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Title: Fabulous Cover Art
Review: The books of this series have the most breathtaking cover art. The simple but stunning image was a big factor in my decision to buy this book. Alas, do not judge a book by its cover!The author has a couple of decent characters but he seems unable to focus on them. His pacing is leaden. He spends pages describing the landscape in passive, adjective-laden prose. Unable to move his plot along dramatically, the author focuses on small details of setting until I felt I was reading a travelogue. Worst of all, some of his details about horses and winter travel were wrong. Had I been swept up in an action fantasy worthy of Tolkien, I wouldn't have noticed. This is a book that cries out for editing.Unlike sleeping pills, this book has no side effects as it sends you to sleep. In that sense, I can recommend it.
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