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Through Stone And Sea (2010)

by Barb Hendee(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0451463129 (ISBN13: 9780451463128)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Roc Hardcover

series

Noble Dead Saga: Series 2

review 1: It took me quite a while for me to finish this book. I wanted to like it, and I wanted to give it a chance, but I feel like there wasn't enough happening to justify an entire book. The first three fourths of the novel are basically Chane and Wynn bumbling around the Dwarven city not finding out much that was new. The revelations of what exactly the Stonewalkers were and why exactly Reine was in the city were painstakingly slow, and in the case of the latter, somewhat telegraphed. Given that we knew there was something lurking in the shadows down there, and Reine was sad, the second Shade put her teeth around that grate in the tunnel, I knew that the missing Prince Frey was down there and that he was Not Ok, maybe half-water creature already. And I was mostly right. Th... moree thing is, I can deal with a novel that moves slowly, I can deal with a slow reveal IF the following conditions are met: 1. the prose has to be above average. 2. the character dynamics have to be shifting in interesting ways. And, I'm sad to say I don't think either of those things are true in this novel. Chane and Wynn... still mean the same things to each other that they did before. And other than the revelation that Shade knows what Chane is, even HER relationships with Chane and Wynn haven't changed much. Basically the whole novel was a big information quest that ends with the riddle that will propel the heroes (I'm guessing) into the next novel. And... that's it. The early books in this series have... a spark, something witty and fun and amusing about them. No brilliant prose, but Magierre and Leesil change because of what happens to them, and the pace is quick. Lacking these two elements, this book falls flat. I'll probably read the next just because I want to know what the heck is going on when Magierre and Leesil finally come back into the series, but I'm not expecting much.
review 2: Wynn continues her quest to discover more about the ancient Enemy. This time she travels with Chane--a Noble Dead vampire and Shade a Majay-hi--dog descended from the Fay to the land of the dwarves. The story is fairly straight forward; she must uncover ancient history and compromise her ethics to do so. A wraith she thought dead follows her, and she must help combat it. The novel itself is part of a cycle that I can only guess will lead to a second war with the Enemy.The best thing about the book is the world building. The Hendees do a great job of introducing the world of the dwarves and unveiling a mystery (I won't say specifically) about one of the other elemental races.Still the story and characterization is solid as always even minor characters have life breathed into them. Another solid outing in the Noble Dead series. less

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