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Grave Thief (Twilight Reign 3)

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WOW!! I thought the previous two novels in this series were great but this novel speaks volumes for the writing skills of the author. Lloyed has really come along with The Grave Thief, his characters are better written the landscapes of this novel are more defined, the story as a whole is far more well rounded and put together better than the previous two. After reading this book i'm really looking forward to the fourth book in this series, alas we're going to have to wait until summer of 2010 before fans can read the next instalment, The Ragged Man.

This novel is set after the events of Scree and Isak has to use all his strength and guile to hold to his power as the Lord of the Farand. There are forces at play that know one can fully understand and the Gods themselves have personally taken an involved in the world of men. Among the priests there is talk of holy wars and fanaticism is spreading throughout the cults. All of this and the threat from Menin Lord who spreads war and death through out the land, no matter what Isak and his friends must survive or Farlan and the world as they know it may well be doomed.

If you have enjoyed the previous two book in this series you're in for a treat with The Grave Thief or if you're looking for a new Fantasy series to start then this is for you. Enjoy!

2.5 stars but I'll bump it up to 3 because I do love Isak.

This book has been the bane of my existence for the last month. Great idea, poor execution. There are many characters that really shine in this book, in this whole series: Isak Stormcaller, Kastan Styrax, Mihn ab Netren ab Felith, Zhia Vukotic, Doranei... Unfortunately, instead of focusing on them, Lloyd floods the book with scores of characters that are completely unimportant to the overall story. I want the main characters to witness important events, not some merchant's wife or a major that we never hear of again! Every other chapter introduces yet more characters that are used for one event only, but Lloyd still feels the need to give them rich background which leads to a deluge of information that's just not important! I want to know more about Isak or Legana, I want them to be out there, doing stuff.

And then there are the Gods... I'm not a religious or spiritual person, so I don't care about some false Prophet preaching to the Harlequins about some kid they should follow. I get it, tell me once, dear author, do not drag this plot out infinitely! I don't need to see the Prophet convince every one of them. I don't need to see the shadow aka Azaer aka Ruhen and his disciples do stuff in detail. Fine, they're bad. They have a plan. But they are simply boring, sorry to say! And giving them cruel stuff to do doesn't make up for how boring they are. Kastan Styrax? That one is great. Azaer? Not so much.

The most exciting parts? Isak doing his thing, fighting with daemons, using his power! That's awesome. I want to read more about that! Why do I have to trudge through heaps and oceans of unimportant, slow stuff to get to it?

Another great book in the amazingly gritty world that LLoyd created. Only problem is waiting for the international shipping.