Whispering Woods (Magic: The Gathering, Bk. 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Clayton Emery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 1994

Gull shouldn't have taken the job. This wizard is worse than any he's heard about before. Between tavern brawls, magical battles, and a strange artifact turning up, Gull is kept very busy. And now that his half-wit sister is beginning to gather her wits, Gull really has his hands full. Original.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: HarperPrisim (December 13, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061054186
• ISBN-13: 978-0061054181
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Clayton Emery is an umpteen-generations Yankee, Navy brat, and aging hippie who grew up playing Robin Hood in the forests of New England. He's been a blacksmith, dishwasher, schoolteacher in Australia, carpenter, zookeeper, farmhand, land surveyor, volunteer firefighter, and award-winning technical writer. He currently lives in Washington, DC, where he works for the Department of Homeland Security. Check out his books on Amazon, and watch for The Republic, an upcoming TV show he created.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story, not the greatest writing style..., December 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Whispering Woods (Magic: The Gathering, Bk. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

The plot of this book was pretty interesting, especially the last part of it. It seemed to drag on a lot, though. The first part of the story in particular dragged on a bit. Still a rather fun book to read if you've played Magic before, though.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An execelent book for players of the game., May 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Whispering Woods (Magic: The Gathering, Bk. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

It is a book I would recomend for anyone who is either a fan of the seris or just picked it up off the shelf. If you play the game it would be an excelent book to base a few specialty decks on. If you don't play the game it is a fairly good fantasy adventure story. My suggestion, read it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A better explanation of the magic of MTG., June 27, 2005

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This review is from: Whispering Woods (Magic: The Gathering, Bk. 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

While I really enjoyed the first MTG book, Arena, I thought it lacked a decent explanation of how the magic actually works. I mean, where do the summoned creatures come from and where do they go when a battle is finished. In this book, an attempt was made to do some explaining about this and really helped the reader get a better grasp on just what is happening during wizardly battles. In this book, summoned creatures are real beings simply being teleported into the sight of a duel and remain behind aftwards until sent somewhere else by a wizard. This system makes more sense to me than the one in which monsters are just created from nothing or summoned from some kind of void in a wizards pouch.

The story in this book is also fun and fast-paced. Greensleeves and her brother Gull are introduced and begin their adventures under the employ of a wizard after their home is destroyed by a wizard duel. While the book may seem a little kiddish (especially the characters names), the story is actually detailed, violent and gory, with all the good elements of a good pulp fantasy. A fast and enjoyable read.