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The Fall (The Seventh Tower) | 
| Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 4166
Media: Paperback
Pages: 218
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0007261195
EAN: 9780007261192
ASIN: 0007261195
Publication Date: March 3, 2008
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Gets better as it goes along June 11, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've already read this entire series. I was in America a couple of years ago and bought all six books in two volumes. You'll be pleased to that whilst it is not in the same league as the Abhorsen trilogy, it does improve as Garth Nix reveals more of the back story about the Sunstones and the Spiritshadows and the past of the Castle of Seven. The characters develop more and you actually begin to care about them and what happens to them. I recommend that even if you're unsure about this one, stick with it, they do get much better
 A good start to the series... April 3, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I agree with the previous reviewer. Despite wishing that it had as much to offer as the Abhorsen trilogy, the story was enough to keep me reading and I read the whole book in one day. It's much thinner than the Abhorsen books and I found myself wishing the series hadn't been cut up into so many different books.
The characters lack some depth. Milla comes across as a blood thirsty teenager, but i'm sure there's more to her than that and this will be revealed in the subsequent books. I doubt someone who can write Sabriel and Lirael so well (as in the Abhorsend trilogy) would give us a one dimensional female character now.
I've seen reviews of the second book and it looks like things rev up quite a lot. Shame we have to wait for October to have it published in the UK. I'm keen to know the next part of the adventure.
I would recommend you buy this book, but perhaps wait until more of the series has come out.
Update: Set 08 - I decided not to wait for the UK publication of the remaining books, so I bought them all in America and had them shipped over. My verdict? Not in the same league as the Abhorsen trilogy but still very good indeed. I read the remaining 5 books of the series in a week. The plots and characters develop very well - Enjoy!
Its reasonable..but not in the same league as Sabriel March 31, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I think its a decent premise, but it feels rushed at times and lacking depth. Also, I found it hard to feel empathy with the characters. Hopefully book 2 will beef things up a bit!
 Great series! July 31, 2004
25 out of 35 found this review helpful
I absolutely LOVED this book. I bought it in America on holiday, and was incredibly frustrated at not being able to find the rest of the series in England - I am incredibly glad to have finally got hold of them! I would recommend this series as light reading to anyone.
The fall[Nix] April 5, 2003
33 out of 43 found this review helpful
This is a great book and the first in a set of seven. this book is about a boy named Tal and his adventure with shahow creatures, magical sunstones and a power he cannot possibly comprehend...
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