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Nancy Asire

Autor(a) de Wizard Spawn

12+ Works 303 Membros 2 Reviews

About the Author

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Séries

Obras de Nancy Asire

Wizard Spawn (1989) 195 cópias
Twilight's Kingdoms (1987) 40 cópias
Tears Of Time (1993) 29 cópias
To Fall Like Stars (1996) 25 cópias
Dreamers in Hell (2013) 6 cópias
An Unexpected Guest (2008) 2 cópias
Table with a View [Short fiction] (1986) 1 exemplar(es)
Lack of Vision [short story] (2010) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar (2003) — Contribuinte — 1,042 cópias
Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar (2005) — Contribuinte — 820 cópias
Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar (2008) — Contribuinte — 607 cópias
Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar (2009) — Contribuinte — 525 cópias
Finding the Way and Other Tales of Valdemar (2010) — Contribuinte — 389 cópias
Festival Moon (1987) — Contribuinte — 311 cópias
Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar (2011) — Contribuinte — 305 cópias
Fever Season (1987) — Contribuinte — 284 cópias
Heroes in Hell (1986) — Contribuinte — 275 cópias
Troubled Waters (1988) — Contribuinte — 216 cópias
The Sword of Knowledge (1995) — Autor — 195 cópias
Divine Right (1989) — Contribuinte — 194 cópias
Smuggler's Gold (1988) — Contribuinte — 191 cópias
Tempest: All-New Tales of Valdemar (2016) — Contribuinte — 177 cópias
Flood Tide (1990) — Contribuinte — 175 cópias
Endgame (1991) — Contribuinte — 170 cópias
Rebels In Hell (1986) — Contribuinte — 153 cópias
Pathways: All-New Tales of Valdemar (2017) — Contribuinte — 139 cópias
Angels in Hell (1987) — Contribuinte — 117 cópias
Prophets in Hell (1989) — Contribuinte — 107 cópias
Masters in Hell (1987) — Contribuinte — 98 cópias
Crusaders in Hell (1987) — Contribuinte — 87 cópias
War in Hell (1988) — Contribuinte — 86 cópias
Lawyers in Hell (2011) — Contribuinte — 28 cópias
Rogues in Hell (2012) — Contribuinte — 8 cópias
Poets in Hell (2014) — Contribuinte — 8 cópias
Doctors in Hell (2015) — Contribuinte — 7 cópias
Pirates in Hell (2017) — Contribuinte — 3 cópias
Lovers in Hell (2018) — Contribuinte — 2 cópias

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1945
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA

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Resenhas

See my review on the omnibus edition.
 
Marcado
Maddz | 1 outra resenha | Apr 10, 2023 |
**SPOILER ALERT** for these books, published in 1989.

In this shared world trilogy C.J. Cherryh fully exercises her history fetish by exploring the what-if inherent in the rise, fall and adaptation of cultures.
The main characters, over a timeline of nearly a thousand years, are the descendents original citizens of the Sabirn Empire, and the cultures and empires which conquer and oppose them.
In Book 1, A Dirge for Sabis, Ancaran hordes from the north (pushed by barbarians from even further north, of course – this is Cherryh) conquer the Sabirn Empire and overrun the capital, Sabis. This despite the efforts of a group of patriots including a “natural philosopher”, a smith, an army officer, and a resourceful magician to construct a weapon that could hold them off. The group of patriots are forced to flee, finding a new patron behind the Ancar lines and using their knowledge to scare off a cult fleecing the locals.
“If at first you don’t succeed, get the hell out of the way.”
Followed by Wizard Spawn
Book II of the Sword of Knowledge series
C.J. Cherryh and Nancy Asire

500 years later, (See A Dirge for Sabis) Book II concentrates on the remnants of the Sabirn people, and the scorn and persecution they suffer under the rule of the descendants of the Ancar in Sabis. This is our “one person makes a difference book”. Chemist (and alchemist) Duran rescues a Sabirn boy injured in an attack behind his shop, and is stunned to discover that his neighbors disapprove – strongly. Worse, the presence of the boy in Duran’s home leads to rumors of witchcraft and alchemical deeds that reach the ears of the court. Eventually, he flees with the boy, the boy’s grandfather, and other Sabirn who know secrets of which he could only have dreamed.

Reap the Whirlwind
Book III of the Sword of Knowledge series
C.J. Cherryh and Mercedes Lackey
(See Also, A Dirge for Sabis and Wizard Spawn) Book III brings the descendents of the protagonists of Book I and II together to resist the depredations of the Wind Clan (fleeing, in a nice bit of symmetry, the pursuit of another clan and *their* overlords). Having joined forces as a scholarly quasi-magical organization, they’re able to use the secret magics of the Sabirn, the strengths of the Ancar, the tenets of Duran, and the tenacity of the scholar’s leader to bring the Clan into alliance.

Book one shows the Cherryh touch the most clearly – the multi-layered plotting, characters who turn out to be much different than first perceived. The early chapters were clearly her work, and Leslie Fish does a great job keeping up and fleshing out the characters and story.
The next two volumes are much simpler in plot and characterization, though not without the occasional surprise. If not up to Cherryh’s, Asire’s and Lackey’s best work, still worth a read.
… (mais)
½
 
Marcado
KarenIrelandPhillips | 1 outra resenha | Oct 12, 2011 |

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Obras
12
Also by
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Membros
303
Popularidade
#77,624
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Resenhas
2
ISBNs
6

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