Whispering Woods (Magic: The Gathering, Bk. 2)

While I really enjoyed the first MTG book, Arena, I thought it lacked a decent explanation of how the magic actually works. I mean, where do the summoned creatures come from and where do they go when a battle is finished. In this book, an attempt was made to do some explaining about this and really helped the reader get a better grasp on just what is happening during wizardly battles. In this book, summoned creatures are real beings simply being teleported into the sight of a duel and remain behind aftwards until sent somewhere else by a wizard. This system makes more sense to me than the one in which monsters are just created from nothing or summoned from some kind of void in a wizards pouch. The story in this book is also fun and fast-paced. Greensleeves and her brother Gull are introduced and begin their adventures under the employ of a wizard after their home is destroyed by a wizard duel. While the book may seem a little kiddish (especially the characters names), the story is actually detailed, violent and gory, with all the good elements of a good pulp fantasy. A fast and enjoyable read.

I have been an avid magic player for seven years now and this book captures the essence of the game more than any of the other books do. In Magic players summon creatures without thinking twice about them, but this book explains, for the first time, where they come from. Every creature has a story. The newer Magic books do an excellent job of keeping the storyline for the game together, but this original story (along with it's two sequels "Shattered Chains" and "Final Sacrafice") are the best of the lot. They tell the story of Gull, a simple woodcutter and his sister Greensleves and how wizards change their lives forever.

Clayton Emery writes the most exciting fantacy books I have ever read. He describes every detail of the battle scenes.

This was a really good story of Gull, the woodcutter and his sister, Greensleeves, a mage who doesn't know she is. The descriptions are so good, I could read them over and over.

Best Magic The Gathering book ever. Well written and very exciting. Gets into deep detail and you can't ask for much more in a book if you love reading fantasies.