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Gatherer of Clouds (Daw science fiction) [Mass Market Paperback]

Sean Russell (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 604 pages
  • Publisher: Dutton / Signet; Reissue edition (26 Nov 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0886775361
  • ISBN-13: 978-0886775360
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.7 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 923,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Initiate Brother/Gatherer of Clouds combined Review 12 Mar 2013
By Sam Tripuraneni
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I came to read this Duology having been impressed by the Russell's work on his Swan's War trilogy. In that series I really enjoyed his characterisation and mythical element, as well as his fluid, uncomplicated writing style.

Although a duology, compared to the Swan's trilogy, this seems much more ambitious. The scale of the story is more epic, the characters broader and more numerous, but whereas the Swan's War is a classic understatement of fantasy this left an opposite effect on me. Overblown and at times convoluted this struck me as one of those cases of "more is less." I was left to wonder whether with some editing this would not have been a fantastic stand alone book.

There is much to like and admire. Russell certainly has a good hold of his "alternate history" and is faithful to the oriental setting - whether the Bothanist Monks are Buddhist or not a more educated man than myself will say - but the parallels are clear enough. That means there is a lot of endless poor mimicry of oriental proverbs, poetry with a touch of Confucius and Sun Tsu thrown in for good measure. The problem is that although memorable it begins to detract from the story. I love the time and care Russell spends on his characters - as another reviewer notes - there is no "little person who comes to power" cliche here as that character - Shuyun - is marked from the very beginning as someone extraordinary. The main characters are all important and impressive people - I like that. But there are so many all trying to do important things that it again detracts from where the interest really lies - Lord Shonto, Nishima, Shuyun and Komawara are genuinely interesting BUT strangely Shuyun and Komawar and Katta are all done a disservice in the second books by being overrun by the other character threads.... Read more ›
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A great followup to "Initiate Brother" 30 Sep 1997
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you've stumbled onto this review and haven't read the first book, then by all means, look that one up first!

Sean Russell continues this unique story that barely qualifies as fantasy and dips deeply into the historic fiction genre. Still, if you're going to pick a fantasy novel out at random, you could scarcely do better than this book, an excellent read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Moving conclusion to "The Initiate Brother". 5 Feb 2001
By Patrick McCormack - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This two volume story is elegant, moving, and fun. The monk, Shuyun, comes to be spiritual advisor to the Shonto family. From there, we have intrigue with the emperor, a barbarian invasion, complex politics, wild battles, and an elegant fictionalized China, complete with lovely poetry. In this volume, we have a running battle with a huge barbarian army, as the Shonto family is caught between the emperor and the barbarians. The brother Shuyun is caught between his duties and a woman, in a very satisfying love story. Excellent story.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Equally as engaging as The Initiate Brother 13 Jan 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The Initiate Brother left readers on a cliffhanger, making it obvious that these two books are really just one giant novel under separate covers. Thus, the reader doesn't have to worry about the quality of the sequel, which is as entrancing as the first book. Both are engrossing stories of love, war, religion, politics, and intrigue, certainly one of the best series of this type in the fantasy genre, right up there with Frank Herbert's Dune.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! 5 May 2001
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
One of the finest books I have ever read. Make sure to start with the first one first, and then go on the sequel.

Just to warn/entice those who may have read some of Russell's other works first -- these two books are written by a warm inviting Russell, while his other books are written by a cold, cynical, sarcastic person. (Guess which I prefer.) So even if you did not care for Russell's other works, please give these a try.

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