Jack Vance has been one of my favorite writers ever since I first read his short story "Nopalgarth." I immediate read my way through everything of his I could find, and when I finally encountered The Dying Earth, my mind was blown. The merger of science and magic and the idea of an Earth so old nobo...
Though skeptical of this book at first, I wound up having a great time with it. Illusion is one of those books that recreates real historical events (the French Revolution, in this case) in an alternate world with a bit of magic, and this is a great example of why I love such novels: when done right...
Though skeptical of this book at first, I wound up having a great time with it. Illusion is one of those books that recreates real historical events (the French Revolution, in this case) in an alternate world with a bit of magic, and this is a great example of why I love such novels: when done right...
Nachdem ich dieses Buch zu Ende hatte, bin ich wirklich ziemlich traurig gewesen. Den auch wenn Varis sogesehen der "Böse" ist, so hat man Mitgefühl mit ihm und versteht ihn sogar ein wenig. Es gibt wirklich wenige schöne Fantasy die einen so mitnimmt, dass man noch tagelang danach, nachdem man das ...
Well, this is an odd one. Mostly it's a rather good, light, very readable steampunk romp with a likeable heroine with conveniently 21st century sensibilities. The main flaw in this respect is that while theres a certain lip service paid to the Evils of Colonialism, with lots of suffering downtrodden...
What can I say about this book? I loved parts of it, for instance the setting - this world is fantastic. Some of the characters were great. I was so disappointed when some of them were just dumped along the way, or died. The heroine is a naive, selfish and not very smart woman. As you might be able ...
Adventuress seeks to save her country from invasion. To do this, she needs the secret of Sentient Fire--and to get that, she needs to win the Grand Ellipse. This story is basically Around the World in 80 Days in an alternate WWII-era Europe.
Set in the same world as Illusion, which was a fantasy-version of the French Revolution, this book takes place in that parallel world's version of "Russia." I liked the story quite a lot, especially the very interesting take on necromancy, but I didn't enjoy it quite as much as Illusion, largely bec...
I loved this book, which is basically the French Revolution with different names, set in a parallel universe where magic is real. Although it's not a "historical" novel, the rich details make it feel like one, and the characters in particular are wonderfully-drawn. Also, it has one of the few fantas...
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