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Title: Derivative, confused, just plain boring.
Review: I bought this book from a used-book stand for one dollar. Itwas not worth the dollar -- a candy-bar would be a better use ofone's money. I liked Feist and Wurts's Empire series, but obviously Feist cannot write without help. First, the book is filled with cliches that make you cringe and hope that he is just joking, that he really does not mean to write this rip-off of Tolkien. Second, the plot is confused, badly developed, and hard to follow. The characters are walking stereotypes, I wished I could kill them all off by page 2. Feist is a rampant sexist, he obviously does not take women seriously; his female characters are even worse than the males (if that is possible). Finally, the book is just boring. On a plane, if a very bad movie is shown in a language you cannot understand, the Feist's book may provide some distraction. On a bus or train -- looking out of the window will be much more entertaining and fulfilling.
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