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Marked for Death (The Lost Mark, Book 1)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780786936106
ISBN: 078693610X
Label: Wizards of the Coast
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: March 01, 2005
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Release Date: March 01, 2005
Studio: Wizards of the Coast
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Editorial Review:
Marked for Death begins a new epic trilogy set in the world of Eberron, Wizards of the Coast's newest D&D® campaign setting. Author Keith Baker's proposal for the exciting world of Eberron was chosen from 11,000 submissions, and he is the co-author of the Eberron Campaign Setting, the RPG product that launched the setting. The Eberron world will continue to grow through new roleplaying game products, novels, miniatures, and electronic games.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Books of Death
I just finished the trilogy, so I am gonna review the books as a whole for this.
The series is good. The first book has a pace and characters that you could grow to love and hate. It is a little angering because the whole time its a game of catch-up. That comes to an end in book 2 (thankfully). The 3rd book is also worth reading and only gets better. It worked like good fiction ought to.
I would have to rate this series as a 4 star. The characters are decent and the plot, although ... Read More
Rating: - Solid introduction, strong series potential
As these things go, Marked for Death is a solid introduction to the intriguing world of Eberron and Matt Forbeck admirably maintains a tricky balance between establishing a coherent narrative while serving the marketing purposes these efforts more typically represent. The plot hinges on the appearance of a lost dragonmark, the Mark of Death, one of the thirteen powerful birthmarks which themselves represent one of the primary concepts that sets Eberron apart from Forgotten Realms and other more familiar ... Read More
Rating: - Overall above average
I'm an avid forgotten realms reader, and recently started purchasing novels from the Eberron world. The concept of the world is very different from FR and I must say it's a very refreshing change. I have purchased every Eberron book published to date and am looking forward to finding the time to catch up on my reading.
Marked for Death is the first book in The Lost Mark trilogy and the premise of the story is the lost 13th dragonmark, the Mark of Death. The 2nd and 3rd books are titled The Road ... Read More
Rating: - Frustrating at times, but overall a fun book.
Forbek's first attempt at the Eberron campaign setting was pleasing. The plot line is great and should lead to highly pleasing follow-up novels. The characters are very entertaining, and while they are extremely stubborn (and frustrating), you'll find yourself really getting to know them and caring about what happens to them. The fight scenes are intense and well-done, with brutal injuries being handed out left and right in realistic and gory detail. While many of the previous reviewers have complained about ... Read More
Rating:  - I couldn't finish it.
There are some redeeming parts, the action is fast paced and the descriptions are usually well written, but it's all down hill from there.
I made it about 100 pages into this book before putting it down in frustration. The authors tendency to have completely ridiculous and forced dialog drove me batty. I kept thinking "Now why would they say that? This makes no sense." For example, in the middle of life or death situation when asked a question a Vampire exclaims "ah straight to the point, refreshing!". ... Read More
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