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Might and Magic: The Sea of Mist (Might & Magic #1)

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I read the reviews before I started reading this book. Some say they didn't like to see some of the characters die at the end of the book. I would like to point out that this book seems to focus on the life of a man called Praz. So the real question here is the developement of this character, and the death of the other characters didn't bother me at all. In fact it surprised me in a positive way. I have read so many titles where almost all of the heroes and their companions survive at the end. This was like a breeze of fresh air. I read this title in one session and recommend it to everyone. Even to those who have never heard of the world of Might&Magic.

Being a fan of the Might and Magic gaming genere, I had to buy this book as soon as I saw it at the book store. I brought it to work with me, and by the end of my shift, I had finished the book. (Yeah, Not good to be reading on the job, but I just couldn't help it :)). Since this is the first book of the series, it is hard to judge the plotlines and ideas of the book, since there is quite a bit hanging for a second book. However I found the plotlines and ideas interesting, and different from other fantasy books (eg, Robert Jordan, David Eddings, Terry Brooks, J.R.R. Tolkien), while a lot of racial similarities exist, characters are developed differently, and there are a lot of hidden aspects to characters that get brought forward as the plot lines further themselves. The only complaint I had with this book is the development of some characters that play a minor role, and while reading the book you come to see them in a larger role, only to see them removed. That was a bit confusing. Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed the book :)

This book leaves you hanging, but not exactly thirsting for more. I would read the sequel, which is non-existant to my knowledge, but only out of frustration.

In a way, there was some kind of more grown-up, Harry Potter-type of quality to this book. Then things end up going all to hell, and people drop like flies, but there's no closure. I expected more of some characters.

What could have been, was not. It's not a bad book, but certainly fails to deliver.

I got this book from a Library sale a few years ago. I have always enjoyed science fiction. This book's fight sequences create a visual image in the reader's mind that few other books are able to do. I very much enjoyed this book from beginning to end but the ending does lead one to think that there will be a sequal, which there is not. I really wish that Mel Odom had not left fans of this book, such as myself, wanting a conclusion with no other book coming. If you do not mind reading until the end to be teased... this book is well worth the read. Enjoy!

As a broadly read fan of the fantasy genre, and having played the majority of the "Might & Magic" games, I picked this up, though I didn't have very high expectations (since books derived from game worlds aren't usually very strongly written).

I was pleasantly surprised to find Odom did a good job with character development. However, the plot was obscure and not very well fleshed out. But the biggest issue I had with the book was that it seemed very short. Short chapters, large typeface, and especially a sudden and inconclusive end to the book. It felt like a deadline was reached or an editor said "ok, that's enough pages, end it there". So, unlike the games, each of which has a conclusive ending, this book didn't really seem to end smoothly.

I usually love Mel Odom's novels but this one - though promising - was just set too much like a game more than a well written novel. There were quite a few interesting characters but the plot was just not there and the background feel was like a game. Now I know its based on a game - but does it have to read like one! Mel Odom writes at his best in the OUTLANDERS novels he writes on occasion, that seems to be his medium and genre and when he is at his best.