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One of the most well written books I've read in a long time, so far. ...

Disturbing and disgusted that I'm not surprised by the actions of the majority of the pols.

meh … so far, it's just okay.

Sword of Shanara is a blatant ripoff -- albeit, with nowhere near the same mastery of the English language -- of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy -- I'm surprised Brooks hasn't been sued by Tolkien's estate!
(meh) Two stars.

Elfstones of Shannara demonstrates the growth of a writer possible when given a second chance, time, and a lot of editorial assistance.
Good ending. Three stars.

Sword of Shanara is a blatant ripoff -- albeit, with nowhere near the same mastery of the English language -- of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy -- I'm surprised Brooks hasn't been sued by Tolkien's estate! (meh) Two stars.

demonstrates the growth of a writer possible when given a second chance, time, and a lot of editorial assistance. Good ending. Three stars.

Sword of Shanara is a blatant ripoff -- albeit, with nowhere near the same mastery of the English language -- of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy -- I'm surprised Brooks hasn't been sued by Tolkien's estate! (meh) Two stars.

demonstrates the growth of a writer possible when given a second chance, time, and a lot of editorial assistance. Good ending. Three stars.

That wraps up the first book, An Oblique Approach (Belisarius, #1) -- ended just as I started getting into the story. … Gonna take a quick SciFi break and continue with the second half, In the Heart of Darkness (Belisarius, #2) as soon as I finish James S.A. Corey's latest.

The writing choppy and disjointed when compared to Forester or Woodman. Also, in this first entry to the series, O'Brian goes a bit overboard in his descriptions and of the definitions of the types of ships, riggings, and functions -- to the point of reference material.