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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great characters and a cliffhanger,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dark Border 2: King (Dark Border Volume 2) (Paperback)
I managed to pick up the these books in the '80's and have re-read them many times. The richness of the characters is wonderful. Unfortunately, I have never seen the third book in the series. I believe Playboy books went under and sucked the third book with them. I love the character of Istvan DiVega and the torn nature of this warrior and hero. A definite must read, even missing the third book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For fans of Gemmell,.C.Hodgell,Gen Cook and Tolkien,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dark Border 2: King (Dark Border Volume 2) (Paperback)
The World of the dark border is dominated by the eternal conflict raging between the Dark Lords and The mystic Hastur clan, guardians and protectors of the world. It serves as the underlying background for King Chondos'Ride. Istvan Divega, world reknowned general and swordsman finds himself in command of a relief force of mercenaries and borderman sent to raise the seige of Manjipe an ancient city near the Dark border. Unaware that he and his opponents are the unwitting pawns in a vast deception perpetrated by Prince Jodos, the lost prince. Who is posing as his brother Chondos, whom he has had kidnapped and spirited into the depths of the shadow. At the command of the Master one of the leaders of Dark things. Arrayed against Istvan are; Martos skilled swordsman a student of one Istvan's oldest friends, Lord Jagat ruler of Damenco and Prince Hansio lord of Mahapor who like Istvan a bears a mystic Hastur sword. As their armies meet in battle the Dark things watch and wait for the signal that will send ravening hordes spilling over the Dark Border into mortal lands. The Hasturs, unable to interfere due to two great battles being fought at opposite ends of the Dark border thousands of miles apart. Whilst Prince Jodos using magical powers gained in the shadow weaves a spell of nightmares and fear sewing the seeds of discord and mistrust within the royal court at his brother's capital. This book is a true epic involving characters that are driven by feelings of self doubt and an unwavering sense of duty, they reflect on the choices that they have made but do not sink into a mire of self pity. To them what has been done has been done learn from the lessons that have been taught. Paul Edwinn Zimmer has created a world that is breath takingly complete without having to resort the time honoured method of over description. He has assumed that the reader is intelligent and written accordingly. The Villians of the piece the dark things and their leaders are totally evil possesing no redeeming features yet,they are not shallow, they are totally alien in their needs and desires even the Vampires who were once human veiw the world in terms of their insatiable hunger for blood. Nothing of their former lives has any bearing on their perception of existence. This is a brilliant piece of heroic prose do not read it expecting a Dave Eddings/ Raymond E. Feist novel nothing here can be termed as convenient like a Wesis and Hickman book, here the heroes strive and die. For myself wishing to describe the book within to another reader who was curious about the nature of the writing within . I would describe thus: Its has the heroism of David Gemmell, the tough battle grittyness of Glen Cook's The Black Company, The World building aspects and narrative of P.C.Hodgell's Kencyrath series and the Epic qualities and Poetry of the works of Tolkien. So reader get this tome and enjoy and hope that his last book "The King who was of Old" gets printed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Will continuosly suck you into the intensity,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dark Border 2: King (Dark Border Volume 2) (Paperback)
I have been searching for this series for many years now. I had acquired it as a child, and lost my two books in a move. Ironicly, I ran across the two have half a country away. Eagerly I have read them both and have not been disapointed wiht the detail and intensity the charecters have been written. I have been driven to finish the trilogy, and am greatly disappointed to think that I will never know what happens to DiVega and Jodos. I recommend these 2 books to anyone who loves fantasy. If by chance you run across the thrid book please feel free to contact me. Excuse the errors I am not the best writer, that's why I read!
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