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S'està carregant… Master of the Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O.de Nicole Galland
   No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.   ) quickmind | Nov 30, 2023 |   ) drycloud | Aug 21, 2022 | If you read the first one, you might be curious about the attempted Irish accent that was inflicted on Grainne. This has not been repaired, and Grainne's dialog, which was just about the worst part of the original, is just as bad. This, unfortunately, is in no way the worst thing about this book. It's actually pretty impressive just how bad this book manages to be. While the first was able to careen from one implausibility to the next fast enough to keep you from really thinking too much about just how ridiculous it was, this one lingers over its mistakes, like a dog over its vomit. Trying to catalog those mistakes would be tedious. They all add up to one thing: Galland doesn't trust the plot she's concocted to carry the reader through from one end of the book to the other, and justifiably so. Instead of repairing the plot, she resorts to killing off characters or subjecting them to sexual assault or graphically-described torture when she's afraid the reader's attention might be flagging. The fact that the first of these incidents comes in the opening pages of the book should give you a pretty clear indication that this writer does not believe you're in good hands here. And, gentle reader, on that she is perfectly correct. If you read and enjoyed The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O, it's probably best to leave this one unread. Personally, having read this sequel I've consigned both volumes to my local Little Free Library. (  ) kiparsky | Aug 11, 2021 |  ) JBD1 | Mar 27, 2021 | Gmomaj | Jan 6, 2021 |
 "Galland’s careful attention to everyday life in various time periods creates verisimilitude, as does the assortment of found documents through which the tale is presented." Pertany a aquestes sèriesD.O.D.O. (2)
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Science Fiction.
HTML: In this brilliant sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.â??an enthralling, history-bending adventure traversing time and space, fact and fiction, magic and science co-written with #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephensonâ??a daring young time traveler must return to Jacobean England to save the modern world. Chief amongst Gráinne's plots: to encrypt cataclysmic spells into Shakespeare's "cursed" play, Macbeth. When her fellow rogue agents fall victim to Gráinne's schemes, Melisande Stokes is forced to send Tristan's untested, wayward sister Robin back in time to 1606 London, where Edmund Tilney, the king's Master of Revels, controls all staged performances in London. And now Gráinne controls Tilney. While Robin poses as an apprentice in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Mel travels to the ancient Roman Empire and, with the help of double-agent Chira in Renaissance Florence, untangles the knotted threads of history while the diabolical Gráinne jumps from timeline to timeline, always staying frustratingly one stop aheadâ??or is it behind? Historical objects disappear, cities literally rise and fall, and nothing less than the fate of humanity is at stake. As Gráinne sows chaos across time and space, the ragtag team of ex-D.O.D.O. agents must fix the pastâ??in order to save the future. Critically acclaimed author Nicole Galland brings her deep knowledge of history and signature wit to this gripping No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — S'està carregant…GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana: (3.62)
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