Eyes of Silver

By Michael A. Stackpole

Book Overview

From one of the most exciting new voices in fantasy fiction comes a spellbinding epic of adventure and mystery, intrigue and magic. . . . Eight centuries ago, the legendary Keerana Dost conquered a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553561138
• ISBN13: 9780553561135
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Spectra Books
• Length: 447 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Interesting and thought provoking

I admit that I only got this book because I enjoyed Stackpoles Star Wars novels. Fantasy isn~t usually my thing, but his style is good and I was going on a long plane flight and needed reading material. Having said that, I was pleasantly suprised at the richness of the world he creates, it~s pretty audacious to create an entire fantasy universe for only one book, but he does it very well, and the religious twists and connotations intrigued me enough that I immediately re-read it straight after finishing it (It was a VERY long flight after all... Melbourne to Santiago stopping via Sydney and Auckland) The part I like most about this is that the characters are very much in the style of Mallory in the Arthurian tale- They are all flawed in some way. Pride, greed, arrogance, lust. No character is perfect, though the heroes allow themselves a greater deal of self reflection to oversome these faults than the villianous characters. All told, I'd really like to see another novel set in this series, maybe one that explores the war with fernandi and the blinding of the wolf priest. Top marks Mr Stackpole, but please... May we have some more?

Great world, great characters

Like most of Stackpole's books, this book has characters that leap off the page and a world that really seems real. Stackpole has a way of paying homage to real-world events without it reading as satire or theft. This book was on the slow-side in terms of pace -- not as slow as Jordan or Goodkind, though. The depth of the world more than makes up for it.

Another great story from Stackpole

Yes, it is a bit hard to get familiar with the many characters and countries in this novel. But for those that stick with it for the first 100 pages or so, the pay off is BIG. It is a wonderful tale, with interesting characters and many great truths that we all need to hear.For the reader who said it was full of typos, it was made very clear to me that Robin and Robert are the same person, Robin is his nickname, much like Mike is to Michael. If you read the whole book and not just the first chapter, I don't see how this mistake could have been made. If you are an intelligent, person who likes a good, well woven story, try this book and you won't be disappointed.

Stackpole does it again!

I've read all of Stackpole's Star Wars books, but since reading this book, I have come to believe that he is quite possibly one of the greatest science-fiction and fantasy authors of all time. EYES OF SILVER is an excellent read, fast-paced and exciting. I see a lot of parallels to history in it that I'm sure not a lot of readers have seen. It's really good.

Very Good

I have several of Michael Stackpole's works, but this is the first I've found time to read. It starts out well and keeps the reader's interest. The universe he has created is interesting with many parallels with our own. I recommend it to all who enjoy a good military/magical fantasy.