History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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The story......and then the story about the story
Playing a Life Playing a Role
Comentary on Understanding and Racism

Fires in the Mirror
Anna Deavere Smith
Manufacturer: Anchor
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ASIN: 0385470142
Release Date: 1993-09-01

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Derived from interviews with a wide range of people who experienced or observed New York's 1991 Crown Heights racial riots, Fires In The Mirror is as distinguished a work of commentary on current Black-White tensions as it is a work of drama.

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The story......and then the story about the story.......2006-03-22

The play captures the human drama from the highly charged, out-of-control situation in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, over three days of rioting in August of 1991. One of the play's many apoplectic characters says, "There ain't no justice," in response to another character describing separate groups of angry mourners for both Gavin Cato and Yankel Rosenbaum, with each group regarded as being "at a political rally rather than a funeral."

Another character talks of "the situation that moved from simplicity to sophistication...to become a powder keg." It is fascinating to hear and watch as each character reflected that powder keg experience uniquely. The play revealed that each one of us is, in fact, the accumulation of our life's experiences, at any given moment in time.

As the viewer watches the rumors spread, there is the realization that, "There always is the story. And then always there is the story about the story."

In a sense, Fires in the Mirror shows how one story is transformed and extended by the Crown Heights citizens into other stories, with each story being somewhat new, usually nuanced, and uniquely shaped by the circumstances surrounding the story-teller's accumulated life experiences. The accumulation is each individual's life. No other individual in the whole world can possibly have the exact same accumulation of experiences. That's a practical example of what diversity looks like.

In a certain sense, all involved are at fault in creating the riots. In quite another sense, the play makes clear that no one is at fault, because at any moment the community is prone to erupt into the confusion and violence that comes from individual bafflement and fear from an unexpected occurrence. In this case the occurrence is the auto crash leading to the murder that evening. The play says it is hard to assign blame. No one but no one wanted to have seven-year-old Cato killed in the auto accident. That evening, the teenagers didn't really want to kill Yankel in retaliation. Rather they were reacting, by automatically and unthinkingly expressing their anger and their oppressively inarticulate grief through knee-jerk violence.

Compelling--that one word describes the play's environmental aesthetic of eruption, noise, and confusion, all of which lead by the end to some clarity, yes, but also to stupefied and inexplicable human silence. That muted end result, the play shows, comes from a lack of absolute certainty regarding something important yet ultimately mysterious.

There is a great deal to be said for undertaking an exploration of the meaning in the moral ambiguity and confusion prevailing within the conflicted Brooklyn neighborhood, the confusion initiated by the two understandable, if terrible, deaths. In this instance, one might ask this: If we are not to assign blame, then what is the human alternative in these particular circumstances of murder leading to the madness of mass mayhem.

Prehaps after all it is forgiveness.

As the audience listens to each interpretation of the unfolding story--of what next happened and why--viewers comes to see that each point of view has some validity. There is never merely two sides to a story, that proverbial and simplistic black and white dichotomy. Humans are too complex for easy categorization into a "this" or a "that" camp or an "us vs. them" position. In truth there are often 10 or 15 sides to a story...at least.

The basis of each character's expressed perspective seems to derive from each character's absolute, even dogmatic, belief in the virtue and rightness of his or her own special position. And that "to-the-death" view necessarily derives from each character's accumulated life experiences in these our troubled and conflicted times of racial and religious tension. In a limited sense, that's a kind of certainty in a very uncertain world. It's the sort of certainty that comes from an individual's unquestioned belief in lived experience. But in a clearly profound way, the play asks the viewer to expand the cultural and social understandings of "lived experience" and what might result from external expressions of that lived experience.

Yet it is true that no virtuous act is as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our own standpoint. Therefore we must be saved by the final form of acceptance and love, which is forgiveness.

For me, the play brings into dramatic relief that idea of forgiveness as one humane way--whether in Crown Heights and elsewhere--of dealing with cynicism and despair. Those two attitudes of hopelessness seem automatically sometimes to snap into being from the confusion of unresolved social and moral ambiguity.

