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Outremer #3: A Dark Way To Glory (Outremer, 3) 3 reviews
Chaz Brenchley
Ace, 2003
Supplies crucial additional insight into the characters
A Dark Way to Glory (The Third Book of Outremer) follows Chaz Brenchley's unlikely party of heroes, each of whom we have already met yet still seek to truly understand, from the outskirts of the fortress Roq de Rancon across the dangerous deserts of the Sharai to the brink of Rhabat. The weariness of such a harsh and dangerous journey weighs heavily on the action in this installment of the ...
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Shelter 1 review
Chaz Brenchley
Hodder & Stoughton, 1999
divine simplicity
I have had a great deal of trouble putting my reaction to this book into words--it's a very plain story that is very complicated; the language it uses appears to be perfectly clear and simple but this clarity and simplicity is the result of great art. To be blunt, this short novel, masquerading as a sort of mystery, could kick any of the clever things that have clawed their way onto the ...
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Outremer #6: The End of All Roads (Outremer, 6) 3 reviews
Chaz Brenchley
Ace, 2003
The final novel in a fabulously literary fantasy series
With The End of All Roads, Chaz Brenchley's distinctively literary Outremer fantasy series comes to a close, answering most if not all of the reader's questions about what has taken place over the course of the six gripping novels. As this novel opens, the Folded Land of Surayon, an "heretical" principality in the land of Outremer that has been magically hidden for forty years, is suddenly ...
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Tower of the King's Daughter6 reviews
Chaz Brenchley
ORBIT (LITT), 1998
progressing
With the second volume (second part of the first volume of UK edition) Mr Brenchley fulfills all the promises of the first.
We have a solid -if very slow- fantasy with nicely done action scenes -not many- based on a complex but not intricate plot.
Characterization was the strongpoint of the first volume and is superb here.
Julianne finally comes to life -as if the author needed a little ...
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River of the World2 reviews
Ace, 2008
terrific political fantasy
It took a day to destroy a millennium of prosperity when the Marasi created a magical bridge that scaled the walls of Sundain to enable their conquering army inside (see BRIDGE OF DREAMS). Now two decades have passed since the conquering led to twin cities bridged by the dreams of children whose lives are sucked out until they wither and die while the Marasi magical rule.
By happenstance the ...
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Outremer #1: The Devil in the Dust (Outremer, Book 1)10 reviews
Chaz Brenchley
Ace, 2003
raw
If there is one flaw I can find in this book it certainly lies in the heaviness of its writer's touch: true geniuses have this way of presenting us with anything by the softest and most beautifully simple language.
Mr Brenchley's hand is heavy, rough. His writing is harsh and the few -luckily- attempts at finer prose fail.
This must be the reason why I found it so difficult to read this book: ...
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Feast of the King's Shadow (Outremer)3 reviews
Chaz Brenchley
Orbit, 2000
A terrific fantasy series grows even more complex
In Feast of the King's Shadow: The Fourth Book of Outremer, the main characters of Chaz Brenchley's remarkable fantasy series continue to evolve and grow in complex ways that surprise, touch, and sometimes trouble me. While my original impressions had long been thrown by the wayside by the end of the second book, my reactions to and concerns for each character have now been essentially taken ...
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Bridge of Dreams2 reviews
Chaz Brenchley
Ace Hardcover, 2006
exciting fantasy thriller
The city of Sund thought its walls made it impregnable and the use of water magic made it a very special place to live. In a day, what took thousands of years to create was broken by the Marasi who created a magical bridge that scaled the walls and let the army in. Now Sund is a place of occupation where magic is outlawed and the bridge is constantly replenished by the dreams of children who ...
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Hand of the King's Evil (Outremer Series, Book 5)2 reviews
Chaz Brenchley
Ace, 2003
The journey of these fascinating characters nears its end
Hand of the King's Evils sets the stage for the sixth and concluding novel in the Outremer series, leading our cast of fascinating characters to the very borders of the mysterious Forbidden Land of Surayon itself. It is important to note that Chaz Brenchley's series was originally published as a trilogy, but the American publisher has broken the series down into six novels. This helps to ...
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Dead of Light1 review
Chaz Brenchley
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1995
Coming of Age
It's difficult staying independent when you come from a powerful family, when the entire town is afraid of what they can do... ... and it's even more difficult when they need your help. Chaz Brenchley captures the pain of growing up with connections that you're not proud of, and feeling like a failure because your family doesn't think you measure up. But very soon we realise that this isn't ...
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Die Kreuzfahrer 01. Die Tochter des Königs.
Chaz Brenchley
Goldmann, 2002
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The Garden1 review
Chaz Brenchley
Hodder & Stoughton General Division, 1991
Northern nightmare
Relentless suspense and a chilling climax. A nightmare rendered in balletic prose. Brenchley knows how to keep you up at night with images you can't un-see. No one is safe in his fictional worlds, so the tension never eases up. If you're into being seriously creeped out, you can't go wrong with this one.
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Crimewave (Crimewave Series)
Chaz Brenchley
TTA Press, 2000
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Dispossession 3 reviews
Chaz Brenchley
Hodder & Stoughton, 1997
the mystery unravels to reader and hero simultaneously
I enjoyed reading a book that I couldn't forcast the ending - that little twist of supernatural really kept me guessing. I also enjoyed some of the word games and mind games that came up throughout the book, serving both the plot and the continued interest of the reader.
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