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Review Date: 10/29/2005
A good, fast-paced book, but it is nothing like "Angels & Demons" and "The da Vinci Code."
Review Date: 8/23/2006
Helpful Score: 5
What a unique, imaginative idea for a book! I loved the story and the characters. Things got a little predictable at the end but not disappointingly so.
Review Date: 10/29/2005
If you have never read the story, it is worth it!
The classic story -- DRACULA: Only six people have faced his horror and lived.
Mina Harker, whose courage saved her husband from madness.
Lawyer Jonathan Harker, who unwittingly set him loose.
Millionaire adventurer Quincey Morris, Lord Godalming, and Dr. John Seward, who were forced to kill the woman they all loved...twice.
Professor Abraham Van Helsing, who alone knows his immortal ways, who knows the true danger to the hunters' lives and souls, who alone knows what it means to challenge the evil.
The classic story -- DRACULA: Only six people have faced his horror and lived.
Mina Harker, whose courage saved her husband from madness.
Lawyer Jonathan Harker, who unwittingly set him loose.
Millionaire adventurer Quincey Morris, Lord Godalming, and Dr. John Seward, who were forced to kill the woman they all loved...twice.
Professor Abraham Van Helsing, who alone knows his immortal ways, who knows the true danger to the hunters' lives and souls, who alone knows what it means to challenge the evil.
Review Date: 9/17/2006
I was expecting a fantasy novel with a bit of romance. This "book" is very short! And I would classify it as erotica with a bit of fantasy thrown in.
Review Date: 7/27/2007
Helpful Score: 6
Hated this book. I thought it would be similar to The Chalice and the Blade, which had a smooth flowing storyline, but Dream Stone jumps all over the place. Additionally, the romance/sex in this book was not integral to the story and felt like it was thrown in willy-nilly. In fact, everything in the book felt like it was thrown in willy-nilly.
Review Date: 7/6/2006
Helpful Score: 1
Interesting story about the clash between the worlds of Faerie and Man. The book follows a couple generations of humans set in a Celtic world and how their lives and culture impact on Arafel, the last of the Faerie.
Review Date: 2/2/2007
Dull and tedious -- as most 2nd books are in trilogies. Again, like Eragon, the story is predictable and unoriginal.
Review Date: 3/13/2007
Helpful Score: 1
Even though this is a short book and a quick read, the main character, Ella, is well-developed and so likeable. This is a sweet, delightful new version of the Cinderella fairy tale.
Review Date: 1/14/2007
A very well written book for a 15-year-old author. I hope that as Christopher Paolini matures as a writer he develops his own voice. Though entertaining and a fast read, Eragon is not very original. Paolini draws heavily upon the ideas of Tolkien, Terry Goodkind and Anne McCaffrey.
Review Date: 9/22/2007
Helpful Score: 8
What a treat to read a book by an author who can write well! And not only do the words flow across the pages, but the story is full of historical details that make this time period in Europe very real. I loved the mysterious adventure that the main character, Isaac Inchbold, was unwittingly pulled into, though at times I got lost between the shifting scenes.
Review Date: 6/29/2007
Helpful Score: 10
James Rollins' books push the boundaries of the believable -- and I love them! This book, however, was so unbelievable that it bordered on being ridiculous. Nor did I like the romantic relationships that developed simultaneously between the uncle and his former college sweetheart and between the nephew and his fellow researcher. One romantic relationship would have been enough. Two seemed cheesy.
Review Date: 1/8/2006
Helpful Score: 4
I haven't read anything by Feist that compares to this book. In fact, this is one of THE BEST fantasy novels I have read. I have recommended this book to several people, and they have all been floored by it. Yet the book seems to be relatively unknown.
The story takes place in our world in the present day. This is about the fairy world--hidden, but still existent in this modern age.
The book brings together present, mythic past, celtic lore, and a bit of eroticism. A must-read for any fantasy fan.
The story takes place in our world in the present day. This is about the fairy world--hidden, but still existent in this modern age.
The book brings together present, mythic past, celtic lore, and a bit of eroticism. A must-read for any fantasy fan.
Review Date: 5/28/2006
Helpful Score: 3
Karigan is such a likeable character that I only wanted good things to happen to her, but she attracts trouble. There's always something happening, pulling the story along at a fast pace.
I hoped that Miss Bunchberry and Miss Bayberry, the two most interesting and funny characters from the first book, would be part of this story, but they are not.
There's a lot unresolved at the end of First Rider's Call, so there better be another book!
I hoped that Miss Bunchberry and Miss Bayberry, the two most interesting and funny characters from the first book, would be part of this story, but they are not.
There's a lot unresolved at the end of First Rider's Call, so there better be another book!
Review Date: 11/1/2010
I really liked this book and am surprised by some of the poor reviews it's had here on PBS.
At first, the story is slow-going and hard to follow because every other chapter jumps back in time to relay how an item from "the geographer's library" is acquired by the Russians/Soviets. Nevertheless, I found it interesting. By the time I was midway through the book, my reading pace had picked up significantly and I was racing to the end to find out how it all came together.
At first, the story is slow-going and hard to follow because every other chapter jumps back in time to relay how an item from "the geographer's library" is acquired by the Russians/Soviets. Nevertheless, I found it interesting. By the time I was midway through the book, my reading pace had picked up significantly and I was racing to the end to find out how it all came together.
Review Date: 6/27/2008
Helpful Score: 2
This is a very fast read. This is similar to "The DaVinci Code" but in a simplified version. The story line is not complicated, and the plot lacks depth. The main characters always jump to the right conclusion.
Review Date: 8/15/2008
Helpful Score: 1
Told from the point of view of Gwalchavad (Galahad), this take on King Arthur is filled with adventure, magic and sorcery, betrayal, love and romance. It is everything that a King Arthur story should be.
Review Date: 10/30/2005
One of the better books in the drawn-out Wheel of Time series.
Review Date: 8/13/2007
I tried so hard to get through this book. The reviews for this book were encouraging, and the back cover blurb made this sound like my ideal story. I read 120 pages before I gave up. I couldn't have cared less about the characters, and the 120 pages I read dealt mostly with their personal baggage. I thought it was supposed to be a mystery...
Review Date: 6/14/2007
Like the two books before it, this 3rd book in the trilogy is loaded with minute details of battles, armor, and weaponry. Heretic is a nice wrap-up to the story of Thomas of Hookton and his reluctant search for the grail.
Hidden San Francisco Northern California (Hidden San Francisco and Northern California)
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Review Date: 11/11/2005
This was a helpful book for us when we visited San Franciso and Santa Rosa.
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