Forgiveness is one answer to the mess. Genuine forgiveness is one expression that can help relieve seemingly irreconcilable tension and conflict. Forgiveness is usually tough--that much we reasonably know. Forgiveness demands courage, heart.

Jim Boushay Metro Chicago Resources Unlimited Foundation

Playing a Life Playing a Role.......2001-05-18

In Fires in the Mirror, Anna Deavere Smith says, "A character from a play does not have a visible identity until the actor creates a body for that character." She goes on to explain that her goal is "to show that no one acts like anyone else." She does this by focusing on the details of her characters, the physical and liguistic subtleties that make people unique. This issue of "personality" of character is strongly emphasized in her work. When interviewing, she doesn't simply record the dialogue of her characters; she analyzes her characters, seeking to discover the true identity or identities of the people she portrays. What she discovers--and shares with us--is that her characters are not only three dimensional, but three dimensional in a multiplicity of roles. When she's successful, as she is in portraying the Jews and Blacks of Crown Heights in 1991, the underlying racial conflicts and hatreds and biases of her many-masked characters rise to the surface. This is Anna Deavere Smith's craft: She doesn't play a role. She plays a life playing a role.

Comentary on Understanding and Racism.......1998-05-01

Having lived in Brooklyn during the riots as well as the afterward subsequent search for meaning among those immediately involved, I find Smith's work to be exceptional. She does not go to academics or political pundits for explanation, but into the heart of the Crown Heights community itself. There she finds and then portrays complete understanding of cultural differences, allowing explanation to come from the source. One has only to read Smith's work here to see that we as human beings could do alot to combat racism if only we would ask questions and seek understanding first, rather than make assumptions and insist on our own meaning.

Crown of Fire (The Thistle and the Cross)

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gotta read it
A Pleasure to Read - Passionate, Poignant and Powerful

Crown of Fire (The Thistle and the Cross)
Craig Parshall , and Janet Parshall
Manufacturer: Harvest House Publishers
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ASIN: 0736912789

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History and good storytelling combine in Craig and Janet Parshall’s exciting new series: the Thistle and the Cross.

It’s 1546. The great William Wallace—“Braveheart”—is long dead. But not the Scottish people’s desire for freedom. The truths of the Reformation have set Scotland aflame again...

When Ransom Mackenzie witnesses one of the Scottish Reformers being burnt at the stake, he becomes an ardent follower of the great Protestant preacher John Knox.

In hiding, Ransom meets the captivating Margaret, who shares his religious convictions. But when he joins Knox in London, the allure of the court...and a young aristocratic lady...enthrall him. Will he return to the deepest desire of his spirit? What kind of love will he ultimately pursue?

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Love Christian fiction.......2007-01-11

I really enjoy Christian fiction. Craig Parshall is true to his faith and the books are very exciting. Well worth reading anything he writes. This goes for all of his books you have listed. All 5 stars and great reading.

gotta read it.......2006-12-05

It is 1546 in St. Andrews, Scotland, the land is aflame with the bodies of Protestant Reformists, and Ransom Mackenzie finds himself being used of God to help lead the reform sweeping the country. His tutor and mentor is none other than John Knox. The two of them embark on a journey to change the land from one of unyielding and persecuting Catholicism to one devoted to the Evangel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
In "Crown of Fire" Craig and Janet Parshall do a superb job of weaving history with captivating fiction, as they bring to life that forthright and surefire spiritual leader, John Knox. His biography is thoroughly intertwined in this novel so that at the conclusion one feels to have stepped back in time and actually experienced knowing him personally.
The reader of "Crown of Fire" is taken through the short reign of King Edward, the terrifying and bloody reign of Queen Mary, and finally left with Queen Elizabeth allowing light in an otherwise spiritually darkened country. Through all of this, Ransom and his bonnie Highland lass, Margaret, grow closer to the Lord despite persecution in both England and Scotland.
A most fascinating historic novel, "Crown of Fire" is a must-read for today's Christian. The history lesson is complete, the heart has been warmed by the love of a husband and wife, and above all a challenge has been issued to all Christians to stand faithful to their Lord.

