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Summary: Insight into the Marketplace
Review: The third book in the Marketplace series gives us more insight into how training of slaves occurs by following the education of one would be trainer in the home of the Trainer of Trainers, Anderson. Well written and fairly evenly plotted, we meet again the mysterious trainer Chris Parker though the book does little to answer the questions raised in the first two books of the series. Clearly there is a bias toward the "Old Guard" style in the book, the newer approach and what most of use know as the "scene" given less than ideal representation. But Antoniou fairly shows us the down side to the Marketplace system as well. If you enjoyed the first two books you should read this one as well.
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Summary: And now for the tops ...
Review: The third installment in the Marketplace series again picks up with Chris Parker, the outwardly disciplined and inwardly tortured trainer. This time, he enters the services of a female Mistress in order to help train a would be dominant, Brian. However, the immature and hasty Brian quickly conflicts with the older, more experienced Chris Parker and is forced to learn about mastering himself before being able to truly master others.Like other books in this series, the book is well written and interesting. It provides an interesting glimpse into the techniques of training and is one of the few decent BDSM books written from the tops perspective. (For an interesting alternative, see Susan Matthew's Prisoner of Conscience) Still, the Brian character is so intensely irritating and childish, it is difficult to identify the characters in this book, which I believe is absolutely critical in really enjoying this type of fiction. A great series but I liked the first two books better.
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Summary: And now for the tops ...
Review: The third installment in the Marketplace series again picks up with Chris Parker, the outwardly disciplined and inwardly tortured trainer. This time, he enters the services of a female Mistress in order to help train a would be dominant, Brian. However, the immature and hasty Brian quickly conflicts with the older, more experienced Chris Parker and is forced to learn about mastering himself before being able to truly master others. Like other books in this series, the book is well written and interesting. It provides an interesting glimpse into the techniques of training and is one of the few decent BDSM books written from the tops perspective. (For an interesting alternative, see Susan Matthew's Prisoner of Conscience) Still, the Brian character is so intensely irritating and childish, it is difficult to identify the characters in this book, which I believe is absolutely critical in really enjoying this type of fiction. A great series but I liked the first two books better.
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Summary: Laura/Sara: better and better
Review: The Trainer is the best novel of Laura Marketplace trilogy. And the first ones were excellent. If you like power games, you will adore it. Laura wrote that the next one will give us more of Chris Parker (my favorite character). I wish she will not take years to finish it as she did for The Trainer.
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Summary: Laura/Sara: better and better
Review: The Trainer is the best novel of Laura Marketplace trilogy. And the first ones were excellent. If you like power games, you will adore it. Laura wrote that the next one will give us more of Chris Parker (my favorite character). I wish she will not take years to finish it as she did for The Trainer.
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Summary: Best of the Series
Review: This is the most complex book in the trilogy by Sara/Laura, and the best look at what makes trainers tick. Although there is less sex than in the other books, there is MUCH more power play! I especially liked the glimpses into chris parker's past, and can't wait till the next book!!!
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Summary: Great New Edition!
Review: This new edition of The Trainer really makes a difference. The story is still about Michael LaGuardia, who wants to become a trainer of slaves under the guidance of the mysterious Anderson. In the old version, I felt like I didn't know enough about Michael and his motives. I also didn't think there was enough sex in the book. There's lots more sex here, especially of the male-dominant, female-submissive type. Plus, Antoniou "fills in the gaps" by giving us more details on the slave training style of Californian Geoff Negel, and she takes us overseas to see what slave training is like in England. (Maybe a precusor to her Fifth Book, the first chapter of which is at the end of Book 4, The Academy? I hope so!) All in all, this reading was much more satisfying -- in fact, it inspired me to go back and read the Academy again, because now I see how closely these books are tied together (pun intended)!
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Summary: Marketplace Trilogy - Best in my collection!
Review: This trilogy has got to be the best I have read. Much more believable than the Beauty series (although for fantasy, that was pretty good). I was hungry for the next chapter. Laura/Sara had a wonderful cast of characters. My favourites included Chris Parker, Brian, and Trainer Anderson. Just when you think you have it all figured out, Laura/Sara throws a wrench in for fun. On another note, I was upset to find that The Trainer was the end. It left me with so many questions, which is both good and bad, but I WANT MORE! So Laura/Sara, if you read this, your fans are waiting...
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Summary: A deeper look into the world of the Marketplace
Review: Who are the people who don't own slaves or become them? The Trainer is the story of a young man wishing to be a trainer of slaves for others, and learning the art under the now famous Chris Parker, who appears in all three Marketplace books. For those of us who fell in love with Chris in the first book, this one gives us a deeper look -- but not quite deep enough -- into the psyche of a not-owner, not-slave in the world of the Marketplace
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