The Death of the Necromancer
by:
Martha Wells (author)
Wells M. (author)
Master criminal Nicholas steals jewels from wealthy nobles to finance his quest for vengeance: the murder of evil Count Montesq, the man responsible for Nicholas' beloved godfather's death. But now Nicholas's mission has been interrupted by a series of eerie, unexplainable--even fatal--events.
Master criminal Nicholas steals jewels from wealthy nobles to finance his quest for vengeance: the murder of evil Count Montesq, the man responsible for Nicholas' beloved godfather's death. But now Nicholas's mission has been interrupted by a series of eerie, unexplainable--even fatal--events.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780380973347 (0380973340)
Publish date: July 1st 1998
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: Ile-Rien (#2)
4.5 stars. The first Ile-Rien book was fine, an entertaining fantasy story, but this one is on another level of sophistication. Compelling characters, the right amount of tension, lavish descriptions, complex relationships, clever world-building, mature romance just hinted at, top-notch storytelling...
The Death of the Necromancer is the second of the Ile-Rien books by Martha Wells (I read The Element of Fire for the first time recently). I had actually read Necromancer before, back when I was first discovering Wells and lots of people were saying how wonderful it was. I agree, BUT I think that th...
Abandoned
I started the later Ile-Rien books and didn't quite love them; I want to try again because I loved this one and think with the additional backstory my reaction will be better. Anyway, this was a great mix of gaslight fantasy, plus a mystery and con artists and revenge.
Delightful. The Lies of Locke Lamora co-ops The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.The book blurb doesn’t have it quite right: “Nicholas Valiarde is a passionate, embittered nobleman with an enigmatic past. Consumed by thoughts of vengeance, he is consoled only by thoughts of the beautiful, dangerous Mad...
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