A Pleasure to Read - Passionate, Poignant and Powerful.......2005-09-05

Crown of Fire is the captivating historical tale of the trials of John Knox and the events that happened during the Reformation. Filled with poignant scenes of tribulation and images of perseverance, Crown of Fire is a great tutorial of how Christians have endured persecution.

The Parshall's know how to create passion for truth by combining historical evidence with current day implications and instilling a love for the Word of God that makes the book and God's Word come to life.

This is a must read book for anyone who loves history, cares about those who are and who have been persecuted and loves the Word of God!

The Crown and the Fire: Meditations on the Cross and the Life of the Spirit

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worth contemplating
Good meditations for Lent

The Crown and the Fire: Meditations on the Cross and the Life of the Spirit
N. T. Wright , and Tom Wright
Manufacturer: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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ASIN: 0802841317

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worth contemplating.......2000-11-10

The Crown and the Fire by N.T. Wright is a book well worth not only reading, but contemplating for some time.

As the extended title says, this book is a collection of "Meditations on the Cross and the Life of the Spirit." Each of these meditations are wonderfully instructive. One reason why is that none of them come at a given topic from the same perspective. Each piece is not only well thought out, but also thought in a totally different way from the others.

The first half of the book is a collection of meditations on various bystanders at the crucifixion and their reactions to the suffering and death of Jesus. My two favorites are: "Son, we have sought you sorrowing", and "What I have written I have written". The former speaks movingly of Mary's role as Theotokos, the God-Bearer. The piece beautifully illustrates the role of Christians, more accurately-the call of Christians to be Theotokoi, God-Bearers, in the world of today. The latter shows just how radical the message of Jesus was and is. It clearly illustrates how the call to follow the Savior has always been and will always be one that leads to conflict with the world.

The second part contains six pieces on various topics such as the call of God and the groaning of the Spirit.

My favorite piece in the second half is called "The New Creation". Which is a reflection on John 21 and what it means to live as a New Creation. This piece contains a wonderful passage:

"The word became flesh, said St John, and the Church has turned the flesh back into words: words of good advice, words of comfort, words of wisdom and encouragement, yes, but what changes the world is flesh, words with skin on them, words that hug you and play with you and love you and rebuke you and build houses with you and teach your children in school."

I wish I could express the depth and insight of some of these reflections here in my little review. Unfortunately, I am ill suited for the task. Since I cannot, you'll just have to buy the book and see for yourself.

Good meditations for Lent.......2000-05-12

This volume of 13 meditations and sermons that challenges our thinking, particularly suitable for Lent. The first section considers the seven words that were spoken TO the cross, rather than the customary seven words FROM the cross. The words from Mary and the Roman centurion gives a framework for thinking what it means to be a Messiah and how at the time, there was hope, even for Mary, that He be a political leader of the people. Wright makes us think of what His death and "Victory over death" means and what it means to be Son of God.

The second half of the book contains eclectic sermons, such as the "New Creation" of Christ's resurrection, the call and groaning of the Spirit, and of the Eucharist. This book provides powerful seeds of thought for Lenten meditations

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Julian of Norwich-a woman who knows the Lord
I Promise You a Crown: A 40-Day Journey in the Company of Julian of Norwich (Rekindling the Inner Fire)
Julian , and David Hazard
Manufacturer: Bethany House Publishers
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A Day In Your Presence: A 40-Day Journey in the Company of Francis of Assisi (Rekindling Inner Fire)

You Give Me New Life: A 40-Day Journey in the Company of the Early Disciples : Devotional Readings (Rekindling the Inner Fire)

ASIN: 1556616066

Book Description

Writings that touch the pure-flaming heart of God-from the men and women who walked with Him through the ages-guiding into a deeper friendship with the "Father of Lights."

Why at times do I feel so empty? If I am a Christian, a child of my heavenly Father, why does a barrier of life's pressures, cares, and troubles so often keep me from entering His presence? Is there a spiritual key that will unlock the doors of my soul to His majestic Spirit so that I am crowned with all the blessings that are mine in Christ?

