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I received
a copy of this book from Netgalley for review.
Now, at the
start, for most of the first 17% of this book I wanted to give up on the read.
It is slow
in starting, it drags on a bit and the story line in total -- even though I
adore fantasy -- did not appeal to me.
However. Once the self sacrifice part of the story
kicks in, I got to be more interested and even though I still cannot say that
the story as such appeal to me, I can say that the writing is amazing.
I am
serious. This is a style that takes some
getting used to. Once you are, you find yourself admiring the way the world
building is done, the way the characters find their own voice and interspersed
between all of this is the fact that the author has a truly unique writing
style that in and of itself kept me reading.
I am unsure
as to whom I should recommend it to. The
story line is fantasy. Since it did not
really grip me but the writing did, I think I will recommend this to literary
fiction fans. The writing alone is
really worth it.
WaAr
The author
on Goodreads:
Vera Nazarian is arguably the only Armenian-Russian
professional speculative fiction writer working in English today. She is an
award-winning artist and a Nebula-nominated writer, active member of Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Her work has been translated
into eight languages. Best known works are the novels Dreams of the Compass Rose and Lords of Rainbow.
Ancient myth, moral fables, eclectic philosophy, and her Armenian and Russian ethnic heritage play a strong part in all her work.
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