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Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. War cares little for the troubles of the aristocracy. As a terrible new weapon obliterates the age of courtly battle, an intelligent but plain princess and her companions--an addled young inventor and a kleptomaniac firebird--find themselves forced into a battle for survival in a suddenly very deadly world. Mass Market Paperback , pages.
I think this is a great book. The women were decked out in pointy pastel hats and the men were in tights She refuses his support but if Hilt discovers that the prophet was once the one who instructed her to climb to the mountain's top, Hilt realizes that it's his responsibility to accompany her. The attention given to science and humour in the book was far too heavy handed and parody of a much loved shared world setting is, by association, insulting to the fans and they will, quite rightly, be turned off by the book. Customers who viewed this item also viewed. The mask and clothes were a necessary precaution, one that made it far easier to protect her identity. Prince Ugo Svarezi, a Colletran knight and the villain of the piece, comes to Sumbria to celebrate the truce.
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Be the first to ask a question about The Council of Blades. Lists with This Book. Dec 27, Jesse rated it it was ok Shelves: This one was pretty bad. I think that maybe it's sposs to take place so long ago that it's okay that it's out of place. But this story has no bering on rest of the books that I have read.
Besides the fact that it takes a place on the shores of Akanamere, there was nothing else to connect it to the Forgotten Realms stuff. Once again, I had high hopes that this would be wrot with history of a certain corner of Farun. I thought that there would be all kinds of war and battles and stuff; but it reall This one was pretty bad.
I thought that there would be all kinds of war and battles and stuff; but it really wasn't like that at all. There were a few minor battles, but the rest was really about a brainy princess who wants to be a magic user, an artist inventor, and a weird theiving bird that I've never heard of.
The women were decked out in pointy pastel hats and the men were in tights I guess it was amusing, but not what I wanted. I don't think this author wrote anything else for TSR, but it will be too bad if he did Nov 13, Stuart Schneider rated it did not like it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Celaena remained where she sat. His handwriting was cramped and near-illegible, his signature nothing more than a few loops and jagged peaks. The mask and clothes were a necessary precaution, one that made it far easier to protect her identity.
Neither of them had been particularly happy when Arobynn announced that Sam would be sent to the Dead Islands with Celaena. Her mentor had called Sam an escort, but Celaena knew what his presence meant: It was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. By Paul Kidd Warfare cares little for the worries of the aristocracy.
Spellwright Nicodemus is a tender, talented wizard with an issue. Eleanor While a negative coincidence claims the lifetime of Eleanor's dual, her relatives isleft in tatters, and her truth starts off to solve, shedding her in and outof unexpected worlds. Yet the message coming across in CoB is the opposite and this would no doubt have grated with Dungeons and Dragons fans.
There was too much and the story quickly degenerated from humour to parody and slapstick. The attention given to science and humour in the book was far too heavy handed and parody of a much loved shared world setting is, by association, insulting to the fans and they will, quite rightly, be turned off by the book. Kidd should have paid more respect the setting and fan base. Council of Blades was an enjoyable read. Unfortunately, it was horribly over seasoned with humour and science which ultimately spoiled the dish. Oct 13, Rindis rated it really liked it Shelves: A fun, but easy to overlook book.
Essentially written in a month, it shows its hurried nature with a plot that doesn't start moving until halfway through. However, the scenery along the way is fun, as is the satire of renaissance northern Italy.
Nov 07, Christopher rated it liked it Shelves: The writing is quite skilled, the story a little sillier than I prefer. May 15, AndrewP rated it liked it Shelves: The Nobles Book 5.
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