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Review Date: 6/14/2009
Fire Arrow was definately better than it's predessor (Hero's Song) at least as far as plot and writing style go. Where "Hero's Song" was somewhat choppy and the product of a less experienced writer... "Fire Arrow" shows Edith Pattou's growth as a writer.
The characters are well fleshed out... and interesting... breaking out of their "cookie cutter" selves from "Hero's Song".
The story was compelling... it diffenately kept both me (and my husband) reading. If you are an avid fantasy reader... I definately recommend picking these books up. However... if you are a staunch backer of the "creators" of the genre... you might want to pass. Though they are original in their idea... they are nothing spectacular. And yet, at least "Fire Arrow" is a good story for kids (particularly girls, as the main character is Breo-Saight, the girl from "Hero's Song"), showing them the consequences of vengence and the value of life.
Again... a good and entertaining read... but in a genre that is full of hero and adventure stories... there isn't much to make these two stand out...
Though I wonder... is this intended to be a trilogy?? If so... where is the third book???
"Hero's Song" was published in 1991 and "Fire Arrow" in 1998... I think we are due the third installment!
The characters are well fleshed out... and interesting... breaking out of their "cookie cutter" selves from "Hero's Song".
The story was compelling... it diffenately kept both me (and my husband) reading. If you are an avid fantasy reader... I definately recommend picking these books up. However... if you are a staunch backer of the "creators" of the genre... you might want to pass. Though they are original in their idea... they are nothing spectacular. And yet, at least "Fire Arrow" is a good story for kids (particularly girls, as the main character is Breo-Saight, the girl from "Hero's Song"), showing them the consequences of vengence and the value of life.
Again... a good and entertaining read... but in a genre that is full of hero and adventure stories... there isn't much to make these two stand out...
Though I wonder... is this intended to be a trilogy?? If so... where is the third book???
"Hero's Song" was published in 1991 and "Fire Arrow" in 1998... I think we are due the third installment!
Review Date: 6/14/2009
Helpful Score: 2
Though a well concieved and interesting book... "Hero's Song" does suffer in several ways. First... Edith Pattou (whom I LOVE as an author... her novel "East" was GORGEOUSLY written!) is a wonderful author! After so thoroughly enjoying "East", I was very disappointed in the writing style for "Hero's Song". In some places it is just downright choppy and hard to read. To me... it's very clear that this novel is one of Edith's first.
The characters are well fleshed out... and interesting... Yet I have to agree with a review I read on Amazon.com, they are very "cookie cutter"... and almost seem to be morphed from other Fantasy novels. Which is sorta disconcerting if you can't get visions of "Lord of the Rings" out of your head as you read.
And yet... The story was compelling... it diffenately kept both me (and my husband) reading. If you are an avid fantasy reader... I definately recommend picking these books up. However... if you are a staunch backer of the "creators" of the genre... you might want to pass. Though they are original in their idea... they are nothing spectacular.
Again... a good and entertaining read... but in a genre that is full of hero and adventure stories... there isn't much to make these two stand out...
Though I wonder... is this intended to be a trilogy?? If so... where is the third book???
"Hero's Song" was published in 1991 and "Fire Arrow" in 1998... I think we are due the third installment!
The characters are well fleshed out... and interesting... Yet I have to agree with a review I read on Amazon.com, they are very "cookie cutter"... and almost seem to be morphed from other Fantasy novels. Which is sorta disconcerting if you can't get visions of "Lord of the Rings" out of your head as you read.
And yet... The story was compelling... it diffenately kept both me (and my husband) reading. If you are an avid fantasy reader... I definately recommend picking these books up. However... if you are a staunch backer of the "creators" of the genre... you might want to pass. Though they are original in their idea... they are nothing spectacular.
Again... a good and entertaining read... but in a genre that is full of hero and adventure stories... there isn't much to make these two stand out...
Though I wonder... is this intended to be a trilogy?? If so... where is the third book???
"Hero's Song" was published in 1991 and "Fire Arrow" in 1998... I think we are due the third installment!
Review Date: 10/24/2009
Excellent combination of historical, modern, & contemporary art pieces... as well as a few sculptures, film stills and illustrations thrown in! This book is a feast for the eyes! The only thing that would make it better... is for it to be BIGGER! The images are just WAY too small in this "handheld" format...
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