Warrior Prophet [Mass Market Paperback]

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 738 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada, Limited; 1st Printing edition
• ISBN-10: 0143015346
• ISBN-13: 978-0143015345
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,471,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Well written, but deeply disturbing. Not for the squeamish., May 27, 2005

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Craig (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warrior Prophet (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm not sure what to say about this book. It is well written (consistently better than the first book in the series) with an excellent story and believable characters. However........The brutally explicit descriptions of the atrocities of war, coupled with the truly horrifying ending sequence in this book make it a very difficult read. Several times I found myself feeling somehow lessened just by reading it.

There are no heroes in this book. All of the different factions are equally monstrous in their own ways. Even the main "hero figure" will do anything (and I mean anything here people) to meet his own ends. There is rape, torture, degradation (all described in detail). I don't what else to say, so I'll just leave it at that.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good but beware, October 13, 2010

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Michael Dea (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
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This is the second book of the Prince of Nothing series. This one is a little easier to follow as all the main characters are together for the most part. Still it is a very dense read. There isn't as much back-story in this one, but what there is, is very intriguing (eg the 'inchoroi'). The main story still follows Achamian, but Kellhus features very prominently as well. Kellhus remains an enigmatic character, just what are his goals and motivations? He seems sympathetic but there are definite hints that not everything is what it seems. I enjoyed this very much and am looking forward to the next book. Finally a warning that the book is very graphic when it comes to violence- maybe not a good choice for those readers with a low tolerance for that kind of thing (the epilogue is especially unpleasant).

4.0 out of 5 stars Great battle scenes, July 3, 2005

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D. T. S. Wong "5deadlyconans" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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As I suggested in the title, this book does contain some excellent battle scenes, and fans of epic fantasy will enjoy this. However, it was sometimes difficult to follow which factions were fighting on which side.

Magic in this series is handled well, potent yet rare. There are a couple of magical "duels" which I thought played out well in the book.

Definately worth the read, but not quite up to the scale of Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. Personally I enjoyed the first book of this series a little more.