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Forging the Darksword (The darksword trilogy) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Margaret Weis (Author), Tracy Hickman (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam USA; Reprint edition (1 May 1988)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553268945
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553268942
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 197,737 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Born without magical abilities in a magic world, Joram flees to the Outlands after being exiled from his village, and joins the scholar Saryon, practitioner of the outlawed arts of science and creator of the Darksword.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Trilogy I ever experienced, 1 Jul 1997
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This was hands down, the best trilogy I have ever read. The first book is somewhat slow but stick with it. Once you've finished your friends will have to erect a barracade around you to keep you from charging out and buying the 2nd and 3rd. It is good to see that fantasy worlds the like of Thimhallan are not dead. I am currently reading the Death Gate Cycle by these talented authors and I have to say that I love it. These two writers have the ability to create intricate and fantastic worlds, that draw you in and won't let go. If you ready to experience new worlds than go out and buy these books. But be warned reading this book makes it very difficult to do the less important things like shower eat and sleep!!! :)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!, 18 May 1999
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This is a great intro into the wonderful series of Darksword books. I think that this is one of the best lead off books that I have ever read. An awsome book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Weis and Hickman do it again, 9 Mar 2002
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Of all Weis and Hickman's series, this was the last one I read. I was still reeling from the remarkable Rose of the Prophet trilogy, and was once more completely swept away. This book is not told with the raw energy of ROTP and the original DragonLance trilogies, but this is in keeping with its primarily character-based plot (the writing is still exceptionally good, but in a different way, with the language more subtle).

And what characters! Saryon is one we immediately sympathise with and will on; Joram, in many ways the protagonist, is refreshingly kept at a distance; and then there's Simkin, who has to be the best - and funniest - Weis and Hickman character of them all (and consequently one of the best fantasy characters). This is, along with ROTP, the best fantasy series of the lot I've read. Don't just buy this book - buy the trilogy, and soon! (And if you're a true W+H fan, buy Legacy of the Darksword as well, as this series rocks!)

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3.0 out of 5 stars I picked this up on the back of the dragonlance book by the same authors.
I wasn't sure what to expect and to be honest I was quite impressed. Dragonlance books are standard fantasy fare, nothing wrong with that but it is refreshing to read something... Read more
Published 13 months ago by genejoke

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent !
I first read the trilogy in 1989/1990 while at college and decided fifteen years later to read them again. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars a gripping and astonishing find
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Published 18 months ago by J. E. Murphy

3.0 out of 5 stars Good...yet lacking
This was a pretty good lead off book yet seemed to lack the energy that these two authors are well known for. The characters were very well developed. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars I liked it!
A good book if you can get through the first hundred pages or so. Very deep characters, as well as some you just can't quite figure out (such as Simkin) push the story along... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Magic at is best!!!
This book have the same ingredients of the Death Gate Cycle: very deep characters, very real social system, and a complex set of secrets to keep you attached to the pages. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good read, one of the better series from W+H
This is the first book in one of the finest series by authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The world they develop here is one of their better ones, and the plot and... Read more
Published on 12 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars The book was great but,
The book was almost 400 pages long. That was the only drawback. It didn't stop me any. It kept my nose in it for 4 weeks. I really get into books. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting storyline, but shallow writing
Good ideas, good settings, but the best thing about the novels was the characters, who were interesting and fairly well developed. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Got me into DragonLance
My Mom Bought the first two books for Easter. I love to read and I ate this story line up. Love the idea of technology and magic, and also it shows a bit of racissim. Read more
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