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First book from Alan Dean Foster...

Revisado: 04-13-24

First book from Alan Dean Foster that I did not like.

Why?

They decided to give the main character a musical instrument. Finding a bag with the required musical instrument by the side of the road is just lazy writing. It would have made more sense for the bag to be discovered in the wagon they stole. The bag could have a valid reason being in the wagon then some random spot.

Why is everyone they meet hostile to the group? The group tried to get a ride on a passing river barge. Not only did the barge crew not talk to them. They also fired arrows. When the group gets to the city, the city guards bully them into paying a high fee before being allowed into the city.

The hostility was required to introduce the dragon... Why did they make the dragon a Marxist?

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Interesting/ Entertaining but...

Revisado: 04-04-24

The story was very slow. Over half of the book was the main character doubting that she was the heir of the estate.

There are to many minor characters. I'm bad with names which made it hard for me to keep track of them all.

I did finished and enjoyed the book. I dont think I will get the next one.

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At most a rough draft

Revisado: 01-03-24

They story is interesting but it needs a lot of work. Not sure if it would be better that she found out what her powers could do then rushing out to fight the dragons without knowing

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Not bad

Revisado: 11-20-23

The ghost was only a small part of the story. I like how they helped the Leigh deal with the death of her parents. Not a fan on how they transfer knowledge on how to fight....

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The long awaited war as meh

Revisado: 10-25-23

I like the first two books: Good story, great character building, nice humor, an interesting lore about magic, and the buildup for the upcoming war.

Most of the third book was setting the stage for the war but not much going on... The war itself is more about the house witch father attacking the castle solo with his familiar and being a bully.

The one star for the performance is due to the change of the voice of the cat. The voice went from a young energetic to a monotone condescending cat.

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To much filler and not enough story

Revisado: 10-24-23

There is to much one on one dialog between the main character and one of the other members in the group. Kaz talks to the dog, Kaz talks to the cat, Kaz talks to the jinn, and Kaz talks to one of the knights. I found these talks nice but there are to many of them. It felt these "talks" took most of the book before dealing with the main story.

This is the same story telling format as "Expeditionary Force" which I also liked... but still has to many one on one dialog. This time the talks are between Joe Bishop and Skippy.

R.C. Bray does an excellent job as narrator.

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Not bad but not good

Revisado: 06-12-23

Story telling and narration is good. But, there is no plot. There is a overall story arc but the book was more of a couple of random encounter with the main character getting into trouble and finding a way to get out of it or running away.

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Made it to the end but...

Revisado: 03-13-23

There is no plot. It's just one random encounter after another with the main character easily able to overcome any issues.

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Meh

Revisado: 01-05-23

First half of book was boring. Just talk between Bishop and Skippy. Does nothing to add to the story.

Second half of book, they get an idea to save the day. It felt rushed with only half the book to do anything,

Should the series end? Yes... Should it end here? Not sure. Using the same formula for each book is meh....

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More of a filer

Revisado: 11-07-22

I enjoyed the book but it did not add anything to the overall story line. It only allowed the story to skip a couple of years.

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