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ALARA UNBROKEN (Magic Gathering 2009 mmpb ~ Doug Beyer novel)

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. ... Good: A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780786952014

Book Title: Alara Unbroken

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Item Length: 6.9 in

Publication Year: 2009

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1.1 in

Author: Doug Beyer

Genre: Fiction

Topic: Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Epic

Item Weight: 18.4 Oz

Item Width: 4.2 in

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

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Wizards of the Coast

ISBN-10

0786952016

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9780786952014

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Book Title

Alara Unbroken

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320 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2009

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Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Epic

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Fiction

Author

Doug Beyer

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Trade Paperback

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1.1 in

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18.4 Oz

Item Length

6.9 in

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4.2 in

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A tie-in to the new Shards of Alara game set. Once upon a time, the plane of Alara was shattered into five planes, each distinctly populated with relative mono-magical culture that reflects each of the five colors. Now, the planes are beginning to realign and merge once more. Original., Once upon a time, the plane of Alara was shattered into five planes, each distinctly populated with relative mono-magical culture that reflects each of the five colors. Now, the planes are beginning to realign and merge once more. As nefarious forces work to hasten the cataclysmic realignment for their own gain, the populations of once ordered planes struggle to come to terms with a new planar order in which long separated struggles between opposite clash once more; martyrs face executioners, fire and water, earth and air, growth and decay, the innate versus the artificial. Amid this chaos, Ajani, a fierce leonin planeswalker, struggles to bring justice and resolution to his brother's death. Noble warrior Rafiq searches for the source of the of this evil that has invaded his world. And Sarkhan Vol, planeswalker and dragon hunter, taps into a power so pure and ancient, it threatens to consume him even as he revels in its unadulterated totality. An action packed story from the mind of one of the creators, Doug Beyer opens up the Shards of Alara (TM) set like no one else can.

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by sean_z
07 Nov, 2009
You get more than you pay for!
According to the edited work by Athans and Morris (2008) entitled "Shadowmoor: Shadowmoor Cycle Anthology," Doug Beyer is a contemporary Andrew Carnegie of the Magic: the Gathering world. Like Carnegie went from paper carrier to business tycoon, Beyer went from the ranks of anonymous fandom to the Coordinator of Magic the Gathering Creative World. In short, Beyer is THE MAN in how the overall plot unfolds in the Magic the Gathering (MtG) world. While many of those remaining in obscurity in the ranks of fandom complained about flavor text writers become novel authors, it did have a significant edge in that they were already professionally motivated to maintain consistency between their literary works and the world of MtG. On the downside, while these persons may be gifted it seemed their ... According to the edited work by Athans and Morris (2008) entitled "Shadowmoor: Shadowmoor Cycle Anthology," Doug Beyer is a contemporary Andrew Carnegie of the Magic: the Gathering world. Like Carnegie went from paper carrier to business tycoon, Beyer went from the ranks of anonymous fandom to the Coordinator of Magic the Gathering Creative World. In short, Beyer is THE MAN in how the overall plot unfolds in the Magic the Gathering (MtG) world. While many of those remaining in obscurity in the ranks of fandom complained about flavor text writers become novel authors, it did have a significant edge in that they were already professionally motivated to maintain consistency between their literary works and the world of MtG. On the downside, while these persons may be gifted it seemed their Twittereske/pithy wit didn't translate into literary success when more than 140 characters were allowed. When it comes to this book, fans can still get it pretty cheap and for that price it holds together well enough and presents the reader with the kind of literary candy she or he would expect. It seeks to move between the five Shards of Alara as they rejoin one another by using an abrupt format to shift between one and the next to almost give a Pulp Fiction kind of feel. However Beyer tends to telegraph his plot in a predictable manner, thus at times I would find myself inpatient and wanting to move through the next sequence as quickly as possible. What I do think would surprise many MtG players is the outcome of this book as it has ironically had a bigger shift on the card game than they would imagine. Much like Agents of Artifice essentially dispensed with a main character whose card sometimes pushes into the Tier 1 level, Alara Unbroken makes for a huge plot shift in the world that allows for Alara to be left behind and sets the stage for Zendikar to be the next place for the unfolding action in both the card game and future literary works. Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) later responded to the fandom's complaints about the novels and began contracting with established writers. On the upside with this, they know how to write so as to subtlety foreshadow developments as well as weave in themes at multiple level. On the downside since they're not WOTC/MtG employees, they are hemmed in at the beginning to move their stories along paths congruent with WOTC/MtG development and marketing instead of where their creative and professional skills would take them. For an example of this, see the YouTube review of "Purifying Fire" with author Laura Resnick at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzQLUwlgKVY&feature=youtube_gdata
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05 Jun, 2009
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Overall, the book was good, although the flow of the book jumped around to a large cast of characters far too often. It could have been a better book having focused on a smaller cast of characters and simply giving cameos to some of the other players, it ended up feeling like no character in particular really got his or her share of the lime light. That being said, it's still worth reading.

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