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Keeper of the Keys Introduction of the ebook: Keeper of the Keys
Đánh giá : 3.94 /5 (sao)
Second in the SF/fantasy trilogy by the author of Stormwarden: “Reminiscent of Andre Norton’s Witch World . . . Wurts writes with creativity and passion.” –Fantasy Literature
With Kiethland restored to precarious peace, Taen Dreamweaver and Jaric, the sole heir to Ivain Firelord, have thwarted the demons’ initial bid to exterminate humanity. But the threat remains in the p Second in the SF/fantasy trilogy by the author of Stormwarden: “Reminiscent of Andre Norton’s Witch World . . . Wurts writes with creativity and passion.” –Fantasy Literature
With Kiethland restored to precarious peace, Taen Dreamweaver and Jaric, the sole heir to Ivain Firelord, have thwarted the demons’ initial bid to exterminate humanity. But the threat remains in the precarious charge of the Stormfalcon’s feather and the Keys to Elrinfaer that imprison the ravenous Mharg. Both must be restored to Anskiere, still trapped in his prison of ice. His release will depend upon Jaric’s mastery of the Cycle of Fire, the sorcerous challenge that drove his father to madness.
Both Taen and Jaric must prevail against Taen’s brother, Emien, fallen to demons and overridden by alien desires that ravage his spirit. With Emien the perfect pawn shaped for Kiethland’s downfall, his overlords feed his insatiable hatred with power for one purpose only: to hunt down and slay the Firelord’s heir and the sister whose gentler talent defends him.
Praise for Janny Wurts
“With each new book it becomes more and more obvious how important Janny Wurts is to contemporary fantasy.” –Guy Gavriel Kay
“A gifted creator of wonders.” –Raymond E. Feist
“Janny Wurts brings an artist’s eye for detail and mood to the field of fantasy writing.” –Robert Lynn Asprin
“A great natural storyteller.” –L. Sprague de Camp …more
Review ebook Keeper of the Keys
“You are what you must become.”
Contrary to what you might think, I love when an Author gives me a flick on my smug nose.
Us, reviewers, we often tend to think ourselves omniscient, all-knowing and oh so much wiser than the average author obviously unable to see the inconsistencies, the inadequacies, the plotholes, and the whole assortments of things that could and should have been so much better in their own book.
Let the reviewer who is sinless be the first to throw a stone book at me.
I do it t “You are what you must become.”
Contrary to what you might think, I love when an Author gives me a flick on my smug nose.
Us, reviewers, we often tend to think ourselves omniscient, all-knowing and oh so much wiser than the average author obviously unable to see the inconsistencies, the inadequacies, the plotholes, and the whole assortments of things that could and should have been so much better in their own book.
Let the reviewer who is sinless be the first to throw a stone book at me.
I do it too. My review for the Stormwarden ended with questions and doubts. The good news is: I have been put firmly in my place I got my answers and all you need to know is that what she did with the demons here was smart. Thank you, Janny!
The Keeper of the Keys continues the epic struggle initiated in the previous book. Lines are drawn, roles are set, but the outcome is far from predictable as the forces of good suffer serious disadvantages.
The main one is that the Keeper of the Keys (view spoiler)[that is Jaric (hide spoiler)] has some serious daddy issues, and some responsibility concerns which coupled with some bad “the-girl-laughed-at-me” memories lead him to do one idiotic thing after another. I have to say that while this was my favourite protagonist in the previous book, halfway through this instalment I concluded that what he needs is a solid spanking. (No, I do not volunteer for this task!)
My conclusion is the following: if you don’t like ignorant fools who always come to exactly wrong conclusions and manage to select the one option out of many that should have been left alone and yet at the same time are full of best intentions, courage, and compassion, leave this book alone.
(From all the characters, the contrary but heroic in his ordinariness Kielmark, was the most interesting this time).
Ignorance and good intentions – what better recipe for calamity is there? None. And because the whole thing hinges, to a great extent, on this one person doing one thing, you can imagine the mayhem of impending doom and so the rest of the cast is either facilitating this or trying to inhibit the process and are largely of secondary importance (this includes the romance, by the way).
In terms of narrative, visions frequently used either to provide the back story (this sometimes includes flashbacks) or insight into what is happening elsewhere. This is nice as it provides the reader with an ability to know what is happening in parallel locations but at the same time, it renders the storytelling with a sort of detachment. I felt more like a voyeur than a participant.
But the pacing is decent and new developments promise even more fun peril, including a glimpse at the very seat of evil foreboding what is yet to come so perhaps it is worth to endure the angsty undertone of this instalment as the whole series is definitely worth reading.
Also in the series:
1. Stormwarden ★★★★☆
3. Shadowfane ★☆☆☆☆ …more
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