Ravnica: Ravnica Cycle, Book I [Mass Market Paperback]

Cory J. Herndon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ravnica Cycle | Publication Date: August 30, 2005

This book launches a new series set in the world of Magic: The Gathering.
 

This is the first title in an exciting trilogy dealing with the new Magic: The Gathering expansion sets. It will give players a sneak peek at the upcoming card releases.  

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Cory J. Herndon is a freelance writer and editor.  He is the author of the third book in the Mirrodin cycle, The Fifth Dawn, and Magic: the Gathering Starter Game Strategy Guide

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; First Thus edition (August 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786937920
• ISBN-13: 978-0786937929
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,946 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read!, September 24, 2005

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T. Kotula (Houghton, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ravnica: Ravnica Cycle, Book I (Mass Market Paperback)

Having skipped both the Mirrodin and Kamigawa cycle of books out of sheer lack of interest, I decided to pick up the Ravnica novel, as the summary finally sounded intriguing enough for me.

If you thought the Mirrodin and/or Kamigawa cycle of books were disappointing, you need to get this one! It is, hands down the best M:TG novel I've read since Torment, back in Odyessy block.

In essence, the plot is a series of murder mysteries, combined with power grabs by enemy guilds, etc. The story has its twists however. Just when you think you've got it all sorted out, Herndon turns your notions upsidedown. The ending is surprising to say the least. If it weren't part of a cycle of books, I'd say it could almost be a stand-alone novel.

While some of the characters are rather stereotypical/cliche, I didn't find it all that bothersome. I didn't even reflect on that until I'd actually finished the novel.

A big thumbs up to author Cory Herndon. I'm glad to see that he will be writing the remaining two novels as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, September 4, 2005

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P. Gonzales (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ravnica: Ravnica Cycle, Book I (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished the new Ravnica novel, and have to day that it is quite possibly the best book I've read in the Magic: The Gathering series. The characters in the novel are well done and very entertaining. All in all a good entertaining read, even if one isn't familiar with the card game that the novels are based out of.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read, November 14, 2005

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Joel A. Mann "jdnb" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ravnica: Ravnica Cycle, Book I (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed this book a lot but I have to agree with the other reviewer that the fight scenes were a bit hard to follow at times. If you enjoy magic the gathering novels you will probably enjoy this one as it was a fun read and I will buy the next two books in the series for sure.