- Mass Market Paperback: 309 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; First THUS edition (1 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0786919000
- ISBN-13: 978-0786919000
- Product Dimensions: 31.8 x 10.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 676,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Champions from each of the five schools of magic compete for the ultimate prize, the "Mirror of Desires," a mysterious artifact that holds the key to preserving the tenuous balance of power between the five schools. Original.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"Not Vance Moore again" was the general reaction to Odyssey and, though this might be a little harsh, it does sum up the style of the book.
Moore's previous Magic novel, Prophecy, was really quite bad and Odyssey suffers from similar problems. Descriptive passages are erratic, irrelevant things are often related in detail while important events are rushed through quickly.
The plot of the book is also covered quite badly, at over half way through I still had little idea what the point of the entire thing was. The motivation of the characters seems non-existent at points and only random events keep things moving.
However, that said, this is not a awful book. It has a few good characters and it is not the plot-free-zone that Prophecy seemed. It is hard to know whether the slightly flat feel to Odyssey's plot is the fault of Vance Moore or the Wizards continuity department but, either way, this is simply not the best of the Magic novels. Read it if you want to know the plot behind the Odyessy expansion but don't expect wonders and don't let it put you off the other Magic novels.
Moore's previous Magic novel, Prophecy, was really quite bad and Odyssey suffers from similar problems. Descriptive passages are erratic, irrelevant things are often related in detail while important events are rushed through quickly.
The plot of the book is also covered quite badly, at over half way through I still had little idea what the point of the entire thing was. The motivation of the characters seems non-existent at points and only random events keep things moving.
However, that said, this is not a awful book. It has a few good characters and it is not the plot-free-zone that Prophecy seemed. It is hard to know whether the slightly flat feel to Odyssey's plot is the fault of Vance Moore or the Wizards continuity department but, either way, this is simply not the best of the Magic novels. Read it if you want to know the plot behind the Odyessy expansion but don't expect wonders and don't let it put you off the other Magic novels.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
book was in good condition, have no idea about the content of the book as it was bought for a teenager who was ecstatic!
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Vance Moore is a genius! He created a whole new world of Magic: the Gathering in this novel, since it is based in post-apocalyptic Dominaria!
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