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Bezig met laden... Between the Rivers (1998)door Harry Turtledove
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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. In standard Turtledove fashion, this feels like a historical fantasy. It is set in a 'mythical' world with 2 rival cities that have just developed enough civilization to need trade, and to be able to conduct full scale war on each other. The book follows the rulers of one city and a merchant family. It was quite interesting, I just wish there was another after it. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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At the sun-drenched dawn of human history, in the great plain between the two great rivers, are the cities of men. And each city is ruled by its god. But the god of the city of Gibil is lazy and has let the men of his city develop the habit of thinking for themselves. Now the men of Gibil have begun to devise arithmetic, and commerce, and are sending expeditions to trade with other lands. They're starting to think that perhaps men needn't always be subject to the whims of gods. This has the other god worried. And well they might be...because human cleverness, once awakened, isn't likely to be easily squelched. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Sharur is a trader from the city of Giblil; the city god, En-Giblil, is lazy and doesn’t bother to micromanage his worshippers as other gods do. As a result, the Giblut are an inventive and industrious people, who have taken to thinking for themselves, helped by the preponderance of smiths and scribes in the city.
A trading trip to the mountains is a disaster; the mountain gods have forbidden their people to trade with the Giblut. It seems something was traded from the mountains which should not have been - a vessel of the god’s power. Terrified by the loss, the mountain gods threaten Sharur...
An excellent read, although the writing style may be rather off-putting - it’s very rhythmic and repetitive. Of course, those who have read The Epic of Gilgamesh will recognise the style.
Highly recommended, especially as a resource for Mythic Babylon or Dara Happan Glorantha.