Disappointing
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After enjoying the first two parts of this 'cycle' I found Fire Sea to be dull, uninspiring and lacking the appeal of the others. The cast changes, although the action still follows Haplo as he journeys through the Death Gate once more. The setting this time is in a subterranean world and the oppressive backdrop gives little opportunities for Weis and Hickman to showcase their talents. It just doesn't feel like a fantasy book, but has the aura of a supernatural short story. I'm sure it's a required part of the ongoing story, and won't inhibit the desire to read the next chapter, but it seems padded, with little emotional impact.
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This book was nothing short of morbid. I loved it.
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Okay, generally I hate morbid books, but I loved this one. I was shocked when Alfred actually risked his life several times to help Haplo, who's his sworn mortal enemy from birth. Of course, Haplo's not amused or grateful to Alfred, but he does get a kick out of him when he swears a single time. I felt soooooo sorry for Alfred. He finally finds his people, but then realizes that they're not who he hoped them to be. After thinking he's alone for so long, he finds his people, but they've turned wrong and have actually started killing each other and raising the dead to make them undead spirits. I was both terrified by and compassionate to the lazars, even though they were killing people like crazy so that they could be free.
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It just gets better and better...
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I just finished reading this book about an hour ago. It was really awesome, but you have to have read the others to understand. *If you haven't, you may get confused by the following.* I really sympathize with Alfred because I can see how much necromancy hurts him, how much it hurts the dead, and how much it can hurt everyone on Abarrach. I also felt really super sorry for Jera and Jonathan. I cried, even! I was glued to this book and read it all in two days! I'm liking how Haplo and Alfred are at least starting to get along. I also agree with Anna about the last line-- way funny, and very interesting... thought provoking... I can't wait to read the next book!
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Eek!
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This book is extraordinarily grim--the other books in the series have dark elements, but this is by far the most uncompromisingly bleak. However, that doesn't make it any less of a book--Abaraach, as with all of the septet's worlds, is vivdly imagined, and the interaction between Haplo and Alfred is very well-done and interesting.
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The Best Part of Death Gate!!!!!
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I don't know about you guys but I think this was the best book in the whole series because this is the part where Haplo and Alfred start to understand what the "higher power" wants of them. They start to see things the way that things are. And I still don't fully comprehend (although I have read it 2 times) those chapters that they are in the Chamber of the Damned (and like its sort of a mystery to me I like it more). Definetly a MUST in your book collection.....
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