tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post7976402109814275349..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: "Mage's Blood" by David Hair (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu and Mihir Wanchoo)Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-55855071787321971792014-01-02T07:17:16.179-05:002014-01-02T07:17:16.179-05:00Actually this is one of the books that rewards kee...Actually this is one of the books that rewards keeping going - or just fast reading/skipping 100-150 pages - as after a while it gets really good and stays with you for a long time. <br /><br />However I agree that it takes a while to get going.<br /><br />The sequel Scarlet Tides is excellent end-to-end and was the best fantasy for me in 2013Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-18161044128103370732014-01-02T00:30:00.443-05:002014-01-02T00:30:00.443-05:00I couldn't get past the first 40 pages .I just...I couldn't get past the first 40 pages .I just coulnd't read this book. I wouldn't recommend this book.A wasted 29.95 <br /> The first chapter was a very good read,so I bought the book.When i got home and started on the following chapters I wanted to hang myself for spending the money on this TRASH.<br />Don't Don't Don't buy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-5173423568029380632013-11-14T21:10:24.326-05:002013-11-14T21:10:24.326-05:00It is really important to create a world that is &...It is really important to create a world that is "familiar but different" when world building. Worlds that are not familiar and relatable are harder to get into. To create this Hair changes the names of many familiar items, words, and phrases in his world to make his world different from ours. Most authors do this but Hair takes it farther then most. This makes the first few chapters a little difficult to read. Just power through them, take notes if you have to, it's worth it, the last 2/3rds of the book fly by. Great read looking forward to other works by Hair in the future.Darthferrernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-25216853335000336542012-10-15T15:01:29.919-04:002012-10-15T15:01:29.919-04:00First time commenting, your review has sold me on ...First time commenting, your review has sold me on this book. I will give a go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091097852188866725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-49307297688395977152012-10-04T10:19:56.494-04:002012-10-04T10:19:56.494-04:00As an aside, while there is some similarity with T...As an aside, while there is some similarity with The Darkness that Came Before, I would say that the series go in very different ways and with very different goals, writing, characters and the more pertinent comparison would be with the Outremer series of Chaz Brenchley, though Mage's Blood is more ambitious and clearly set up to be more complex and deeper than a simple retelling of Crusades and suchLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-36051699900118233882012-10-04T08:19:36.857-04:002012-10-04T08:19:36.857-04:00Thank you for the comment; despite its length, the...Thank you for the comment; despite its length, the book reads fast and it is hard to put down as you want to find out what happens to the charactersLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-72347241056547773702012-10-04T05:08:31.588-04:002012-10-04T05:08:31.588-04:00I have this on my reading list and close to the to...I have this on my reading list and close to the top since the premise is quite interesting for me. It is a huge volume and I can't say that I have much free time nowadays, but I definitely need to check "Mage's Blood".<br />Excellent review(s), guys! :)Mihai A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08534691063946241019noreply@blogger.com