Wheel of the Infinite
by:
Martha Wells (author)
Every year, the Wheel of the Infinite must be painstakingly remade to ensure peace and harmony. And every hundred years, the Wheel and the world become one. But now a black storm ravages the beautiful mandala, and a woman with a shadowy past -- an exile, murderer, and traitor -- has been summoned...
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Every year, the Wheel of the Infinite must be painstakingly remade to ensure peace and harmony. And every hundred years, the Wheel and the world become one. But now a black storm ravages the beautiful mandala, and a woman with a shadowy past -- an exile, murderer, and traitor -- has been summoned back to put the world right. For if Maskelle and the swordsman Rian cannot stop the Wheel's accelerating disintegration -- then all that is what and will be...will end.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780380788156 (0380788152)
Publish date: December 1st 2001
Publisher: Eos
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Im Rahmen meiner Mission, weibliche High Fantasy – Autorinnen ausfindig zu machen, stieß ich auf den Einzelband „Wheel of the Infinite“ von Martha Wells. Die Texanerin wurde in den letzten 25 Jahren für einige prestigeträchtige Awards der spekulativen Fiktion nominiert und unter anderem mit dem Locu...
A woeful number of fantasy readers are unfamiliar with Martha Wells. My proof, you ask? The very fact that rights have reverted back to Wells and she has decided to re-release her books in e-book form. Wide-ranging in world-building and focus, she hasn’t been content to settle down in one fantasy un...
I will just be upfront here: I love this book. I love it SO MUCH. And why is that? Well, I could say, “Because it’s AWESOME,” but that would be a little redundant and, frankly, not very convincing. I could also point out that I have other people on my side, from Rachel Neumeier to The Book Smuggle...
I really wish I had the time to write this one up fully, but it’s awesome! The worldbuilding is incredible (oh, wait, I just said that…). It’s also a mystery with a great main character. In short, it’s one of those books that made me wish I could write this well. Bonus: beautiful cover. Dobble bonus...
There are a few things I really liked about this book; the female lead character was not young and hot but older and seasoned by life. The male lead was younger than her but smart enough to recognize a truly awesome woman to work with and pursue romantically. The good and bad characters were reali...
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