The Phoenix Endangered (Enduring Flame (Audio)) by Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory, and William Dufris

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The Phoenix Endangered (Enduring Flame (Audio))
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Updated on 12-28-2008.

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Publisher: Tantor Media; Library ed. edition (September 1, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1400137861

ISBN-13: 978-1400137862

Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.9 x 1.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces ()

From Publishers Weekly
Harrier Gillain, future Knight-Mage, and his best friend, Tiercel Rolfort, High Mage in training, tread familiar ground in this sequel to 2007's The Phoenix Unchained, following the command of the Light in a quest to destroy the Dark. Accompanied by Kateta, a pushy, nagging unicorn, and the mammoth black dragon Ancaladar, the teen heroes prepare themselves in the elven city of Karahelanderialigor before setting out in search of the Lake of Fire, where the Wildmage Bisochim Bluerobe is raising a fanatic horde of desert nomads. Harrier and Tiercel's lengthy trek comes most vividly to life through the subplot of young nomad leader Shaiara, who risks her whole tribe on the chance of finding Abi'Abadshar, a legendary oasis of alien technology. Adding thinly veiled racial subtext to the customary coming-of-age world-saving story, this epic will mostly appeal to those who like their fantasy by the numbers. (Sept.)
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Review

“Entertaining. . . . This beguiling beginning promises a highly readable epic combining vivid characterization with an interesting exploration of how past heroics are twisted over centuries into something both more and less than they were.”
--Publishers Weekly on The Phoenix Unchained“Sets a lavishly detailed stage peopled with intriguing and well-developed characters whose futures hold both promise and peril.”
--Library Journal on The Phoenix Unchained

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Phoenix Endangered: Book Two of The Enduring Flame (Hardcover) I hate to say it, but I actually forgot that I finished this book - it was a trial to read. I picked it back up, scanned the last chapter and realized that I had finished last week. I was using it as a pass-the-time book; reading 20 minutes here and 30 there. Normally I can't put a book down, relishing every moment, every word. Not this one! The Phoenix Endangered: Depending on the chapter, the book is narrated by three different characters none of which know each other. But this is not the down side of this book. It seems as if Lackey and Mallory were at a loss when trying to write a follow-up to not only the first book in this trilogy, but after writing the Obsidian Trilogy. The story lines in both trilogies are very similar, just a small change here, and a twist there. Plus, the character development in this book is nil, nada, none, void.... Yes, there is magic. Yes, there is good vs. a sort of evil. Yes, there are dragons, and elves, and unicorns - but that is the only thing I can find of Mercedes Lackey in this book. No action. No suspense. No nothing. I'm at a loss - I just can't think of any thing else to write about this book. I just can't spare the time or energy - just like the authors.

The Phoenix Endangered (Enduring Flame (Audio))
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Available from Amazon
Price: $58.39
Updated on 12-28-2008.