Thieves of Blood

THIS MUST BE MY FAVORITE BOOK FROM EBERRON... THE TRILOGY WAS OK... BUT THE FIRST BOOK OF THIS TRILOGY WAS THE BEST I READ... PEOPLE THAT LOVE PIRATES AND VAMPIRES THIS BOOK IS THE ONE...

Thieves of Blood is the continuation of the Blade of Flame short story found in the Anthology book. This book is a great read. There are some parts that will leave you to scratch your head in wonder but over all is good. Quick paced and definitly a character worth bringing back into other books. Diran has the potential by comparison to be Eberron's version of Drizzt. In my own opinion better because there is no conveluted blood ties and extra character to mess with the tales.

I just finished reading Thieves of Blood. Great ending! Wow, that was very well done. I was quite impressed and it was so nasty. I love the main character, Diran. He's such a great character. I love that he was an assassin and now he's a priest. His backstory is awesome. I love Makala too. Oh, poor Makala and Diran. Wow. I like how it ended though. There's a part with ghouls under a floor that was just totally horrifying. There were a lot of clever moments in the final battle also. Diran made such a clever use of his holy symbol. Being a priest of the Silver Flame has its definite advantages. Anyway, it was a very well-written book with exciting scenes and great characters. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. Diran and Ghaji are a good team and I look forward to seeing their further adventures. The creator of Eberron, Keith Baker would be proud of this one. Paul Genesse www.paulgenesse.com www.paulgenesse.blogspot.com Author of The Golden Cord Book One of the Iron Dragon Series Five Star Books (April 2008)

This was the first Eberron book that I read, and is still the best. The book does a great job of introducing you to the world of Eberron, by doing it in a natural way and not just throwing things in your face. The character really make the story worth reading, they are well defined and make you want to just keep reading till you are done the book. While this book does share some similar details with other books, the character make it shine through the cliche. I found the characters to be on par with R.A. Salvatore's in complexity and believability. Once you are done this book you will just want to jump into the next one. If you haven't read the story in Tales of the Last War about these characters you should, it gives you a bit better of a starting point for them, but it isn't necessary.

This is the first Eberron book that I have read, as well as my first Waggoner. I will be picking up more of both. You come into this book as if you are being dropped right in the middle of an ongoing tale, and, in fact, you are. The book does a brilliant job of giving you only as many hints as to these complex character's pasts as to entice you to pick up the pace to keep up with this fast moving tale. Personally, I love a novel that doesn't coddle me, and doesn't apologize for ripping me into it and forcing me to hit the ground running just to keep up. It never let up, not for a second. Who doesn't love that? The characters have very distinct personalities. Their charms and flaws play on one another very well, and you have a hard time picking favorites. The whole "inner struggle" subtheme plays well into the main story, and will undoubtably be the fabric with which this author will weave the remaining books in the seires together.