Competitions: Book Two of the Blending

by Sharon Green

Book Overview

In order to prove themselves to be the Chosen Five of the ancient Prophecies, Lorand, Rion, Tamrissa, Jovvi, and Vallant compete in a series of deadly contests designed to reveal the full scope of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380784157
• ISBN13: 9780380784158
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Eos
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

I loved the series, despite the repetitiveness

While there was repetitiveness, I didn't see the one-dimensionality that the other reviewers have seen. I think the problems with several of the characters were fairly in-depth. Also, not all of the antagonists are set up as truly evil. The world is intriguing, as is the magic system, and the repetitiveness goes away after the first couple of books. My husband and I both read the entire series, and the sister trilogy, all the way through. It's not a heavy read, but it is a fun one. :)

Competitions: Book Two of the Blending

I love this author. Sharon Green writes a wonderful fantasy story. I would recommend all of her books to anyone, if you like fantasy.

I want more!

I bought the entire series at once, so I spent a good 2-3 days reading them straight. I love the entire series. I had read Far Side of Forever and Hellhound Magic in the library and loved them, so when I saw this series I eagerly read them all. Now only if her older books weren't so hard to find and the upcoming series come out now! If you loved this series, check out some of her other books, especially if you can find them!

Thrills . . . spills . . . chills . . . and steamy romance!

Sounds like an ad for a cable channel ... or maybe the army. Well, it should! Once again, Sharon Green has graced her readers with an excellent tale, full of suspense, magic, and wonderfully-developed characters. In this second book of The Blending, we are given more information about the conspiracy facing our heroes and heroines. We also learn to appreciate them even more as they are placed in direct contrast with their opposites on the nobility's opposing blending. Oh, and did I mention romance? It's all in there. Few authors have managed to capture my attention so consistently with strong characterization, enthralling plots, humor, and in this case, a wonderful point-of-view stance. At this rate, the third book promises to leave us hanging on the edges of our collective seats

The 2nd book in an excellent fantasy series

The excellence continues in this second book of the Blending. We are introduced to the main Blending opposing our five members of the prophesied Blending. The contrast between the two is clearly seen. The members of the enemy Blending are all members of the nobility of the empire, and are generally cruel, self-centered and ambitious, each looking on the others with envy and hate, and only helping and cooperating with each other to the extent that it furthers their own self-interest. Most if not all of the rest of the nobles who run the testing authority have similar characteristics, and none of them can recognize let alone appreciate the good characteristics of genuine friendship, generosity, caring, and morality possessed by the members of the prophesied Blending and the power it gives them to overcome obstacles. There is much afoot that is yet unexplained. It seems that someone or something connected with the prophesy is helping our Blending in very subtle ways that neither they nor anyone else recognizes. There may also be a different power interacting with the enemy Blending, but this is only a guess on my part to explain the strange events that their leader has gone through. It seems the third book of the Blending is to open with a corrupt faction in the testing authority attempting to take control of the five members of the prophesied Blending by means of a drug that was unknowingly given them. It will be quite interesting to see what happens next. ron.ebert@ucr.edu (Ron Ebert)