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Christopher Kellen

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9+ Obras 113 Miembros 23 Reseñas

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Obras de Christopher Kellen

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Conocimiento común

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male

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Previous reviews had me looking forward to this short story. It may have worked better if the author had taken the time to explain the magic the arbiters command. Manna sword? And was the casual self stabbing (to be re-energized? Wha-?) supposed to shock the reader or confuse him? D'arden Tal is blessed with premonitions that, in spite of years of rigorous training and two years spent traveling with an alleged Master, he consistently ignores. This entire confrontation, in fact, feels like it is his first. Ever. Master Havox, who grins incessantly and most irritatingly, leaves this poor sap mostly on his own, then 'wisely' figures out the whole problem and *snap,* we're done. It felt like he is either crazy or knows something the reader does not -- and never will. The setting lent an air of creepiness, but I still want to know what those original lights were and where they went. Too many details are either missing or don't make sense. The story is, at best, unfinished. As a prologue, it did nothing to inspire me to look for further works.… (más)
 
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RobinLythgoe | 2 reseñas más. | Jul 6, 2015 |
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It was good and exciting. The book has an interesting plot. I may pick up the next book in the series.
 
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krizia_lazaro | 12 reseñas más. | Oct 9, 2014 |
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I received this book FREE in exchange for an HONEST review. This is my OPINION...your opinion may be different. I hope his review does not sound too negative. I believe in giving HONEST reviews that help the author and possible future readers. If I give 4 or 5 star reviews to every book in an effort to "spare" feelings, I am defeating the purpose of a review. I'm a pretty tough critic when it comes to editing your work and writing mechanics. BUT, if I can lose myself in a story and feel the story, I usually can't see the small mistakes. After all, we are reading for enjoyment and perhaps get away from our reality for a while. If you get that, what else really matters? If for some reason I don't feel connected with the story, every mistake seems to be a neon sign screaming for my attention. Unfortunately, this book had MANY neon signs for me.

Honestly, I can't even recall much of the story after having forced myself through this...the general idea of the story is - "The three main characters are trying to stop the evil villain from doing evil things. Oh, and the evil villain is one of the main character's father." (see where the title came from? "Sins of the Father")

1) To start off, the dialog was forced and weak. There was one point (near the beginning) that two characters are talking and the author use the characters' names in the dialog for no other reason than to let the third character (who is just around the corner) know that the two speaking are "friends" and not the prison guards chasing her.
2) The characters all seemed uninteresting to me. I didn't feel connected with them in any way.
3) Quite a few places in the storyline seemed like the author was reliving his favorite books/movies through his own story. Maybe I am just making connections that the author didn't really intend, but again, this is my opinion. The way the two characters broke into the prison reminded me of Star Wars. In another section, it sounded like the author was copying Bilbo's birthday speech from Fellowship of the Ring (“…pressing the comm button and trying not to sound half as exhausted as he felt. If he had succeeded half as well as he hoped…”)

Another thing that bothered me was the constant use of the same words and the lack of "wordsmithing". The writing doesn't seem to have been edited for flow or "readability", it's just thrown out there. Examples directly from book: “and the tiny stand-by grav signature of its engines on stand-by”…they lowered the noses of their weapons and he threw it at their noses (
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Disco_grinch | 4 reseñas más. | Jul 8, 2014 |
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Genre : Grim setting and some fairly gory scenes but the protagonist's paladin-like dedication and good will untainted by cynicism (at least at this stage in his story) probably make this Heroic rather than Dark Fantasy.

The prose makes for great visuals but can be a bit clunky or even repetitive in some spots. I also wasn't too fond of how obvious and color-coded good/pure vs evil/corrupt were described to be, but the reader patient enough to keep at it should reach those later parts in the story which hint that there may be more to the Arbiters than D'Arden believed he knew.… (más)
 
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Jarandel | 12 reseñas más. | Oct 16, 2013 |

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9
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Miembros
113
Popularidad
#173,161
Valoración
½ 3.6
Reseñas
23
ISBNs
5

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