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Child of Thunder (Renshai Trilogy)

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I read this book about a month ago, and thought it was excellent. Although a little lengthy, it summed up the trilogy seemlessly, in a way that left me satisfied that the world wasn't going to be destroyed. Wizards and gods and the best swordsman in the world, what more could I ask for?

I found out today. More than just a story device, the law vs. chaos battle is Ancient Greek philosophy worked right into the seams of a sword and sorcery novel. The need for balance, because both are nessecary for creation, all is evident in the Greek creation myth. Descartes also talked about it in his meditations, God, the Supreme Being, and his opposite, which he called "nought", the completely abscence of being. This novel shows that law and chaos are supreme, not good and evil which are mere constructs of law. Although Norse Gods are used, this is a mere detail, as the gods are all carry-overs from Greece, with different names.

This is a wonderful story if you're just looking for a fun fantasy novel. But if you're interested, look a little deeper.

Truly a great book based around a intreaging character. Who can belive that his greatest fear isnt death but something else.

This was my favorite book in the trilogy right up to the last chapter. The entire series is preparing for Ragnarok, and this book details the protagonist as he comes into his birthright. The only problem is, it ends before Ragnarok starts! The sequel trilogy begins 300 years after Ragnarok, so the greatest event in the history of the world, the climax of the entire series, is never shown! I was very, very bitter, and I doubt I'll reread the series.

Goodness gracious, this trilogy has me going a bit crazy with love. I liked it after the first book, really liked it after the second and this third book - it has me bonkers!

Twists and turns take us into the final moments before Colbey is to become the Western Wizard. When he is, he does it on his own terms. While reading this book I couldn't help but think of all the assumptions I made about where the story would lead when I got this far and how many of them were completely, utterly wrong.

Seeing Law and Chaos, Good and Evil, all up against one another, going through the eighth trial, watching Colbey making decisions that may or may not bring about the Ragnarok ... and so much more. This book was filled with battles, climaxes of storylines that left me wanting more and when I finally read the last page all I could think was.. "Thank goodness there's another trilogy to dig into!".

I've recently learned that MZR is writing three prequels to Isaac Asimov's I, Robot, and after losing myself in the world of the Wizards, I cannot wait to see what that series will do as well. I have complete confidence in her writing ability and her attention to detail. So very thrilled I was introduced to this writer!

This book was great! Mickey Zucker leads you on and you don't know what is going to happen or how characters are goingto end up! I thought the suspense at the end was great.. If your looking for a great read, then read the first in this great series. This is definetly on my Favorites list.

I love this book! I love the whole series! they are all pretty great! They keep getting better and better! I did, however, have one problem with it. Reichert keeps repeating things in this book. I think it's REALLY annoying! But I got over it.

I have read the renshi trilogy and found that i couldent put any of them down but mickey has really outdone herself on this one it kept getting better witheach turn of the page!!!cant wait for her next book.

This book concludes the march from an arogant too good in swordfighting to believe superhero towards finally become supreme GOD. Why didn't anyone ever try to fight as a team instead of being killed of one by one by this human meat shredder or at least shoot this guy full of arrows. The hero's in this series are all bigger than life and I didn't like any single one of them. Compared to the character in this series Conan the barbarian is a whimp and Conan shows remarkable intelligence compared to these idiots. Whenever I get out of shelf space in my cupboard this series is definitely the first to go.