Alta
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Alta
by Authors:
Mercedes Lackey
Released: 02 March, 2004
ISBN: 0756402166
Hardcover
Sales Rank: 23,999
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$24.95
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Customer Review #1:
 Great Read!
I couldnt wait until this book came out! i really liked Joust and i have read a lot of Lackeys books including the valdemar series which i really recomend. Anyway, Alta is a wonderful and exciting book that lives up to its predecessor Joust and i cant wait for the third one! The story is told well with twists and turns that i loved. The other characters are also very lovable and believable. Kiron, formerly Vetch, has found his place among the Altans and being only the second man to raise a dragon from birth he tries to teach the other Altan jousters what he knows and form and new type of jousters, those that raise their dragons from birth. As he does this he learns that there are always two stories to a war and that evil exists on both sides. i Highly recomend this book to anyone who has read Joust they will really enjoy it!
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Customer Review #2:
 I expected better!
Like Joust, there is a simplicity in Alta which I like. Yet Altas plot leaves much to be desired. Is it because Alta is the second book in a trilogy ? Kirons acceptance among his people is just too easily and conveniently done. And why the girl, Aket-ten ?! From Lackeys over the top detailed description of her amazing talents and courage, she is the hero of the story, not Kiron, not the prince, not the dragons. Aket-ten being the only one capable of speaking to and understanding dragons just does not seem right. This implies that the bonding between dragon and his/her human companion right from the beginning is not as significant as we were led to believe. I like the ideal of the bonding and Aket-tens empathy with the dragons is simply irrelevant and irritating. Nothing against a heroine, eventhough the character Aket-ten seems contrived, but from Joust I was led to believe and still prefer both Kiron and Ari to have centre stage. Ari is admirable and an interesting character and I am disappointed that Lackey has ignored him in Alta, except for the confrontation with Kiron, which sadly turn out to be an anti-climax. I expected much more from Lackeys imagination and I hope she will deliver in the third installment.
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Customer Review #3:
ADEQUATE CONTINUATION OF AN AVERAGE STORY
ALTA continues the story of Kiron (nee Vetch) started in JOUST as he makes good his escape from serfdom and begins a new life as a dragon rider. Making his way back to his homeland he integrates himself into the Alta dragon rider (Jousters) community using his knowledge of how to tame dragons without using drugs, the normal method. While training his new squadron of tame dragons he helps uncover a nefarious plot by the evil Magi and Altas rulers to use the life force of their subjects for their own purposes, making him a primary target for their wrath.ALTA and JOUST can best be classified as juvenal fantasy. Adults could quickly become bored with the fairly slow pace and lack of either romance (serious romance that is, there is some adolescent involvement with a girl he saves) or action. I wont say the plot is strictly formula but it is fairly predictable. I was interested in what would become of Vetch and I cant say I was disappointed, but then I didnt have particularly high expectations either. If you liked JOUST then you will like ALTA, if you didnt then dont bother. Not the best but I have certainly read worse, I remain NEUTRAL on this one.
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