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This is book 3 in the Iron Tower Trilogy. I know there are a lot of naysayers with this series because it is very derivative of The Lord of the Rings and as a result, it is constantly being compared it's literary prowess. Here is what I enjoyed about this series and why i would recommend it. First, the plot very closely mirrors Lord of the Rings which you should know before reading. It contains the same races as well. The key difference is that the hobbit-like race is not completely and utterly worthless as they are in Tolkien's books. They actually serve a legitimate role which i find to be much more enjoyable than whiny counterparts. Second, McKiernan is pretty straight forward and to the point in his writing. It's not cluttered with endless descriptions that can sometimes slow the story line to a crawl. Don't get me wrong here. I love Tolkien but he can be a bit long winded at times. If you are looking for good classic fantasy, this is your series.


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The Darkest Day Iron Tower Trilogy Book 3 Dennis L McKiernan 9780451450838 Books Reviews

If you have ever read a series like this you will know that it is full of adventure and mind-bending feats. Being a very avid reader of all types of books, and having started Tolkiens Lord of the Ring series and putting it down due to the dullness and slowness of the books,I decided to try The Iron Tower Trilogy. What a great series!! Sure it parallels Lord of the Rings but it is different as time and people move quite rapidly. I could not put the books down. I have reread this series 3 times and love it more each time. If you think it is a rewrite of Tolkiens work, I urge you to read the whole series as it is quite different. I'd pick this book a thousand times over Tolkiens, Lord of the Rings. Wish they had made the movies from this series rather than the other. It makes better sense.
This review is for the Iron Tower trilogy.

I rate this trilogy at four stars. There is plenty of action, likeable characters, good pacing, and loads of different scenery and cultures which are brought to the fray. While I will not go into detail or give spoilers, suffice it to say that, if you are a fan of the epic fantasy genre, where there is a great conflict between clearly defined good and evil, then you will like this.

Being a fan of McKiernan's Mithgar series (I'm about halfway through the series at this writing), I must say that his writing style thankfully improves as the series progresses. Not that it is *bad* in this trilogy, it's just awkward at times. Still enjoyable, though.

Now, a comment on those whining about the similarity to LOTR. <sigh>... McKiernan wrote the next (chronologically) duology in this series ("Trek to Kraggen-Cor", "The Brega Path") before the Iron Tower trilogy. His idea was to write an installment in Tolkien's Middle Earth exploring what would happen if, after Sauron was defeated, the dwarfs went back to reclaim Moria. The Tolkien estate, however, was not amused, and did not give him permission to release the story as part of Middle Earth. However, his publishers liked the story well enough that they asked him to change the setting and characters and make it his own world. Then, they asked him for a prequel story to his original. The Iron Tower trilogy is that prequel.

The point being, it is amusing to see people complain about the similarity to Tolkien's world of a story that was originally intended to BE part of Tolkien's world.

All of that being said, the Mithgar stories take on a definite life of their own as the series progresses, and I highly recommend them for fans of the genre.
Reading anything derivative can be an exercise in pain, but the Iron Tower trilogy is like watching a train plummet off a cliffside. The most flagrantly derivative fantasy trilogy out there limps to a silly climax in "Darkest Day," a sad ending to an unworthy trilogy. (And, alas, the beginning of an equally unworthy series)
The Boskydells have been freed from Modru's Horde by the High King's armies. Tuck and Merrilee are reunited just as the armies start off to the land of Gron, where the evil Modru is planning to yank back the even more evil Gyphon from the void to which he's been banished. And wimpy Princess Laurelin is somehow a part of his evil malevolent plot. So Warrow Tuck Underbank must somehow save the world, armed only with a prophecy and a little red arrow.

The main positive thing that can be said about "Darkest Day" is that the all-too-similar elements are toned down a little. What's there is essentially the same as before, with the dull Elf seers, tough-wannabe hobbit clones, gruff Dwarves, and a thousand other little elements. There's not much that's new. Unfortunately, what McKiernan puts in instead is even worse.

Lacking a ring or a Mount Doom, he creates a climactic human sacrifice scene that wouldn't be out of place in a third-rate horror sequel. Modru's motives for kidnapping Laurelin are revealed, and boy are they stupid. The epic final clash is nothing more than background noise, and the characters become thinner and whinier as their numbers increase. As the final insult, McKiernan includes some shortish appendices and timelines, in the manner of Tolkien's "Return of the King." Including these fails completely to give the trilogy any depth.

The writing, while not quite as atrocious as it was in the first book, is still bland and obsessed with details that nobody could care less about. Dialogue is mind-blowingly trite, with the heroes speaking as if in the throes of manic, wild emotion; McKiernan is even subtle enough to have the villain Modru hiss when he talks. And while I love a well-written love story in any kind of book, the relationship between Merrilee and Tuck is so hideously sweet that it will make your teeth ache.

The weepily ineffective Tuck remains ineffectual and inexplicably liked by everyone; McKiernan injures him badly, apparently thinking that readers will sympathize. Psycho-Warrow Danner's storyline is concluded in a very theatrical manner. Galen, Gildor the Elf and Brega the Dwarf are still bland and uninteresting, as they have the same personality. And the insultingly weak Laurelin cries, whimpers and whines her way until somebody gets around to rescuing her. The stupidity of Modru's motives takes away any shreds of interest I had in him.

Written in a style to make Tolkien fans whimper and English majors grow dizzy, "Darkest Day" is a fittingly limp finale to a dull, derivative trilogy.
The book I ordered came very quickly and I ordered it around chirstmas time. The book was in great condition and it came with a personalized and hand written note thanking me for my order.
I can't wait for more books of this series to come out. It sucks you into another world that is a real adventure
Thank you very much for the amazing first print of this book. I have already began reading it of course and can't to finish the entire series. Thanks again.
This is book 3 in the Iron Tower Trilogy. I know there are a lot of naysayers with this series because it is very derivative of The Lord of the Rings and as a result, it is constantly being compared it's literary prowess. Here is what I enjoyed about this series and why i would recommend it. First, the plot very closely mirrors Lord of the Rings which you should know before reading. It contains the same races as well. The key difference is that the hobbit-like race is not completely and utterly worthless as they are in Tolkien's books. They actually serve a legitimate role which i find to be much more enjoyable than whiny counterparts. Second, McKiernan is pretty straight forward and to the point in his writing. It's not cluttered with endless descriptions that can sometimes slow the story line to a crawl. Don't get me wrong here. I love Tolkien but he can be a bit long winded at times. If you are looking for good classic fantasy, this is your series.