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Being a fan of the Elder Scrolls series i simply couldn't pass this one by.
The book felt a bit too detailed at first but soon the "ingame picture" kicked in and I found myself fully immersed. The author did a great job tuning to the true feeling of this universe. All The ingenious and bizarre ideas he adeed blend naturally into the complex design of Elder Scrolls.
A mysterious city...more

Being a fan of the Elder Scrolls series i simply couldn't pass this one by.
The book felt a bit too detailed at first but soon the "ingame picture" kicked in and I found myself fully immersed. The author did a great job tuning to the true feeling of this universe. All The ingenious and bizarre ideas he adeed blend naturally into the complex design of Elder Scrolls.
A mysterious city sitting atop a flying rock and powered by a machine that consumes living souls threatens the very existence of the world as it appears over the Black marsh. A plane travelling magician, a young alchemist, an imperial invstigator and Prince Attrebus himself get their fates entertwined as they strive to unravel the mystery of the cities existence...
I would certainly reccommend this book to all who enjoy the Elder scrolls series.   hide

Really slow start. About half-way through the novel really started getting good, and then if ended...just like that. Guess I have to read the second book to finish the story.

I am only 11 but i loved the story! I've been playing the game since morrowind and it is very descriptive ! I can't wait for the next book!

The title is really The Infernal City. Slow and confusing start but then it really grips you. I'm looking forward to the next book, because Keyes leaves the reader in mid-breath.

This book was okay, I was expecting something completely different. The elder scrolls is an amazing universe and I think it could have been far better.

Fans of the Elderscrolls III: Morrowind, and fans of the Elderscrolls IV: Oblivion, enter and enjoy! Readers who have no experience with those games, beware. This is a good novel, and I say good in the 6/10 sort of way. It's unforgivably short, slow to take off, and when the narrative finally starts to grip me, I find the last page all too soon, and a terribly annoying cliffhanger. When/if the...more

Fans of the Elderscrolls III: Morrowind, and fans of the Elderscrolls IV: Oblivion, enter and enjoy! Readers who have no experience with those games, beware. This is a good novel, and I say good in the 6/10 sort of way. It's unforgivably short, slow to take off, and when the narrative finally starts to grip me, I find the last page all too soon, and a terribly annoying cliffhanger. When/if the sequel comes out I would almost suggest buying both books, cutting the back cover off of this book, the front of the sequel, and taping the two together. LotR is broken up into dual "books" per each part. So Fellowship of the Ring, for instance, is comprised of two parts, one that contains everything from the Shire to Frodo at the ford, and the second containing everything from Rivendell to the fateful day on Amon Hen. This novel feels like it is that first part of Fellowship of the Ring, if it had been released on it's own. You have a very slow build up that comes to a nice peak, but, unlike FotR, there isn't a page or two to turn before you get to the rest of the story. No, the author leaves you hanging, and still hungry. Naturally you would think that would be a good thing for an author to do; leave the reader wanting more. But in this case, I feel it was taken too far. I feel less like I've gotten a teasing appetizer to wet my appetite for the main course, as much as I've had snack on crackers for half an hour up to the point that my meal was delivered to me. Delivered to me, that is, just long enough for me to get one or two bites before the entire meal was taken back to the kitchen for "suspense". Length aside, it's a good book for fans. You get to know what's happened since we last saw the TES realm, and I can definitely see this being the first of a larger series. However, for non-TES fans, you'll find yourself easily lost. Names are mentioned, along with places and races that someone who played the game would instantly be able to recollect or envision. But the average novel goer will be left wondering "What's an Argonian?" "Who was Martin?" "I know there was a game called Morrowind, but what does it have to do with the one in the book, and why is what has happened important?" Truthfully, this book would do well packaged with a collection of the TES games, similar to LotR's appendixes. That said, as long as the average reader can get past not knowing what a Khajiit is, or if they can use google to find out, they'll make it through okay. Maybe they might even have interest to pick up one of the TES games. More than likely though, they'll find no real reason to read this book, as there are plenty of fantasy novels out there that anyone can pick up and instantly be immersed. There's not quite enough to satisfy the fans, and not quite enough to prevent non-fans from feeling excluded. 3 1/2 out of 5   hide

Reading this book with my student. Not a book I would have ever chosen but it is not too bad. Started off slowly, the middle was better and it ended very abruptly. My student helped explain things that were missing in the book (book follows a video game- Elder Scrolls). This is book one of a two book series. They could have completed the story in just one book. Did not like the ending at...more

Reading this book with my student. Not a book I would have ever chosen but it is not too bad. Started off slowly, the middle was better and it ended very abruptly. My student helped explain things that were missing in the book (book follows a video game- Elder Scrolls). This is book one of a two book series. They could have completed the story in just one book. Did not like the ending at all. The author just threw in some new ideas at the very end to leave you confused and annoyed. I will probably read the second book to get some answers to questions but I'm not looking forward to it.   hide