Dissapointed and angry with such fabulous style

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	• The Black Gryphon (Mage Wars) Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon DAW, 1995 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 69 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A very gripping story!

This was my first book I have read by these authors, and I must say it is a very good read!! The way the authors tell the emotions and movements of the characters is very detailed, I feel as if I am there amoung Skan and Amberdrake. The writing style couldn't be better. The story follows that of Skandranon, a gryphon broadwing warrior under Urtho's forces in their battle against Ma'ar. I could hardly set this book down at all. I will definately be having to get "The White Gryphon". I strongly recommend this book and these authors.

The Black Gryphon

The Black Gryphon is a fantasy book with several main characters and several issues. The story is about a powerful mage who does not believe in violence being forced into war to protect his living, breathing, thinking, creations.
One character in the story is a kesta'churn, or a psychologist. His name is Amberdrake. His good friend is a gryphon referred to as Skandranon (Skan). Skan is a very powerful gryphon, the star of the show in a way.
In the story Skan is injured and while he is recuperating a young female (Zhaneel) catches his interest. Zhaneel is what some call a "misborn". However there is nothing wrong with her. She learns to use her disabilities to her own advantage, but only after a visit to the kesta'chern Amberdrake. She becomes a skillful flyer and peeks Skan's interest. Amberdrake starts to play matchmaker for a pair of gryphons. Unfortunately the gryphon's creator has kept the knowledge of how to reproduce a secret. He believes that if he reveals the secret, the gryphons will leave. The gryphons rebel and steal the information. Even with this knowledge they do not depart the war and stay to help their father and creator.
Meanwhile, Amberdrake is caught up in his own romance. He finds himself in love with one of his clients. The two of them have to deal with the fact that she is a trainer and he is a kesta'churn. Their differences could be a barrier, but they find a way around them.
Despite the personnel victories there's still the problem of the war, and despite the gryphons, mages, and troops, the enemy is still on their doorstep. The friends must fight or run for their lives while protecting their loved ones.
The authors writing style intrigued me. They came up with words for things that already existed. This made the book just a little harder to read. But I still thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a great book with a very solid plot that wasn't so solid that there weren't twists. It was a great story and I would recommend it to anyone in middle school or above.

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Dissapointed and angry with such fabulous style

This book is fabulously written, with characters readers grow to love and care for, laugh at, and relate to. The imagery conjured up is fantastic- readers are transported to the battlefield in this fast-paced war and are left wondering... did s/he make it? What happens next?

The ending, however, is not for those who enjoy happier endings. I usually don't mind a well written, unhappy ending, but this one bothers me because I feel as if it was thrown together without much consideration to what reader reaction would be. I almost feel scarred from it, emotionally, though I will soon forget this book because the impressions are not lasting, memorable, or in general, good. It was a great ride for the first 350 pages and then it was over for me. Sadly, the ending left me disappointed and angry with life in general. Perhaps this was target action the authors wanted to elicit? If so, they hit it head on.

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This is a Great book!

This book by Mercedes Lackey is one of the best in the series. It has adventure and mystery and i could hardly put the book down! This book is about the black gryphon Skandranon and Amberdrake the kestra'chern who go to endless lengths to save their world from the evil Ma'ar. But its up to you to go read it and find out the ending!

Great Writer

Mercades Lackey is a great writer, and proves it again with this book! I love that she is able to write above just the war, but inside it as well, the fear for/of friends and the hardships they all have to overcome is just awesome! I'm not going to go into detail about the book, other than read this and its sequel because they are worth it!

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A fantastic odyssey into the magical prehistory of the world of Valdemar--when Valdemar is as yet unformed--follows the perilous quest of the gryphon Skandranon Rashkae as he braves the dark spells and evil forces of Ma'ar. Reprint.

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