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The Land of the Silver Apples (Sea of Trolls Trilogy) Review

The Land of the Silver Apples (Sea of Trolls Trilogy)
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The Land of the Silver Apples (Sea of Trolls Trilogy) ReviewI love this woman. I love every single thing she's written, albeit some more than others, so I am admittedly very biased when it comes to her works.
The book takes place after The Sea of Trolls when, among other things, Jack's sister Lucy is taken by elves and he has to travel underground to their lands to get her back.
The Land of the Silver Apples is such a good middle book. The story moves along at a great pace, and not once did I want to put it down. She has a delicate touch with the religious issues inherent in writing in this time period (Christian vs. Druidic vs. Nordic), and writes each in such a way that none of them are put down. It's quite lovely to not have to put up with an author hammering their beliefs down my throat.
I also adored her take on elves. I've never seen anything like it. Very refreshing and original, things quite lacking in the general portrayal of elves.
All her vivid, distinct characters are what really what give this book it's umph, though. Jack has matured, though he still has a lot of growing up to do, and seeing the great variety of characters through is alternately wise, sympathetic, jealous, and juvenile-ly hateful perspectives is just wonderful. A great amount of the cast from the Sea of Trolls returns, and the new additions to the cast are fully-fleshed and original.
The only disappointment I had was that there wasn't a greater role for the Picts. Or, rather, the Pictish Beast. ...it just seemed odd that one of the chapter headers was a Pictish Beast, it's mentioned once in a chapter, it's in the glossary, but... there's nothing else on it. Well, I guess it's such an indistinct beastie that I can say I wouldn't have wanted to tackle it myself.
All in all, another amazing book from an amazing author. I'm waiting on the edge of my seat for the next book!The Land of the Silver Apples (Sea of Trolls Trilogy) Overview

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EverQuest: The Blood Red Harp Review

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EverQuest: The Blood Red Harp ReviewElaine Cunningham delivers a most excellent tale set in the world that is EverQuest. There is a stereotype amuck that says Game books are plain awful. Be that as it may, I found this particular edition to be a wonderful piece of fantasy with just enough references to EverQuest that felt seamless and not forced.
The reviewer below me has done a fabulous job at reviewing this novel in detail but I did just want to make vocal my appreciation for The Blood Red Harp. Especially for the antagonist, Chanzoon! Love him. He was the perfect blend of power and weakness not seen in many main antagonists. Oh and did I mention he is creepy...I mean c--r--e--e -p--y! I would love to see more written on him.
Anyway this novel sure is a blend of surprise and most of the chapters ending in page turning cliffhangers. If you enjoy fantasy of the Forgotten Realms/Dragonlance vein and desire a slightly darker hue this could be a good addition to your novel collection...I mean throw in EverQuest, a necromancer, vampire, and a bard and you got the making of something really unique and promising...in fact you have The Blood Red Harp.
EverQuest: The Blood Red Harp OverviewHe has the harp - now he needs a bard who can play it well enough to uncover its secrets. But Faydwer's bards consider harps to be quaint folk instruments, unworthy of their attention. Elizerain grew up with a harp in her hands. A merry, fun-loving wood elf, she collects ballads like other adventures collect treasure. If these story-songs are entertaining, she doesn't care if they're accurate. That was before a necromancer's curse gave her a choice: learn the true stories behind her ballads, or die screaming. One such ballad features her new red harp. Intent on her search, surrounded by deadly enemies and treacherous alliances, Elizerain doesn't realize that the real danger may be the harp itself.

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