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City of dragons (spoilers)
Offline Valarya
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May-08-2012, 01:52 PM (UTC)
(May-08-2012, 08:57 AM (UTC))finella Wrote: My first concern is the story itself. And I think to give e.g. only 1 star, because of the kindle-price or the fact, that the book is splitted or is too thin (in pages), is very unfair towards the author in my view.

Well, I could see that side of the argument.. but in this case, if I were to leave a review for Book 1 of the RWC on amazon, it would say something along the lines of what I said earlier. That is:

"Not even half a story. An intro, really. This book feels like you've read a 50-page intro in to a really cheap fantasy. Decent characters so far but lacking anything relating to a plot, climax or resolution."

Each book, regardless of the fact it's a sequel or prequel or part of a series, should have a climax and resolution of some sorts. Surrender



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City of dragons (spoilers) - by joost - Jan-08-2012, 11:46 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Jan-09-2012, 12:54 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - Jan-09-2012, 09:35 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by joost - Jan-09-2012, 11:10 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Jan-10-2012, 12:06 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - Jan-10-2012, 02:24 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by joost - Jan-10-2012, 03:16 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - Jan-10-2012, 03:57 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by joost - Jan-10-2012, 04:22 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - Jan-10-2012, 04:35 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Jan-10-2012, 05:49 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Selene - Jan-10-2012, 06:48 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Jan-10-2012, 09:41 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - Jan-10-2012, 09:51 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by joost - Jan-10-2012, 10:05 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - Jan-10-2012, 09:17 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Jan-10-2012, 11:33 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - Jan-11-2012, 09:58 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by joost - Jan-11-2012, 11:15 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - Jan-11-2012, 11:47 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Relpda - Jan-22-2012, 05:26 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - Feb-07-2012, 06:32 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-07-2012, 09:28 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - Feb-07-2012, 11:25 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-07-2012, 11:38 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - Feb-08-2012, 12:09 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-08-2012, 12:14 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-08-2012, 06:24 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - Feb-10-2012, 05:33 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by finella - Feb-12-2012, 10:36 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-13-2012, 11:57 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Feb-13-2012, 01:23 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Gielske - Feb-13-2012, 03:56 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Feb-14-2012, 08:03 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Feb-14-2012, 12:17 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-13-2012, 04:34 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Gielske - Feb-13-2012, 04:42 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-13-2012, 05:10 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Feb-14-2012, 05:37 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-14-2012, 11:47 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Gielske - Feb-13-2012, 05:16 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-13-2012, 05:55 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-14-2012, 12:24 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-14-2012, 09:08 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-14-2012, 12:37 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-14-2012, 12:49 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-14-2012, 12:51 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-14-2012, 03:51 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Gielske - Feb-14-2012, 03:59 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-14-2012, 04:05 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-14-2012, 05:27 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-14-2012, 05:28 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-14-2012, 05:29 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-14-2012, 05:55 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-14-2012, 06:37 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Feb-14-2012, 10:43 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-14-2012, 10:45 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Feb-14-2012, 11:53 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-15-2012, 08:27 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Brashen - Feb-15-2012, 11:20 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-15-2012, 11:56 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Feb-24-2012, 01:01 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - May-04-2012, 10:35 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - May-05-2012, 03:32 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - May-05-2012, 02:22 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by finella - May-07-2012, 04:53 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - May-07-2012, 05:22 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - May-07-2012, 07:29 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by redchild - May-13-2012, 06:47 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Clarity - May-17-2012, 10:29 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - May-07-2012, 07:54 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - May-07-2012, 08:15 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by finella - May-08-2012, 08:57 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - May-08-2012, 01:52 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by finella - May-08-2012, 03:28 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - May-08-2012, 04:10 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - May-09-2012, 09:55 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - May-09-2012, 03:10 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - May-10-2012, 08:26 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - May-13-2012, 08:34 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by redchild - May-14-2012, 07:29 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - May-17-2012, 11:28 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Clarity - May-17-2012, 12:15 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - May-20-2012, 12:01 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by finella - May-21-2012, 02:30 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - May-20-2012, 11:28 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - May-21-2012, 10:07 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by KekPafrany - May-23-2012, 10:20 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Valarya - May-22-2012, 07:19 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - May-22-2012, 07:54 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by fool-ish - May-22-2012, 10:34 PM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by Farseer - Mar-12-2013, 10:17 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons - by 'thul - Mar-12-2013, 11:30 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Wolfang - Mar-24-2013, 01:52 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Farseer - Mar-24-2013, 02:39 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Wolfang - Mar-24-2013, 02:54 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Farseer - Mar-24-2013, 03:02 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Valarya - Mar-24-2013, 03:07 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Valarya - Mar-24-2013, 02:55 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Farseer - Mar-24-2013, 03:08 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Wolfang - Mar-24-2013, 03:15 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Valarya - Mar-24-2013, 03:18 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by joost - Mar-24-2013, 09:56 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by Farseer - Mar-24-2013, 10:18 AM (UTC)
RE: City of dragons (spoilers) - by 'thul - Apr-02-2013, 07:32 AM (UTC)

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