Comments on: REVIEW: King of Sword and Sky by C.L. Wilson

By: psevdolokulop

psevdolokulop — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:05:11 +0000

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are you the type of person who eats a bit and often?
or rarely and too much?

i usually have 3 and i’m the 2nd type of person (though it’s not that healthy)

8 am breakfast

3pm lunch

9pm a snack.

By: Ria

Ria — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:43:09 +0000

Loonigirl I completely agree with you this series has been phenomenal so far and I simply cannot wait for book 4 Queen of Song and Souls and see how Ellie and Rain's story moves forward. I almost wish I hadn’t discovered this series yet so I didn’t have to wait until June 09 for the next installment I just don’t know how I will make it!!!!!

PS your review is amazing you capture the essence of the book enticing me to read it all over again.

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By: KMont

KMont — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:30:42 +0000

Brie, you mentioned cliffhangers and I have to add that this is one series that does them well, simply because there is so much meat in each book. Things do get resolved or the plot advances significantly or characters grow noticeably – there’s so much there that a cliffhanger doesn’t feel as devastating in these books. And because we are given so many satisfying elements in each book, it’s much easier to believe and trust that the next book will deliver too. I’m grateful to Wilson for not relying solely on a shocking, gut-wrenching cliffhanger to lead us on to the next book.

By: loonigrrl

loonigrrl — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:48:33 +0000

BTW, am I allowed to ask if we get lots of Gaelen in this book please?

Yes! We do get to see quite a bit of him :)

By: Diana Peterfreund

Diana Peterfreund — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:50:39 +0000

What a great review! I agree with every word, especially the part about not having any idea what was coming next and then being amazed and awed by what did.

I love this book SO much.

By: orannia

orannia — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:12:21 +0000

Thank you loonigrrl! WOW! I can’t wait to read this book! And it sounds so good. I enjoyed the first two so much. Yes, June is a long wait, but I have a feeling it will be worth it :)

BTW, am I allowed to ask if we get lots of Gaelen in this book please?

By: Jana Oliver

Jana Oliver — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:15:16 +0000

I’m not a fantasy reader by nature as I O.D.’d on them when I was a kid. Most fantasy romance doesn’t zing me either. I felt that since Lord of the Fading Lands was snagging so many awards I’d give it a try. I’m happy I did. Ms. Wilson’s descriptive abilities are incredible. The stories have enough weight to play in both the fantasy and romance genres. The characters possess depth and experience growth, and that isn’t always the case in either genre. I’m eagerly awaiting King of Sword & Sky and bummed I have to wait until June for the final book in the series.

By: Brie

Brie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:03:56 +0000

Great review, Loonigrrl! This series is one of my favorites to date.

For those of you who have read the series thus far, would you recommend waiting until June and reading all three books back-to-back? Or are they sufficiently stand-aloney to read two now and wait for the third without being driven crazy with the what ifs?

The books individually are not very stand alone-ish, though, those of us who read from the beginning did read them alone and waited until the next ones release. If you want the story in full, then I’d say wait until closer till the release date of the last book which is in June 09. If you don’t mind a little cliff hanger then read the first three now.

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:06:33 +0000

What a fantastic review Jane

Terrific review, Jane!

This review was written by loonigrrl — glad you are enjoying it, though.

By: Leslie Dicken

Leslie Dicken — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:25:58 +0000

Go CHERYL! You rock, dudette! Proud to know you and be your friend. What a fantastic review! :-)

By: Jessa Slade

Jessa Slade — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:58:57 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed the first on a recommendation of a friend. I’m sitting on this one as a reward to myself after I plow through some necessary reading. Good to know that it’ll be worthwhile. (And doesn’t hurt to get closer to June so there’s less wailing over the wait.)

By: Val Kovalin

Val Kovalin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:38:08 +0000

Interesting review, Loonigrrl. I’m not familiar with this series but I’m intrigued by what you said:

It's just as much a fantasy as it is a romance.

It sounds right on the intersection between the two genres, and that kind of blend can be very creative. I might have to look into this one. Maybe I’ll wait until next June since I haven’t yet started the first one …

By: Marsha

Marsha — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:30:23 +0000

For those of you who have read the series thus far, would you recommend waiting until June and reading all three books back-to-back? Or are they sufficiently stand-aloney to read two now and wait for the third without being driven crazy with the what ifs?

By: MaryKate

MaryKate — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:35:52 +0000

Terrific review, Jane! I struggled with the book at first, I think mostly because of the dumps of information about the Tairens. But about 2/3 of the way through, WHOA, once we get kind of the full scope of what the High Mage has been up to, it became one of those situations where I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!

I too finished the book and wailed about the idea that it’s going to be June before we get the end of this wonderful series!

By: katiebabs

katiebabs — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:17:22 +0000

Wilson’s series just blows me away. King of Sword and Sky was an incredible reading experience. Great review :D

By: S. W. Vaughn

S. W. Vaughn — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:15:00 +0000

Ooh! I wants, I wants…

Must buy Lady and King right this moment. Can’t wait to read these!

By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:30:16 +0000

What a fantastic review Jane – I agree with you 100%. In fact King, so far, is my top 1 read of 2008. This series is an amazing example of how well Fantasy and Romance can be done. It takes some major writing skills and CL Wilson has truckloads of it.

“I liked that we are kept guessing over who will live and who will die”

YES, perfect. gaah, I love this series, it may well be my favorite at the moment – and I can’t wait to read the final installment and I totally get your panic. I contemplate hibernating until then.