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The Prodigal Sorcerer (Magic The Gathering, No. 6)

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This was a gift for my son to help complete his set of the Magic books. I had no problem at all, they were shipped quickly. Would do business with again.

This book is just one of the many original series of the Magic: The Gathering books published by HarperPrisim, and it is a very good read just like all the others. The plot for the book is very good and the characters are well fleshed out. Some things that happen are a bit hokey, but overall this is a great read I would highly suggest to anyone interested in Magic: the Gathering. Just as a word, this book, as well as the others in the series are nothing like the books published by Wizards of the Coast, the idea of how magic works and the presence of magic is completely different in both series.

Again, though, this is a must read for a real Magic fan or for anyone who is interested in a great fantasy series!

This was the most enjoyable MTG book I've read thus far. This stand-alone novel is a quick and exciting read that would be great for anyone looking for something easy and relaxing. The development of the story is fast-paced with a surprising amount of complexity in the characters, cultures, and lands. Sumner is outstanding at creating a vivid and believable picture of a strange land with strange inhabitants with strange customs in few words. While this book will only take a couple of days to read, you'll be surprised at how quickly and deeply you are drawn into the story of Telli and Recin, and their struggle to introduce peace to a troubled land.

Also, you do not need any prior knowledge of MTG or any of the previous books to fully appreciate this one. Sumner made no attempt to tie in this book with MTG the game, which really freed him up to create his own work. For all intents and purposes, this book could have been published in any of the open-optioned fantasy collections.

Definitely better than most MTG books, I'd reccomend it to anyone.

The Prodigal Sorcerer was a great story of a human named Tagard Tarngold and a wizard named Aligarius have to make the different races of the land stop fighting each other.

This book was great. I couldn't put it down, after I read into it about 50 pages, I started reading it in class and not paying attention to my teachers. That started to be a problem... lol ...

Conflict, murder, and spying. This book is a book which I read between series. I can't wait until I read another Magic the Gathering.

Halleluja, what a book. That is the best in the line and in the world

"The Prodigal Sorcerer", the fantastical tour-de-force of acclaimed fantasist Mark Sumner, paints a radical picture of a world straddling the knife-edge over the abyss. The depth of social commentary in this masterwork is, frankly, astonishing; in the main character "Tagard Tarngold" one finds shades of such legendary figures as Frederick Douglass or Harriett Tubman. No ivory tower for this wizard: he reluctantly leaves behind the trappings of his sheltered, academic life for a life in the service of justice. In this character we find triumphs and tragedies; conquests and capitulations; virtues and vices. In his falling and his redemption we find a startlingly clear picture of ourselves.

Their world, like ours, walks a tightrope over the abyss, and if we cannot each, within ourselves, find a Tagard Tarngold, then our world will fall victim to its own division and plunge into that eternal void; because when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you also.

A masterpiece of post-modern neo-Tolkien fantasy, with shades of George R.R. Martin, Roger Zelazny and L. Sprague de Camp. This is a work not to be missed by any connoiseur of the fine literature. 5 Stars!

Halleluja, what a book. That is the best in the line and in the world