Title: The same old story told the same old way
Review: I don't expect anyone to ever really rival Tolkien, but I do wish that McKiernan could have been a little bit more creative in his efforts. Tip and Beau are such dull characters--almost as if they'd been cut out of a generic book. Tip's nsudden love interest, Beau's constant "Oh My" just gets more grating as the story goes on. I'm afraid this is another forgettable fantasy novel. What happened to the good old days of Shannara, Jennifer Roberson and Raymond Feist? Even the Iron Tower Trilogy seemed to have elements of deep thought rather than simple rehashing. DM can do better.
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