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Queen of Demons (1998)

de David Drake

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Sèrie: Lord of the Isles (2)

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Queen of Demons continues the grand saga begun in Lord of the Isles, following the travels and adventures of Garric, Sharina, Cashel, and Tenoctris across the world of the Isles toward their confrontation with contending forces of evil, as the cosmic forces of magic are reaching a millennial peak. Queen of Demons reveals some of the dark powers of the evil queen of the Isles, and includes enough powerful magical conflict to satisfy even the most jaded fantasy listener.… (més)
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The full title for this edition is Queen of Demons: The second book in the Epic Saga of 'The Lord of the Isles'. The story is as pretentious as this title.

Which considering that everything in this series is big, bigger than life, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It is still pretentious though.

Now, the overall plot revolves around Garric becoming Prince Garric, titular heir to the Islands. Along the way the group gets split up and faces various trials and horrors. A nice cast of side characters are served up, just waiting to be killed off, which they mostly are in various ways.

Around page 400 [of roughly 600] I realized that I was ready for the story to be over. The side journeys were continued much longer than they needed to be. ( )
  BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |
Queen of Demons the second installment in the Lord of the Isles series continues on with the same troupe of likable characters; and, much like the first book, has a few characters that play vital roles for this book only then disappear. However, the plot in this book is even weaker than in the first and major events slide by a bit too easilly. Overall, I found this book less enjoyable than the first. However, I have already bought the next couple books in the series so I will continue to read. At least I still like the principal characters or else I would probably just sell the books on eBay without another thought. ( )
  finalcut | Apr 2, 2013 |
A very good series, and a reall page-turner. ( )
  willowcove | Sep 1, 2010 |
"Queen of Demons" is a very good sequel to the original. The characters are interesting and colourful; the writing is strong and clear; and the action is fast and furious. My favourite characters were Zahag, the talking ape – and I hope we see more of him; and Nonnus, the wizard, who I’ll miss.

On the downside, the plot wasn’t particularly strong and much of the action was irrelevant. In terms of structure, this book is almost too much like the first. The four main characters set out, get separated immediately, have their own adventure and meet their own friends, and then coincidentally (or not) all arrive at the same place and time to overcome the great evil of the story. It is good in that each volume is complete, has a definite story and closure. Unfortunately, this is also a bit of a downside as at times this feels more like a series of short unrelated adventures.
Oh, and while over-the-top sex is often overdone and generally unnecessary in these fantasy epics, it is not really believable that the main romantic interests never do more than occasionally hold hands.
Having said all that, this is another good read – and I’m about to start the third in the series. ( )
  Jawin | Feb 27, 2010 |
This wasn't bad, but it wasn't as good as the first one in the series. To me, it had one irritating feature, the characters constantly wishing for things the way they were 'back on the Island'. I couldn't tell if that was a subtle shot at other fantasy authors (Jordan?) or just beating the same theme to death over and over. Other than that, this wasn't bad. Fairly standard fantasy, the good guys take over a kingdom, then find out that the evil isn't gone, just replaced by something worse. ( )
  Karlstar | Nov 8, 2009 |
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Queen of Demons continues the grand saga begun in Lord of the Isles, following the travels and adventures of Garric, Sharina, Cashel, and Tenoctris across the world of the Isles toward their confrontation with contending forces of evil, as the cosmic forces of magic are reaching a millennial peak. Queen of Demons reveals some of the dark powers of the evil queen of the Isles, and includes enough powerful magical conflict to satisfy even the most jaded fantasy listener.

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