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Title: Like a cover version of an old favourite
Review: This reminds me of some boy band covering one of the classics. It's not bad as such, it just keeps reminding you how much better it's been done elsewhere. The story is totally derivative. I accept that it's difficult not to be these days, but sadly there's not an ounce of originality and far too much direct copying. Even then, if the story was a page-turner, you might be OK but it drags most of the time. Goodness only knows how the author is going to keep it going for two more books. Read the Pern stories, Tolkein, Ursula la Guin to see how it's really done.
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