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Test Of Metal (2000)

by Matthew Woodring Stover(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

series

Magic: The Gathering: Planeswalker

review 1: Matthew Stover never fails to please, in my opinion, and this book was no exception for me. I had never read anything in this Magic the Gathering sub-genre but the book was easy to get into, didn't require a tedious ammount of backstory to be enjoyable and the main character was quite enjoyable to tag along with as he struggled to follow the threads of the puzzle before him. The secondary players were more than simplistic, D&D-style cardboard cutouts and each had good and bad qualities inherent in their makeup (my personal favorite type of characters to follow)... same as the main character. I would hapilly recommend this to anyone who likes take-no-guff THINKING characters who are not above stabbing you in the eye with a hidden blade the moment you back them into a co... morerner.
review 2: As per usual, I came out of this Matthew Stover novel part confused, part in awe, and part mind boggled. I enjoyed this novel for two main reasons 1) two very epic magical duels, and 2) some very intense twists in the plot and status quo, especially as the book concludes. At first I found Tezzeret to be a little bit annoying as a character, and his banter with Nicol Bolas was sometimes funny and sometimes just irritating, but I guess that fits the nature of the man/dragon. This was the first planeswalker novel I've read and the first novel involving any parts of Alara so that was also part of what made this experience enjoyable. I liked Tezzeret's use of Etherium, it was very cool and made for some cool fight scenes trying to imagine how he might use it next.All in all, good read. 5/10. Would have been higher if there had been better dialogue and less profanity. less

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