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Banner of Souls (Mass Market Paperback)

by Liz Williams (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Books (Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0553586769
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553586763
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 9.9 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 221,073 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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The Guardian, 30.04.05
'Clever, complex and well written, Banner of Souls shows 21st-century British SF finding an instantly recognisable voice' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mess of a story but undeniably memorable, 22 Mar 2006
By A. D. Landau (Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Banner of Souls (Paperback)
"Banner of Souls" is the sort of book that will certainly etch itself into your memory. As a reading experience it is a clever example of world building usually reserved for the fantasy section - yes, it is that distant. The story itself is fairly thin, based around a machiavellian society where only the females of the species have survived and they are "deadlier than the male" in all senses of the word. Dreams of War is a martian warrior sent to act as bodyguard to Lunae, a child who has the power to shift time. Lunae has been developed to be a "chosen one" and the story develops around her as events lead her to her destiny. The strength of Liz Williams writing is in her richly imagined and developed worlds and there are some great non-hard Sci-fi elements that will more likely appeal to fantasy readers than SF ones. This is the book's main weakness - in reality the backdrop is more interesting than the plot itself and whilst the characters are certainly well developed, it is sometimes hard to keep turning page after page of background when little of it actually impacts upon the plot. That said, Dreams of War is a great character, the story when it gets going has a great denouement and maybe those that admire rich space operas will enjoy taking the time to admire the deep texturing, rather than feeling that they were wading through it!
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