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Dragon Ball Vol. 2 review
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Dragon Ball Volume 2 is a nice improvement on the first. Some characters are fleshed out, and one of my favorite bit characters, Emperor Pilaf, is introduced. The powers of Goku's tail are explained, and the concept of transforming into a Great Ape is shown off, something that'll be referenced...
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Dragon Ball Vol. 1 review
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I grew up watching Dragon Ball Z, but I've only dabbled in the prequel series. With Akira Toriyama's unfortunate passing, I decided to visit the original manga, since it's quicker than watching the show and I've heard it's better.
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The Fell Sword review
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Another excellent entry in the Traitor Son cycle. The fighting, intrigue, and descriptions of weapons and armor remain top-notch, and the larger plotline is moved forward quite a bit, but I felt too much time was spent on less-interesting characters and the copyediting was rather weak.
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The Red Knight review
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The Red Knight is an excellent Medieval fantasy. Nobody does authentic Medieval better than Miles/Christian Cameron. Prior to this I've read the Tom Swan serialized series by him, and while this novel has a fantasy element that Tom Swan lacked, it retains the authenticity and painstaking...
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Sign of Chaos review
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Much like the other Merlin Amber books, Sign of Chaos was a fun read but not as captivating as the original series.
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Troy: Fall of Kings review
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Another Gemmell book, another awesome siege. David Gemmell is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors - his writing is descriptive without being dense, fast-paced, and easy to read. Gemmell might do the best fantasy battle scenes and sieges of any fantasy author I've read. Fall of Kings is a...
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