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The Duc de Malarat wants to conquer the Kingdom of Lefranu. In his army ride the ruthless and fanatical Domini Canes, warrior monks of the Inquisition who have forged a secret weapon to cripple the power of the shamans. But when Malarat's eldest son challenges a stranger to a duel, he sets in motion a terrifying train of events. For the stranger is Malchik Vasilyevich, now a man; and his sister Annat stands with her allies and the Railway People as a fully-trained shaman, prepared to defend the city of Yonar from Malarat's army. But Malchik and Annat will face foes much worse than the Duc de Malarat, even as the struggle that began in Lefranu spreads to the spirit world and beyond.… (meer)
Malarat by Jessica Rydill has a distant, yet entertaining quality. It holds readers just at arm’s length, as the tons of old society held those viewed as “beneath” just on the outside, so that the general masses could watch the upper-crust revelry, but know he or she was not welcome to join in the fun. The language tends to be overdone at times, which can put some readers off, but such stoic stance can be expected out of the work’s chosen format.
The characters are strong and clear, the Duc de Malarat being the title character. Although, there does not seem to be one character singled out for favor in the reader’s eyes. Malarat is also the territory run by the Duc de Malarat. Characters and the plot in Rydill’s work are sectioned-off by location.
The work is written in third person, and is evocative of play formatting. In truth, it is a play without being a play. Shakespearian fans will find the flow highly reminiscent. True to such a format, the front of the book includes a “glossary of unusual words” followed by a list of characters. In this hefty book, there is intrigue, politics, the threat of war on top of wars already being waged under the surface.
Rydill’s work is interesting and intricately put together. The play format and its subsequent idiosyncrasies may put some readers off, but then, a number of individuals shy from classics due to one aspect or another. Yet, each classic tale is still a part of today’s literary world because others find them enchanting and engrossing. ( )
I'm not really a great fan of the fantastical, but, Rydill made this and easy read for me and succeeded in earning my attention and keeping my attention. Her characterizations are clear and detailed enough to not overload one with irrelevance. ( )
Rydill’s work is interesting and intricately put together. The play format and its subsequent idiosyncrasies may put some readers off, but then, a number of individuals shy from classics due to one aspect or another. Yet, each classic tale is still a part of today’s literary world because others find in them enchanting and engrossing.
Her characters are morally complex and vividly-rendered. They are a delightfully motley assemblage, too. You will find somewhat ordinary humans and you will find wizards and you'll find characters from European fairy tales. They are all believably depicted men, women and children.
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Jerusalem, the Emanation of the Giant Albion! Can it be? Is it a truth that the learned have explored? Was Britain the primitive seat of the Patriarchal Religion? If it is true, my title-page page is also true, that Jerusalem was, and is, the Emanation of the Giant Albion. It is true, and cannot be controverted. -William Blake, Jerusalem
Now when I Solomon heard this, I entered the Temple of God, and prayed with all my soul, night and day, that the demon might be delivered into my hands, and that I might gain authority over him. And it came about through my prayer that grace was given to me from the Lord by Michael his archangel. He brought me a little ring, having a seal consisting of an engraved stone, and said to me: “Take, O Solomon, king, son of David, the gift which the Lord God has sent thee. With it thou shalt lock up all demons of the earth, male and female; and with their help thou shalt build up Jerusalem.” Excerpt from The Testament of Solomon, translated by F C Conybeare, Jewish Quarterly Review, October, 1898.
Myths concerning the Rusalki reflect the general beliefs of the Slavs on the subject of death and the dead. Green trees, according to these beliefs, were the abode of the dead. When the sun had not yet ‘entered the road of summer’ the Rusalki, souls of the dead, could remain in the dark and chilly waters. But when these waters were warmed by the rays of the life-giving sun the Rusalki could no longer stay there. And they returned to the trees, the abode of the dead. New Larousse Encyclopaedia of Mythology
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For Stephen, with all my love; and in memory of my parents, Eve and Louis
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King Clovis gripped the arms of his second-hand throne with clawed fingers.
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There was unseemly laughter as the Princesse and her companion imagined the duchess subsiding to the floor in a heap of camphorous silk brocade. Perhaps her wig would come off and roll across the parquet! Eugenie covered her mouth, ashamed at her disrespectful levity.
The female guard sat down opposite him, cupping her hands under her chin. ‘What was it, Chief?’ ‘Demon,’ said Yuda. ‘Some idiot summoned a demon.’ He grinned round the cigarette. ‘Bet you don’t see that every day on this run!’
‘Vodyanoi,’ it said, in a deep, croaky voice. It looked part way between frog and man, with a huge head and small, protuberant eyes on each side. It had wide, frog-like jaws and the colour of its skin was blackish green and shiny. It gave off a smell of rotten fish, and its appearance was unwholesome, as if it had spent too long at the bottom of the mill-pond with weeds and dead things.
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Perhaps it was only the seed of a thought, or perhaps it was something more, and she was carrying Semyon’s child.
The Duc de Malarat wants to conquer the Kingdom of Lefranu. In his army ride the ruthless and fanatical Domini Canes, warrior monks of the Inquisition who have forged a secret weapon to cripple the power of the shamans. But when Malarat's eldest son challenges a stranger to a duel, he sets in motion a terrifying train of events. For the stranger is Malchik Vasilyevich, now a man; and his sister Annat stands with her allies and the Railway People as a fully-trained shaman, prepared to defend the city of Yonar from Malarat's army. But Malchik and Annat will face foes much worse than the Duc de Malarat, even as the struggle that began in Lefranu spreads to the spirit world and beyond.
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Malarat by Jessica Rydill has a distant, yet entertaining quality. It holds readers just at arm’s length, as the tons of old society held those viewed as “beneath” just on the outside, so that the general masses could watch the upper-crust revelry, but know he or she was not welcome to join in the fun. The language tends to be overdone at times, which can put some readers off, but such stoic stance can be expected out of the work’s chosen format.
The characters are strong and clear, the Duc de Malarat being the title character. Although, there does not seem to be one character singled out for favor in the reader’s eyes. Malarat is also the territory run by the Duc de Malarat. Characters and the plot in Rydill’s work are sectioned-off by location.
The work is written in third person, and is evocative of play formatting. In truth, it is a play without being a play. Shakespearian fans will find the flow highly reminiscent. True to such a format, the front of the book includes a “glossary of unusual words” followed by a list of characters. In this hefty book, there is intrigue, politics, the threat of war on top of wars already being waged under the surface.
Rydill’s work is interesting and intricately put together. The play format and its subsequent idiosyncrasies may put some readers off, but then, a number of individuals shy from classics due to one aspect or another. Yet, each classic tale is still a part of today’s literary world because others find them enchanting and engrossing. (