The Flame Key (Keys to Paradise, Book I) [Paperback]

Daniel Moran (Author), Robert E. Vardeman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Keys to Paradise, Book I | Publication Date: April 1987

The Flame Key (Keys to Paradise, Book I) (Paperback) by Daniel Moran

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812546008
• ISBN-13: 978-0812546002
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,281,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I thought I'd correct a misimpression, September 28, 2003

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This review is from: The Flame Key (Keys to Paradise, Book I) (Paperback)

"Daniel Moran" is a pseudonym of well-known fantasy author Robert E. Vardeman, and is of no relation to the Daniel Keys Moran of "Emerald Eyes," "Long Run," and "Last Dancer" fame.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Series, July 19, 2004

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This review is from: The Flame Key (Keys to Paradise, Book I) (Paperback)

I have loved the Keys to Paradise trilogy since I was in junior high, and I recently re-read the series. I should probably review each book individually, but I believe the one will suffice.

There's not much Vardeman should have done differently with these books. Our three main characters (and the later fourth) are very endearing. They're not perfect, and they're definitely not dripping with altruism (save the fourth, whom is nearly angelic), but I found myself identifying with each of them in some way. The haphazard way their group forms is how it usually happens among friends; wrong place at the right time and the like. Their adventures take them across plains, deserts, and frozen tundra, and they encounter all manner of beast and man in between, which holds your attention until the last page; and their continual pursuit by a mysterious stranger keeps you turning them faster. The only thing I'll say against the series is that parts of the third book are a touch stale, but not terribly so. My personal favourite was book two, by the way.

In closing, I highly recommend the Keys trilogy; it's fairly inexpensive here on Amazon, so even if you don't care for it (for some unforseeable reason), you won't be out a great deal of money, so... why not?!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Flame Key, May 14, 2000

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Mike Wolnick (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Flame Key (Keys to Paradise, Book I) (Paperback)

Having been extremely taken with "The Last Dancer", I've been trying to get my hands on Moran's other books. This is an interesting story that moves along very quickly (too quickly in my opinion), but there isn't the same kind of character development here. It comes off as kind of simple in comparison. Maybe incomplete is more the word because the book is so short and leaves you with the desire to pick up the next one right away. Entertaining, but why didn't they put all three into one volume!