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Book: The Iron Tower (1986)
Series: The Iron Tower Trilogy #1-3, Mithgar #3-5
Author: Dennis L. McKiernan

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This volume includes The Dark Tide, Shadows of Doom and The Darkest Day.

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Foolish Shane
Foolish Shane
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4 months ago
Post image This duology was definitely not as good as the original trilogy. There was no "main villain" until the last fourth of the book and then he wasn't interesting at all. There wasn't really any magic. The "little people can save the world" trope was used again, there just wasn't a whole lot to like here other than Samwise ... I mean Cotton. All that said, I am going to give the series at least one more try. I've read Dragondoom and it was a lot more recently than the others. I remember liking it a lot. I'll probably read "The Eye of the Hunter" because I have that one and it's the next book in chronological order.

This duology was definitely not as good as the original trilogy. There was no "main villain" until the last fourth of the book and then he wasn't interesting at all. There wasn't really any magic. The "little people can save the world" trope was used again, there just wasn't a whole lot to like here other than Samwise ... I mean Cotton. All that said, I am going to give the series at least one more try. I've read Dragondoom and it was a lot more recently than the others. I remember liking it a lot. I'll probably read "The Eye of the Hunter" because I have that one and it's the next book in chronological order.

Book #51 or 2025
2 out of 5 Stars

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Foolish Shane
Foolish Shane
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6 months ago
Post image This one was a snoozer. It got good in the last half hour of the audiobook, but I have a feeling that the next book will be a lot of fun. I don't remember not liking it when I was young, but it's been many years so I probably wouldn't. It's mostly just that "over hill and dale" type writing that was the worst part of Tolkien's writing (IMO). When an author starts talking about a bunch of geography I just kind of tune out if it's more than a sentence, unless there's some cool history attached to it.

This one was a snoozer. It got good in the last half hour of the audiobook, but I have a feeling that the next book will be a lot of fun. I don't remember not liking it when I was young, but it's been many years so I probably wouldn't. It's mostly just that "over hill and dale" type writing that was the worst part of Tolkien's writing (IMO). When an author starts talking about a bunch of geography I just kind of tune out if it's more than a sentence, unless there's some cool history attached to it.

2025: Book #45
Trek to Kraggen-Cor (The Silver Call #1) by Dennis L. McKiernan

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Foolish Shane
Foolish Shane
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8 months ago
Post image And so it ends (again). I'm glad I waited 20+ years to read this series again, because I had completely forgotten just about everything. This fantasy siege was different than Donaldson's or Tolkien's because it was the good guys laying siege to the bad guys. I don't remember reading the Helmsdeep siege (just seeing it in the movie), but I thought the Donaldson "Siege of Revelstone" was definitely better than the siege of the Iron Tower, but it was still fun and not bad at all. I loved the last part of the book where he talks about the character's lives after the war. As usual there was a bit too much geography for me and I could do without ever hearing "they did not know" again, but overall I enjoyed listening to this again and it wasn't just the nostalgia. Since the next two are on audio I'll be checking those out sometime soon.

And so it ends (again). I'm glad I waited 20+ years to read this series again, because I had completely forgotten just about everything. This fantasy siege was different than Donaldson's or Tolkien's because it was the good guys laying siege to the bad guys. I don't remember reading the Helmsdeep siege (just seeing it in the movie), but I thought the Donaldson "Siege of Revelstone" was definitely better than the siege of the Iron Tower, but it was still fun and not bad at all. I loved the last part of the book where he talks about the character's lives after the war. As usual there was a bit too much geography for me and I could do without ever hearing "they did not know" again, but overall I enjoyed listening to this again and it wasn't just the nostalgia. Since the next two are on audio I'll be checking those out sometime soon.

The Darkest Day by Dennis L. McKiernan
2025: Book #34 Audio
4 out of 5 Stars

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Foolish Shane
Foolish Shane
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11 months ago
Post image I read these books back in the late 80's as a kid and loved them a lot. I didn't care that so much was copied from Lord of the Rings. I read all 5 books (and later Dragondoom) and even wrote a song for my band based on the books. I still have the paperbacks from back then and I've been thinking about giving them a reread (something I don't do often). I've been in the mood for some epic fantasy lately and so when I picked up a copy of "The Eye of the Hunter " AND found out all 3 of the original books were available on Hoopla, I decided to listen to them before reading "The Eye of the Hunter". It was a fun read, the races were the same as LotRs (with some different names), but the warrows (hobbits) were much more badass. There wasn't really a "fellowship" but there was a big bad guy from the past attacking with a horde of evil humanoids and a person he spoke through. Also there was a booming drum like in the Moria scene (Doom! Doom!). There was also a sword that detected bad guys. It really just seemed kind of linear and basic with lots of action. I did really start to like some of the characters though, so looking forward to reading the other books.

I read these books back in the late 80's as a kid and loved them a lot. I didn't care that so much was copied from Lord of the Rings. I read all 5 books (and later Dragondoom) and even wrote a song for my band based on the books. I still have the paperbacks from back then and I've been thinking about giving them a reread (something I don't do often). I've been in the mood for some epic fantasy lately and so when I picked up a copy of "The Eye of the Hunter " AND found out all 3 of the original books were available on Hoopla, I decided to listen to them before reading "The Eye of the Hunter". It was a fun read, the races were the same as LotRs (with some different names), but the warrows (hobbits) were much more badass. There wasn't really a "fellowship" but there was a big bad guy from the past attacking with a horde of evil humanoids and a person he spoke through. Also there was a booming drum like in the Moria scene (Doom! Doom!). There was also a sword that detected bad guys. It really just seemed kind of linear and basic with lots of action. I did really start to like some of the characters though, so looking forward to reading the other books.

Book #18 for the year

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