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The Godling Chronicles: The Sword Of Truth (2011)

by Brian D. Anderson(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1592996612 (ISBN13: 9781592996612)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Inkwater Press

series

The Godling Chronicles

review 1: I love coming of age stories, especially the ones that show the development of strong human values in adversarial context.That being said ... the book is a bit too cliche and simplistic. The story feels a bit like reheated pizza. And the easy acceptance of killing, even if it's in a medieval setting, "dark times" etc., seems not to match the character(s).The book is saved (for me) by an attractive writing style, which balances action, character and world building ... and ads humor/wittiness to the mix.It gets better though in the following book ...
review 2: I give this book a thumbs-up, with a warning -- this book has no ending. Read it only if you want to read the whole series.I really liked this book, for the most part. The plot is very interesting (althou... moregh extremely derivative of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series). There are some very well-timed plot twists. The characters of Gewey, Kaylia and Lee Starfinder, as well as the supporting characters of Millet and Dina and otheres, are endearing and well-developed. The writing is not beautiful -- it is fairly straight-ahead and matter-of-fact -- but it works well for this story.The big problem that I have this book, and the only reason I could not give 5 stars, is the complete lack of resolution of anything. I read lots of fantasy series, and usually each individual book in a series, and ESPECIALLY the first book of a series, reaches some kind of resolution, while managing to leave some open ends to make it clear that there will be more books in the series. This book just leaves you hanging, with no attempt to even bother to disguise the fact that it is doing so.My only other criticism would be that there are too many characters. I expect that some may re-appear in later books of the series, but there are many who just show up and then disappear without really doing anything important.On the whole it's a very good book and a worthwhile read. Anyone who likes the Wheel of Time series should like this.If you do decide to read book 1, keep in mind that you're going to have to read them all if you want any resolution... less

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DORA

I wasn't sure what I expected when starting to read this book. Fantasy genre is a favorite of mine and always looking out for new authors that can give me my fantasy fix. I'm completely blown away by this author's first book in a series. The story isn't your typical fantasy epic yet draws you in like one of George R.R. Martin. I don't give this praise lightly either. Quite honestly I can't write my usual kind of review because I'm afraid that I'd give too much to story away and spoil someone else's enjoyment of this book. I don't like it when people do it to me, so I won't do it to someone else. The many things that you find in fantasy epics include great battle between good and evil, unlikely heroes, willingness to help, and finding the power within yourself to move forward. These are the great qualities in an epic fantasy novel that keep me coming back to this genre time and again.Best part about this book is that it's creation is owed completely to author's son. This became father-son bonding time. What a wonderful way to encourage creativity and make plenty of memories along the way too. I look forward to the next adventure this dynamic duo creates. Until then happy reading.

Bobina

I’d like to thank Net Galley for providing me with this Ebook!Short Review - An enjoyable easy read however, it is very generic, (Elves, Gods, Magic swords, Evil knight etc.) All the typical fantasy clichés are out in force and you will be hard pressed to ignore the standard fantasy rolls, which bring little to nothing new to the scene. The purer then snow farm boy who turns out to be a God. The beautiful Elf who slowly learns to trust humans. The Half God instructor who slowly reveals the world’s secrets.I chalk much of this up to the fact that the Author is telling a story his son came up with, and so I can accept that this is a little too by the numbers. At the time of writing this, I have read the second book, and while it still suffers from the sins of this book, it is a more developed and by far a superior book.

Percy

The first books are great.But the chronicles loose their magic after book 5.

Rikki

Awesome

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