false 321353 2 The comfortable world of Martris Drayke, second son of King Bricen of Margolan, is shattered when his older half-brother, Jared, and Jared¿s dark mage, Foor Arontala, kill the king and seize the throne. Tris is the only surviving member of the royal family aside from Jared the traitor. Tris flees with three friends: Soterius, captain of the guard; Carroway, the court¿s master bard; and Harrtuck, a member of the royal guard. Tris harbors a deep secret. In a land where spirits walk openly and influence the affairs of the living, he suspects he may be the mage heir to the power of his grandmother, Bava K¿aa, once the greatest sorceress of her age. Such magic would make Tris a Summoner, the rarest of magic gifts, capable of arbitrating between the living and the dead.<P> 312085 30 1 2007 The Summoner: Book One in the Chronicles of the Necromancer total:293|5:67|4:113|3:72|2:28|1:13| 293 1072 511 55 2 2 false false Wed May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 03:21:31 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 08 09:59:58 -0800 2008
Among it's many failures, not having a climax is "kind of a big deal". There's a bunch of little one- or two-page skirmishes that aren't that exc...more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:35:43 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 10:18:42 -0700 2009
I have rules that I live by, that define what I believe...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 04 01:37:10 -0800 2008 Sun May 25 07:11:37 -0700 2008 "The Summoner" is the first book of the Chronicles of the Necromancer and introduces to the world of Matris Drayke (Tris), prince of Margolan and his family. Tris has always been able to communicate with ghosts and could alw...more...]]> 2 1 true false Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 07:02:16 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 18:12:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 09:54:26 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 09:08:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:51:05 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 13:03:55 -0700 2009
The writing is bland, no emmotional high lights or sweeping prose, a 13 year could have written this book.
The plot which revolves around a young prince who is exiled cause his big brother kill...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 01:49:44 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 01:26:10 -0700 2009 Dark Tower series, which he himself describes as sort of "one big novel spanning several books"... if you look at it in that sense, it's an excellent book.
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I had a lot of probelms with this book. This is the type of fantasy book that perpetuates stale stereotypes and lends to the myth that fantasy is "not smart writin...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 11:03:28 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 15:12:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jun 05 13:21:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 13:23:11 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 22:01:36 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 22:04:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 04:45:55 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 04:59:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 30 03:45:37 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 08:23:25 -0800 2009 will be checking out the sequel (The Blood King). However, I also found one particular aspect of it very frustrating:

The essential premise of the book is that Tris, the second son of the king, is forced to run for...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 22:26:46 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 08:09:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 17:31:02 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 17:33:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 00:23:49 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 12:31:03 -0700 2009 1
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A young prince's family is butchered by his older sibling, a raving lunatic who loves to rape, kill, and pillage for power. In a land with feuding societies, this book has that To...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 21 05:45:46 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 06:19:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 23:43:12 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 23:52:33 -0800 2009 more...]]>