The Moons of Mirrodin: Mirrodin Cycle, Book I

by Will McDermott

Book Overview

Seeking the dark secrets of her past, an orphaned elf braves the perils of a strange and dangerous land, risking her present and future to reveal a hidden enemy whose vast power extends across all of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786929952
• ISBN13: 9780786929955
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Totally Awesome Book

I've played Magic the Gathering on and off several times over the years and have enjoyed the game whenever I play. I've seen the books in stores, but wasn't too sure about them, but I eventually bought this one (Moons of Mirrodin). The story takes place on the world of Mirrodin and is centered around an elf named Glissa who discoveres that she has a very important destiny after her family is killed. She then learns that the attack on her family was apart of a sinister plot in which she too was supposed to be killed. Now she's traveling through the world of Mirrodin trying to find the person responsible for her families death. She also manages to make a couple of friends along the way to help her on her quest. However, she learns that the attempt on her life is only a small piece of a much larger puzzle that involves the entire world of Mirrodin. This is the first MTG book that I have ever read and I absolutely loved it. The book started off rather slow in like the first 20 pages and I was really worried that this was going to be a major yawn-fest, but things quickly picked up and stayed interesting throughout the entire book. The one thing that I could see that needs improving is by getting a better editor/better editorial staff, there were quite a few misprints. Overall, this book is a definite 10/10. I'm already in the middle of the second book and it does not look to disappoint.

Awesome piece of work

This is a great piece of work. Read it. Knowing nothing about Magic the Gathering, I had no preconceived notions. If you're used a normal more organic world, you'll just need to float free on this one, and go with the flow. That's what Sci-Fi/Fantasy is all about anyway. You can read what the others have said to get a general gist of the plot. I'll just add that it is well worth the read. A very new setting with the suggestion that these creatures where somehow ripped from their own reality, converted to semi-metal beings, and dropped into a metal based world. Great plot development. (...)

perhaps im biased, but

i read this about... a month ago and at the same time i read odyssey. however, this was my first magic book experience so therefore, perhaps i am biased.regardless, i enjoyed this book very much. there were a few minor things i disliked, but overall i would give it a five just the same. simply because i had fun reading it. one thing i liked is that the chapters seemed fairly short and organized. so there was a nice consistent flow joining all the bits together. i dont know if you are attracted to 'short and neat' in a novel but i liked it. it gave me a sense of ..progress, i suppose. even with that, i didnt find it predictable. one of the other reviewers expresses that the book is riddled with cliches, and that's sort of true, but i didnt realize it when i first picked it up so that might have also affected my view.either way i would say its an interesting read if you're into magic/fantasy because of the concept.

First time Magic fan

Reading the Moons of Mirrodin is the first Magic the Gathering experience I've had. I love adventure/science fiction, and this book had me captivated from the start. Glissa, Slobad, and Bosh are a team not to be messed with. Will Mcdermot did a great job. I am reading Darksteel Eye now, and so far so good!

The Greatest Sci-Fi ever written

I bought this book because I collect the Magic the Gathering cards. I expected the books to be nothing but fighting. However although it is action packed, it also has an amazing plot. This book follows Glissa, an orphaned elf, seeking to avenge her slaughtered parents. She joins a goblin, Slobad, who has always had a hard life. Now because of a careless error on her part, Slobad must leave his home. As she makes her quest she raelizes that she is going to play a much bigger role in the world of Mirrodin. She must also stop a foe, who if succeeds, will destroy the entire world. With the help of a mage, giant metal man, goblin, and entire race of cat people, she must succeed. This is one of the greatest books I have ever read.