- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (9 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857989406
- ISBN-13: 978-1857989403
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,114,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The islands of Windhaven, a forgotten planetary outpost, are held together by the flyers who travel between the various communities. Birth dictates who looks on in envy and who actually flies. Maris defies this law, borrows wings and takes to the air with an ability previously unheard of - her struggle to hold onto her wings will change Windhaven for ever . . .
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SALES POINTS * ' I didn't mean to stay up all night to finish Windhaven but I had to!' Anne McCaffrey * 'It was a real delight - I don't think I've read more than one or two books this year which come within a mile of it' Marion Zimmer Bradley * George R. R. Martin is the bestselling author of the epic fantasy series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE; his short stories have won several Hugo Awards. * 'Martin and Tuttle's strong feeling for their characters makes Windhaven fly' Stephen R. Donaldson
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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An entertaining read,
By William Marnoch (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Windhaven (Bantam Spectra Book) (Hardcover)
Windhaven is a world where the only land is in the form of small islands in a stormy sea. It's only inhabitants are the descendants of a crashed Earth colony ship who live a low-technology existence on those islands. One of the major forms of communication on Windhaven is messages carried by the flyers who use wings crafted from the spaceship's materials to fly between the islands, the wings are highly prized and passed down only through the elite flyer families. The main theme of this books concerns the efforts of the ordinary citizens of Windhaven, particuarily the book's heroine, to be allowed the chance to be able to become flyers. The more conservative of the flyer families resist the idea of others also being allowed to fly and this book deals with the conflict between the two groups. Like Martin's other books the characters are what makes this book good, as well as the convincing and original world. Fans of his major series, A Song of Ice and Fire should not be disapointed although the theme and feel of the book bears more similarity to Anne Mcaffrey's Pern series than Martin's other books. In summary, an entertaining book that is well worth reading.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful surprise,
This review is from: Windhaven (Paperback)
I bought this book on the strength of George RR Martin's other works and was in two minds once I received it - the blurb reads like the worst of romantic fantasy and with commendations by Anne McCaffrey and Marion Zimmer Bradley (sorry but...) and a "young girl achieves her dreams of flying and makes the world a better place" plot synopsis.Frankly I thought there was no hope for this story by this point. Still, I'd bought it and, even if it sounded like it was turgid wishy-washy idealism and escapism, I was going to have to read it... Early next morning I finally finished the book and managed to put it down and get some sleep. Yes, the main character is a somewhat foolish idealist with a dream of flying and breaking down the caste system, but the story is about much more than that, it shows that even great and noble actions like establishing equality can have disasterous consequences and that changing the law to be "fairer" may sound good in principle but when it hurts your friends then your idealism wavers. Definitely recommended and slightly off the well worn track of mainstream fantasy.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliantly envisaged, a dreamer rubbing against reality,
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This review is from: Windhaven (Paperback)
George RR Martin's early stuff is being reissued on the back the success of his 'Song of Ice and Fire' series. And a good thing too. This collaboration with Lisa Tuttle at first gave me the impression it would be predictable but a good read. In fact it was wonderful.It follows Maris, who has no right to fly except that there is nothing she wants more in the world. Broadly in three parts, the books charts her difficult, thrilling and compelling adventures right through her life. Boldly imagined, adult and moving, this is a very welcome reprint.
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