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Summary: Start of a great new series
Review: This book opens the "Fey Universe" showing the clash of cultures
and setting up the serious work of the second edition.
Rating: 
Summary: Absolutely Horrible
Review: This book stands alone as one of the few books I considered giving up halfway through. The characters are horrible, the pathetic manner in which the protagonists give into the Fey is depressing, the characterization of the Fey is totally cliche...I could go on. I can't remember many details of this book, as I read it quite some time ago and was totally disgusted by it, but the horrid taste it left in my mouth remains. Do not read this book.
Rating: 
Summary: Brilliant
Review: This is an excellent story. It got me on my toes from the first page untill the end. Really marvelous. I don't understand that there are people who don't like it. It's a fantastic story and deserves really five stars.
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Summary: A terrific study in both sides of a terrible conflict
Review: When I first saw the title "The Fey" in the book store I thought, naw, I've read this story a thousand times. But Rusch acutally manages to make the rather standard plot into an amazing and original read. This king's daughter/warrior in battle proving her worth story certainly has some cliche elements, but they only give the reader a foothold for Rusch's magic in creating the brilliantly complex characters on both sides of the conflict. I never could decide which side I wanted to win, and never did decide even as it ended. Instead of the standard "some good, some bad people" set up for each side, Rusch puts the "some good, some bad" in each of her characters in a very believable way. Read this book if you're planning on writing some great, complex characters!
Rating:
Summary: A terrific study in both sides of a terrible conflict
Review: When I first saw the title "The Fey" in the book store I thought, naw, I've read this story a thousand times. But Rusch acutally manages to make the rather standard plot into an amazing and original read. This king's daughter/warrior in battle proving her worth story certainly has some cliche elements, but they only give the reader a foothold for Rusch's magic in creating the brilliantly complex characters on both sides of the conflict. I never could decide which side I wanted to win, and never did decide even as it ended. Instead of the standard "some good, some bad people" set up for each side, Rusch puts the "some good, some bad" in each of her characters in a very believable way. Read this book if you're planning on writing some great, complex characters!
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Summary: Don't be turned off by the first book!
Review: When I started reading this book, I was prepared for a poor work of churned-out cruddy fantasy. The first few chapters seemed to confirm my views, and the Fey themselves were wildly improbable and silly. Then I let go... The book was pretty good; good enough to get me to read the second book. The second book made it all worth it. It's a brilliant piece of work, which is so far beyond the first in skillfulness, character, and plot that any reader of fantasy should enjoy it.
Rating:
Summary: The Ultimate
Review: Yes, this belongs to the best. All the books of the Fey belong to the top. This is fabulous writing. Kristine Rush is a genius.
This is fantasy as it's supposed to be.
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