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The Treasured One (The Dreamers #2)
Jalkan stumbled back, spitting blood, teeth, and curses and he clawed at his knife-hilt. Keselo's sword, however, came out of its sheath more smoothly and rapidly. The young man put the point of his sword against the bone-thin Trogite's throat. "Drop it, Jalkan," he said quite firmly. "Drop the knife, or I'll kill you right here on the spot." "But ...more
Hardcover, 480 pages
Published
October 26th 2004
by Aspect
(first published January 1st 2004)
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Not nearly as good as the Belgariad/Mallorean line, but a bit better than the Elenium/Tamuli sets. This is far too formulaic--both books so far seem to have the exact same events...it's annoying.
As a big Eddings fan I was extremely disappointed by this series. The first one was only ok-ish and although I did manage to finish it, I though the second was terrible. It was just an exact re-hash of the first in a different location - I'm pretty sure I even remember the same lines being used in all three!
I'm used to Eddings 're-using' a storyline - The Belgariad & The Malloreon are essentially the same story after all - but using the same storyline within a series? I thought that ...more
I'm used to Eddings 're-using' a storyline - The Belgariad & The Malloreon are essentially the same story after all - but using the same storyline within a series? I thought that ...more
I do love this book so much, it's such a feel-good read. I like the friendly, folksy way of the POVs of the many characters, the friendships that develop between the characters, the battle strategies, the surprises that make said battle strategies obsolete… *warm fuzzies to the max*
I also like that there's an enemy I can hate without feeling guilty or politically incorrect. *g*
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I also like that there's an enemy I can hate without feeling guilty or politically incorrect. *g*
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As with the first book in the series, I found this one to be a bit plodding at times, although I was interested enough to read the entire thing. The story jumped around a lot, as we hear the events (both recaps of the first book and what is happening in the present) from a variety of different characters’ perspectives. I haven’t decided if I’m going to read books 3 & 4 yet. I am sort of interested to find out more about Ara, so I may yet pick them up.
The second book was fragmented into so many sections that it began to be a bunch of little stories, each with its own protagonist, all culminating in a very predictable ending. We have to endure the same story being retold from five or six points of view. I'll finish the series, but I don't expect to be thrilled.
It's just not what I am used to reading from David Eddings. Leigh has come along and taken away the zing!
It's just not what I am used to reading from David Eddings. Leigh has come along and taken away the zing!
Ok, this book was better than the first one, I liked the narrator better in this one, and there was much less of the repeated "this is what has been happening" (I'm reading the book, I don't need a reminder, it's one thing if you recap a previous book, but why are you re-capping during the book? It's annoying, even if it is from another characters perspective).
Anyway, I'm going to read them all, but not the best offering from Eddings, maybe he's getting old?
Anyway, I'm going to read them all, but not the best offering from Eddings, maybe he's getting old?
This is the second book in The Dreamers series, the first was slow and just okay. I liked this much better, especially the characters and the humor and wit throughout. The storyline is interesting and I liked how the other gave backstory by giving it through the eyes of different characters. Still not a super fantastic book, but I did get involved in it at different times and find the storyline interesting.
I don't remember this one that well, but it definitely struck me as a mediocre fantasy. I still like Eddings, so I might read the other two books in this quartet when I have time, although I fear that that will just renew the feeling of disappointment I have got from this series so far.
This is actually quite a bad series. However, since I'm this far in, I feel compelled to finish. I called the first one fantasy pablum. However, the way the characters keep complimenting each other on thier wits is a bit wearing. None of them is that smart.
I love Eddings and this series has potential but it seems Eddings it trying to fill space and make the book longer. Several times he tells the same story but though the eyes of another character, I know what's going on and it slows the plot and bores me to hear the same thing again. I hope the other books in this series are better structured
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There is an dreadful amount of repetition, retelling of the same piece of store from different character angles and general wool-gathering that makes this book needlessly long... This is only for a die hard Eddings fan.
This book is far too predicable and follows basically the same narrative of the previous book and therefore is difficult to get into it. It constantly feels like your reading the same book over again. I know that I'll finish the series just because I have the books already, but am very disappointed with the series so far. There is only one real new development in this book, I'm assuming will be resolved more in the final book but isn't enough to make this book worth reading.
I'm enjoying reading these books, but I can't bring myself to give them more than 3 stars because they aren't exactly the best written books. The characters are all the same. They all have that over exaggerated sarcastic/dry sense of humor. The authors repeat themselves over and over, for example everyone says funny things "with no hint of a smile" all the time. Another common conversation goes, "How are you going to do that?" "Do you really want to know?" "...more
Why didn't I learn with the first one? Save me someone this is so crap it's not even worth burning for heat.
Not a bad book and has a good story as long as you don't mind changing view points every 4-9 chapters.
*sigh* More deus ex machina. Even the characters realize their presence is unnecessary except to re-exposit over and over again. I suppose the momentum of his other books will keep me going to the end.
The first book was ok. All the other books were the same. It got very repetitive.
I didn't like this book that much. Too many male characters, too much war.
Had to stop reading the series at this point. Wow. And not a good "wow".
A very interesting and well written series by David & Leigh Eddings.
This is just the same story told from the point of view of several characters. Which I don't need. I'm skipping huge chunks of this book just to get to the meaty section of the actual plot.
So very disappointed but I'll finish the series to do it justice.
So very disappointed but I'll finish the series to do it justice.
A good read as the story evolves and some of the characters become more familiar while others remain shrouded in mystery.
5
What happened David?
Part 1 was already not great, this was worse. Simplistic story, continuous repetitions of the same events from a different person's perspective (something he started in the 2 books "Belgarath" and "Polgara"), simplistic plot and narrative, and a silly ending. The biggest miracle is that I finished the book at all... A far cry from the Belgariath series.
I never did finish this book, I set out to read it, and got bored. You realize early on that every book is going to follow a certain format. One god, one problem, one tribe, one twist in story, the end. So what if most books are predictable, been there, done that... A good book should make you forget that its all been done before. This one failed. Still wish I could find the will to finish it.
I found the story line good but I had a hard time reading it because they repeated te same things again and again and again. The conversations were long and repetitive and it even went over different events from other characters points of view a few times which got repetitive
This was not a good book to start the year with. I loved the first book, hence why i did perservere and read the whole of this book. All i can say is the brought me great disappointment. It mainly retold the first book. Rubbish. Not going to bother with the third book!
I had a hard time getting through this book. I liked the first one, but the second one just seemed to follow the same pattern as the first book with no real excitement and no fundamental changes. I've loved all of his other series but this one has me disappointed.
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