Julian of Norwich (1342-1413) lived when poverty, plagues, war and despotic kings ravaged Europe. A terrifying illness brought her to her deathbed. Then a powerful vision opened up to Julian. She saw the tender, burning, unstoppable love of God, reaching out to touch her. To love and heal the soul of the whole world. And in an instant, waves of health revived her physical body. Love made her well.

Julian's ongoing vision of divine love, recorded over several decades, reigns supreme in all of English devotional writing. Her words will open your heart wide to be touched and crowned with new spiritual life, and with love greater than you have ever known.

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Julian of Norwich-a woman who knows the Lord.......2000-01-23

In a very searching time of my life, this book was given to me by a dear friend (who will receive her crown one day). It truly kindled a fire within me to "press toward the goal of the high call of God". As a nun who lived during the 14th century, Julian of Norwich was not affluent, influential or even in a large community. She was a nun in a small convent. God chose to heal her as she was dying, and then use her to speak to us today in a way that will create a fire within you to know Him. The obvious changes were made to put the book in a readable, updated language form, breaking down it into daily devotionals. Yet you continue to feel the heart of Julian. Yes, Julian of Norwich was truly a woman with a deep love for and intimate relationship with the Lord. May we all find such a place.

Best of Robert Jordan: The Shadow Rising; The Fires of Heaven; Lord of Chaos; A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time Series)

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shadow rising
Best of RJ Review

Best of Robert Jordan: The Shadow Rising; The Fires of Heaven; Lord of Chaos; A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time Series)
Robert Jordan
Manufacturer: Countertop Video
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Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 1886089698

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4 Books on 10 Cassettes: • The Shadow Rising • The Fires of Heaven • Lord of Chaos • A Crown of Swords

Robert Jordan: The Wheel of Time Series compiles four books by this New York Times bestselling author into one magnificent box set. Follow the adventures and trials of Rand as he learns about his destiny to become the Dragon Reborn, the prophesized leader who will save the world, but at a heavy cost that drives him to reject his given fate. Dark forces surround the characters with an inevitable confrontation between good and evil that captivates every audience. Sparkled with continuous action, adventure, and fantasy, this box set is a sure winner for epic fantasy fans guaranteed!

Over 15 Hours of listening time!

The Shadow Rising The Dark One is inflicting evil on to the hero, Rand, who must enter the Aiel Waste and the forbidden city of RhuideanÛwhere he may perish. Perrin must confront the Whitecloaks who are sworn to assassinate him while Elayne and Nynaeve must battle the Black Ajah. Listen to find out what develops.

The Fires of Heaven Rand is at the forbidden city of Rhuidean where he must keep his current mission a secret. Simultaneously, the Forsaken Rahvin is plotting a victory over Rand. Morgase becomes captivated with the handsome Lord Gaebril, and in the White Tower, Amyrlin, Flaida do Avriny a ÎRoihan, is concocting new plans. There is no doubt why The Fires of Heaven became a New York Times bestseller!

Lord of Chaos Rand struggles as he attempts to unite the nations for the Last Battle while The White Tower, under the Amyrlin Elaida, decides that he must be controlled. In addition, a search for the fabled terÌangreal is conducted by Nynaeve alÌMeara and Elayne to restore the incongruous weather conditions. Book six of this series is sure to satisfy.

A Crown of Swords Listen as Rand faces the dead Forsaken Sammael in Shadae Logoth! The struggle with the worldÌs brutal and endless heat wave rages on, and Engeu calls together all women who are able to channel including Sea Folk Windfinders and Wise Ones. DonÌt miss this seventh book of non-stop epic adventure!

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shadow rising.......2002-02-27

this is one of the best series of books Ive read in a long time. the events happen at a pace that makes it hard to put down. I'm a commercial fisherman,Iread alot on my down time they are enchanting enough to take me away to a different world even 125 miles out in the ocean. I highly reccomend this series to all sci-fi readers. My one and only regret is that Mr.jordan cannot produce them fast enough.then again if he did they would not be as engrosing. My eyes and mind await the tenth installment of the series "the wheel of time"

Best of RJ Review.......2001-01-18

Having already read these four books and enjoyed them all, the tapes were also very good. The books were fantastic but, i could not read while i drove or did certain other tasks that required my eyes and hands now that is taken care of. I can now do just about anything and enjoy these great books. So, i do recommend reading the books but, if your a person on the go then this collection on tape is a fantastic substitute.

