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Alchemist Of Souls, The (2012)

by Anne Lyle(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1455885304 (ISBN13: 9781455885305)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Angry Robot on Brilliance Audio

series

Night's Masque

review 1: A light, refreshing read. Its greatest strength is the setting - to some extent, it draws from stereotypes about Elizabethan era, but Lyle added her original creations to the mix. And they - the skraylings - are the most interesting to me. I soon found myself liking Maliverny, but he certainly stood out among other, more flat characters. (There is hope for Coby, though.) Also, queerness in fiction always makes me happy. So yay, add half a star for this.
review 2: With a unique alternate historical premise and plenty of realistic detail, this book does a fantastic job of drawing the reader into the setting. The characters are likable and interesting and the plot is creative and enjoyable to follow. Regarding Coby, who's a woman passing as a man, I'm skeptical ... moreas to whether she could really be fooling everyone as well as she seems to. But hey, what do I know. Also the title seems pretty much random - although there were certainly "souls" involved, as far as I could tell there was nothing like alchemy going on here, and even if there was, there was no one character who would have been considered the alchemist. But okay, no big deal. There were also a couple of magical sequences that seemed rather vague about what was really happening, but I think this was intentional and there's more to be explored and explained in subsequent books. This one was impressive and fun, so I'll probably keep on with the series. less

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