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Lädt ... Skybowl (1993)von Melanie Rawn
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Another behemoth of a book and I’m so glad to finally have resolution for this series! Rawn does a good job in wrapping up all the loose strings so that there are no lingering questions after this book; however, I found the book itself to only be okay. There are a lot of plot points that don’t really make sense, so I felt that a lot of it was forced and some things that happened didn’t really “need” to happen–while I understood why Rawn chose to end things in a certain way, she didn’t craft a believable enough plot to make it seem genuine. However, she tackled a huge amount in this book and I appreciated being able to keep all the different story lines apart in my head–she’s very good at keeping things clear so I didn’t get confused while reading. Overall, I like this series, but I was underwhelmed by some of the final conclusions. Also posted on Purple People Readers. This is the 3rd book of the second series by Melanie Rawn set in the world of Sunrunners, who ride light to communicate and raise fire. The two trilogies take the world through a series of crises, ending with an invasion by a grim foe that kills without mercy. Four of the six books are over 500 pages, so reading the whole series is a real commitment. In the middle of the fifth book, after trying to keep all the characters and events straight, some might wonder if it is worth it. But in the end, it is well worth it. The characters got inside my head more than almost any others I've read. Highly recommended. The six books in the series are, in order, Dragon Prince, The Star Scroll, Sunrunner's Fire, Stronghold, The Dragon Token, and Skybowl. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
With her widely acclaimed fantasy trilogy, Dragon Prince, Melanie Rawn opened an enchanted gateway to a spellbinding universe of Sunrunner's magic and sorcerous evil, telling the tale of one man's crusade to bring peace to a land divided into often warring kingdoms. In the first two novels of the bestselling Dragon Star trilogy, the peaceful reign of High Prince Rohan was shattered by a mysterious invasion force which began a devastating campaign against the people of the Desert and the Sunrunners. And now, Skybowl brings this magnificent epic work of fantasy to its dramatic close. With High Prince Pol's wife Meiglan held prisoner by the Warlord of the enemy, and Skybowl Keep purposefully abandoned to this deadly foe, Pol's mother Sioned leads a daring mission into the castle, using all her years of experience as High Princess in a cunning attempt to strike at the heart of the invasion force. And even as Sioned carries out this perilous plan, Pol and his cousin Andry, Lord of the Sunrunners of Goddess Keep, are forced into an uneasy alliance. For only if they can overcome their longtime rivalry and suspicions of one another and draw upon their combined powers of Sunrunning and Sorcery, do they stand any chance of defeating the invaders who have sworn to destroy the people of the Desert-down to the last newborn child . . . Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Andry doesn't get a pass, but we still get mealy-mouthed "but he's family, so we forgive him" nonsense to the bitter end.
Rawn gets a whole star just for giving me some satifaction there.
'Skybowl' brings us to the conclusion of the war with the Vellant'im and in typical fashion we get a pleasant feast scene a la celebrating ewoks where all of our surviving heroes are rewarded, paired off, or otherwise congratulated and lingering questions settled. My own quibble with the rewards sequence was that Lady Karanaya should have been given a heck of a lot more credit. In the middle of her grief she was the one who ensured that Faolain Lowland had the supplies necessary to survive a siege and kept a cool, practical head. This was never really acknowledged. Instead we're supposed to consider her a bitch because she's attached to pearls that were her last remaining gift from her family, being disinherited from the keep she was born in in favor of a male cousin, and generally mocked. She's a clear example of the double standard Rawn holds many of her female characters to. I didn't like it, but whatever. Karanaya seemed happy enough at the end.
And...that's it for the series. We can easily assume that everyone lives happily ever after, but there were a few spare lines that suggest that Rawn hadn't completely overlooked another trilogy. This is extremely unlikely at this point 25 years or more later, but I would pick it up - or anything else new by her - if it appeared on shelves. I can only imagine her craft has grown and, for the most part, what was on display here was wonderful.
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