The Fifth Dawn: Mirrodin Cycle, Book III [Mass Market Paperback]

Cory J. Herndon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mirrodin Cycle | Publication Date: May 1, 2004

The final title in a series that opens up a strange new area of the Magic: The Gathering world.

The Fifth Dawn concludes a series that explores a new and mysterious world in the Magic: The Gathering setting. This novel previews the newest card set to be released in June, giving fans a sneak peek at the newest elements of the game.

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About the Author

Cory Herndon is the author of numerous articles about Magic: The Gathering that have appeared in Top Deck magazine and other publications. He currently writes promotional articles for xbox.com, and he is the author of the Dungeons & Dragons® novel The Living Dead (as T.H. Lain).

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786932058
• ISBN-13: 978-0786932054
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #629,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cory J. Herndon has written or co-written numerous novels and short stories in the Magic: the Gathering line, including the finale of the Mirrodin books, the entirety of the Ravnica Cycle, and (with Scott McGough) the Lorwyn novels (plus one novella). His first book, The Living Dead, was written under the pseudonym T.H. Lain. He's edited, designed, and written material for pen-and-paper roleplaying games including the original Star Wars D20 RPG book Ultimate Alien Anthology.

Cory spends his daylight hours (and some of the evenings) writing and designing content for WildStar, an upcoming MMORPG from Carbine Studios and NCsoft. Previous day jobs include writer and designer on Guild Wars and Pirates of the Burning Sea.

He lives in Southern California with his wife, author S.P. Miskowski. They are joined by cats Bayliss and Remo, who enjoy food, sleeping, and hanging out.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A lot of Fun, but serious problems, August 9, 2004

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Magic man "book king" (Corvallis, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fifth Dawn: Mirrodin Cycle, Book III (Mass Market Paperback)

I really liked Cory Herndon`s previous work (in Topdeck magazine, mostly)and this is quite good too. I found it funny,at some times utterly unpredictable, and overall a pretty good job. I particularly liked Geth and Lyese. Including more human characters was also a nice touch, as they`d been almost entirely left out in the previous two books and are a huge part of al three card sets.
However, I do have some problems. the first of which is the absolutely atrocious copy editing. In almost every chapter there was either a noticable speling or omission error. Often, characters genders were mixed ip as well. Also, what the character of Vektro actually was was never explained, as what Yulyn`s problem was and where he`d been the entire time. Yert was introduced with little explanation and removed just as rapidly and poorly (and in a most disgusting way, I might add). The endings (both of them, the one with Slobad, Glissa, and Geth and the one with Bruenna, Lyese, and Geth) were way too open ended.
So, read it if you liked the previous two, or Cory Herndon, or just want a mediocre fantasy story with some good dialogue.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Conclusion, November 12, 2006

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WayneXtreme "Reading Fiend" (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fifth Dawn: Mirrodin Cycle, Book III (Mass Market Paperback)

The Fifth Dawn (Mirrodin Cycle: Book 3)
By: Cory J. Herndon

This is the third and final book in the Mirrodin Cycle. Glissa is on the road to her final confrontation with the insane guardian of Mirrodin, Memnarch. But as Glissa travels, she makes new friends, but in the process loses several old ones. Memnarch's blind ambitions to ascend and become a planeswalker unleashes a great war on Mirrodin and only Glissa and the creatures of Mirrodin can stop the death and destruction wrought by the metalic constructs and the undead Nim. However, in the midst of the remaining survivors, there is an evil that threatens to destroy everything that the survivors have worked so hard for.

This is an excellent ending to the series. The thing that scared me the most was the bleak ending, but to adapt a line from The Holy Grail, "...it got better." I must say that for my first cycle, I am hooked and can't wait to get started on my next cycle which is the Kamigawa cycle. The only thing that need improvment is the need for a better editing staff. Way too may grammar errors in these books, but they are still enjoyable. This book is an excellent read, 10/10 for sure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Magic ends here...., June 7, 2004

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Sarah (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fifth Dawn: Mirrodin Cycle, Book III (Mass Market Paperback)

I really enjoyed the first two books. This one- HUGE disappointment. Maybe it was just me?.. I didn't enjoy that this author kind of rewrote the rules for this book. The writing style isn't true to the first two, making it a little confusing. Little things like the change in everyone's dialect killed the credibilty I was trying to give Herndon. Maybe the only thing that kept me motivated was the urge to finish the series and it was so suspenseful ~ more action and cheesy combat cries than needed for a plot like this. I have to admit in few places the battle action was well worded and some conversations made me laugh.. But still, overall, two stars.