Troubled Waters
by:
Sharon Shinn (author)
National bestselling author Sharon Shinn introduces a rich new fantasy world, one in which people believe that five essential elements rule all things and guide their lives.
National bestselling author Sharon Shinn introduces a rich new fantasy world, one in which people believe that five essential elements rule all things and guide their lives.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101444160 (1101444169)
Publish date: October 5th 2010
Publisher: Ace Books
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Series: Elemental Blessings (#1)
At first I was like "Heck yeah, Avatar: The Last Airbender!" when I saw that elemental powers was going to be a part of this.Um...no. But, I'd say, equally entertaining.I usually hate summarizing, but just bear with me.In the world of Welce, there are five elements: air, wood, fire, water, and earth...
nothing very complicated or thought provoking, but a good solid comfort read.
This is a really good beginning or even a stand alone. A whole new magic world, just getting to its industrial age. The magic is based on gifts given a birth by random people. And your fortune can be foretold or boosted by visits to the temples for more gifts throughout life, just reach in and pull ...
This book is so hard to rate! For now, 3.5 stars for a slow beginning, wonderful middle, and a somewhat contrived end. The romance was sweet, though the characters were a bit wooden after some time. More detailed review coming.
My best friend has openly declared to me that she doesn't like high fantasies for one sole reason: she has no patience for the world-building. I believe her exact description is pretty much along the lines of: It takes too much time just to get into the story and there are too many new terms to ...
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