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4/5/11
Time has come to write about the first book in the most epic fantasy series written ever, The Dark Tower by Stephen King.
The man in black fled through the desert, and the Gunslinger followed is the first line in Stephen King's epic series of Roland Deschain the Gunslinger. Annoyingly, describing the series is a very hard task because it do really happen loads of stuff, even while Roland is simply walking through a desert. Basicly, it's Stephen's amazing writing style that makes the entire book what it is. From the first sentence to the last, you are completely caught in this amazing book (and series for that matter), and you wish to follow Roland to the end of the world (which basicly is his great quest anyway). The heartless Gunslinger has been changed though, the old Roland was brutal, but a revised version of the book came in 2003. Roland is still the same badass as before, but there are some minor details (Revised version changes can be read HERE, Warning, spoiler alert). Roland meets several people on his journey through the desert, some of which has a lot to do with the rest of the series (which means you should not by any means skip to book number 2). The book is in my opinion not only a novel, but a piece of art that can and should be enjoyed by anyone. If there is a book museum or will be one, this book should have Mona Lisa's spot so that everyone could see it. But back on topic: Roland Deschain tries to find answers. What answers he look for we do not (yet) know, but he knows he can find them in the place he calls the Dark Tower. His journey takes us through his world, our world and lots of other worlds unrecognizable by anyone. With the Dark Tower, Stephen King gives proof that he is the great author we know him as.
I will not spoil anything else from the series, but if you are interested a plot summary from Wikipedia can be found here.
The Gunslinger is coming to the movies seventeenth of May 2012.
The Gunsligner is in my own opinion the best book I have ever read, and the best novel Stephen King has ever written. I give it the best of scores, 6 out of 6 possible stars.And don't despair just because the first book is short, it's merely a introduction.
If you are interested, you can buy The Gunslinger on Amazon in paperback or for a Kindle.
Other Information about The Gunslinger:
Author: Stephen King
Country: United States
Language: English
Genre(s): Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction,Western
2/9/11
The Amulet of Samarkand
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In the Amulet of Samarkand you follow Nathaniel, a apprentice magician. Though the world might be somewhat like ours, magicians are common; djinns and other demons are summoned and used in different situations.
As a 10 year old, Nathaniel is humiliated by the older wizard Simon Lovelace, and later on he teaches himself the ways of summoning through the books of Mr. Underwood, the man that adopted him while little.
To get his revenge upon Lovelace, Nathaniel summons the djinn Bartimaeus, a 5000 year old djinn that previously had a master in old Egypt. Events occur that does not go the way Nathaniel wants them too, for example that Bartimaeus does not wish to help his new master.
The Amulet of Samarkand is a very entertaining fantasy book for young adults, and it has sequels, The Golem’s Eye and Ptolemys gate which both might be featured later in this blog.
I recommend everyone to read the whole series, as it is well written and entertaining.
Jonathan Stroud have written several books, and he should have pusblished book number 4 in 2010 which did not occur as far as I know and can find out.
A full plot summary of the book can be found here.
I will rate the Amulet of Samarkand 4 out of 6 possible stars.
Additional information:
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Series: The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Genre: Fantasy Novel
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication year: 2003
Pages: 462
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Series: The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Genre: Fantasy Novel
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication year: 2003
Pages: 462
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