Crown of Fire: Shandril's Saga, Book II (Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga)

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A good 2nd book in a great trilogy.

Crown of Fire: Shandril's Saga, Book II (Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga)
Ed Greenwood
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
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ASIN: 0786936193
Release Date: 2005-03-01

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The second book in Ed Greenwood's first Forgotten Realms trilogy.

Author Ed Greenwood continued the story of Shandril of Highmoon in this second volume of the Shandril's Saga trilogy. This mass market edition of the trade paperback features new cover art by John Sullivan.

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A good 2nd book in a great trilogy........2007-07-03

Ed Greenwood has a style of writing that I just like to read; and he created the Forgotten Realms! The man needs to be inducted into the Fantasy Authors Hall of Fame just for that one act alone.

This book picks up where the first book left off and continues the story of Shandril. It's pretty good writing, and Ed Greenwood writes about the swords and sorcery things I like to read about. I don't know how many other books, and movies for that matter, that over the years have fallen short just because they don't have enough magic in them. While the whole Shandril Saga has way more "spellfire" than magic, it's still interesting and fun to read. The characters are funny and interesting and I really wanted to find out what happened to them next.

I felt like this book (#2 of 3) wasn't as good as the other two, but I can't really put my finger on it. I don't remember enough really to make any kind of detailed dissertation on it, but I remember it being a little slower-paced, and not quite as interesting as the other two were. All in all it was a definite must-read of course to get to the 3rd book (the best in the trilogy!).

The Shandril's Saga trilogy is one of my favorite series, and I look forward to rereading them one day.

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also read his other books

Polycarp Crown Of Fire (TorchBearers)
Newsom, William Chad
Manufacturer: Christian Focus
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also read his other books.......2006-03-11

This is a great read for your children but Newsom's other book 'Talking of Dragons, the children's books of C S Lewis and J R R Tolkein' ISBN 1 84550 1063 is even better as it involves the whole family - especially if you like dramatic storylines

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Excellent Conclusion of the Firebird Trilogy
Wish there was more!!!
Too bad I can't read it!
I'd rate it six stars if I could
Wow

Crown of Fire (Firebird Trilogy, 3)
Kathy Tyers
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ASIN: 0764222163

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Chronicling the life of one extraordinary woman and the worlds she sought to save, the series has captured readers of all genres and now prepares for a cataclysmic finale with the last book in the trilogy.

In Crown of Fire, Lady Firebird Angelo Caldwell has been sentenced to death "in absentia" for treason, sedition, and heresy. The last thing she expects is a summons to return home and be confirmed as an heiress of her royal house. But merciless foes are destroying entire cities of the Federate worlds. These renegades are trying to wipe out the messianic Caldwell bloodline, and they have almost eradicated the royal Angelos. To help trap an assassin, Firebird agrees to wear the heiress's tiara for one day of perilous pageantry.

Still, Firebird's deadliest enemy—the one that can destroy or bereave her—isn't that renegade assassin. Neither is it the despotic regent who hopes to seize the Angelos' throne, nor even the threat of dying in a desperate military strike at the renegades' world.

Unless she can bring her own pride to heel, everything she cherishes will be lost.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Conclusion of the Firebird Trilogy .......2007-01-07

In this conclusion to the Firebird trilogy Lady Firebird, the protagonist, returns to her home world of Netaia to be confirmed as a heiress to the throne and to lure a Shuhr (enemy) agent into the open. However, pride tempts Firebird as she ponders how much good she could do as queen. This book wraps up most of the elements begun in the earlier books but left enough for me to want the trilogy to become a series.

