Laurell K. Hamilton
Paperback | Pages: 306 pages Rating: 3.42 | 2955 Users | 138 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Death of a Darklord |
| ISBN: | 0786941227 (ISBN13: 9780786941223) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Ravenloft #13 |
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I have three issues with this book:1 - It's choppy. The story jumps and jerks along and nothing is ever finished or explained. The writing is short sentences and abrupt dialog.
2 - An over use of characters that know something the reader doesn't. All the way thru you see lines like "I have a theory" or "I might know" but there's no explanation and since the reader doesn't know every experience of the character (this being the first book) we can't come up with our own theory. Personally, I hate that in a story.
3 - The ending. There isn't one. The story just stops and moves to a followup from something in the very beginning of the book. If there's going to be a second in the series, do some setup! Give us some minimal resolution, at least!
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| Title | : | Death of a Darklord (Ravenloft #13) |
| Author | : | Laurell K. Hamilton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 306 pages |
| Published | : | July 11th 2006 by Wizards of the Coast (first published June 1995) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Horror. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.42 From 2955 Users | 138 ReviewsWeigh Up Out Of Books Death of a Darklord (Ravenloft #13)
Death of a Darklord was the weakest of the Ravenloft books I've read. It isn't bad but doesn't measure up to the overall quality of the other books.In the land of Kartakass, the famous bard Harkon Lukas is famous. Lukas is more than a mere bard, he is also a wolfwere. A wolfwere, as opposed to a werewolf, is a wolf that can become a man. Lukas wants to escape the mists, but he needs a new body.This is the basis for the story. But the story mostly focuses on a group of adventurers who try toTrue, good quality horror novels are hard to come by. This is such a novel.The story takes place in Kartakass, one of the dreaded domains of TSR's Ravenloft Campaign Setting. At the same time that a bard hero lies in his deathbed, the Covenant, a loose alliance of heroes faces the discovery of magical powers in one of their younger members trouble is, magic in Kartakass (and in Ravenloft in general) is very easily an evil thing.Written by a master writer such as Laurell K. Hamilton, expect a
I stumbled across this book at a flea market and thought "Huh, Laurell K. Hamilton writes regular fantasy." I bought it, why not, and then saw all of the low rated reviews on the internet. That made me put off reading this for over a year. I probably should have known better, as I sometimes enjoy books that others dislike, but it was worth the wait. Death of a Darklord is a self contained fantasy about a woman discovering she has magical abilities. Magic is frowned upon in the community she
I jumped at the chance to read this book because I absolutely adore the author. Unfortunately, I felt that the book was a bit of a disappointment. Some of the scenes were far too long and I found myself skipping ahead where the story went into far too much detail about the internal thoughts of a secondary character.Also, the love story went from being a one sided crush where the main character was basically given the impression that there wasn't a chance in hell her crush would want her
True, good quality horror novels are hard to come by. This is such a novel.The story takes place in Kartakass, one of the dreaded domains of TSR's Ravenloft Campaign Setting. At the same time that a bard hero lies in his deathbed, the Covenant, a loose alliance of heroes faces the discovery of magical powers in one of their younger members trouble is, magic in Kartakass (and in Ravenloft in general) is very easily an evil thing.Written by a master writer such as Laurell K. Hamilton, expect a
A decent novel for the Ravenloft series of novels. Also, written by Laurell K. Hamilton who went on to become a top-selling author. A fun read for people who are a fan of her work, or like D&D's novels, especially the darker ones.
Perhaps it is unfair of me to only rate this book at three stars as I cannot remove my bias. I enjoyed reading this authors other series so much, I fear I may have put to much pressure on this book to be as good as the others, even though the genre is different. The book was well written and the characters were likable and relatable. The story I found to have several loose ends and unanswered questions, too many for my taste. And the story seemed to have a huge buildup, nearly 200 pages worth
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