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| Title | : | Talyn (Korre #1) |
| Author | : | Holly Lisle |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 592 pages |
| Published | : | November 28th 2006 by Tor Fantasy (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Magic. Science Fiction. High Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy |
Holly Lisle
Paperback | Pages: 592 pages Rating: 3.8 | 805 Users | 64 Reviews
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In a world where technology is magic, and war is the only way of life, Talyn is a soldier, one of thousands trained from childhood to protect her country from the monarchist Eastil, who would take away the personal freedoms of the Tonk.Talyn long ago embraced her fate: to die in battle. This is a war of magic, not of swords, and the battles are fought deep inside the View, a place where the magic inherent in everything and everyone is actualized. The soldiers--on both sides--can bring this magic to the physical plane and use it to destroy houses, fields, and people.
But the Feegash came from across the world, and demanded to be allowed to negotiate peace between the Eastil and the Tonk for the sake of the rest of the world. Their success meant Talyn was out of a job, and at a loss for what to do with her life.
Rather than follow most of her fellow soldiers to jobs in other parts of the world, Talyn stayed with her family in her town--and there she is seduced by a Feegash diplomat. With him she experiences a dark side of herself that she hadn't even imagined, and learns a new kind of magery.
And she discovers the mistreatment of Eastil prisoners of war, still in Tonk hands, and weighs her life against saving theirs.
It's a matter of honor--and her honor will be challenged again and again as she slowly discovers that what the Feegash have brought with them was not peace but an overwhelming oppression, and an evil so insidious no one noticed it until it was too late.
But if Talyn can hone her use of the Feegash flesh-magery, she can turn their own magic back against them. With the help of one of the Eastil prisoners, she might be able to use it to save the Tonk andthe Eastil, and defeat the Feegash once and for all... if it doesn't destroy her from the inside out first.
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| Original Title: | Talyn (Korre, #1) |
| ISBN: | 076534873X (ISBN13: 9780765348739) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Korre #1 |
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Ratings: 3.8 From 805 Users | 64 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books Talyn (Korre #1)
The blurb on the back was a little misleading. Still glad to have read the book. Probably should have ended about 100 pages earlier as I got a little tired of the story and some of what I found over the top unnecessary rants of the "here we come to save the day," "I love you but you're so wrong for me", "woe are we," destiny variety. The world Lisle created was well done in the first half but did suffer later. The culture and religion well thought out. In the end was still good vs evil. I preferI'm approaching this one cautiously since Tanith Lee's Paradys caught me by surprise. So far... I'm liking it. -FINISHED! (Exciting, since this is one of the few books I've been able to finish in my medical school career T.T)WARNING WARNING WARNING:My review is up ahead - there's no spoilers per se, but rather a general gist of the book. I do give my impression (without giving away) of the ending, so if you don't want to know - don't read ahead.Okay.A very interesting novel. Definitely was not
This book has everything that I want in a Fantasy book and much, much more. Pros: - Amazing world building. - Unique and quite complex magic system.- The author has an amazing ability to make you "feel" what the character is feeling, and also makes you go through some very uncomfortable situations. Definitely not for kids!- Great characterization.- A rich plot that will always keep you guessing. Cons: - The author has a habit of repeating herself, especially in the beginning. However, I suppose
Ms. Lisle always writes in a style that makes her books difficult to put down. A little past half-way through, though, the plot took a turn dark enough that I was nearly ready to stop there. Torture and mind control are elements I have trouble dealing with when life isn't overly stressful. When it is . . .. However, I would have had a few sleepless nights if I hadn't kept reading to find out how things could possibly get better. In the end I probably needed to hear of the fight against such
This book sounded really good, until I dug a bit deeper. Nothing original here.
This is a hard one to rate.Four stars for the world building. Interesting take on society, religion, politics and law. Nicely divided worldview between various countries. In spite of the presence of magic, humanity remains very human. The magic itself was limited due to human limitations and not mystical ones, which gave quite a bit of leeway. I really liked the feel of this world.Three stars for the characterizations. While supporting characters were barely more than one-dimensional, we still
Talyn starts imaginatively and interestingly: two countries at bitter war for 300 years, followed, within 50 pages, by a sudden peace. But, more importantly, it immediately gives a cast of sharply-drawn and fascinating characters, and provides great interaction between them and the storyline. Plus, it presents us with a moderately new magic system, and follows is persistently throughout the book to a logical conclusion based on that system. Certainly, other fantasy authors have given us similar
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