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5.0 out of 5 stars
read this one (after Doomfarers of course), May 24, 2003
As I said about Doomfarers, this one is really a great read. It wouldn't make much sense without Doomfarers, but it develops the world nicely and provides a really good sense of completion. THe great characters from Doomfarers continue: Gil MacDonald recovers his sanity eventually, Springbuck grows up, and Yardiff Bey gets run through, but only after making a good play for the brass ring. And the supporting cast--van Duyn, the de Courtenays, Angorman, Reacher and Katya, etc. And the pace keeps up, never letting things slide. Unlike the standard fantasy cliche nowdays, the Coramonde series has but two lean and mean books, not a trilogy or the multi-volume bloat that has become all too common these days. I'd love to have seen more in the world of course but not at the expense of quality. Alas they don't write 'em much like this anymore.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good book, but..., November 29, 2010
I have no problem recommending the Doomfarers/Starfollowers duo as a good read, I would've given it 5 stars for content alone. I gave it 3 stars as a heads-up about something I think potential buyers ought to be made aware of. That is that the layout of the manuscript is that of the original Del Rey paperbacks, ie. the format is that of the 4"x7" paperbacks (which I have) with zero changes - same page layout, typefaces and all. For this 6"x9" printing I was expecting at least a larger typeface that would make use of the increased page area (my eyes are not what they used to be!) instead of an inch of blank space around every page. IMHO the publisher, iUniverse, is ripping off the reading public by charging $18 for what is effectively a $7 reprint on larger paper. That said, even had I known this I probably would have bought them at some point anyway (my other copies are showing their age and starting to lose pages) but at least I would have known what I was getting and could have waited for the price to drop to my comfort level. As it is, I just feel irritated at being duped...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fond memories of this book and series, April 12, 2007
I read this and Doomfarers when they first came out during the horrid period in the 80s when fantasy was either new Conan novels or plain junk. Only Glen Cook's Black Company series kept me as entertained as these two books did. I can't recommend these two enough.
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