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Eyes Like Leaves (2009)

by Charles de Lint(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1596062827 (ISBN13: 9781596062825)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Subterranean Press

review 1: I bought this book cuz of the front page, it is gorgeous!-This is one of his earliest novels and the first Charles de Lint read for me. Its a very messy book, theres tons of names and nicknames and places and characters and there is no real explanation. It would have been awesome with a glossary in the end and in the beginning I lost a whole lot of story when I didnt understand what was what. I still liked it. It was exiting and it had a surprising end.Im a little sad that the cover didnt reflect the book. Had the Summerlord been a woman or the person in the picture a man it would have made perfect sens, but now it doesnt :/
review 2: This was an interesting read. de Lint actually wrote this book early in his career, but it wasn't published until now. He did an... more edit of it, but tried to remain true to the young man he was when he wrote it, which was interesting.This novel is in a fantasy world and reminded me a bit of Le Guin's Earthsea.There are many different peoples in the book, but the main struggle is for a balance in the world. The Summerlord has lost his staff and Everwinter is creeping over the world, looking to end summer, kill the Summerlord and all the Summerborn. Also, the Saramund are wreaking violence and destruction on the settlements in the lands. One mage is trying to fight against this evil, and he has taken on a couple of young men to learn the skills needed.Strength comes from within, from one's "taw" a deep inner core of the self, and also from the magic of the earth itself. The world is an interesting one, as is the struggle, and seeing how the Summerborn react to each new challenge keeps you turning the pages. With elements of folklore as well as a complete world, this is fantasy that offers broad appeal. less

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