Customer Reviews

The Warrior Within (Devan Chronicles)

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

It was okay. I think the first one was best. sometime when I read fantasy I can't see whats happening in my head. I saw this one like watching tv. This book is the middle book in the set. They never as good as the first one. When more come out, I will get my brother to buy them for me.

I found this book a little frustrating. Just as you begin to get into it, the author changes point of view to another character and you have to begin over. I would have preferred it if he had stuck with Julia or Keverin. Shelim's story is kind of interesting too. Overall it was okay, but as other reviewers have pointed out, the author did a much better job with book one.

Having read the first two books in this series, I hung in there hoping things might get better---they didn't. The writing is so poor I found myself wondering how this book got published in the first place.

Basically, I found the plot contrived and unbelievable. The dialogue and imagery were equally as bed. It may be time for Mr. Cooper to consider looking for another career.

Most readers will be able to skip this book and their lives will be just as rich. The writing is amatuerish and the plot is a rehash of other stories that seem all to familiar. I generally try to find something good to say in each book I read, but I found that I was having a difficult time doing so here.

Go to the library or better yet pick up one of Terry Brooks books or Robert Jordan which are far more original. This is a clearly derivative work (I'm being generous.

While it would be unfair to say that this book wasn't somewhat enjoyable, I was definitely not bowled over by it. The author still needs to work on his writing skills as there are some really awkward phrases and sentences that brought me up short, but overall it was a reasonable, if undistinguished effort.

This latest in Julia Morton's story continues almost from where The Power That Binds left off. Julia had been abducted from the capital of Deva by the sorcerer Demophon, but Julia's coming has been eagerly awaited by Shamen of the Camorin Clans. When Demophon attempts to take her north to General Navarien, his company is attacked by the clansmen and Julia taken from him. Julia decides to stay with the clans and help them against Navarien when he begins to march south.

This book is somewhat shorter and slower paced than the previous two. It has less politics than the second book, and more action. There's quite a lot more about the clans and other countries of Waipara too. All in all, I enjoyed it.

I really enjoyed the first book in the series, almost made it through the second and wish I'd never wasted my money on the third. There are two more coming out -- maybe I'll check them out of the local library. The author must have rushed to get this book done because it is very sloppily written - many word syntax errors, and many poorly written sentences. If you still want to read it, borrow it from someone. Better yet, I'll give you mine! I couldn't even finish reading it.

I give this five stars because although this is book 3 of a five book series, it doesn't suffer from what I call "middle book syndrome" You know what I mean... the first book usually sets up the plot, the second is full of action, the third nearly always just marches in place until the fourth one comes along. Thankfully that doesn't happen in this series. Each book has a beginning, middle, and end. So although they should be read in order, none of them are simple placeholders. All of them progress the story.

I'm looking forward to Dragon's Dawn--book four of this series.