the basis for the whole story.
Review Date: 2/4/2007
Helpful Score: 1
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by this series. The first book was the best, but it was worthwhile reading the other two to see how the story ended up.
Review Date: 2/25/2007
Helpful Score: 1
Just doesn't hold together. It's thrilling yes, as the pretty young woman is chased by terrible powers, but there are no likable characters, and the story doesn't hold together.
Review Date: 2/4/2007
Helpful Score: 1
A good, entertaining book. Not so original after #1, but still worth reading.
Review Date: 2/4/2007
Helpful Score: 2
If you're new to sci-fi and fantasy, you'll like this book. But if you've read a lot (like me) this will seem like the same-old same-old that you've seen done better before. Once upon a time I loved Alan Dean Foster, but I haven't enjoyed any of his recent books. I wonder if it's him changing or me changing? Perhaps I should go back and reread the Spellsinger series...
Review Date: 2/25/2007
Entertaining. Pretty original and pretty silly.
Review Date: 2/25/2007
Simple, but fun and good hearted
Review Date: 2/15/2007
A good follup to the first book (The wizard hunters)
Review Date: 12/30/2012
Helpful Score: 1
Starts out well, but quickly becomes shallow, with lots of plot holes. Perhaps good as a popcorn book for fans of the genre, but not for me.
Review Date: 2/15/2007
A nice surprise. A new, original, detailed world and an enjoyable engaging story.
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