Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years- The Tournament at Gorlan
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Top Ten Reasons why you Should Read This Book:
1. It answers many questions that were left unanswered in the original series.
2. It has strong characters who feel real.
3. Feels like a complete story, while still setting up the sequel.
4. Quite a few moment that will make you laugh.
5. Structurally feels natural and it transitions well.
6. Will make you emotional at some of the more tragic scenes in the novel.
7. It works as a great gateway to the universe for new people who didn't read the other books.
8. Like the rest of the series, the battle scenes are well described and will make you feel like your there.
9. A great, if not a little hammy, villain.
10. The kingdom of Araluen feels like a lived in, well developed world.
1. It answers many questions that were left unanswered in the original series.
2. It has strong characters who feel real.
3. Feels like a complete story, while still setting up the sequel.
4. Quite a few moment that will make you laugh.
5. Structurally feels natural and it transitions well.
6. Will make you emotional at some of the more tragic scenes in the novel.
7. It works as a great gateway to the universe for new people who didn't read the other books.
8. Like the rest of the series, the battle scenes are well described and will make you feel like your there.
9. A great, if not a little hammy, villain.
10. The kingdom of Araluen feels like a lived in, well developed world.
The Dark Tower 3: The Waste Lands
If you aren't someone who focuses on details, don't bother reading this book. Stephan King's style is very descriptive, if not somewhat feeling unnatural. This book isn't really going for something a bit more mature than a young adult novel.
There are sex scenes in the book, which I feel will be off puting to some people. I suppose by default that should put me out of the target audience, but it's not in the book that much. The book itself, like the rest of the series, is a mixture of fantasy and science fiction. I think King's writing makes the book work even if you aren't into those genres. As mentioned before, King's writing can be a bit off puting to the uninitiated. The style was in the first two books, so if you can get thru them, than this will be an easy book to read. Also, and this should go without saying, this book is part of a massive saga: therefore, you should read the entire series in order. This is a great book, however it really is just another in King's Magnum Opus. If you aren't a fan of what came before Is still recomend checking it out, because it really is an amazing book. |
The Dark Tower 1: The Gunslinger By Stephen King
"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."
This is the opening to the first volume of Stephan Kings epic saga, The Dark Tower. The book, which is split into 5 parts, follows Roland of Gilead on his quest to find the man in black. The man in black is Roland's only lead in locating the mythic Dark Tower. Roland being the last of his order, The Gunslingers, hopes to locate the tower to discover why his "world has moved on".
The book features very descriptive writing, while still be able to flow easy enough to make the book an easy read. It does a good job of mixing focus on the chracters and the world, making you keep turning page after page. The chracters motivations are made clear and relatable, even though the series is in a fantasy world.
One of the main problems with the book is that it is a revised edition of five short stories. This means that as a whole there are some very bad pacing problems. Also some of the questions brought up in the book go unanswered until future volumes.
Despite the problems it has, all and all, the book is both a great stand alone and an introduction to the series as a whole. It's also quite shorter than the other books in the series, and is a pretty quick and easy lead. A movie adaption is currently in production, so now would be a great time to get on board with the series.
This is the opening to the first volume of Stephan Kings epic saga, The Dark Tower. The book, which is split into 5 parts, follows Roland of Gilead on his quest to find the man in black. The man in black is Roland's only lead in locating the mythic Dark Tower. Roland being the last of his order, The Gunslingers, hopes to locate the tower to discover why his "world has moved on".
The book features very descriptive writing, while still be able to flow easy enough to make the book an easy read. It does a good job of mixing focus on the chracters and the world, making you keep turning page after page. The chracters motivations are made clear and relatable, even though the series is in a fantasy world.
One of the main problems with the book is that it is a revised edition of five short stories. This means that as a whole there are some very bad pacing problems. Also some of the questions brought up in the book go unanswered until future volumes.
Despite the problems it has, all and all, the book is both a great stand alone and an introduction to the series as a whole. It's also quite shorter than the other books in the series, and is a pretty quick and easy lead. A movie adaption is currently in production, so now would be a great time to get on board with the series.