The spiritual elements of this trilogy have been criticized because the first book in the series was originally written as a secular novel. I find it hard to understand why someone would criticize Kathy Tyers for writing about her faith. Christian art, in all forms, is meant to either to glorify God or present ideas about the faith. In all three books of this series, this is done rather subtly. You could remove every mention of faith and religion and all of the stories would still work. But, within the stories faith, the lack of it, or the search for it, adds another facet to various characters motivation and complexity.

None of the books in this trilogy, Firebird Fusion Fire and Crown of Fire are hard science fiction. They are stories of war, faith and romance in a science fiction setting and within that context, they are all superior stories told by a talented writer. I recommend them all.

Kyle Pratt

Wish there was more!!!.......2005-05-30

I started reading this trilogy less then a week ago... now that I am on the last book, I find myself not wanting to read it... not because its not good, cause trust me IT IS EXCELLENT!!! I dont want it to end. A couple parts of the trilogy I have to tag, just so I can reread those parts. I wish that this was a series!!! Or that there were more Christian/ romance/ fiction/ adventure books like this.

Too bad I can't read it!.......2003-01-07

I know that I would rate this book at 5 stars since I loved the first two in this series. And after reading the other reviews I really would like to read this one! I picked the first two up at a Christian book outlet for next to nothing. I read them in no time at all and was ready for the third one. Much to my dismay, it is the only one out of print!! Is this some kind of publisher's ploy to make the last one in the series a rare and expensive book to buy? I have only found it at prices as high as $$ which I can't get myself to spend since the first two are still being sold at lower prices, I am so dissapointed that I can't finish the series, but will keep checking for them to print it again or for more people to decide to let their copies go. Any one want to sell theirs for $$ or less since they sell originally for $$, I can't see paying more for it. Thank you Kathy and Bethany House I think it is, for such a great series. Please, reprint the last one to go with the first two!

I'd rate it six stars if I could.......2002-06-21

The only thing bad about this book was that it's the last in the Firebird series, and I want more, but everything else I just loved. It has all the same good qualities as Firebird and Fusion Fire. I don't know if I can pick a favorite out of this series, but if I could, it might be this one. Near the end, when poor Firebird was so sure Brennan was dead, I nearly cried (something I usually don't do while reading). I'd recommend this book to anyone.

Wow.......2002-03-08

When I first received my copy of this book, I let it sit for a few days. I was aware that it was the final volume of the Firebird trilogy, and I wanted to savor it for awhile. Then I began to take peeks at the book, and before I realized it I had read the entire thing. All I can say is, "Wow!"

This was definitely one of the best books I've read in a long time. I love the characters of both Firebird and Brennen. They are utterly human, with human strengths and failings. I don't like books with one-dimensional characters who can do either no right or no wrong. Firebird and Brennen make their share of mistakes, but ultimately become stronger for them.

Although I know it's not likely to happen, I would love to see more stories in this universe!

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Spellfire and it's sequels

Not bad, Just really evil bad guys!

WHO said Greenwood is a good writer?

Hardly worth the paper it's printed on...

one of the worst novels ever written
Crown of Fire (Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga, Book 2)

Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Release Date: 1994-04-19

Book Description

Adventurer on the Run!

Once Shandril was a humble kitchen maid.

Now she's one of the most powerful magic-users in the land.

And a lot of people want her dead.

The evil Zhentarim, the powerful Cult of the Dragon—all of them want her spellfire, and they'll kill whoever they must to get it. There's only one thing for Shandril to do: run. With the aid of Elminster of Shadowdale, the Knights of Myth Drannor, her lover, and a determined dwarf, she'll wield her magic for the cause of good. But if her magic becomes too powerful, her friends won’t have a choice.

They’ll kill her themselves.

Customer Reviews:

Spellfire and it's sequels.......2006-12-05

I am rather glad to see the sequel(s) to SpellFire coming out. I basically grew up playing AD&D in the Realms. These books allow me to read about some of the imaginary places and people I, or my character to be precise, met in those early days. They fill a void left behind when I grew up and have been unable to fit gaming into my schedule. To me, Greenwood's books read like an AD&D campaign with Greenwood serving as Dungeon Master. Who better to tell the stories of Toril than it's creator?

