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S'està carregant… Cold Magicde Kate Elliott
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Solid piece of writing and enjoyable to read. I picked it up following a recommendation by nk jemisin. For me this is another fantasy series I would have given 5 stars to a couple of years ago and read the whole lot consecutively. for better or worse though I've gone and spoilt myself by reading a load of literary stuff and nonsense though and my ideas of mind blowing have changed. If you like fantasy and aren't a Sad Puppy whinge-arse, I'd recommend this (and I guess the rest of the trilogy). Interesting and well built world and solid characters with depth. Not just another bunch of white male action heros.
Cold Magic is, best of all to this reader, a fantastic exploration of an alternate world, complete with a spirit world, Mages, an alternate geography, an alternate history, and lots and lots of cool ideas. Pertany a aquestes sèriesContingut aLlistes notables
The Wild Hunt is stirring - and the dragons are finally waking from their long sleep... Cat Barahal was the only survivor of the flood that took her parents. Raised by her extended family, she and her cousin, Bee, are unaware of the dangers that threaten them both. Though they are in beginning of the Industrial Age, magic - and the power of the Cold Mages - still hold sway. Now, betrayed by her family and forced to marry a powerful Cold Mage, Cat will be drawn into a labyrinth of politics. There she will learn the full ruthlessness of the rule of the Cold Mages. What do the Cold Mages want from her? And who will help Cat in her struggle against them? No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
Ets tu?Fes-te Autor del LibraryThing. Orbit BooksOrbit Books ha publicat 2 edicions d'aquest llibre. Edicions: 0316080853, 031608087X Hachette Book GroupUna edició d'aquest llibre ha estat publicada per Hachette Book Group. |
The start to Elliott's new Spiritwalker trilogy held me captivated. To the point where I forgot to go to bed on time (my alarm kept beeping at me and I kept swatting it away until finally I shut it off entirely). From the start Elliott weaved clues and hints as to a larger picture, one none of our characters understood or saw. There's a key plot point involving Cat that is very, very misleading. Actually several, but there's one slightly more important than the others. As it unfolds a new sort of dread stepped in to chase away the feelings of unease.
In many ways this felt like a story about growing up. Neither Cat nor Bee--cousins, born only a few months apart--could be called spoiled, but they are so used to viewing the world one particular way that it astounds them constantly that their view was so narrow. Bee especially surprised me with how strong she became when confronted with the truth. I didn't expect it of her, but Elliott had laid out the foundations for the strength early on.
Cat's journey is harrowing. Ill-prepared for the life she was thrust into, by a contract she had no say in and that she was obligated to see through, she's even less prepared when the worlds spins again. The knowledge she learned from her father's journals serves her well and also acts as a way to confirm her instincts. When she is troubled or feeling indecisive she remembers a quote from his journals and feels reassured.
This is an altered history fantasy. The Empire of Rome lasted until 1000, there doesn't seem to be USA (at least not in the way we know it), trolls (not the kind you are thinking of) are common and no one thinks twice about magic. The Industrial Revolution is being opposed by the Mages, but if any of them are to be believed, its for good reason. Parts of the story grew confusing for me, since we are reading from Cat's first person POV we know what she knows. And it constantly is being changed. Alliances, friends, enemies, even cold hard facts changes from moment to moment so that my head was reeling.
The only surety in the entire book is this: Bee and Cat are bound by bonds of love, trust and friendship that nothing can sunder. The lengths these two go to, to help each other and be each other's strength, is nothing short of extraordinary. Only the briefest of doubts crosses Cat's mind about her cousin, but its immediately dismissed. They know each other, each other's quirks and habits. How to push each other's buttons and comfort when no words are spoken. It seems like such a rare thing honestly, to read about two girls' friendship that way. The last book I can think of is Sarah MacLean's The Season.
My only complaint is that Cat will often repeat things--traits other people have, cultural things or historical facts. Things she has mentioned at least once, probably twice and more than likely thrice. It got to be a little annoying, but not enough to aggravate me for long.
The next book is called Cold Fire, though I have no idea when its due out (according to a recent journal entry she hasn't finished the first draft yet, so I'm suspecting not until next fall at the earliest) and book 3 is currently titled Cold Steel (originally that was the title of book 2, but it was switched around). Can't. Wait. ( )