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Ricky_Skywalker Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 1/29/06 3:47am Subject: Stover's books - Date Edited: 1/29/06 3:50am (1 edits total) Edited By: Ricky_Skywalker
	I have a question to people who have read Matthew Stover's books outside from SW-series. I would read some of them, but they aren't accesible in my country (Poland) and I must order them from Amazon. Could you recommend me the most interesting book? Maybe there are some books written similarly to "Traitor" or "Shatterpoint"? Please tell me everything what you know about Stover's books -----signature----- When the world gets in my face, I say: HAVE A NICE DAY! *** "Misery is the maintay of life. Those who accept this truth understand that death is the realese from suffering" - Harrar, the priest of YV
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ezekiel22x Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 1/29/06 9:57am Subject: RE: Stover's books
	Look into the two Acts of Caine books, Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle. Here Stover offers a pretty seamless blending of sci-fi and fantasy defined by gut-wrenching action, emotion, as well as bold thematic breakthroughs on social arrangement, broken families, RPG obsession, and most importantly, never giving up despite life’s tendencies to offer many opportunities to do so. Heroes Die is a nice introduction to Caine’s heroics and the duel worlds he haunts. Blade of Tyshalle takes that foundation and offers a previously unseen level of subversive continuation, and remains one of the most iconic books I’ve ever read.
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Moleman1138 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Aug '04	Date Posted: 1/29/06 12:55pm Subject: RE: Stover's books
	I've actually tried to distance myself from Stover. His style of writing is rather peculiar and they he develops his introductory characterizations throw the reader off into a tangent. Maybe I've just been reading his less successful works. -----signature----- Host of CBC (Chapter by Chapter) for PT, CT and SFF forums and Box Office Game ROTS-DS Chapter 3: Seeds of Rebellion FOTR Chapter 29: Bilbo's Gifts TSS Chapter 17: Facts and Feathers (8/24/07)
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Dark_Lady_Jada Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 1/29/06 1:26pm Subject: RE: Stover's books
	Moleman, I found the same thing too and I was pleasantly surprised by his novelization of RotS. I would be open to reading something else by him. At some point. -----signature----- SSA Council Master Training Qui-Gon-Matt Blue Master's Veangeful Battle Wench of Destruction & Raiser of the Blue Stick AHBY\| Ward 316\|181St Lead Adopter of SciChik Salty get well!
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NJOfan215 Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 1/30/06 1:29am Subject: RE: Stover's books
	His cain books are awesome. I have his iron dawn books, but have yet to read them. -----signature----- This council has zero tolerance for any sexual deviancy regarding our Jedi Knights. Go Eagles
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bobafett_1fan Registered: Feb '06	Date Posted: 2/1/06 1:53pm Subject: RE: Stover's books - Date Edited: 2/1/06 1:53pm (1 edits total) Edited By: bobafett_1fan
	I also love the Cain books! Though I am in the middle of reading the Blade of Tyshelle. I got into them after I met Matthew Stover at a Book signing. Very good! I havent read the others, Except the ROTS! But I would recomend them. -----signature----- Ib'turr jatne turr ash'ad kyr'amur ( "It is a good day for someone else to Die")
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NaboosPrincess Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: May '01	Date Posted: 2/2/06 5:53pm Subject: RE: Stover's books
	I Stover's work. Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle are must-reads for any sci-fi/fantasy fan. They are a little edgy, but I don't read many things like that, so it was something interesting and out of the ordinary for me at least. His characters are so well developed that they really seem to come alive. -----signature----- Shark movies bring out a rough crowd.
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The_Flargg Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 2/6/06 7:29pm Subject: RE: Stover's books
	Caine: one of the best sci-fi/fantasy characters. That one chapter about "darkness revealing who you truly are" in Blade of Tyshalle: awesome. -----signature----- "If yousa strike meesa down, meesa gonna become more annoying than you could possibly be imaginin'!" - Jar-Jar --The real reason for Anakin's turn to the Dark Side.
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