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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice shift from the near constant violence in t'others., 30 Jul 2004
Sorry about the glottal stop in the title; I couldn't fit what I wanted in.I forgot to take any books with me when visiting my Dad's, so, as is normally the case on such occasions, I looked in the shelves above his bed and found one. In this case, it was the first book of the Cleric Quintet. (Actually, this was how I first met the Icewind Dale books, and the Hitchikers Guide not-a-trilogy.) So, having read that one, I bought the 5 in one book. I think it is nice to have a familiar writing style, but in a book not centered so much on the combat side of the story. There are, of course, fights, but Cadarly, (the protagonist,) attempts to avoid them. Also, although the other characters are battle-hardened, superhero types, he is, realistically, new to the whole combat scene. All said and done, this quintet contains many of the ingenious plot twists that frequent the author's other work, and provides a flowing and believable story. (Or as close as this genre can get to being realistic.) Great, just not as great as other great things.
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