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Forging the Darksword: The Darksword Trilogy, Volume 1
by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Spectra (1987-12-01)
ISBN: 0553268945
EAN: 9780553268942
Dewey Decimal #: 813.54
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Release Date: 1987-12-01
SKU: 8428
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Binding: Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Slightly Creased Spine.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
/Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman In the enchanted realm of Merilon, magic is life. Born without magical abilities, Joram is left for dead but grows to manhood with the help of his constant vigilance and sleight-of-hand skills. When he meets the scholarly catalyst Saryon, the two join forces, attempting to forge the powerful magic-absorbing Darksword and ov.
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Customer Reviews
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The Unlikely Duo Of Fantasy Forge The Improbable Pairing Of Another
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-09-08
Believing the unbelievable and suspending disbelief are par for the course with the fantasy genre of books. That witches and goblins, dragons and unicorn or sky and netherworld all appear and disappear in books like The Darksword Trilogy is a given. We, the fans, expect it.
The same courtesy cannot be extended to poor character development and even poorer logical outcomes. That is Forging The Darksword's failure.
To be clear and upfront, the book is a great read and has all the elements one expects from the sub-genre of books and, more importantly from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, the authors of the unsurpassable Dragon Wing (The Death Gate Cycle, Book 1) series.
In a land where magic reigns and death is defined as a lack of these powers, the interplay of church and state, magic and technology and good and evil swirls into an unexpected set of events that quickly seem to spin out of control. The bishop connives, the young prince is sent away to die and the sorceress is not the mother many think she is. This is where one finds a catalyst acting beyond his belief or capability, a dark magus who hears and knows everything not only failing to do so, but also not heeding warnings and a good country boy following a bad, strange one. So, what gives? A still readable book that - despite all the action - is really setting the groundwork for its follow-up.
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Another good read from Weis/Hickman
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-05-12
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Read this book just for the antics of Simkin. What a wonderful character, and a very creative way of presenting him. The owner of the darksword seems rather sullen for most of the book, but that is purposeful, I believe. As he learns his lessons and discovers the true power of the darksword, his character emerges and his mood lightens considerably. I love the peculiar invasion of the "iron wars" machinery, I always love when someone ties society into a fantasy book. Well done!
Kevin Gerard
Conor and the Crossworlds: Breaking the Barrier
Conor and the Crossworlds, Book Two: Peril in the Corridors
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Excellent Trilogy!!!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-12-31
I had read Weis and Hickman's Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends and loved them both and that's why when I saw this trilogy, I decided to buy it. And I liked it as much as the Dragonlance series. The story was excellent and I really liked Joram and Saryon. Definitely worth buying.
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disappointed
Rating  (1)
Date: 2006-06-19
2 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
while i love weis and hickman, this series was a huge disappointment. i was so swept away by the Death Gate Cycle that i didn't even second guess that these book would be good. the story had no drive and the main character was very confusing to me. he was conflicted and he never grew beyond his past. i felt that alot more could have been done to develop the characters and make them stronger. the world that they created was beautful, but the people weren't as vivid. i highly recommend the Death Gate Cycle, those books will not disappoint you.
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Early stages of Weis/Hickman
Rating (5)
Date: 2004-06-04
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you want a lot of interesting, evolving plot, this book has it. It's an early trilogy by Weis and Hickman and it shows. It's a fantasy meets sci-fi piece that is just right for the early 80's *LOL*. I throughly enjoyed this series. I read it once in High School and now that I'm in Graduate school, I re-read it. Great trilogy. It's a classic tragic hero story that you can't put down.
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