- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.; Reissue edition (1 Jan 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0425075877
- ISBN-13: 978-0425075876
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,600,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Set in the future in another galaxy - this follows the tale of brothers and their struggle with a corrupt empire. It has the depth of Dune and spans an entire universe. The society that this story is set in is well thought out, highly believable and the main characters are by turn intense and likeable. This is the first part of a trilogy - and I highly recommend them all.
In fact probably the only down side - is that these stories do not stand as well alone but need to be read one after the other. They would make a fabulous film as some of the desciptions are so vivid.
Two brothers, the eldest heir to a great dynasty, his brother, gentle, loved and yet destined to lead the underground movement against the empire......
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Excellent
7 April 2005
Format:Paperback
Beautifully crafted. I was delighted to have the opportunity to replace my original extremely battered books. Among science fiction books that examine or explore socio-political structures, these books rank at the top of my list along with the Ender's Game trilogy by Orson Scott Card and "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fun and suspenseful
19 Dec 2006
Format:Paperback
I recommend this book, but only if you can get hold of all three in the series. This is the first, "Shadow of the Swan" is the second, "House of the Wolf" is the third and final of this "The Phoenix Legacy" series. I would say this is one novel in three installments. In my 1981 edition the second and third books both have maps, previous part synopsis (there are 6 parts altogether), and a cast of characters; the third book also has an extensive glossary. It unfortunately has some pretty lame cover art. You can easily find plot synopsis elsewhere. I want to say that this book nicely combines political intrigue with some hard science fiction and social idealism in the context of a far future feudal society. One plot element involves a pseudo-christian religion, but it is not thematic and there is no supernatural, fantastic, or faith-based action. There's enough action and plot twists to keep you turning the pages, but the real strength of the novel is in the characters and the drama. To my mind, there is nothing particularly profound or inventive about this series, but it is well written and entertaining.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great Series
27 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Legacy of the Phoenix series is a little soap opera-ish, but the characters grip you, and once you start on the first book you will get sucked in and want to read the next two. I recommend the series full heartedly, though I wouldn't start reading the first one unless I was sure I was able to procure the next two, as once you are hooked on the series you will want to blow through all three books back to back. Not five star, but the series is very close to it, and well worth the read.
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