- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Earthlight; New edition edition (7 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743414845
- ISBN-13: 978-0743414845
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,277,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A great deal of what is on offer in Anselm Audley's first novel Heresy is pretty much par for the course--a feudal society whose ruling class is threatened by overweening theocrats with a habit of burning people alive and a hidden society of religious and sorcerous heretics dedicated to reform. What Audley brings to the mix is a genuine and infectious enthusiasm. His own youth--he is still only 19--gives him an insight into the mercurial temperament and occasionally self-indulgent passions of his hero Cathan and his two heroines, Palatine and Ravenna, which makes the book both plausible and attractive. He is also intelligent about the way history is written by the victors--his grand inquisitors have a knack for turning the past into a myth for popular consumption, which is one of the more inventively nasty things on offer here; Audley is also psychologically acute in the way he shows Cathan to be only too prepared to believe an alternative version of reality, which may itself prove distinctly flawed. Heresy displays a real understanding of how a trilogy should be opened--it leaves us with a sense of temporary completion but with enough questions unanswered to keep us interested in more. --Roz Kaveney
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In this first volume of The Aquasilva Trilogy, we are introduced to a world as well realised as that of Dune - and an author who is one of the genre's most exciting new voices. On the storm-wracked waterworld of Aquasilva, supreme religious power is held by the Domain, dedicated to the element Fire. But this must change. One of the agents of change - albeit unwillingly - is Cathan, son of a count, who travels to inform his father of the discovery on a cache of iron in their territory. But on the way to the clan congress which his father is attending, Cathan stumbles upon a plot to unleash a new age of fundamentalism. As new alliances are made, Cathan and his allies also discover dissidents ('heretics' in the Domain's eyes) and begin to see the truths behind the political and religious beliefs which drive their land - and their world. All across the world, change is being fought and ruthlessly suppressed by the Domain and its holy warriors, the Sacri. A weapon must be forged to fight them, and Cathan discovers at first hand how long and difficult that struggle will be. An outstanding fantasy novel, with echoes of Frank Herbert's Dune sequence, introduces one of the genre's most exciting voices of the new millennium.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thoroughly enjoyable and fun to read!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Heresy (Aquasilva Trilogy) (Paperback)
I had so much fun reading this book I can't begin to tell you. I could relate to the characters and their emotions that to adults might seem overdone, but to those of age, are not. The plot was entertaining and the settings were all believable.The water world of Aquasilva was fascinating and the Heroine Ravenna was a character that I can't wait to hear more about. Cathan was charming and in the beginning of the book had a regard for work that was parallel to myself and others I've know.Palatine was an interesting twist, especially at the end. As for other reviews I have read about the improbablitity of swords and crossbows when people also have weapons like torpedos on livable submarines, I say only... isn't it obvious? In a society built around people that live on islands it's not only believable but probable that weapons used underwater are more advanced technology wise. This people has to focus on war in water, not on land. I thought this was a social quirk that strengthened the importance of water to this people.The plot was great and Audley built different races and peoples up until I could believe them all. He even gave people in different cities different views of life and had some astute observations of what power can do to people.I can't wait for this talented teenager's next book to come out.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It is time to join the ranks of heresy...,
This review is from: Heresy (Aquasilva Trilogy) (Paperback)
A fanatic church with power of the mind and fire, a war of faith, mages on the run and an unusual twist.It's unusual to have people in charge actually rising to be the hero of a fantasy novel. Then again I'm not sure if I can rate it as a fantasy novel at all, some elements of science fiction have been dwarn in. A world of submarines(mantas), satellites(eyes in the sky) and ocean probes, added with swords and magic. This book is a must if you think you've read it all. It'll challenge how you look upon fantasy, and it proves that there are still people out there who can spin a great tale. You'll notice that I only gave the author four stars, this is because in some cases I feel the use of language rips you out of the story, hvaing to plunge into it again. I don't particularly like these "breathers", but they are perfect if you don't eat a book a day like me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Blatantly written by a teenager,
By A reader (Loughborough, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heresy (Aquasilva Trilogy) (Paperback)
The best thing about this book was the cover. The cover artist deserved better writing put between the stunning artwork he created for this book's cover. (The artwork for the rest of the trilogy, and general design of the cover art, is a tour de force.) Unfortunately, the novel itself is so bad that I only keep this book now because it looks so wonderful on my shelf (I very rarely part with my books). The main character is lifeless and so 2D he'd be at home in Catherine Banner's recent effort (another shockingly awful fantasy novel 'written' by an adolescent).
The main problem is that the book is dull, with too little action and very poor pacing. It would've benefited from severe (self-)editing. I'm afraid there is very little else to say. This was grey and drab, and failed to live up to the atmospheric picture so skilfully portrayed on the book's jacket. Buy David Gemmell, or Weis and Hickman, or Michael Moorcock - writers who know how to draw characters and to pace a story.
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