59 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Only a sample of each story, May 11, 2010
This review is from: Swashbuckling Fantasy (Kindle Edition)
How disappointing! I would have been upset if I hadn't gotten this book for free. It is NOT a book of swashbuckling fantasy, each entry is a short sample of a much longer piece. If you just want to sample to see if a piece is interesting, then this might appeal to you.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
very neat, May 22, 2010
This review is from: Swashbuckling Fantasy (Kindle Edition)
I am NOT a fan of samples. So, with that said when I read in the description that it was a sampling of 10 series from good authors, I almost passed it by. But then, I thought it's free and why not. I have been finishing some series that I have loved but they have come to an end and I have been looking for new ones to start. So, for me this was neat because I got a few chapters of 10 stories to see if I liked and for free.
Although most I had heard of, the first one of Jolly was new to me. I didn't think I would really like it being that the only seeming thing for her was she could run or walk on water. But the pirate theme got to me and I enjoyed it. Being able to jump into multiple series and see the different writing styles, perspectives, storylines,and plots was nice and made for a good read. Although I didn't get excited about any of them in particular, I liked looking at them as short stories.
All in all, it was a pleasant read and for anyone shopping for new series then I would definitely recommend. The 10 included are:
1. The Wave Walkers: Pirate Curse by Kai Meyer
2. Shadow Children: Among the Free by Margaret Haddix
3. Leven Thumps: Leven Thumps and the Gateway of Foo by Obert Skye
4. The Ratbridge Chronicles, Vol 1: Here Be Monsters by Alan Snow
5. The Cronus Chronicles, Book 1: The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu
6. Gideon the Cutpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer
7. Pendragon, Book 7: The Quillan Games by D. J. MacHale
8. The Eidolon CHronicles, Book 1: The Secret Country by Jane Johnson
9. Uglies by Scott Westerfield
10. Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Stories, Previews, August 30, 2010
This review is from: Swashbuckling Fantasy (Kindle Edition)
Many free Kindle books are awesome. Not this one. I got this in paperback form from our bookstore a year or so ago. You don't get 10 stories, you get mediocre previews of 10 books.
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