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Weatherwitch (Crowthistle Chronicles) [Kindle Edition]

Cecilia Dart-Thornton (Author)

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"Lush prose, grand Irish blarney, Boschian surrealism (with strong elements of Brian Froud) and tropical exoticism all play a part."--Locus on "The Ill Made Mute"
"Featuring a courageous and unusual heroine, this series opener belongs in most fantasy collections."--"Library Journal" on "The Ill Made Mute"
"Hobbit-fanciers will find much to delight them."--"The Times" (UK) on "The Ill Made Mute"
"For fans of mainstream fantasy, this is likely to be one of the high marks of the year.--"Science Fiction Chronicle" on "The Ill Made Mute"
"Like Tolkien and many of the best fantasy writers, Dart-Thornton has created a wonderful fantasy world that is a delight to wander through."--"Herald Sun" on "The Ill Made Mute"
"In a word: enchanting."--"Sydney Herald" on "The Lady of Sorrows"

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 897 KB
Print Length: 348 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0765312077
Publisher: Tor (23 Feb 2011)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B0044KLPDI
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #54,742 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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wonderful book 3 Feb 2010

By Filipe M. Veiga Magalhaes

Format:Paperback

This beautiful book from the Crowthistle Chronicles came to my hands in perfect conditions
I really love dart-thornton works - i remember the bitterbynde trilogy that i also loved
In this weather witch she speaks about fallowblade sword and the epic adventure of five princess trying to accomplish its power, the labyrinth of caverns that a enigmatic burrower has find out on its way without knowing were it came from and several kingdoms plot's like in the middle earth stories

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Preachy and Pretentious 30 July 2007

By LemurKat - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

I'm very fond of Cecilia Dart-Thornton and find her descriptive prose most evocative and lyrical. However, I also appreciate that she is not entirely to everyone's tastes. Her language is very eloquent and flowery - she never uses a plain word when she can use something more elaborate. Whilst this makes her world a rich and engaging place to visit, it does mean that you may be required to keep a dictionary near by! I have enjoyed this, and her detail-rich folklore in previous books and enjoyed it in this one. However, because of the nature of the language, the speeches of the characters come across as particularly pretentious and stilted, not quite ringing true.

What I did not enjoy, however, was the fact that Dart-Thornton was clearly using this particular book to try and force her views of animal rights down the reader's throat. Now, please understand, I myself are an avid supporter of animal rights, believing that they should be treated humanely and with compassion. It just felt very much to me like this book was acting more as a soapbox for the author to preach to her audience. I prefer such preaching to be rather more subtle, but was instead left feeling guilty for not being a vegetarian. This rather darkened my enjoyment. Perhaps this is what the author is seeking to achieve.

Still, save for this little bugbear, I found this a rich and enticing read, with colourful characters (particularly the urisk) and whilst it does act somewhat as a "bridge" style novel (obviously spanning the way to something more), it still proved a pleasurable read.

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coming of age fantasy 17 Nov 2006

By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Hardcover

Asrathiel was born into a family that has known much tragedy. As a young girl, her mother slipped into an enchanted sleep unable to awaken. Her father left her in the care of his father to journey to the uncharted lands to find a way to break the spell. Rich in weather magic known as bri, Asrathiel is the youngest at nineteen to become a weathermage. She feels set apart from the rest of humanity because she is immortal and invulnerable. She wants to travel to distant lands and wield the pure magic sword Fallowblade that is her birthright though not all of its properties are known.

She accepts a posting as a weathermage at King's Winterboune where weathermasters are still respected. The king of Slievmordhu Uabhar wants to be high king of Tir and he sees the weather masters as an impediment to his ambition. He has several people spreading lies about them to the population and many turn against him. When Asrathiel meets with him she doesn't trust him but she has no idea that he is about to plunge the world into civil war or has an ultimate plan for her and her colleagues.

WEATHERWITCH feels likes an in betweeners book that is setting the stage for the last novel in the Crowthistle Chronicles. In many ways it is a coming of age tale as the heroine must decide what she wants as she outgrows her girlhood dreams yet yearns for something even she isn't sure of what it is. There are some cute scenes between the protagonist and the urisk, a seelie being of magic that attaches himself to her and vexes her as he well as amuses her and shares her immortality. There are many sub-plots left dangling which will hopefully be answered in Fallowblade.

Harriet Klausner

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Wonderful read 26 Aug 2008

By T. Cantrell - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Hardcover

This is a GREAT book and so poetic, I am so glad I read it! She is a wonderful author who pulls your right in.

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