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Lord of the Isles (Mass Market Paperback)

by D. Drake (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books (3 Sep 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0812522400
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812522402
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 501,265 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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David Drake made his name in genre fiction with the "Hammer's Slammers" series of military SF about tough future mercenaries, launched in 1979. A versatile writer, he's also published well-received fantasies: Lord of the Isles opens a massive new saga of clashing swords and spells in an archipelago world. 1,000 years beforehand, potent sorcery won a war only for its backlash to sink the winning island. Now, with magic reaching another millennial peak of power, the world is endangered. Among the players are a king's ghost and two magicians who were present at the ancient disaster (one of them caused it), plus modern wizards, warriors and unknowing descendants of royalty. Drake skilfully juggles multiple storylines as his engaging characters meet a wild variety of danger: rising and vanishing lands, the reanimated dead (not only human dead), out-of-control sorcery, demons, riots, traps and other planes of reality including hell itself. The magic comes in several fascinating and often unpleasant flavours. Even likeable characters may die. This story reads well and halts at a satisfying moment of victory rather than a nail-biting cliffhanger. It doesn't quite achieve epic scale--clearly Drake is keeping major trump cards in reserve for the coming sequels. A promising start. --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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"One of the finest epic fantasies of the decade." --Piers Anthony
"Unlike most modern fantasy, David Drake's "Lord of the Isles "is an epic with the texture of the legends of yore, with rousing action and characters to cheer for." --Terry Goodkind
"True brilliance is as rare as a perfect diamond or a supernova. "Lord of the Isles" is truly brilliant. We are in at the birth of a classic....There is a lot of fantasy out there, but there is only one "Lord of the Isles."" --Morgan Llywelyn
"David Drake's work here is original, engrossing, and instantly credible. After all the hackneyed, repetitive fantasy I've read recently, "Lord of the Isles "seems quite wonderful." --Stephen R. Donaldson
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Similar in style to Stephen Donaldson. A recommended read., 30 Jul 1999
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This review is from: Lord Of The Isles (Lord of the Isles 1) (Paperback)
I was originally drawn to this book by the many commendations from SF authors I enjoy. The cover art should be enough to put off most folk (unless interested in S&M fetish). The style is slightly off-putting. Not in a poor way, but in putting you off your guard for what is coming. Really quite refreshing. The characters are realistic, the language used, engaging. The only part of his style I was not taken with was his perception of magic - there was simply too much of it. I do recommend this book, especially if you are a fan of Stephen Donaldson.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good fantasy with lots of action, 28 Mar 1999
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After reading some other reviewers' comments, I had to stop and think about their criticisms of the book. While I agree with their comments concerning character development, I found this book to be one of the more enjoyable fantasies I've read in a good while, and I've read quite a few including Jordan's Wheel of Time, Edding's Belgariad/Mallorean, Feist's Magician: series, Goodkind's Sword of Truth, Hambly's Darwath Trilogy, Reichert's Last of the Renshai and J V Jone's Book of Words series, all of which I recommend. Lord of the Isles is a quick read with relatively short chapters, each with a nice little punch at the end. When the characters split up and have separate adventures, the chapters rotate to follow each story simultaneously. I had no trouble following the story or keeping track of who's who. The chapters are often left as cliffhangers, but all the plots are excellent and the shorter chapters don't leave you hanging a long time to find out "what happened to..?". There is very little fat or excess commentary in this book. The magic is pretty mundane in theory and practice, but the narration of effects usually make up for it. If you are looking for a deep, thought provoking book you might want to skip this one, but if you are looking for a page turner with some neat variations to the usual encounters in fantasy, I highly recommend it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Below average and slow...., 25 May 2001
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This review is from: Lord Of The Isles (Lord of the Isles 1) (Paperback)
I started reading SF/Fantasy by reading the Dragonlance series and I find I'm most disappointed with this effort. I found the characters to be flacid and un-emotional. Drake can't seem to make up his mind about the descriptions of Garric and Cashel. It seems at one point that Cashel's bigger and more powerful but then, later, it's Garric!! And no matter how tired\exhausted they are, a night's rest cures ALL their ills!!!

I like to see a lot of magic in Fantasy books so this was a welcome change but Tenoctris wound me up. She was casting all these spells (most, if not all, of which went without a hitch) and every time she was about to cast the spell she'd mention that she really wasn't very good and that it might not work. EVERY TIME! God woman, that's one helluva inferiority complex you've got there!! I've started the trilogy and so I feel I have to finish it but I can't honestly say I'm looking forward to it.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Extruded fantasy product
Extruded Fantasy Product. Worth reading? Well, the story progresses in small chunks, like it was written for serialisation in some pulp magazine. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not Epic . . . but entertaining
It could be epic, though it needs a little work. There aren't too many books out there, though, that are as engaging and entertaining as King of the Isles. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fantastic!
If you love and crave great fantasy novels, you gotta buy this book. I guarantee you that once you finished reading this book you will crave for the coming series! Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good entertainment, could use more depth...
I truly enjoyed this detailed fantasy series. Drake has painstakingly created a world; however, this world has no innate originality - I won't remember the map and the peoples... Read more
Published on 31 Aug 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Light, easy reading.
I liked this book well enough but I borrowed it from the library. From, the start, it threatened to be another long series and I didn't want to get hooked and wind up spending... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting characters and a exciting story line
I have enjoyed this entire series. Its a new fresh look and the fantasy world. Instead of using old ideas he's created his own fantastic realm.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Bored with the Isles
Despire all the recommendations on the cover of the book, I have a great deal of trouble praising Lord of the Isles. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars in a word: garbage
where to begin? heavyhanded, completely unskilled character development. relies entirely on bad grammar to give "style" and "voice" to the characters. Read more
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