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Lädt ... Radiantvon Karina Sumner-Smith
   Books Read in 2015 (2,276) Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) nilaffle | Nov 6, 2023 |   ) zizabeph | May 7, 2023 | ) Malaraa | Apr 26, 2022 | I wanted something close to Jemison’s Fifth Season and I can see a few similarities, but other than the eventual near-end blow-out that takes on some huge-magic ramifications, it’s really its own beast. Skyscrapers of magic. This part is rather cool. Kinda modern but after some huge collapse, the technology is now almost entirely based on magic. I’m reminded of Max Gladstone and dystopian urban fantasy mixed heavily with ghost talking. Sound cool? It is. It takes a while to get into the magic system, otherwise focusing mainly on relationship building, a friendship between an abused ghost and the mc girl who, rather than disposing the half-alive mostly-ghost for the complicated job that it is, develops a strong friendship, instead. Later on, however, is where I think this novel shines, when the world building blooms and the magics develop and then, all of a sudden, everything goes to hell. It is technically a YA fantasy, but it is easily strong enough as a regular modern fantasy. I’m definitely continuing this. ( ) bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 | Radiant starts with Xhea, a lone girl whose main source of income is expelling ghosts. In a world where everybody is born with magic and the rich live in floating towers, Xhea has no magic and lives on the ground. Yet she can see ghosts, and discern the flow of magic. Xhea takes a job, thinking only to make a little money and to get high on somebody else's magic. Instead she becomes embroiled in a major struggle over the fate of a girl who is already dead. While this book is clearly not as polished as it could be, it showcases the talents of a growing author with good pacing, compelling characters, and beautiful settings. The lower world is gritty while the travel in the Towers is beautiful. Though the author never explains a few key elements, this story is still a gem. This is the first in a trilogy, though it stands on its own. I look forward to the next installments and you should look forward to this one. It comes out September 2 from Talos Press. ( ) lukeallister | May 14, 2020 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gehört zur ReiheTowers Trilogy (Book 1) Auszeichnungen
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Science Fiction.
HTML: Xhea has no magic. Born without the power that everyone else takes for granted, Xhea is an outcastâ??no way to earn a living, buy food, or change the life that fate has dealt her. Yet she has a unique talent: the ability to see ghosts and the tethers that bind them to the living world, which she uses to scratch out a bare existence in the ruins beneath the City's floating Towers. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
LibraryThing-AutorKarina Sumner-Smith ist ein LibraryThing-Autor, ein Autor, der seine persönliche Bibliothek in LibraryThing auflistet. Aktuelle DiskussionenKeineBeliebte Umschlagbilder
 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.88)
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