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David Anthony Durham

Autor/a de Acacia: The War with the Mein

16+ obres 2,773 Membres 82 Ressenyes 2 preferits

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Crèdit de la imatge: K. Tempest Bradford

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Obres de David Anthony Durham

Obres associades

Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy (2013) — Col·laborador — 400 exemplars
The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books (1997) — Col·laborador — 301 exemplars
Fort Freak (2011) — Col·laborador — 183 exemplars
Lowball (2014) — Autor — 136 exemplars
Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing (2002) — Col·laborador — 125 exemplars
Unfettered III: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy (2019) — Col·laborador — 105 exemplars
Unbound (2015) — Col·laborador — 102 exemplars
High Stakes (2016) — Col·laborador — 101 exemplars
Texas Hold'em (2018) — Col·laborador — 47 exemplars
It's All Love: Black Writers on Soul Mates, Family, and Friends (2009) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars

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Data de naixement
1969
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Llocs de residència
USA
Educació
University of Maryland, College Park, MFA, 1966
Premis i honors
John W. Campbell Award (2009)

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Ressenyes

 
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jazzbird61 | Hi ha 37 ressenyes més | Feb 29, 2024 |
There are still some things I'd like to know. In addition, this world really deserves some novella attention, the dragons, Mena and Elya--any more babies and stories of the Free People--how will they address 'belonging' in their children.

That aside, I loved this series which was why it got a reread.
 
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jazzbird61 | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Feb 29, 2024 |
I almost hate to admit that this is a five star book -- it's like something that Quinten Tarantino would film. It's violent in places, but so well written, the characters and setting are so true.

Gabriel, with this younger brother and mother, leave Baltimore after the Civil War and after his father dies to head to Kansas to homestead with a man the mother knew (and loved) many years ago. They disappointedly come to a sod house and nothing but hardship. Gabriel yearns for more. After meeting a smooth talking white cowboy, Gabriel and a newly found friend, James, leaves with Marshall to head for Texas.

Marshall and his two sidekicks are perhaps the crudest, cruelest, and most evil individuals I've encountered in fiction. The group heads south through Oklahoma where the uncalled killing starts leaving a sick and poverty stricken Indian family dead. Gabriel and James become witnesses to merciless in a number of situations including the cruel killing of a Mexican family and the abduction of the daughter.

There are alternating sections of the book telling of Gabriel's family left in Kansas and the story of the remaining son of the Mexican family who pursues the killers.

The book clearly brings a sense of oncoming fear but is also sprinkled with tender moments particularly at the time when Gabriel manages to return to his home in Kansas. This book is a well-written page turner with characters of pure evil and complexity. Good read.
… (més)
 
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maryreinert | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | Feb 3, 2024 |
 
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Fromie | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | Nov 28, 2023 |

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Obres
16
També de
11
Membres
2,773
Popularitat
#9,259
Valoració
½ 3.7
Ressenyes
82
ISBN
95
Llengües
7
Preferit
2

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