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Wybraniec Mrocznej Pani (2012)

by Gail Z. Martin(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Dwójka bez sternika

series

Chronicles of the Necromancer

review 1: So basically, Gail's books in her Chronicles of the Necromancer continuity can be grouped into two separate duologies. A duology of duologies if you will. I have unfortunately at this time not read The Summoner, but I read the Blood King because the premise intrigued me and I didn't see the first book when I was buying. I very much enjoyed The Blood King. But from what I have read, Gail has the tendency in all her books thus far to spend the first book building the world and setting up all the pieces and then having them all move in the second book. This is definitely what happened with this duology. Dark Haven had a lot of interesting things going on, sure, but the overall theme was building this world and setting up for the battles that happen in this book. And wh... moreile the characters kept me interested in both books, compared to The Blood King, Dark Haven had a little lag going on. This book is the opposite almost. Everything is crashing around you and all the characters get separated and get the stuffing torn out of them and the reader is not given hardly any time to just breathe and get brought up to speed on the crapstorm happening around them. Unfortunately, the strength of The Blood King was not only the characters, but the bond they form and their interactions with each other. The other strength, to me at least, was that the main character was effectively a necromancer. That is unusual and interesting. In both of these books, that strength is limited because most of our heroes are scattered across the land and with each chapter they get more scattered. Furthermore, it is no spoiler that Tris's magic has gone to crap because the source of magic is so damaged. So both elements that drew me in to The Blood King have been removed. So why four stars? Well I can pick the books apart, but at the end of the day I very much enjoyed the books. The characters are far away from each other, but they are all still interesting. Many scenes, especially early in are well developed, but others just make me scratch my head at how this is supposed to make me anxious or how the characters are so dense as to miss such obvious signals, like who the traitor is. Like why are all these characters worried about scandal when the king is able to summon a hundred invisible ghosts who are prowling the halls to confirm the truth or even bare the accused's soul for everyone to see. Why am I supposed to be worried? I read the other books, I know he can do this. He's also the frigging king, are they going to call him or his queen a liar and insult his honor? Are they high? Another complaint is how frequently all this effort is expended to build suspense when the actual battle or trial or other plot point is just resolved so quickly and easily. And that is basically my only real complaint. The beginning of the book feels finished and flushed out, but the last 300 pages feels like it needed more time and detail. Don't get me wrong the book doesn't feel unfinished, it just feels like it needed the climaxes polished a little more. Several people die with little ackowledgement for the characters feeling. Early on the emotions and situations were fully explained and towards the end things just happen. But I still enjoyed it. I still enjoyed the journey. I still enjoyed the story and journeying with these characters, even though I just wish I had more fully experienced their experiences. But the fact I want to experience more of the journey is just a testament to how much i right with this book. Gail is a good story teller. I just wish she had maybe held on this another year maybe and pushed it from very good to great.
review 2: There's something with Gail Z. Martin's books. I like the setting, the characters (though a bit too much love, everybody getting married and pregnant and the main character is not my favorite). I like the way the author creates suspense. But then sometimes there are so many repetitions while describing situations, feelings and appearances that I think Gail doesn't trust her readers' memory. It's then when I wonder why I'm reading this particular book.Repetitions might be OK for a debut, and that's why I gave the series a second (and later a third and fourth). And I might even read the next 2 books placed in the world of The Necromancer. Because I got so familiar with it I feel almost at home when I read about Tris, Jonmarc & Co. But as was with the third and fourth book, only when there's nothing more interesting. less

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mine

The conclusion to another solid story over the course of two books.All is not well in the kingdom of Margolan. The king continues to seige to his enemy's stronghold, Vahanian strives to prevent an all-out war and avenge his love, the queen continues to watch her back and tries to stay alive. Every single one of the characters we have followed so far in this series is in some way in mortal peril. It was a quick read and the pace held steady for the entire book. It was a nice way to spend my time on the bus. The author is really honing her craft.

Lexy

I really enjoyed how well everything wrapped up in this series. All the issues that appeared over the last three books came to a close, and while there would be room to pick up the series some years in the future, it doesn't feel like it needs to be. As usual, I felt there was an unbalance amount of time spent on build-up vs main scene action (ie, build up to the final battle at Lochlanimar vs how long the battle actually took). I wish there was a bit more time spent on final tie-ups. Overall it was a good story with decent writing.

leshea222

Tak tuto knihu som nedocitala a ani nemam chut.

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