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Bezig met laden... De zwarte tovenaar (1977)door Tanith Lee
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Volkhavaar is a splendid little fantasy: a dense, rhythmic tale that barely manages to keep itself in the field of prose, rather than poetry. Pace the jacket copy, I didn't feel like I was reading a story of "a world far removed from those we know." It keeps to a highly traditional, almost folkloric style throughout, though its plot often runs counter to the sort of expectations programmed by Disney fairy tales. The supernatural elements are drawn in a powerful and believable way. The book is so tightly composed that I wouldn't be surprised if its twenty-two short chapters were deliberately keyed to the Tarot trumps. Volkhavaar is an interesting book. I don't agree with the raving reviews, but it's still worth a read. The style is like an oral tale, a story of good versus evil, told by an elder for the young ones. And written down word for word. While reading it I already said that especially the first chapter with Shaina reminded me of these old Russian movies where they took an old folk tale and turned it into a movie. That style is later lost, but overall the book keeps this feeling of written oral history. I found this to be one of Tannith Lee's better books. the title diety is a minor God, but by the efforts of some gifted worshippers, becomes better known, and thus more powerful. But there is a cost, as the areas of his power is actually changed by the new worshippers, who go to him for different things. He ends, as different from his initial competence. Quite good. I wish she had kept with this kind of thing rather than mining the obviously lucrative vampire franchise. A boy finds a dark idol and offers it blood in return for power, becoming a master of illusion. A slave girl falls in love with one of the evil sorcerer's thralls, a man who casts no shadow. A sorceress who lives in the mountains above her village trains her in return for blood, and Shaina leaves her body to follow her love. She comes into conflict with the sorcerer and love and hate battle it out. Volkhavaar gains a lot of power and kills a lot of people, this is a typically dark Lee novel. I liked how she resolved things in the end, Shaina is a strong heroine. The milk sop princess that the sorcerer controls is a good foil for her. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Now for the first time in e-book, a dark fantasy tale from a master of the genre. Kidnapped from her home at a young age, Shaina has been enslaved for most of her life. Now sixteen, she's been bought and sold, growing wiser and more resilient with each new trial she must endure. Her current enslavers are an older couple living in a small farming village, a quiet place--until the arrival of a magnificent troupe of traveling players, led by the great Kernik, the Clever Showman and Prince of Conjurers. Kernik and his troupe enchant the village with their grand performance, only to disappear under the cover of night. The next morning, everyone has mysteriously forgotten the troupe--except for Shaina. Helplessly smitten with one of the handsome actors, Dasyel, Shaina seeks the help of the witch Barbayat, who offers to teach her how to separate her soul from her body. Shaina's soul can search for Dasyel while her body remains. But Kernik is no ordinary showman. He's truly the dark magician Volkhavaar, drawing his powers of illusion from Takerna, the evil god of night and shadows. He plans to subjugate the great city of Arkev, to force its citizens to worship Takerna and strengthen his powers further. And Dasyel is under his control. In order to save Arkev and free Dasyel from Volkhavaar's thrall, Shaina must fight Volkhavaar's illlusions with the strength of her soul, defying his tyranny of hatred with the power of her love. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The book then shows the early life of Volkhavaar and what has brought him to this point, before narrating the entwined lives of both characters. The power of love is a strong theme, and the story has a folktale flavour slightly reminiscent of Russian folktales especially with the character of the witch who trains the slave in how to send out her astral body to follow the young actor. It is told with Lee's usual colourful and powerful prose and I found it more satisfying than her later Flat Earth series which I have just finished reading, perhaps because the story is more compact and coherent and it does have an ending which, although not fairy tale, is satisfying. So a good 4 star read. ( )