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Bezig met laden... Spell of Intriguedoor Mayer Alan Brenner
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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. While still very enjoyable and fast-paced, "Intrigue" didn't grab me as hard as [book: Catastrophe's Spell]. Much like Brust's [book: Yendi], the complications and resolutions feel forced, causing the book to lose some of the appeal of its MacGyver-like spontaneity.Still, sarcasm, sword fights, spell-casting, spies, and subversives make for a pretty good second book in the series.EDIT: Forgot to mention that the books are freely downloadable from http://www.mayerbrenner.com/ ( ) I picked up this novel without realizing it was second in a series. Based on this, I seriously advise others to read the first book before proceeding to this one; it took me almost half the book to catch up with what had gone on in the past, and was therefore going on now. The book was entertaining; the world described is original, and the scientific analysis of magic is appealingly whimsical. The ongoing tension between humans and gods raises fascinating philosophical points. However, many of the characters suffer from an excess of flowery language, in which a character may state their points in roundabout ways with a superfluence of sometimes spurious adjectives, or indeed may run on a sentence for an entire paragraph... and if you found this last sentence annoying, you may find the style grates at times. Nonetheless, I'd read it again, though I don't have an overpowering urge to go pick up others in the series. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Dance of the Gods (book 2) Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)DAW Book Collectors (834)
Fantasy takes a "zany and very, very clever" turn in the second Dance of Gods adventure from the author of Spell of Catastrophe (Kliatt). The port town of Oolsmouth used to be a quiet, peaceful trading city. But with Maximillian the Vaguely Disreputable, Shaa, the Great Karlini, and the Creeping Sword all about to converge there, it seems unlikely to stay that way. The usual power struggles--gods vs. mortals vs. gods-know-who in the everlasting Dance of Gods--are brewing in Oolsmouth, and tension is building. But the ship carrying Shaa and the Great Karlini into town has been hijacked, the Creeping Sword has already missed the boat (literally), and Max has taken a detour to try to discover the secrets of a hopefully long-dead sorcerer. These delays have got everyone wondering: will they make it to Oolsmouth in time for the showdown? More importantly: do they want to? "A lot of confusion, mayhem, action and adventure--but better yet, a sense of the humorous that doesn't rely on puns." --Bakka Bookie Sheet "Brenner writes in a quick-paced style which perfectly matches his plot twists . . . A book rich in people, places and complications and one which is enjoyable either by itself or in tandem with the first in the series." --Quantam Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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