Nameless Magery

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Summary: A wonderful blend of Fantasy & Sci-fi
Review: This slim 231 page book has more ideas and better developed charactors then most of the recent 600 page + tomes that weigh-down the book shelve. However, it is not a quick read. There is a lot to absorb and many of passages were so well worded that I found myself re-reading sections for sheer enjoyment. At it's heart this is a coming-of-age story, told in the first person. My only gripe with the book is that it is the kind of story in which you don't know what it's about until the end. There is no strong plot line, but rather a series of events that wind up coming to a close. I don't think that there enough was put into the early story to make the events at the end satisfying. They just sort of happened. I also didn't care for the romantic entanglement at the end, nor the fact that there is no real ending. Still the writing is compelling enough to keep you turning the pages. It will interesting to see where the tale goes from here.

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Summary: Convoluted plot
Review: This slim volume doesn't give the reader much of a chance a chance to revel in the author's words. The plot jumps from scene to scene awkwardly. The sexuality of the book is overhyped (this is coming from a 19 yr old). I wish the author gave an actual picture of the world where Lisane came from and how she escaped the Enforcers instead of a summary. I quit reading the book halfway because it stunk so bad and I sped through the last pages just to see if the plot got better. It didn't. The only good scene was when she performed the lle act for Kaihan and the rest of his council, other than that, go spend well-earned money on another book.

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Summary: Well written and inventive!
Review: Very compelling book! The writing is really good, the story is well told, and there are a lot of finely done nuances in the telling that made this a book I couldn't wait to get back to.

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Summary: uggghhh...
Review: When I read the summary at the end of the book, it all seemed really exciting. It had everything: magic,"one true mage", queen-turned-peasant... Yup. Then I read it... Nope. There was no plot. Rather, a bunch of events that don't even tie together nicely at the end. Ms. Turner also added some scenes that contributed SQUAT to the book. In my opinion, she could have done so much better. Look at the characters she had, they were great! If only she had developed the characters better. If only half the book wasn't made up of sexual hype that didn't contribute to the book. If only...

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Summary: Refreshing!
Review: _Nameless Magery_ is a humorous, light-hearted fantasy. Lisane, the funny and quirky heroine, is powerful and interesting, and the supporting characters were each fascinating--particularly Kaihan, who is the enigmatic wizard-king in whom Lisane meets her match. The concept of magic is interesting, and the world-building is well done.

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Summary: Cool Stuff
Review: _Nameless Magery_ is a humorous, light-hearted fantasy. Lisane, the funny and quirky heroine, is powerful and interesting, and the supporting characters were each fascinating--particularly Kaihan, who is the enigmatic wizard-king in whom Lisane meets her match. The concept of magic is interesting, and the world-building is well done.