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Lädt ... The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty) (Original 2015; 2016. Auflage)von Ken Liu (Autor)
Werk-InformationenDie Schwerter von Dara von Ken Liu (2015)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Well y'all, it's only one day into 2023 and I already have my first DNF. I had no idea this was plagiarized? (Or at least very poorly adapted and marketed.) Life's short and there's too many other books!! Denne high fantasy boken foregår over 20 år, og i løpet av disse årene følger man flere (bra skrevet) karakterer gjennom kriger, bedrageri, og politiske intriger. Landegrensene forflytter seg stadig, og gudene følger tett med, og har sine favorittkarakterer. Karakterene i denne boken har et helt annet moralsk kompass, så ikke les denne boken om du trenger karakterer du liker godt I made it through 196 pages of this one before I gave up. Unfortunately, this book is very derivative, and the parts that aren't just are hard to accept. The kite rider? The 'special' people who have eyes with two pupils? The idea of a sword with heart of "dense" bronze and wrapped in steel, even though steel and bronze are basically the same density? The idea of fantasy and science fiction is that the author sets out some rules, different from our own, and usually a very small number of them, then lets the story develop. This one, on the other hand, just doesn't have any rules. It ignores physics without explaining why, leading me to believe that the author just doesn't realize what he's doing. How exactly do eyes with two pupils work? And, the characters are all one-dimensional, and bland at that. And, do we really need another bickering gods behinds the scenes of history book? Lost the library hold for a bit but managed to get it again and finished. Such a fantastic book. All the characters are written so well I found myself so invested in their relationships and felt so much emotion for some of their betrayals and the world building is fantastic. I was really pulled in. While I usually listen to audiobooks on the go from place to place, this book had me laying in bed just listening for hours. Themes of power, ambition, and the stark reality of revolution tie so well with ideas of friendship, loyalty and hope. The book ended really well and is satisfying as a standalone book but once I realized it was a series I couldn't hold my excitement. Overall would definitely reccomend for fans of the genre. I am torn on this book. Parts of it were wonderful but other parts were convoluted and dragged a bit. I can see where some people would love it. It just didn't quite connect with me. I liked the world building but didn't always like the character building. A solid 3.5 but I am not sure I will read the next one. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"The Grace of Kings, the first book in this epic series, tells the story of two men who become friends through rebelling against tyranny and then turn against each other in defense of irreconcilable ideals. Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, soaring battle kites, underwater boats, magical books, shapeshifting gods, and scaled whales who seem to prophesy the future. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, the two find themselves the leaders of two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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