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"A grand epic...showcasing Carey's intimate development of deeply wounded, sometimes deeply flawed, yet utterly dignified and sympathetic characters, with some of the best dragons in all fantasy literature."--"Booklist" on "Banewreaker"
"A memorable beginning to what should be another strong series."--"Publishers Weekly "on "Banewreaker"
"Carey creates a masterful interplay of subjective views...Whereas Tolkien kept Sauron mainly on the sidelines as the embodiment of Ancient Evil, less a main actor than a smoldering threat, Carey restores him and his lieutenant's to the stature they had Milton."--"Locus" on "Banewreaker"
"An intriguing fantasy world with interesting characters and more than a touch or romance."--"Chronicle" (UK) on "Banewreaker"
"A memorable beginning to what should be another strong series."--"Publishers Weekly "on "Banewreaker"
"Carey creates a masterful interplay of subjective views...Whereas Tolkien kept Sauron mainly on the sidelines as the embodiment of Ancient Evil, less a main actor than a smoldering threat, Carey restores him and his lieutenant's to the stature they had Milton."--"Locus" on "Banewreaker"
"An intriguing fantasy world with interesting characters and more than a touch or romance."--"Chronicle" (UK) on "Banewreaker"
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
At first, reading what the story in this book was about, I had my doubts. It sounded like any other standard fantasy story. Gods at war, a prophesy, the whole lot.
But I had read the Kushiel books by Jacqueline Carey, and loved those. So I thought to give this one a try.
I have not regretted it a moment. The ingredients of the story might be the same as many others, but the way she presents it is completely different. No good or bad guys, black or white. The story she presents is grey. She give the point of view of both sides, and both have good reasons to do what they do, follow the prophesy or try to stop it. You really do not know who the real bad guys are, nor the good guys. And that makes this book unique among fantasy stories. A great story, presented in a unique way!
But I had read the Kushiel books by Jacqueline Carey, and loved those. So I thought to give this one a try.
I have not regretted it a moment. The ingredients of the story might be the same as many others, but the way she presents it is completely different. No good or bad guys, black or white. The story she presents is grey. She give the point of view of both sides, and both have good reasons to do what they do, follow the prophesy or try to stop it. You really do not know who the real bad guys are, nor the good guys. And that makes this book unique among fantasy stories. A great story, presented in a unique way!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I loved the Kushiel trilogy and turned to this new work eagerly. In 'Banewreaker', Carey owes a much more evident debt to the great fantasy worldbuilders: its morality, while inverting Tolkien, could not have been written without him; and she adopts an altogether more epic tone. Her antihero has great potential but so far fails to come to vivid life, which is, indeed, my complaint about the whole book: it's workmanlike rather than inspired. The situation is, however, interesting enough to hold my attention as a moral conundrum and I shall read on in the hope that the whole will be greater than its first part.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Like everyone else who've reviewed this book, I'd read the Kushiel series previous to this one, and much enjoyed it. And when one reads another series by an author one has read before, there are always expectations that the genre, the writing style, will be similar. This is the only time yet that I have read two series by the same author that are so blatantly different and yet both good, albeit in very differing ways.
The Sundering, unlike the Kushiel series, is not at all about the characters, but focuses entirely on the plot and the philosophical issues presented. I had to finish not only Banewreaker, but Godslayer also before I could pinpoint the moral and at no point during the books could I guess at how it would end.
It would've been easy enough to just invert the classical seven Gods, one of the evil thing, have us cheering for the "bad guys" instead. That would've been moderately original. Of course, it isn't that easy in The Sundering. There are nuances in the nuances. For a very different version of the classic epic fantasy adventure, and a comment on the whole genre, this is your book.
The Sundering, unlike the Kushiel series, is not at all about the characters, but focuses entirely on the plot and the philosophical issues presented. I had to finish not only Banewreaker, but Godslayer also before I could pinpoint the moral and at no point during the books could I guess at how it would end.
It would've been easy enough to just invert the classical seven Gods, one of the evil thing, have us cheering for the "bad guys" instead. That would've been moderately original. Of course, it isn't that easy in The Sundering. There are nuances in the nuances. For a very different version of the classic epic fantasy adventure, and a comment on the whole genre, this is your book.
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A revisionist take on Tolkien but also a good story in its own right.
Long Ages ago, the Seven Shapers forged the world in accordance with the will of their creator, out of whose death they were born. Read more
Published 11 months ago by A. Whitehead
Oh Dear......
I purchased Carey's Baneweaker with much anticipation, having previously enjoyed her Kushiel series; I had found her previous works to be refreshing, her characters were engaging... Read more
Published on 16 April 2006 by nexus
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