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Brothers Of The Dragon

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This is good old plain adventure-soaked fantasy.
We have an easy, proficient plot, simple (very simple) characterization, easy partition between good and evil (there are attempts at faceting but they are stereotypical).

Probably not the best fiction you shall read in your life but nonetheless a good satisfying read, perfect for a rainy afternoon. Better this honest entertainment than futile attempts at originality not supported by an artist's skills.

A word about the supposed slash content: I picked this book up because I thought it had gay content. It has not, at least not in this first volume. I will read the other two and let you know.

i'm trying to remember where i heard that this book had gay characters in it...i can't even remember. but i know i heard that from somebody, and it's just soooooo not true. aside from some light (very light) homoeroticism, there's nothing in that respect at all! and besides that, it's a pretty bad read....although some of the dialog is feakin' hilarious. i mean so incredibly bad that its just funny at times. (funny in a bad way though...) but anyway, my whole point was, if you're like me and you like fantasy with gay characters and you heard that this book had, in fact, gay characters in it, then know that the person or persons who told this to you....ARE LYING!!!! as a matter of fact they DRIP WITH DECEIT!!!! CURSE THEM ALL!!!!!

This is a tale of two Brothers from our world who are transported to a land of magical wonders and dangers, both are skilled martial artists, and survivalists with a range of skills that will save their lives and others that they meet in the strange land of Palenoc. If you like action, dragons and all manner of beasties and ghosts, both evil and not so evil, then this book is for you, pure enjoyment is what Id call it, full of well rounded characters, just the right hint of mystery, and of course its got martial arts, (gotta love that!!!} which means a lot of A-- kicking!!! (A movie please!!!!} So I do hope you sit down and curl up with a cup of something and enjoy the next few hours, you wont regret it.

I was given a copy of this book shortly after it was released in 1993, and I loved it. I am just now (8/5/00) reading it for the third time, and it is as enjoyable now as it was the first two times. As in all heroic fantasy, the climax of the story is readily obvious, but the plot twists involved will keep you guessing about the details. The character development is very good; I can see the brothers Podlowsky in a number of my friends (or is it the other way around?).

I read this series twice. Once when I was 10 years old. I loved the series, I truly did with a passion. Several years later, when I let a friend borrow the series, he mentioned the homoeroticism and the molestation of the brothers by the father, which I had no idea was in the book at all. I'm not saying that this is bad or good, I just thought it was interesting that my 10 year old self simply just could not recognize those things, but add 3 years and there it is. I'm now 21 and a literature major and for some reason just thought of these books the other day and want to read them again or at least try. But, I do find it funny that at 13 I was able to identify these concepts, yet the previous reviewer has still failed to do so. All in all, I don't really know if you should spend time with the books. Try David Farland's Runelord series, which I find very compelling and innovative, or any of David Eddings or Feist's old series--the classics most fantasy readers know and love.