Comments on Ferrous Lands: The Dwarves, by Markus Heitz

Glad to know I'm not the only one that gave up...

2011-07-11T19:30:00.452-06:00

Glad to know I'm not the only one that gave up on this book.

Some good parts (the opening, dwarven crafts and architecture) but the clumsy plot, the heavy handed stereotypes and the one dimensional nature of just about everything made me give it up about halfway through.

I've learnt more about dwarves by playing Dwarf Fortress...

Glad you guys are into the fantasy fiction reviews...

2011-07-10T11:38:09.373-06:00

Glad you guys are into the fantasy fiction reviews. I'm almost finished reading the next one.

I probably should have commented more on what was good about The Dwarves. I won't do a review at all if I think something isn't worth reading. I'll try to be more balanced with my next post.

Grimsby, I remember liking Terry Brooks books when I read them as a

Thanks for the review, I had seen this one in a bo...

2011-07-10T11:14:27.010-06:00

Thanks for the review, I had seen this one in a bookstore thought it sounded interesting.

I also recently started looking for fantasy fiction after LOTR and Bernard Cornwell's series. I just started 'The Wheel of Time' series by Robert Jordan. So far its been pretty good. I hope you keep us updated as you find more books you like.

I enjoyed the book. Refreshingly it was told from...

2011-07-10T08:40:51.382-06:00

I enjoyed the book. Refreshingly it was told from the point of view of a race oft overlooked.
However, if you want to enjoy more fantasy books try the Shannara series by Terry Brooks. Start with sword (the first he wrote) or Genesis (the first time we meet the races) or the Knight of the Word trilogy the prequel to the prequel. All very well written and terrific reads.