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Bezig met laden... The Lady of Han-Gilen (1987)door Judith Tarr
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HTML: Book Two of Avaryan Rising Elian of Han-Gilen is the pride and scandal of her father's princedom. She has out-ridden, out-hunted, and out-shot every suitor. Now comes one whom she could bring herself to love: no lesser man than the throne prince of the Golden Empire. But Elian swore an oath as a child to a foster brother who is now a warrior king. Consort to an imperial heir or squire at arms to a conqueror: Elian must choose, and in choosing, decide the fate of two empires. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I could have done with fewer reminders of how red Elian's hair is (it's so red guys, so very very red), but the way she's described fits with the overall style of the novel. These books are told in manner similar to old epics, complete with archaic sentence construction and reiterated descriptions. Sometimes this rankled as a little too old-fashioned and expected, but most of the time it worked very well in creating the sense that this tale is that of an oft-told legend. The only place the style really annoyed me was during descriptions of the magical battles: there, the elliptical, flowery style made the action difficult to follow.
I was frustrated with Elian a good deal, because she seems incapable of figuring out what or who she wants for most of the novel. She changes her mind about who she loves and what she wants to do so fast I nearly got whiplash. I think her fellow soldiers and family put up with her mood swings and changing priorities far too often. When she does know her own mind, though, she's nigh unstoppable, and I liked that. She truly is fierce and implacable--she'd tear herself apart struggling against bonds. The end was an interesting turn on her perpetual struggle for personal freedom, because