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Lädt ... The Court of the Air (Jackelian World) (Original 1999; 2009. Auflage)von Stephen Hunt (Autor)
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This book kept getting weirder and weirder, and that's a good thing. An odd mash-up of steampunk and magic. Lots of shout outs to Dickens. Like this review, it strikes off into many directions, most of them are not tied up by the end of the novel. For a good part of the book, I kept wondering when a couple characters were going to reappear; one of them did in the last chapters. The last chapter was maddening since it gave a few glimpses of what happens to some of the characters but then it ended. I wanted to like this book, I really did, but ultimately I kept putting it down and even thought about giving up altogether. Some great ideas, but I found that changing the name of just about everything to make it seem otherworldly didnt work for me. Either set it in familiar territory with some minor tweeks, or invent a new world. This fell between the stools and I found myself too many times having to remember who people were (as many are referred to by several names). I will certainly read reviews of teh second book before starting it, if ever. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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A hugely engaging adventure set in a Victorian-style world - a fantastical version of Dickens - that will appeal to fans of Susanna Clarke and Philip Pullman. Two orphans are more than they seem. And one megalomaniac will stop at nothing to find them... When Molly Templar witnesses a brutal murder at the brothel she has just been apprenticed to, her first instinct is to return to the poorhouse where she grew up. But there she finds her fellow orphans butchered, and it slowly dawns on her that she was in fact the real target of the attack. For Molly carries a secret deep in her blood, a secret that marks her out for destruction by enemies of the state. Soon Molly will find herself battling a grave threat to civilization which draws on an ancient power thought to have been quelled millennia ago. Oliver Brooks has led a sheltered life in the home of his merchant uncle. But when he is framed for his only relative's murder he is forced to flee for his life. He is accompanied by Harry Stave, an agent of the Court of the Air - a shadowy organization independent of the government that acts as the final judiciary of the land, ensuring that order prevails. Chased across the country, Oliver finds himself in the company of thieves, outlaws and spies, and gradually learns more about the secret that has blighted his life, but which may also offer him the power to avert the coming catastrophe. Their enemies are ruthless and myriad, but Molly and Oliver are joined by indomitable friends in this endlessly inventive tale full of drama, intrigue and adventure. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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1.) Steam-punk to the face: magic, machines, outlaws, "Carlist" Marxists, faiery/"fey" powers, other dimensions, Chtuluian old gods, orphans **huge inhale**, pirates, mutants, and ice age, underground cities... It does all sort of hang together, but it is like a fire-hose of tropes to the face.
2.) Characters do seem thin. Partially this is because of #1: one of the main characters is an orphan girl... who seems a lot like a generic, spunky orphan heroine. And partially this is because there isn't a lot of time left, even in nearly 600 pages, to flesh out all 20-ish main and important supporting characters.
On the plus side, the world was interesting, perhaps too much so, even: parallel worlds/higher levels/etc.; deep history; outlines of a much larger and politically stable, if not necessarily peaceful, world; and plenty of loose ends to lead to further books (a number of which I see have already been written.)
And, in disagreement with what some have written here, I though the book moved along quite quickly. ( )