Heer van Sneeuw & Schaduw (De Tranen van Artamon, #1)
by:
Lia Belt (author)
Sarah Ash (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9789022544969 (9022544966)
Publish date: 2006
Publisher: Uitgeverij M
Pages no: 495
Edition language: Dutch
Series: Les Larmes d'Artamon (#1)
Urban fantasy is becoming more common, with authors such as Charles de Lint heading the pack. But Sarah Ash has broken away from the custom of setting magic in modern-day settings, instead creating a new world where magic and burgeoning modernism exist side-by-side. Science and magic collide in Lo...
Abandoned at about halfway point: repetitive, uninspired writing, uninteresting characters, weird juxtaposition of fantasy with reality, and altogether pretty predictable.
In a world that is vaguely Russian during the early 20th century, a young painter falls in love with a court beauty. However his plans are all derailed when some northern warriors arrive to inform him that his father is dead and that he is now the ruler of his father's lands. With the power comes ...
The whole time I was reading this I wondered if I'd have liked it better when I was younger. I couldn't connect with any of the characters.
I bought this book just 'cause of the pretty cover art. I wasn't familiar with the author at all.About half way through the book, I ordered the two sequels, and just today I bought another book from the author. So - she's won me over!This is very enjoyable epic fantasy. I very much liked the semi-Ru...
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