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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have purchased Ilario: The Lions Eye, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS BOOK!
The Stone Golem is NOT a continuation of the story of Ilario in the Lions Eye, but has in fact been lifted directly from The Lions Eye. The Stone Golem picks up the story from the birth of Onorata in The Lions Eye, and from then on is EXACTLY the same story. Each chapter is the same... I have been robbed!
The Stone Golem is NOT a continuation of the story of Ilario in the Lions Eye, but has in fact been lifted directly from The Lions Eye. The Stone Golem picks up the story from the birth of Onorata in The Lions Eye, and from then on is EXACTLY the same story. Each chapter is the same... I have been robbed!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I dont see how it can be the same book as Lions eye is Book One and Stone Golem is Book Two - maybe yours had a printing error and they printed the wrong book - i would query the publishers for a refund. I got both books for my nan and she said they were fine.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
bogged down in the end
27 April 2008
Format:Paperback
The last 60 pages or so dragged for me. It seemed like the story switched for amusing political plotting with a bit of action to just a bunch of posturing talk. The characters just became mouth pieces for the author to use in making points.
As a side note, I was rather disappointed that the stone golem had only a very minor role in the book.
As a side note, I was rather disappointed that the stone golem had only a very minor role in the book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Starts strong and keeps going strong.
7 Mar 2008
Format:Paperback
This book opens with Ilario being suffocated by the assassin Carrasco, sent by the Chancellor of Iberia, Lord Videric. Ilario is a true hermaphrodite, formerly the Iberian "King's Freak," freed, sold into slavery in Carthage to Rekhmire' the New Alexandrian, where assassination attempts and political intrigue began with the first book. Ilario only wishes to study the New Art (using the new technique of perspective over idealism and stylization), but plots and greater issues spin out of control, keeping him/her involved in matters great and small.
All of that happened in the first book, ending with the major cliff-hanger, which I found rather annoying. I also didn't care for Ilario's rashness, single-mindedness and attitude, nor for Ilario's improbable good fortune in his/her father Honorius and her master Rekhmire'--and in becoming pregnant after an ill-advised one-night stand AND surviving a cesarian in giving birth.
Given all that, this continuation is a LOT more fun than the first book. The plots and political maneuvering between New Alexandria, Iberia and Carthage... and other powers, become more involved and complex, and Ilario and crew become more central to it all. Ilario's relationship with the no-nonsense Honorius, the reliably wise and clever Rekhmire' and others falls into a smooth-working comraderie that is amusing to watch.
While Ilario is still unique, in that his/her motivations are sometimes difficult to understand, he/she is at least consistent in that--and so much less annoying to read about. Ilario has grown--and in a very good way. I truly enjoyed the many memorable characters, the drama, the political machinations and the emotional relationships in this conclusion to Ilario's tale.
All of that happened in the first book, ending with the major cliff-hanger, which I found rather annoying. I also didn't care for Ilario's rashness, single-mindedness and attitude, nor for Ilario's improbable good fortune in his/her father Honorius and her master Rekhmire'--and in becoming pregnant after an ill-advised one-night stand AND surviving a cesarian in giving birth.
Given all that, this continuation is a LOT more fun than the first book. The plots and political maneuvering between New Alexandria, Iberia and Carthage... and other powers, become more involved and complex, and Ilario and crew become more central to it all. Ilario's relationship with the no-nonsense Honorius, the reliably wise and clever Rekhmire' and others falls into a smooth-working comraderie that is amusing to watch.
While Ilario is still unique, in that his/her motivations are sometimes difficult to understand, he/she is at least consistent in that--and so much less annoying to read about. Ilario has grown--and in a very good way. I truly enjoyed the many memorable characters, the drama, the political machinations and the emotional relationships in this conclusion to Ilario's tale.
good book
11 Sep 2009
Format:Paperback
Good storyline and disorienting historical twists, following through from the first book (The Lion's Eye). The only unfortunate part of the deal is that two of the three main characters tended toward stereotypic: the enigmatic Egyptian, the doting hero/father. Ilario posed enough questions about gender issues to be a really interesting character, despite occasional histrionics.
In general, I've enjoyed what I've read by Mary Gentle. Her characters and issues tend to be far more complex than they seem at first glance, kind of like a good wine.
In general, I've enjoyed what I've read by Mary Gentle. Her characters and issues tend to be far more complex than they seem at first glance, kind of like a good wine.
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