Not bad, Just really evil bad guys!.......2006-08-02

This series generally gets a bad rap from most reviewers. Mr Greenwood is not supposed to be a literary genius. This story fits well into the grand picture of the Realms. It works just as well as "Spellfire", it predecessor. The heros are believable, Shandril is rather irritating.

I really like the villains. Manshoon is really evil, and his nefarious band of cohorts held my interest! The "Zhentish" organization created here is truely nasty. The bad guys and gals are more believable than the pompous, lusty(dirty minded) heros presented. Seriously, if these fools would clean up their act, maybe the evil could be overturned.

I do not discredit Ed Greenwood in any way with how he handles the storyline. He did, after all create this fabulous world that so many people have loved or hated for nearly 20 years, beyond that for some. If it was so bad, why do so many novels and gaming supplement keep getting published annually? Why do so many people keep reading the books, whether they like them or not?

This fantasy world is credible. Beautiful and horrible at the same time. I personally have spent days among this mysterious, and magical world that is absolutely thrilling. The architypes are there: dwarves, elves, wizards, dragons and mystical kingdoms that one can almost touch. Beholders! What a concept! Hilarious and monstrous at the same time. How can one resist?

The Forgotten Realms are always going to be remembered because of Ed Greenwood's determinations. He can bring real magic alive. I have literally come of age with his world behind me. Wizards of the Coast suceed in keeping this show alive. There is obviously some sort of attraction here, as so many other worlds are but a distant memory. Crown of Fire is not great liturature, just a great story with lots of action and magic!

WHO said Greenwood is a good writer?.......2006-03-25

Here we have another suckage by Ed Greenwood, the only writer who sucks more than Zahn (and who is equally praised by paranoid monkeys err american readers) the heroes are totally cardboard, the storyline is wicked and nonsensical, the dialogs are idiotic. I don't know why Greenowood has such esteme and fame, yeah I know he started the entire Forgotten stuff, but he is grease under feet of Salvatore or Cunnigham. After reading any of his novels you are close hating entire FR setting. I've read several of his novels and shortstories, they all sucked but this one is WORST of the worst, and that really means something. Ed please we beg of you, STOP WRITING.

Hardly worth the paper it's printed on..........2002-11-12

I don't know why I bothered after I read Spellfire and hated it. I guess I was just deperately hopeing that Greenwood manage to redeem himself...after all he is responsible for the Forgotten Realms you think he would have a lick of talent. It seems being a good game designer and a good author are two totally different subjects! This book is like any bad hollywood sequel in movies, it is basically the same as the first story with a slight change of scenery and a little time has passed. Points I would like to make are...Shandril (the heroine) is far too powerful and far too weapy! She spends about as much time crying as she does in combat, and combat never lasts that long when Shandril is present. She just wipes everything and everyone out (as if her existing powers werent enough she grows in power throughout the book). I ended up rooting for the bad guys in the end because I wanted her and her husband Narm dead. Narm is the next character I would like to chew on. I have never read of a more weakling mage character. Greenwood would have been well advised to see to it that Narm developed some magical abilities throughout the book so that he didn't always hide behind his woman. He ends up causing more trouble in battle then solving anything! The Knights of Myth Drannor are pointless characters that only appear in the book inorder to save Shandril and Narm from their own stupidity! I asked this question after reading Spellfire and I ask it now. Why was this book ever reprinted? Next time I spill something in my house, I won't run for the paper towels, I'll start tearing pages out of Spellfire and Crown of Fire to clean up the mess. At least then I would feel like I got my money's worth.

one of the worst novels ever written.......2001-10-29

Dungeons and dragons novels are usually bad, but this one is exceptionally bad. This novel features bad prose, irritating characters, and unbelievably stupid villains. Take for an example the beholders. These monsters are supposed to be inhumanly smart, yet they keep shooting magic at Shandril, who absorbs it and shoots it back them. They keep doing it until they entire pack is destroyed. The novel is mainly fighting, interspersed with poor dialogue. How does one feel when reading it? '"Tired. When I said I was sick of endless battle," Shandril told him grimly, "I meant it."'

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