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Carnelians (2011)

by Catherine Asaro(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1451637489 (ISBN13: 9781451637489)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Baen

series

Saga of the Skolian Empire

review 1: Carnelians, the latest addition to The Saga of the Skolian Empire by Catherine Asaro, in no way disappoints. It is riveting from start to finish as it revisits familiar characters and introduces new ones in a suspense-filled tale beautifully told. As always, I found Asaro's novel impossible to put down. The world-building and character development are expertly done, and as with all the previous volumes in this series, the book left me yearning for more.
review 2: Carnelians is about the attempt at a piece treaty between the imperator Kel and Jaibriol, emperor of the Eubian Concord. Both are dealing with dissidents who wish to hijack the treaty, but Jaibriol's is more personal. In this story we see more of the relationship between Jaibriol and his older and ve... morery strong wife, Dehya. The insight into their relationship is fascinating, he married her in a political maneuver and yet adores her, and although he is unsure, Dehya appears to be loyal to him (or at least to their future son). Dehya's abilities to be underhanded (very very sneakily) make her a very interesting character, and I'm sure she deserves her own book! Part of the political problems are related to the re-release of the song Carnelians by Del-Kurj, he is kidnapped and uses the web without a console-an interesting feat which will be interesting to see how this develops in the future. less

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