The Phoenix Endangered (The Enduring Flame)
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Product Price: $7.99
Manufacturer: Tor Fantasy
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In The Phoenix Endangered, second in The Enduring Flame, Tiercel, a budding High Mage, and Harrier, a reluctant Knight-Mage, develop greater power—and learn of the evils of war when they see the devastation caused by the fanatical armies of the Wild Mage Bisochim.
The desert tribespeople led by young Shaiara flee Bisochim’s evil, seeking a legendary oasis deep in the desert—a refuge that may hold the key to stopping Bisochim and preserving the Balance between Light and Darkness . . . or that may be the cause of Light’s ultimate downfall.
Reviews
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2010-03-16
Summary: "Enduring is a re-tread"
This book was utterly predictable, and thus utterly boring....Ancaladar.Mage Knight-Mage, Unicorn. The first series, The Obsidian Trilogy, used all these characters to much better effect. This was a tired variation on a great first theme. This was like all the sequels to "Gone With The Wind' Never try to improve on a classic! Read the Obsidian Trilogy instead, and then stop!
Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2010-01-17
Summary: "Amazingly Disappointing"
I've read a lot of Mercedes Lackey's books and found the majority of them to be either excellent or at least good. This book is a stark exception and stands out as one of the worst books I've read in a while. Somehow it manages to hide what little plot may exist to the point where it can't be found, and then makes unicorns, dragons, magic and adventure utterly boring.
I read the Obsidian Trilogy and the first two books of that left me wanting to know the rest of the story. Many of the same ideas were rehashed in this novel but by now they are old and over used. Not only that, they really don't contribute anything to the book, except to provide an excuse to fill up some more empty space on the page.
The third book of the Obsidian Trilogy was a weaker ending to a great beginning. That book resolved everything much too quickly and neatly. It would have been much better to use these additional three books to continue the story after the second Obsidian book rather than just dropping the reader off a cliff in the third book. After doing that in the third Obsidian book there really wasn't anything more to write about. The Pheonix trilogy certainly illustrates that point clearly as it starts slowly and gets even slower in the second book.
If you really must read everything that Mecedes Lackey writes then go ahead and read this book. If you're looking for entertainment, something artful like the first two Obsidian Trilogy books or great writing then you should look elsewhere.
Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2009-12-27
Summary: "not even close to the quality of the previous books"
I really enjoyed the obsidian trilogy. so when this serie came out i had hope it will be as good as the last trilogy, but sadly so far this serie is not even close. I felt like the author is trying to milk the obsidian trilogy and its fan base for more money from fans of the previous trilogy. This serie by far felt less epic and the two main heroes of the serie are shall we say (dumb and dumber). please stay away from this book!!!
Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2009-10-23
Summary: "Enjoyable"
I enjoyed the book, it was a satisfying continuation of the first. But, the storyline is not impressive enough for me to want to buy the hardcover of the conclusion. I can easily wait for it to make paperback.
Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2009-09-20
Summary: "Not recommended"
This was a terribly boring read. I do not recommend it and shame on the authors for such mediocrity.