Livro relacionado à antiga coleção do jogo Magic the Gathering - Antiquities. Conta a história dos dois irmãos e parte do fato do livro não decolar se dá porque esses são personagens pouco simpáticos e rasos, de modo que nos vemos torcendo por seus pupilos - Tawnos e Ashnod. Ainda assim, aos que gostam do jogo, há suficientes elementos para garantir diversão - uma guerra que se estende a partir da recuperação de artefatos imemoriais (e como as criaturas do MTG antigo são ruins comparadas com as de hoje..., vide Dragão Mecânico), o despertar de um phyrexiano e das abominações do metal, a descoberta da energia dos territórios, a mana, e o sylex fazendo aparição de "varredura de mesa" ao final da narrativa. ( )

First decent MTG novel I've read. ( )

I've played MtG off and on or several years now, but this is actually the first time I've read one of the novels. I'm actually on a quest to locate and collect (and eventually read) as many of them as I can get my hands on.

Having played the game, I found myself quite excited by the story presented as it brings the various flavors and nuances of the game to life.

That aside, as a novel it is very well written. I agree with Margaret Weis' quote on the cover "An exciting tale of intrigue and betrayal." Although I had some idea of what was about to occur from being a player and collector of the card game, Jeff Grubb still writes in such a way as to make it exciting and unpredictable. An excellent read and I can't wait to read more in this multi-novel/multi-author series. ( )

http://yoyogodreviews.blogspot.com/2005/07/brothers-war.html ( )