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Magic: The Gathering: Time Spiral Cycle #2
Planar Chaos
Returning to the popular world of Dominaria for the first time in years, the Time Spiral Cycle centers on Teferi Planeswalker, a well-loved character with a rich history in Magic: The Gathering. The title also features appearances of many other beloved characters who will be easily recognized by readers and fans alike. As with previous Magic titles, Planer Chaos previews the latest Magic card set release by giving readers the first look at what will be coming out in the set.
312 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2007
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Scott McGough
29 books12 followersScott McGough lives in Seattle with a pair of cats and an Australian Cattle Dog. He has written or co-written over a dozen novels and short stories for Magic: The Gathering; he also provided random pirate voices for an upcoming computer game and portrayed a shambling, gut-munching zombie extra in a local low-budget film. Based on his acting performances so far, everyone agrees he should keep writing.
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July 17, 2019
Not a lot to say that's different from my review of the last book before this one, this was just more of the same.
February 3, 2009
My review for this book is the same as the first book in the series. I thought this book is fantastically written. The characters are good (but not spectacular), and the storyline is interesting (again, not spectacular). I give this book 5 stars, however, because it is just superbly written and was exceptionally enjoyable for that reason. It was sufficiently complicated without being overly so, it was flavorfully descriptive without getting tedious, and it flowed very evenly. I find writing of this caliber hard to find in the fantasy genre, so in that context, I feel a subjective 5 stars is warranted. I look forward to reading the last book in the series.
March 14, 2013
Planar Chaos is a good book and worth while read. However, due to its plot line (the adventure of Teferi, Venser, and Jhoira attempting to seal space-time rifts, caused by many magic based disasters that have accumulated on and scared Dominaria, that are threatening the multiverse)the book starts slightly on the slow side and is commonly explaining bits and pieces of the back story. Fortunately, Planar Chaos quickly gains momentum, and will keep the reader's attention until a climatic ending that sets up for the final installment in the trilogy beautifully.
March 31, 2021
This book is the continuation of the book Time Spiral. As probably everyone reading this knows, the Time Spiral block consists of three sets and this is the name of the second set. It basically continues exactly where we left off in book one and continues the story from there.
Right off the bat we have a pretty good idea of two major story points coming from the first book. Thankfully they're so painfully obvious that I don't need to hide from spoilers. One is that Teferi is no longer a Planeswalker, losing his powers (but not dying) as a result of closing the rift in the first book. The second is that there are more rifts to close. We can kind of get a sense of what has to happen and what we should expect throughout this book.
One major thing I liked was how they started to tie the narrative back to the origin of things. Dominaria has always felt like Urza's story, intentionally so, but there were always a large amount of supporting characters. As we know, Teferi, Jhoira, and many others have their origins earlier on (if I am not mistaken, both Teferi and Jhoira show up in Time Streams as their first novel). The plot certainly called out to those days at times and I would say you may enjoy this story more if you know about those things already. The book does a decent job filling things out if you don't know but it's still more enjoyable if you do know those stories.
I still found myself enjoying the story the way I did in the first book. It's a very important time in the history of Magic and that doesn't change my desire to want to read the book. Still enjoyable to see this cast of characters and how things play out.
If you enjoyed the first book then no reason to stop. Same author, same story, it's all good.
Right off the bat we have a pretty good idea of two major story points coming from the first book. Thankfully they're so painfully obvious that I don't need to hide from spoilers. One is that Teferi is no longer a Planeswalker, losing his powers (but not dying) as a result of closing the rift in the first book. The second is that there are more rifts to close. We can kind of get a sense of what has to happen and what we should expect throughout this book.
One major thing I liked was how they started to tie the narrative back to the origin of things. Dominaria has always felt like Urza's story, intentionally so, but there were always a large amount of supporting characters. As we know, Teferi, Jhoira, and many others have their origins earlier on (if I am not mistaken, both Teferi and Jhoira show up in Time Streams as their first novel). The plot certainly called out to those days at times and I would say you may enjoy this story more if you know about those things already. The book does a decent job filling things out if you don't know but it's still more enjoyable if you do know those stories.
I still found myself enjoying the story the way I did in the first book. It's a very important time in the history of Magic and that doesn't change my desire to want to read the book. Still enjoyable to see this cast of characters and how things play out.
If you enjoyed the first book then no reason to stop. Same author, same story, it's all good.
May 8, 2019
It was fun to see old walkers being forced to deal with the time rifts. I also enjoyed how Teferi played a role in the story even though he had lost his essential godhood. This book is written well and there's lots of details between who knows who and how which is great to see. Scott McGough is my favorite author involved with Magic the Gathering Books for delivering on that knowledgeable interaction so well.
August 12, 2022
Planar Chaos is an improvement on its predecessor, but not by much.
This second novel of the Time Spiral Cycle trims the fluff somewhat and excises Rhada, my least favourite character from the first book. Issues from the first novel still plague this one, however: typos and shallow characterisation abound.
If you liked the first novel in the trilogy, you’ll probably enjoy this one.
This second novel of the Time Spiral Cycle trims the fluff somewhat and excises Rhada, my least favourite character from the first book. Issues from the first novel still plague this one, however: typos and shallow characterisation abound.
If you liked the first novel in the trilogy, you’ll probably enjoy this one.
November 24, 2019
Zwischen den ganzen Teleports hat der Autor leider vergessen, eine detaillierte Welt zu entfalten. Planar Chaos fühlt sich an wie eine Planeswalker/Magier-Soap mit harten Cuts und fängt die globale Dramatik der Geschehnisse zu selten ein.
July 27, 2024
At first, I started to think the name of the book should be The Weaver King. As annoying as he is, it makes it a bit more interesting. I was glad to see Jordah who was the main character from the Ice Age Cycle. Karn coming back was a nice touch too. Starting to weave the whole saga to an end.
June 19, 2017
Do you love Mtg ?
If you do than this is the perfect book for you,
Because it explains a lot of the plot of the Mtg lore,
And sums it up perfectly
If you do than this is the perfect book for you,
Because it explains a lot of the plot of the Mtg lore,
And sums it up perfectly
February 14, 2024
A bit slow in the beginning, but it definitely picked up as the story went on. It was also great seeing Windgrace in action!
July 27, 2012
So far, I love the direction. But I'm wondering how it will end in the 3rd book?
February 19, 2016
An enjoyable nostalgic series
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