The Road to Underfall (Loremasters of Elundium, Book 1) [Paperback]

Mike Jefferies (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061000191
• ISBN-13: 978-0061000195
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,516,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Read, October 1, 2001

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Jeff Manuel (Cape Town, South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Road to Underfall (Loremasters of Elundium, Book 1) (Paperback)

I think what the reviewers who rated this book poorly, calling it 'dull & uncaptivating' & 'dont waste your time' are forgetting is that this books is meant for readers U16. The hero is a child, and if you're a child who reads this book, it is simply amazing: There's pretty graphic magic & action sequences, hero's, villians, treachery & love. And a boy who, against all odds (with the aid of friends) becomes all he can be & leads the fight against evil. I read this book when I was 14. It was amazing. Much better (at that age) than Tolkien, who I thought spent too much time describing the countryside than advancing his plot. For children, this should be next in line after Harry Potter.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very ultra-traditionalist, February 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Road to Underfall (Loremasters of Elundium, Book 1) (Paperback)

It's basically a good book if you like traditionalist fantasy. But I give it only two stars because the characters seem more like archetypes than real flesh and blood people (The Wizard, The Chancellor, The King, The Lady in Distress, etc.) For a good read for me, the book would've had to have at least one good and decent Chancellor, and at least one bad and greedy Hand ;-)

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars dull and uncaptivating, August 17, 2001

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Jexii "Jexii" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Road to Underfall (Loremasters of Elundium, Book 1) (Paperback)

I would not call this book a work of fantasy art by any means. The storyline is rather unimaginative and follows the same paths as many fantasy stories written before. It's barely entertaining enough to compel you to read to the end. I finished it out of sheer strength of will.

What I want to know is what other works have these other reviewers been reading to find this book such a work of great fantasy fiction? And to even suggest this comes close to a league with Tolkien is blasphemy!