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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Justinian" data-source="post: 1152255" data-attributes="member: 6358">I have to say, takyris, that I really liked Rhapsody when I read it a few years ago, soon after it came out. I eagerly awaited book two, possibly called Prophecy, I can't remember. Book two I didn't think was as good. Some of it was a rehash, and some wasn't as interesting. But I kept plugging along, because of the central mystery concept (you'll know what I mean, even though it's not a strict mystery). Book three came along last year, I think, and I'm thinking it was called Destiny. For some reason, it really didn't work for me. More rehash, more filler, and she threw in a big chunk of anticlimax. Book four? which is kind of like an epilogue, I think, called Elegy of the Lost Star or something similar, I just browsed through and left on the shelf.To sum up, I think she had a really good novel that was padded into a trilogy. And that's too bad, because there are some excellent parts to it. The concept of warriors fighting demons, touched on in the first book, I think, is expanded later, and has some interesting scenes. But it's just too...unfocused. I couldn't handle the idea of wading through book four looking for the good parts. So...if you liked the first one, keep going. But if you think it starts to go downhill, I'd advise you to bail out. It doesn't get better than the first book, in my opinion.  As far as the topic goes, I like to see people that are the BEST. But I like to see them as one of two things: either naturally gifted, or incessantly training. Either way, I like it explained. Not just everyone bowing down to them because, through some fluke, they're the best. Also, I don't want dual-spec superpeople. Like you mentioned, being the best fighter/rogue/ranger is a little strong. But I'm fine with the best fighter in the world. One of my favorite fantasy characters is Garet Jax[*], who is well over the top in terms of how good he is compared to everyone else at fighting. But, on the flip side, he trains constantly. Makes a point of it, in fact. Combined with the way he's presented, that makes it okay for me. [*] The Wishsong of Shannara, by Terry Brooks.</blockquote>

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