Prison of Souls (The Bard's Tale, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Larry Elmore (Illustrator), (Collaborator), Mark Shepherd (Collaborator) "Let's begin," Naitachal said, casting his black cloak to one side and raising his practice sword in salute..." (more)
Key Phrases: Dark Elf, Captain Lyam, Mercedes Lackey (more...)

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Training under the Dark Elf Naitachal, Prince Alaire is sent on a diplomatic mission to discover why a once-peaceful neighboring kingdom, whose ruler has banned the use of magic, is preparing to go to war. Reprint.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Baen (October 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671721933
• ISBN-13: 978-0671721930
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #110,520 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST BOOK EVER!, August 25, 2006

By	Lazuli - See all my reviews

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Never has a book reached me as Prison of Souls. I don't think I will ever come upon a book series as good as the Bard's Tale or a character as amazing as Naitachal. Not even Harry Potter! I can't get the characters or the adventure I've been through out of my head, it's like I was there experiencing everything. I can't put it into words how this series has done to me. I thought the second book was the best, but this has to be the best book in the series. A good ending, well written, nothing out of place. Good characters you care about. Well done to the authors! I'm having withdrawls after reading it! The ending is SUPERB! Every moment reading this book I could see it clearly, could feel every emotion. Don't pass up this book series! Worth the money and the read! Good news is there is another book out there with Naitachal. A book part of the series titled The Chaos Gate.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars too many people writting this book, July 18, 2000

By	Tina L Williams (La Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

If you can get past the inconsistancies in the book(such as the dark Elf's Grandfather suddenly being refered to as his Father)or the writting which at one point is very shallow as if the author is rushing to finish, then at another point more detailed like most of Misty's writting, the story line is very delightful. It almost seems as if there were several writters on this book and none of them bothered to read each others work.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice to read. (^_^), March 13, 2000

By	Ying (Singapore) - See all my reviews

Nice storyline, and you don't really need to read the other books in The Bard's Tale to understand this one. Good for light reading.