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| Title | : | Shadows of Doom (Iron Tower Trilogy #2) |
| Author | : | Dennis L. McKiernan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | September 3rd 1987 by Roc (first published 1984) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy |
Dennis L. McKiernan
Paperback | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 3.89 | 1891 Users | 54 Reviews
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2.5 stars.Not quite as good as the first book, and a lot more in the realm of plagiarism than pastiche.
For example, we get a Moria-like journey. I was expecting this, but when a tentacle monster starts attacking when they open the magically sealed door, I literally shouted "Oh come on!". And, of course, at the end of this we get a Balrog-like fight.
We also get a river journey and we learn about the magical place that all the elves disappear off to at some point in their lives. Sound familiar?
McKiernan also jumps around a lot in this one, much like how Tolkien jumps around to different characters after the fellowship breaks up. This doesn't really work here, however, because we don't really know much about these other characters, and thus don't really care about them. There are also huge jumps back and forth in time when we follow different people, which is a bit jarring.
Finally, the last chunk of this book is a huge lore/info dump, which really slows it way down.
Over all, this is still entertaining but really disappointing when compared to the first book.
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| Original Title: | Shadows of Doom |
| ISBN: | 0451451031 (ISBN13: 9780451451033) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Iron Tower Trilogy #2, Mithgar (Chronological) #10, Mithgar #4 , more |
Rating Out Of Books Shadows of Doom (Iron Tower Trilogy #2)
Ratings: 3.89 From 1891 Users | 54 ReviewsCrit Out Of Books Shadows of Doom (Iron Tower Trilogy #2)
I continued to enjoy the trilogy. The story telling is still good. One particular borrowing from Tolkien was wee bit annoying though. Its one thing to put in major story elments (wee folks/hobbits, ancient enemy, Giant tower were the evil one reigns in fear), but its entirely another to just bring an almost verbatim scene from the Lord of the Rings. This is what happens when the heroes are trapped outside a dwarven kingdom long overrun by some ancient evil. They were trapped by some water3.5 stars
The Iron Tower trilogy by Dennis L. McKiernan is my favorite fantasy series. The length is perfect - something you can finish in a relatively short amount of time when compared to something like A Song of Fire & Ice by George R.R. Martin. The story is engaging and in my opinion really picks up steam in this second installment Shadows of Doom readying the reader for the culmination in the final volume. If you like high fantasy compacted into a readable trilogy it doesn't get much better than
I really enjoyed the continuation but it was a little slow at times.
Men,dwarves, elves, and warriors, oh my!
Lookthese are silly. The dialog is not great, the characters are all mystified at everything, and the whole thing is basically a fan-written version of the Lord Of The Rings. For example, in this one we get the Mines of Moria and the Scourging Of The Shire.BUT DESPITE ALL THATthey really are fun. And McKiernan does get you emotionally engaged with the characters. But it could have been soooo much better.
Book two of the Iron Tower trilogy mainly focuses on Tuck and Galen as they traverse the land of Mithgar eventually finding two more companions( an elf and a dwarf)and advancing towards the southern regions in an attempt to gather forces and communicate what is going on in the north. The book begins with the plight of Laurelin who has been captured by the forces of Modru and held in the actual Iron Tower. McKiernan really puts the pedal to the metal in this first chapter detailing the long
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