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Lädt ... Mountain of Black Glass (Otherland, Volume 3) (Original 1999; 1999. Auflage)von Tad Williams
Werk-InformationenBerg aus schwarzem Glas von Tad Williams (1999)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Like the first 2 books, can't quite give it a 5 star rating, but all are well above 3 stars. ( ) In the third volume of Williams' epic Otherland tetralogy, the separated heroes struggle to be reunited on the virtual battlefield outside the recreated walls of Troy. I really enjoyed the narrative excesses of the first two books -- too many characters, too much detail -- but that hyperactive breadth is starting to pall here. Otherworld was originally planned as a trilogy but Williams decided on four books halfway through the series. The result of that shift is a book that is slightly longer than it needs to be. There is too many redundant discoveries made by the separated cast; there are too much time spent on secondary characters and periphery information; there is, too often, symbolic/thematic ideas which are laboriously spelled out for the audience. It was clever that Paul Jonas was designated as Odysseus and ended up traveling his route backwards -- from Penelope's suitors in Ithaca to the Trojan War in full swing -- right up until Jonas himself began commenting on the irony and carefully explaining it for the reader at some length. And then it became just too much. This is the third book in the massive story that is Otherland. This was my favorite of the three books. Unlike the first two books, this book had a plot that felt like it was going somewhere and then got there. However, it was still frustrating at times. It is amusing but true that the longer a book is, the more frustrating it is when the author goes off on useless tangents. I enjoy the contemplations on reality within a realistic network and on how alive the simulated people can be considered to be, but I really do not need to have Williams go on about it for pages and pages each time the characters enter a new world. I also dislike the number of plotlines the author has going. I am sure they will all weave together in the end, but 3000 pages is a long time to wait for all these diverse threads to come together. At least, in this book they start coming together. Despite all this, Williams does an excellent job of painting his worlds, and I look forward to the reading the last book. This book is massive and, for me, dragged a bit in the middle. However, it dramatically picks up in the second half and the ending gets rather exciting, forcing the reader (me) to pick up the next book right away (another 1000 pages). The characters are richly drawn in the Otherland series, and the 3rd book is no exception. The reader is drawn closer and closer to the characters, and Williams delves deeper into their minds and psyches. It is rather impressive how many different voices are present in the series, with each having a separate and unique personality. The series presents chaotic situation and baffling scenario after chaotic situation and baffling scenario, yet the story as a whole continues to move forward, answering some questions and leaving more in its wake. The series shifts a bit into a more fantasy-like genre for much of book 3, but the sci-fi is still definitely present, and I am continually impressed with the depth of Williams' thinking and exploration. Although Book 3 lagged a bit in the middle for me, I am still overall very pleased with the series. I am not saying more because ... any discussion of the plot of book 3 would be spoiler. :) But a few thoughts for those who've read them already: I also am very interested in the developing relationship between Dread and Dulcie Anwin... and the developing case that Calliope is working through. I love that it is culminating in Sydney. I am pleased that Jacoubian and Wells' stories developed the way they did... even in the apparent death of Jacoubian. And it's sooooo interesting that the ceremony didn't work for any of the brotherhood except partially for the one guy (whose name is evading me right now). BUT I wonder if the brotherhood may actually somehow be revived at some point in book 4 --- after all, they are, at this point, "merely code" anyway. There is definitely more to !Xabbu than meets the eye.. his response was interesting when Renie said he was back in his real form (or however she phrased that)... and he didn't respond as expected. Ooooh, and I loved who Emily was. But 2 questions remain at this point... if one of her other selves killed her... why was the baby she may have been carrying such a central point of her character for so long? Maybe something will develop where the presence of the baby was crucial... And the 2nd question is ... Dread said he "left something behind" with Martine when he was killed (when in Quan Li's body).... I don't think we know what that is yet... If so, I completely missed it! Mmmmm... that's all for now. :) This book gets another . 2011 Review: Things really start to come together in this book. We find out the ultimate aims of the Grail and the Circle. Paul Jonas has a bit revealed about his past and the group makes it back together. Fantastic writing, tons of action. Dread is a great bad guy. 2001 Review: good as second, no better tho keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Sie erschien Paul Jonas im Traum. Er kannte sie so gut, ihre merkwürdige geflügelte Gestalt, ihre traurigen Augen. Er kannte diese Frau, die von sich sagte, sie sei ein »gesprungener Spiegel«, aber seine Erinnerung an sie, wer sie war, was sie ihm bedeutet hatte, war verloren. Und doch war die geheimnisvolle Nachricht, die sie ihm brachte, seine einzige Hoffnung, dieses labyrinthische virtuelle Netzwerk, das Otherland hieß, zu überleben. »Du wirst das, was du suchst, bei Sonnenuntergang vor Ilions Mauern finden.« So sprach die geheimnisvolle schlafende Frau zu Orlando. Aber was sollte das bedeuten? Und wie sollte ein schwerkranker Junge, der in einem virtuellen Ägypten voller feindseliger, blutrünstiger Götter und mythischer Kreaturen um sein Leben kämpfte, je dieses Ziel finden? Im dritten Band, dem bisher spannendsten, erhält die Erzählung ein neues Tempo, denn die Zeit wird knapp: Die Gralsbruderschaft macht sich bereit, den letzten Schritt zu tun - nämlich einzugehen in das Netzwerk Otherland, um das ewige Leben zu gewinnen. Die Rätsel um Paul Jonas werden gelüftet, und Renie und ihre Freunde sehen sich mit dem schrecklichsten Geheimnis von Otherland konfrontiert, das immer nur schaudernd »Der Andere« genannt wird... Im November 2004 hat Tad Williams für »Otherland« den Corine-Future Preis erhalten. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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