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Bezig met laden... Last Gate of the Emperordoor Kwame Mbalia
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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. This book was meh for me. I kept getting lost and had to try and figure out what was happening multiple times throughout the book. It could be because I listened to the audiobook, maybe it would be different if I read it? ( ) This book has the potential to be so unbelievably rad -- from science fiction in an Ethiopian Afrofuturistic mythos, to the quick video game action, to the wild robotic cat. Maybe the intended readers will enjoy it more than I did, but I found it to be so action heavy that it lost impact, and I just didn't enjoy the characters. It felt like reading a Marvel movie, where the exciting visuals of the world building should carry some of the weight of the narrative -- since those weren't present, I just kept getting lost. I also don't really understand what the motivation of the Werari is to destroy Axum, if it's such a utopia. Also, if Moti runs HKO, why did he allow it to be hijacked into revealing Yared's name? Why doesn't he explain anything to Yared when he gets the chance, or behave as the loving uncle he's supposed to be? And I really didn't understand why the engines are the key to ending the war -- argh, just plot hole after plot hole with a half baked found prince in the middle of it. I expect it all gets explained eventually as the series progresses. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Juvenile Fiction.
Juvenile Literature.
Science Fiction.
HTML: From Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an Afrofuturist adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. Sci-fi and fantasy combine in this epic journey to the stars. Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime â?? a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family... and his only friends. Often in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and wisecracking sense of humor, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts Yared to log in with his real name, it triggers an attack that rocks the city. In the chaos, Uncle Moti disappears. Suddenly, all the stories Yared's uncle told him as a young boy are coming to life, of kingdoms in the sky and city-razing monsters. And somehow Yared is at the center of them. Together with Besa and the Ibis â?? a game rival turned reluctant ally â?? Yared must search for his uncle... and answers to his place in a forgotten, galaxy-spanning Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.92Literature English English fiction Modern Period 2000-LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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