- Paperback: 517 pages
- Publisher: Orbit (3 Aug 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185723989X
- ISBN-13: 978-1857239898
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 512,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A wonderful debut' J.V. Jones 'A well written and impressive debut' TIME OUT 'A fine novel ... an extremely promising debut' BLACK TEARS 'Brimful of magic and adventure' STARBURST
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed this series from start to finish but have to admit that this one is my favourite. McKenna has crafted a dynamic and believeable world with genuine history and politics, and her characters are well rounded and very likeable! This has definately been the most real seeming fantasy series I have come across. Many books in the genre are two dimensional, with things explaned as "by magic" or "just because". These books don't leave anything unexplored, and I found myself utterly caught up in the lives of the characters. I can definately reccomend it for a truely engrossing read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the delights of Juliet McKenna's books is that she avoids so may of the standard pitfalls of fantasy writing. Characters develop, narrator perspectives change, and although the beautifully-depicted (and entirely believable) fantasy world remains, its currents and politics are constantly in flux. This is fantasy for grown-ups;original characters, great dialogue, convincing battles. Juliet McKenna is one of the rare fantasy writers who have not succumbed either to Tolkien Frenzy or Trilogy Fever;each book stands on its own merits (although I defy anybody, having read one, to resist buying the rest). "Gambler's Fortune" is another great read from a very talented and imaginative young author; I eagerly await the next volume of what, I hope, will be a long and satisfying series.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the third book in the five book Einarinn series. I have enjoyed this series from the beginning, and am greatly looking forward to the sequel. Juliet McKenna has a vivid imagination, and a knack for storytelling; each book in the series has been better than its predecessor as she has developed as a writer. Gambler's Fortune has some subtleties to the plot which are best appreciated by first reading Thief's Gamble and Swordsmans Oath. The underlying themes of the series are that of cultural change and also of conflict between cultures, and these appear in many ways. There are changes in agriculture displacing peasants who move on or become highway robbers. There are 'settlers' moving in to the mountains where hunting and trapping are the traditional way of life, and the supposedly 'unowned' land is no such thing. Above all there are the Ice Islanders who have very poor land, historic grudges and are busily, but quietly, moving in on the varied nations of the mainland. Gambler's Fortune follows Livak, who is trying to discover more about aetheric magic, which is used by the Ice Islanders. It is known that it once was the main form of magic, and Livak is hoping that by visiting two of the least 'modern' nations she can find old songs which hold useful spells. Juliet McKenna has created a real and fascinating world in which people are busily getting on with their lives, rather than stopping in awe because a quest is passing through. The main characters are all very human people and are not the porcelain Princesses of high fantasy, but instead are travelling thieves, swordsmen, gamblers, singers and one Mage who is a bit startled by the realities of life outside his ivory tower. Great fun, highly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fantasy, but not formulaic
This is fantasy: it's a story which has swords, magic and adventurers. More unusually, this is a story with a woman as a protagonist: a woman who does exist below the belt as well. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2009 by Victoria M. Willemse
Ok whats the next one called and when is it coming out?
Another very good book from Juliet, well done keep them comming!
This book felt a little slow to get going but suddenly I found myself halfway throu it and racing towards the... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2000
A good read, but the story is getting stretched....
Juliet delivers another good follow on to the previous two novels in the series. I enjoyed reading it, and will buy the next one, whenever it appears. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2000
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