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IoS/ IoF or TDW Trilogy?; which did u like more and why?
Topic Started: Mar 5 2009, 07:06 PM (1,086 Views)
AllebSwordMaiden12
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Even though i thought both were extraordinarily amazing, i choose the door within trilogy. Loved both, just loved TDW somewhat more.
Why? because i just connected with the characters more, and i like knights adventures just a teeeny bit more than pirates. i dont know why. there is probably more reasons to love one more than the other for different people, there are for me for the door within but no need to keep ranting on. =) i just absolutely loved the door within trilogy.

What about you??





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Door Within definitely!!! To me, the story and allegory were better. I love allegories and the Door Within is one of the best I've read. It instantly grabbed me while the pirate ones didn't. I like fantasy better then pirates anyhow. Plus I think the story was better :P I also think that the pirate ones seemed like they'd be more for people a little younger then me (i'm 16) and maybe more of a tween book.
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Wow...hard one....

I think in the end I have to say The Door Within. It was a little more interesting, and the characters are more interesting.
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Mar 5 2009, 07:10 PM
I also think that the pirate ones seemed like they'd be more for people a little younger then me (i'm 16) and maybe more of a tween book.
Huh, I actually thought the exact opposite. It seemed like it was more for the older teen audience.

Tough question by the way. I liked both the Isle series and TDW Trilogy. Overall, I think I liked the more TDW Trilogy, but I enjoyed how IoS and IoF were more fast paced and action oriented. Also, the different querky characters you could add while traveling around the Atlantic.

Note- It's been a while since I've read any of these books so I'm going off a faded memory.
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Both were really good but I liked the trilogy more because I think I could relate to it more and I felt like I got to know the characters a bit better. Overall I also find fantasy books with knights and castles and cool creatures more interesting than pirates. I agree that the action in the pirate books was fun, but I have a tendency to like seeing more of a focus on characters.
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I think I liked TDW trilogy the best. The Door Within had a very intricate storyline and awesome characters. I still LOVED IoF and IoS, and they are so close to the Door Within in being as good, but I just liked TDW better.
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I liked TDW better than IoS (I haven't read IoF). Though the latter was thoroughly enjoyable as well! Like Author4Christ said, I really liked the allegory in TDW, and I felt that I had more time to get to know the characters.
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I agree with Palendra, that IoS/IoF seemed to be geared towards older readers than the Door Within trilogy was. As an older reader, I appreciated that. I was just rereading The Door Within a couple of weeks ago, and some of the humor, etc. was more directed at middle schoolers, so I felt old. (Love the story though.)
However, I think the plotline of TDW trilogy was more planned out and detailed. I want more information about the characters of IoS/IoF, I think they could have been developed more. And while the story is pretty much wrapped up for them, I think it would have been cool if there was a third book to allow for more development of the world and the characters.
So, I'm going to continue to waffle and not give a definite answer to which I liked better.
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Hmmmm.....I'd have to say the Door Within Trilogy. The Isle of Swords/Fire books do seemed to be geared more for older readers, but(and this sounds really cheesy), I don't know.....theres something about the Door Within Books, and the Isle of Swords/Fire books seem to be missing the magic.
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I know I'm walking against the tide but I thought the isle books were definitely better where it seemed more geared towards an older audience and it was more realistic. Plus I liked the characters and how he wrote steed's accent.
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Wow it's like almost everyone likes TDW better. I haven't read IoS or IoF yet but I'm having trouble imagining anything being better than TDW. However, that is what I thought when I read To Kill a Mockingbird a couple years ago, and the Left Behind series too. I need more WTB!!!
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I think TDW had something that IoF and IoS missed. When I read the door within I read the first book and fell in love with the story and the characters. I was the same for the Iof but something was different. I think it has something to do with the fact that is was geared for older audience. Not that that is bad but being classified in the younger audience I felt more connected to the door within. Also the door within happened in the now. IoF and IoS happened back earlier in history. So I was able to connect more with TDW because it was during my time period. But that still doesn't mean it was a bad book. I loved the IoF and IoS. But to me TDW was a classic book that I shall read over and over.
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The Door Within for sure. I have so many wonderful memories attached to it. And, I think it was fleshed out a bit more. :)
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The door within is my favorite because there seemed to be more action and better character developments. At the end of the third one, it was so perfect and touching. I was ten when I read TDW books for the first time though, so I might want to reread them. The isle of swords was still pretty good, but in some spots, it was kind of boring, and I do feel that the Isle of swords was supposed to be more for adults than for teens and tweens.

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Ya'll are going to hate me for this. . . because I have a tie. ^_^

I think that each The Door Within and Isle of Swords (I have not read Isle of Fire) had certain enjoyable qualities which the other book did not. The Door Within, I agree, was chock-full of knightly adventure, in-depth character development, and fantastic other-worldly inventions. But the Isle of Swords made it a tie because the unique trait that stood out to me was the exposure of human pain and an up-front, in-your-face-and-you-better-pay-attention portrayal of the healing power of love and trust. In the live world, where you and I dwell (most of the time, lol), love and trust are so easily broken. Yes, The Door Within hit extensively on the themes of the strength of love and trust. But Isle of Swords, I felt, was even more thorough in showing how sharp and deadly the hate of a wretched, evil heart can be. (If you don't agree, go back and read only Capt. Thorne's lines. Just don't do it before bed.) Despite the dark quality that exposure gave the book, it made love and trust stand out in even greater relief against it. It's like when you are in the dark for so long, and someone clicks on a light. That light seems so much more powerful than it is, because you've seen the power of darkness too. While The Door Within allowed somewhat of a view into that, it mostly kept the spotlight on "the good side". I believe that Isle of Swords did a much more thorough job using that "comparison and contrast" technique.

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Shameless thread bump....Ok! Well I have to admit, you TDW series lovers do have a point they were excellent books. The first fantasy I ever read actually. The door within had some great themes of redemption and non-desertion from the King throughout all the books. Someone mentioned they felt TDW was more fleshed out? Well---even if I don't agree ;) Remember, IoS and IoF are only 2 books, they dinnae have 1 more to throw things together. Actually, I really like the ending of IoF, quite humorous. Especially when Cat goes to see the captain again. It just makes me laugh thinking of his first stop there. But anyway...

I liked the pirate books better. I believe they were indeed geared toward an older reading populace. So while I don't have a beef with the TDW series, I've read it enough times to not enjoy it quite like I did. I want to skim :O But! I'm listening to it on audio to great affect :) I liked the action packed intensity in the Isle books. Actually, what I've found is---I'm a real sucker for pirate books. I love them. The Trophy Chase trilogy too. I can't read IoS or IoF without dying to be Cat. It's a disease ;) I love Cat, Anne on the other hand....she's another stubborn red head for Wayne to write :P But I found I could love her at the end as well.


In conclusion...I liked the pirate books better. More evil, more redemption, more skillful story weaving I believe. But I won't crusade against those that don't agree--yet. :|

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If I did re-read the Door Within series and the Isle of Swords, I'd probably agree with you.

But I won't say so now.
Edited by Jill, Jan 31 2011, 09:13 PM.

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I don't have a favorite, I like them the same because the TDW and Isle of Swords (and Isle of Fire) are two way different types of stories with their own special and amazing story.
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GAHHH! i can't choose they're both SOOO good!
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I loved the Door Within books but now that I'm older and looking back at them all, I think I like IoS/IoF better. The type of books I read now are more like IoS/IoF, so that might be why.
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It has been so long since I have read either series, seems like forever ago.
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