http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/fantasy/firebird/ reading material to get excited about Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/fantasy/firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4266 The Lightstone » Bookgasm Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:34:54 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=542#comment-4266 [...] But it is constructive to compare this book to R. Garcia y Robertson’s FIREBIRD, which is far more interesting in my view. While each book consists of a quest to wrest power from the evil and return it to the pure, Robertson’s book was strong at weaving traditional folklore into improbable fantasies, and bringing unusual imagery and flights of fancy into the realm of believability. Zindell’s book seems more content to rely on hoary old imagery and hope you like the characters well enough to continue reading. [...] [...] But it is constructive to compare this book to R. Garcia y Robertson’s FIREBIRD, which is far more interesting in my view. While each book consists of a quest to wrest power from the evil and return it to the pure, Robertson’s book was strong at weaving traditional folklore into improbable fantasies, and bringing unusual imagery and flights of fancy into the realm of believability. Zindell’s book seems more content to rely on hoary old imagery and hope you like the characters well enough to continue reading. [...]

]]> http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/fantasy/firebird/comment-page-1/#comment-4134 FRIDAY AFTERNOON REGASM >> 7.14.06 » Bookgasm Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:08:38 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=542#comment-4134 [...] Mark Rose is BOOKGASM, Ltd.’s resident fantasy genius. He’s sensitive to nuance (no, I’m not making a joke about how that dragon book made him cry) and has an eye for story, so his ultra-positive review of FIREBIRD by R. Garcia y Robinson should be taken as fact. I said read it, Bilbo! [...] [...] Mark Rose is BOOKGASM, Ltd.’s resident fantasy genius. He’s sensitive to nuance (no, I’m not making a joke about how that dragon book made him cry) and has an eye for story, so his ultra-positive review of FIREBIRD by R. Garcia y Robinson should be taken as fact. I said read it, Bilbo! [...]

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