- Mass Market Paperback: 436 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0765348381
- ISBN-13: 978-0765348388
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 830,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Earth Logic
16 July 2004
Format:Hardcover
What separates Laurie Marks' Elemental Logic books from so many fantasy novels is the culture/world she creates. It's the harsh, unforgiving landscape of Shaft'al that shapes the characters and the story of both books. Ms. Marks is a master of worldbuilding and her characters and the elemental magic they use flow seamlessly from that.
This is no Lord of the Rings clone, the magic here feels 'real', just another tool, another 'talent' the indigenous people of Shaft'al have mastered to help them survive in a harsh environment. The story is epic, but it is the 'shades of gray' epic of real life: wonderful, noble, flawed characters trying to do the right thing.
Ms. Marks is a wonderful storyteller and I think I actually enjoyed Earth Logic even more than its predecessor, particularly the perspective of the weary, conflicted Sainnite invaders. I noticed someone compared Ms. Marks work here with Ursula Le Guin, which I think is accurate. Like Le Guin, Ms. Marks creates a complete world and a compelling, epic tale without getting mired in too much detail. Her writing is lyrical and sharp, much like the citizens of Shaft'al.
I have to admit one of the things I love about this series makes some uneasy: the egalitarian society. There is no sexism, racism, or homophobia, but it is far from a utopia. It feels pragmatic, as if the deadly winters have stripped them to the bare essentials. Or maybe it's the Elemental Logic that's the great equalizer. In any case, it works. All of it.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Jaw-droppingly good!
1 Mar 2004
Format:Hardcover
If you loved "Fire Logic," this next book in the series will blow you away! If you weren't sure about "Fire Logic" . . . well . . . "Earth Logic" will blow you away! EL makes FL look like a five-finger exercise, with Marks now coming into her full tremendous power as a world-builder, myth-maker and geographer of the human heart.
I know that Ursula K. LeGuin is a fan of Marks' earlier novels - I don't know if she's started reading the "Elemental Logic" series, but I believe that fans of LeGuin who've read her books ragged will find a new author to love in Laurie J. Marks.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Nicely Different
23 Jun 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I found a book called Earth Logic it is the second in the series by Laurie J Marks. It is very 'different'. First I found it amazingly easy to read (thou the book had probably less than 5 word errors that I noticed, which I don't normally care.). Lately I noticed a lot of 'men' in books no matter the genre you see tons of men. I was hoping for a change, and I found one. This book had lots of women characters be they farmers, soldiers, etc. I am still astounded that there were so many women in this book. I of course read it in a little over 24 hours. Again I have to mention it was easily read. I cannot place exactly anything about this book. Except I would suggest it to anyone to pick up at a book store and read a few lines or pages to see what I mean about easily read. The only warning I have is this: There is same on same relationships. (You do not have graphic sex, just something that happens 'behind the scenes' type of thing.) Flawlessly done I might say, with extreme taste.
I rarely give book recommendations since I know what is like to be disappointed by a book. I have a pecular, at least some days I think so, taste. I recommend this book thou, but like I said read a few pages first to see if you like the way it is wrote. I sure did.
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I rarely give book recommendations since I know what is like to be disappointed by a book. I have a pecular, at least some days I think so, taste. I recommend this book thou, but like I said read a few pages first to see if you like the way it is wrote. I sure did.
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