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Bezig met laden... Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances (Dragons and Blades) (editie 2022)door Aliette de Bodard (Auteur)
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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 is the first time I've been less than completely satisfied with a tale from the Dominion of the Fallen universe: we don't learn anything new about the characters, nor do they experience any real growth, and I didn't find the mystery memorable. I'm always happy to spend time with Thuan and Asmodeus, but I wish there had been a bit more substance to this one. ( ) https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/bsfa-short-fiction-5/ I found this a total delight and it’s getting a firm first preference from me. I didn’t completely get on with the earlier parts of the Dominion of the Fallen series, set in a magically devastated Paris, but this is very digestible; the protagonists are a dragon prince and a demon, and the story has them sorting out a murder mystery where the ghost is still around while also babysitting some very inquisitive children. Unlike ‘A Moment of Zugzwang’, there is no police force to get wrong here, and one has the sense of a small but fascinating incident in a much broader and richly thought out society. I hope it wins. Once again Thuan and Asmodeus are visiting Thuan’s family and they proceed to solve a murder and help out a ghost that was found at the murder site but not the ghost of the murdered woman. The nice thing about this story is it is very self-contained, there is no need to have read the trilogy set in an alternate Paris with fallen angels. Review copy provided by NetGalley geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fantasy.
Fiction.
Romance.
HTML:Winner of the 2022 British Science Fiction Association for Best Short Fiction Finalist for the 2023 Locus Award for Best Novella From the author of the critically acclaimed Dominion of the Fallen trilogy comes a sparkling new romantic adventure full of kissing, sarcasm and stabbing. It was supposed to be a holiday, with nothing more challenging than babysitting, navigating familial politics and arguing about the proper way to brew tea. But when dragon prince Thuan and his ruthless husband Asmodeus find a corpse in a ruined shrine and a hungry ghost who is the only witness to the crime, their holiday goes from restful to high-pressure. Someone is trying to silence the ghost and everyone involved. Asmodeus wants revenge for the murder; Thuan would like everyone, including Asmodeus, to stay alive. Chased by bloodthirsty paper charms and struggling to protect their family, Thuan and Asmodeus are going to need all the allies they canâ??and, as the cracks in their relationship widen, they'll have to face the scariest challenge of all: how to bring together their two vastly different ideas of their future... A heartwarming standalone book set in a world of dark intrigue. A Note on Chronology Spinning off from the Dominion of the Fallen series, which features political intrigue in Gothic devastated Paris, this book stands alone, but chronologically follows The House of Sundering Flames. It's High Gothic meets C-drama in a Vietnamese inspired worldâ??perfect for fans of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's Heaven Official's Blessing, KJ Charles, and Roshani Chokshi's The Gilded Wolves. Advance praise: "A darkly delicious romp full of ghosts, murder, dragons, and romance, with a couple that just keeps getting better and better as they push each other to new limits." â?? Stephanie Burgis, author of Snowspelled and Scales and Sensibility "Beautifully described, deeply caring, and satisfyingly murderous, it's an immersive delight." â?? KJ Charles, author of the Will Darling Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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