- Hardcover: 135 pages
- Publisher: Far Territories; Deluxe edition (8 Jan 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1596061359
- ISBN-13: 978-1596061354
- Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,042,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found this book suprisingly involving and beautifully written.
Campbell has provided a basis for the next novel and this prequel filled some gaps in knowledge I had concerning carnival's history.
The best thing about this novel is that Campbell allowed us to empathise with Carnival, more so than in scar Night, despite the fact that she kills to stay alive. Her actions seem out of self defence, not enjoyment- and we can pin point the exact moment when she loses whatever sanity she had left. Also, the action scenes are my favourite as they read very well, although there aren't many in this prequel.
The novel also provided a very suprising side of Carnival's story and my only criticism is that it was too short! I'd read it in one evening as it the chapters flow very well.
Also, the illustrations are great!
Campbell has provided a basis for the next novel and this prequel filled some gaps in knowledge I had concerning carnival's history.
The best thing about this novel is that Campbell allowed us to empathise with Carnival, more so than in scar Night, despite the fact that she kills to stay alive. Her actions seem out of self defence, not enjoyment- and we can pin point the exact moment when she loses whatever sanity she had left. Also, the action scenes are my favourite as they read very well, although there aren't many in this prequel.
The novel also provided a very suprising side of Carnival's story and my only criticism is that it was too short! I'd read it in one evening as it the chapters flow very well.
Also, the illustrations are great!
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a wonderful novella. There are a number of reasons I say this: it is concise, yet it describes a vast fantasy world in clever little dashes of detail; it stands alone and is, contrary to one of the reviews, satisfying both in length and content; and though it sprawls and swoops and dazzles, this breathtaking journey is over before you know it--the read effortless.
The novella is a form that has fallen out of favour in the English-speaking literary world. The reason for this is that it denies our obsession with indulgence. Its strength is restraint, which many writers and many readers unfortunately don't value.
Campbell's strength here is that the world he draws is real and enthralling, and yet it is constructed with an economy of language not present in most novels. Campbell switches between two primary characters as he narrates this story: an angel and the man she seems fated to kill. Their stories are interwoven from the start, of course, but Campbell's skill is that the two stories diverge in the novella's middle, apparently moving away from the course we have been expecting, and then gradually, gracefully their stories converge again. This creates the narrative tension. Campbell's ending becomes more delightful as the anticipation guides us to a fulfilling and interesting resolution.
The novella is a form that has fallen out of favour in the English-speaking literary world. The reason for this is that it denies our obsession with indulgence. Its strength is restraint, which many writers and many readers unfortunately don't value.
Campbell's strength here is that the world he draws is real and enthralling, and yet it is constructed with an economy of language not present in most novels. Campbell switches between two primary characters as he narrates this story: an angel and the man she seems fated to kill. Their stories are interwoven from the start, of course, but Campbell's skill is that the two stories diverge in the novella's middle, apparently moving away from the course we have been expecting, and then gradually, gracefully their stories converge again. This creates the narrative tension. Campbell's ending becomes more delightful as the anticipation guides us to a fulfilling and interesting resolution.
Format:Kindle Edition
A fun and quite a decent length short story a good addition to the trilogy. Where we get to know a bit more about an angel.
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