In the Garden of Iden: A Novel of the Company
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781441774347 (1441774343)
Publish date: February 1st 2011
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Edition language: English
Series: The Company (#1)
Series: The Company #1 I didn’t know much about this book going into other than it was about time travel. Oh and The Company works to preserve art and stuff from the past. This is technically true, but it may not be in the way you’d expect. Rather than have to spend a lot of time in the icky pas...
In the Garden of Iden (The Company #1) by Kage Baker Book Reaction (not a full review) When I discovered Kage Baker about a decade ago, I devoured her Anvil of the World series in less than a fortnight. But my library's collection of her Company series was far less complete. I think the only bo...
One wonderful character we start following in the first book of the series is Mendoza. She is an impoverished waif, but with a mind and a mouth. This proves to be very dangerous given that she has the bad luck to be living under the oppressive regime of the Inquisition in Spain during the 1500s. She...
L'incipit e l'idea di base sono interessanti. Buono anche il finale. Peccato che lo sviluppo centrale s'impaludi nelle pastoie del romanzo storico/romance, rendendo la lettura decisamente poco scorrevole e noiosa.
A little bit of romance, a little bit of time travel, a little bit of historical fiction. It's a very gentle sci-fi-esque book wrapped in a good story with wonderful characterizations and language.I enjoyed it immensely and plan to continue in the series.
10 years ago
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