- Mass Market Paperback: 484 pages
- Publisher: Daw Books; Original edition (3 Mar 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0756405424
- ISBN-13: 978-0756405427
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 782,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fantasy fiction for grown ups,
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This review is from: Living with Ghosts (Mass Market Paperback)
Although this is fantasy with the stock elements of sword wielding heroes and beautiful courtesans, Sperring's dark, sophisticated world is a refreshing change from the usual standard sub Tolkein fare.
The book is beautifully written ; Sperring's rounded characters belong in their world rather than being misplaced 21st century Americans. This is definitely a book for long dark winter evenings.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Dumas meets fantasy,
By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog "Falcata T... - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Living with Ghosts (Mass Market Paperback)
Originally coming across Kari on a Wonderlands, I was intrigued by her premise so when we recently interviewed her (here) we decided to read and review her tale. What is presented to the reader is a tale of epic scope that brings the flavour of Dumas with an emotionally charged story accompanied by classical worldbuilding. It won't be to everyone's tastes but if you love a tale that concentrates on the feelings and emotional aspect of the characters then this is a book for you. Well written with the authors enthusiasm clearly coming through the tale its definitely a story that will remain with you long after the final page is turned.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Ghosts, reflections, and unrequited love,
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This review is from: Living with Ghosts (Mass Market Paperback)
Gracielis de Varnaq, 'gigolo and spy', enjoys (endures) the constant company of a nameless ghost, legacy of a duel fought six years before in which Valdarrien d'Illandre, defending his sister's honour and his own, was slain. Now, reports Thiercelin (Valdarrien's closest friend in life, now married to Valdarrien's sister) there's another ghost on the scene: Valdarrien himself.
Gracielis, by blood and training, is more receptive than most to the magical, the unseen: he becomes aware that the city of Merafi is under sorcerous attack, that something is rising beneath the surface of the river, bringing plague and death and nightmarish creatures to stalk the city streets. Thiercelin, assailed by the past, can only watch and wait as his beloved wife, Yvelliane (advisor to the ailing queen Firomelle) weaves intrigue and information into a complex political web, all the while becoming more distant from her husband. Unwillingly, he comes to believe Gracielis's account of the forces threatening Merafi, and to dread the night when two full moons shine above the city ... 'Living with Ghosts' is a richly sensuous novel, full of perfumes and sweet scents (as well as less pleasant odours), of face-paint and artifice and echoes through the fog, of reflected gazes and raindrops on glass. I'm reminded of Ellen Kushner's 'Swordspoint', though that's a fantasy without magic and Living with Ghosts is replete with sorcery. The refinements of Merafian society -- duels, masquerades, hot chocolate at breakfast -- bring to mind the 'fantasy of manners' label coined by Don Keller, though the wit and intrigue are balanced by an intricate plot that echoes high fantasy tropes. It's very much a character-driven novel, and what fascinated me most was the complex web of relationships: unrequited love (and lust), loyalty, betrayal, sacrifice willing and unwilling, bonds stronger than death.
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