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Title: Um...this book is terrible
Review: I don't understand why this book has gotten so many over-the-top reviews. (Though, judging by some consistencies in style in many of the reviews, I suspect a lot were written by one person.) This is one of the lousiest fantasies I've ever read, and everyone I've pushed it on (maliciously, in fun), agrees. The concept of analytically describing the various types of magic is an interesting one, but the writing is so bland, so pedestrian, so rigidly following a naked outline, that the bones of the organizational skeleton poke out all over. Seriously, if you are an experienced reader and value good fiction, this is not the book for you. For good fantasy, I'd suggest Guy Kay's engaging and beautifully written novels, particularly Fionavar Tapestry, Tigana, Song for Arbonne, and The Lions of Al-Rassan.
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