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A classic tale of a brilliantly rendered world of ironbound tradition, where a rebellious soul seeks to prove the power of a dream. The planet of Windhaven was not originally a home to humans, but it became one following the crash of a colony starship. It is a world of small islands, harsh weather, and monster-infested seas. Communication among the scattered settlements was virtually impossible until the discovery that, thanks to light gravity and a dense atmosphere, humans were able to fly with the aid of metal wings made of bits of the cannibalized spaceship. Many generations later, among the scattered islands that make up the water world of Windhaven, no one holds more prestige than the silver-winged flyers, who bring news, gossip, songs, and stories. They are romantic figures crossing treacherous oceans, braving shifting winds and sudden storms that could easily dash them from the sky to instant death. They are also members of an increasingly elite caste, for the wings--always in limited quantity-- are growing gradually rarer as their bearers perish. With such elitism comes arrogance and a rigid adherence to hidebound tradition. And for the flyers, allowing just anyone to join their cadre is an idea that borders on heresy. Wings are meant only for the offspring of flyers--now the new nobility of Windhaven. Except that sometimes life is not quite so neat. Maris of Amberly, a fisherman's daughter, was raised by a flyer and wants nothing more than to soar on the currents high above Windhaven. By tradition, however, the wings must go to her stepbrother, Coll, the flyer's legitimate son. But Coll wants only to be a singer, traveling the world by sea. So Maris challenges tradition, demanding that flyers be chosen on the basis of merit rather than inheritance. And when she wins that bitter battle, she discovers that her troubles are only beginning. For not all flyers are willing to accept the world's new structure, and as Maris battles to teach those who yearn to fly, she finds herself likewise fighting to preserve the integrity of a society she so longed to join--not to mention the very fabric that holds her culture together.… (meer)
Het leest prettig weg, de personages spraken me aan (ook al bleven sommige personages wat vlak) de structuur van het verhaal was heel overzichtelijk (ook wel eens prettig), en er worden interessante thema's aangesneden - nieuw tegen traditie, emancipatie van een achtergestelde groep, veranderingen in een traditionele maatschappij. Minpunt vond ik echter dat die thema's en personages niet altijd goed worden uitgediept. Vooral de tijdsperiode tussen deel 2 en deel 3 was erg groot! Ik had wel iets meer willen weten over de wereld van de vliegers en over Windhaven. Ik had het ook fijn gevonden als sommige personages, die belangrijk zijn in het leven van de hoofdpersoon of in de loop van het verhaal - zoals S'Rella of Dorrel, of Val One-Wing wat beter werden uitgediept. Dat is een minpuntje, dus vandaar de 3½ ster. ( )
Lisa Tuttle: This book is dedicated with love and gratitude to my mother and father, even if they don't read it.
George R. R. Martin: This one is for Elizabeth and Anne and Mary Kaye and Carol and Meredyth and Ann and Yvonne and the rest of my Courier troublemakers, in the hope that they will continue to make trouble, ask questions, and get thrown out of offices.
Dit boek is in liefde en dankbaarheid opgedragen en mijn moeder en vader, zelfs als zij het niet lezen
Lisa Tuttle
En deze is voor Elizabeth en Anne en Mary Kaye en Carol en Meredyth en Ann en Yvonne en alle anderen van mijn Courier-herrieschoppers, met de hoop dat zij door zullen gaan met herrie schoppen, vragen stellen en kantoren uitgeschopt worden. George R.R. Martin
Eerste woorden
The storm had raged through most of the night.
De storm had het grootste deel van de nacht gewoed.
Citaten
Als je eenmaal het vliegen geproefd hebt zul je de aarde bewandelen met je blik naar de hemel want daar ben je geweest en daarheen reikt je verlangen
Leonardo Da Vinci
Laatste woorden
Still, somehow she felt that tonight might be the night when, finally, after all these years, she would go to see her father.
A classic tale of a brilliantly rendered world of ironbound tradition, where a rebellious soul seeks to prove the power of a dream. The planet of Windhaven was not originally a home to humans, but it became one following the crash of a colony starship. It is a world of small islands, harsh weather, and monster-infested seas. Communication among the scattered settlements was virtually impossible until the discovery that, thanks to light gravity and a dense atmosphere, humans were able to fly with the aid of metal wings made of bits of the cannibalized spaceship. Many generations later, among the scattered islands that make up the water world of Windhaven, no one holds more prestige than the silver-winged flyers, who bring news, gossip, songs, and stories. They are romantic figures crossing treacherous oceans, braving shifting winds and sudden storms that could easily dash them from the sky to instant death. They are also members of an increasingly elite caste, for the wings--always in limited quantity-- are growing gradually rarer as their bearers perish. With such elitism comes arrogance and a rigid adherence to hidebound tradition. And for the flyers, allowing just anyone to join their cadre is an idea that borders on heresy. Wings are meant only for the offspring of flyers--now the new nobility of Windhaven. Except that sometimes life is not quite so neat. Maris of Amberly, a fisherman's daughter, was raised by a flyer and wants nothing more than to soar on the currents high above Windhaven. By tradition, however, the wings must go to her stepbrother, Coll, the flyer's legitimate son. But Coll wants only to be a singer, traveling the world by sea. So Maris challenges tradition, demanding that flyers be chosen on the basis of merit rather than inheritance. And when she wins that bitter battle, she discovers that her troubles are only beginning. For not all flyers are willing to accept the world's new structure, and as Maris battles to teach those who yearn to fly, she finds herself likewise fighting to preserve the integrity of a society she so longed to join--not to mention the very fabric that holds her culture together.
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Windhaven is een wereld van kleine eilanden, zware stormen en zeeën vol monsters. Contact tussen de eilanden is schaars tot de ontdekking dat mensen met zelfgemaakte vleugels kunnen vliegen.
Sindsdien brengen de vliegers nieuws, roddels, liederen en verhalen. Zij vormen in toenemende mate een elite, want metaal is schaars en elke generatie gaan er kostbare vleugels verloren. De vliegerfamilies bewaken hun vleugels even jaloers als hun privileges.
Maris van Amberly wordt opgevoed door een vlieger. Haar grootste wens is door de wolken van Windhaven te scheren. Maar volgens het gebruik horen de vleugels naar haar stiefbroer te gaan. Coll wil echter geen vlieger maar zanger worden...
Maris breekt met de traditie en eist dat vliegers worden gekozen naar verdienste in plaats van naar afkomst. Die bittere strijd is slechts het begin van haar problemen. Want terwijl Maris haar best doet om anderen te leren vliegen, wordt ze een pion in de machtsstrijd tussen de vliegers en de heersers van de eilanden...
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