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Infinity Blade: Awakening (2011)

by Brandon Sanderson(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

ChAIR Entertainment Group

series

Infinity Blade

review 1: Que San Sanderson me perdone, pero sí: me alegro de no haberme gastado los cuartos en este librito (diminutivo por su tamaño, no despectivo, que conste).A lo mejor (seguramente) influye el hecho de que no conozca el vídeo juego en el que se basa, aunque experiencias pasadas (la novela basada en 'Myst') me confirman que lo uno no es necesario para disfrutar de lo otro (el libro). Sea como sea, esta novela me ha parecido un poquito timo, todo sea dicho: su extensión la asemeja más a una primera parte de un libro más extenso que a un libro por derecho propio y en sí mismo. Lo que es aún peor, mi adorado Brandon no logra transmitir con claridad al lector profano el mundo de 'Infinity Blade': sí, elementos interesantes, pero ese batiburrillo de artilugios electrónicos... more en un mundo mediavelizado, de avatares e Inmortales y reencarnaciones en múltiples vidas no se acaba de entender.Se nota la mano de Sanderson a la hora de dar vida a los personajes e intentar insuflarles vida y aliento... pero ni siquiera en eso me acaba de convencer del todo la cosa; acaso porque, como ya he dicho, a esta novela le faltan muchas páginas.En definitiva: de luto me hallo :(
review 2: There are actually two books in the Infinity Blade series, Infinity Blade: Awakenings and Infinity Blade: Redemption, both by Brandon Sanderson. I read them both and am going to review them as one book since they were both kind of short. I think that Sanderson wrote both of these fictional books for the enjoyment of the audience only. There appears to be no other motive based on the content of the books. In both of these books, the setting is in the distant future where humanity has been wiped out and replaced with a system of kings and queens called Deathless ruling over what is left of the populace like in olden times, but they have incredible technology and immortal life to aid them in their rule. The main character, Siris, has just killed the tyrant of his particular area, the God King known as Raidriar, and returns to his village victorious, the first mortal to survive in combat with a Deathless in millennia. The weapon he used to defeat his opponent, the Infinity Blade, he now possesses, and it is the only weapon capable of killing Deathless rulers. He takes it upon himself to rid his land of its dictators once and for all, using this newly won tool of destruction. This is where the first book begins. The second begins after Siris has been going through with his quest of killing the Deathless rulers. He has been captured by the ultimate Deathless dictator known as the Worker of Secrets, who created the Infinity Blade. After learning that he was indeed Deathless, Siris has been kept in a secluded magic prison with Raidriar for years. Eventually, he was freed by his friend, called Isa. She takes him to a rebellion that she started in his name along with Raidriar, and they agree to work together to help bring down the tyrannical Worker of Secrets. A few possible themes for this book (I will refer to the two books as one for simplicity since I am reviewing both of them) include perseverance, seeing Siris had to persevere in his quest the entire time, and discipline, since Siris had to stick to his training even though he was tempted otherwise. Another could be acceptance, since it was quite the shock for Siris realizing that he was Deathless his whole life and didn’t know it, and then he had to live with himself knowing that he was the very creature he despised his entire known life. Another theme could be cooperation, since Siris and Raidriar, ancient enemies, had to put aside their differences to defeat their common enemy. This book was written in third person limited, divided between the three main characters. For some parts, the reader would follow Siris, and then Raidriar, and then Isa, then back to Siris, and so on, but no matter which character was followed, the reader only know their thoughts, emotions, and opinions. This book was written as a narrative story. This suits it well because revealing chronological information would spoil many of the key surprises the book had to offer. Overall, I very much enjoyed this book. I liked the story telling, I thought that the characters were well made, and I thought that the plot was very interesting and full of surprises. I have nothing to complain about with this book. less

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