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Carregando... Domes of Fire (1992)de David Eddings
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Han pasado seis años desde que el caballero Sparhawk venciera al dios Azash. Seis años de paz para el caballero, junto a su esposa Ehlana, reina de Elenia. Pero están apareciendo inquietantes signos de inestabilidad. Signos que, además, llevan la marca de lo sobrenatural, como si del pasado regresaran terrores que parecían aniquilados. El emperador del lejano imperio tamul, que a pesar de su decadencia benévola mantiene la hegemonía en el continente daresiano, reclama ante dichos signos la presencia del aFamado Sparhawk. Éste, acompañado de Ehlana y de sus fieles caballeros pandiones, al servicio de la iglesia de Elenia, parte hacia la capital del imperio, atravesando tierras antaño pacíficas, pero en las que las sombras del pasado son cada vez más corpóreas, más agresivas, más temibles... The Tamuli is probably David Eddings best fantasy series. I found myself with an insane urge to re-read it recently and having just finished Domes of Fire, I am inspired to race through the next two books as quickly as possible. While Eddings' fantasy is decidedly a one trick pony of royal heroes, gods, and elementals, I have always viewed this series as the ultimate ending of the story began in The Belgariad and The Malloarean. While most of the characters in this series can be identified as Eddings stereotypes (including the raven-haired sorceress and a titled thief/spy), the characters in The Tamuli are some of the best in his career. Of particular charm are Emperor Sarabian and his diplomatic corps. This series is more about political machinations than its prequel, but there is still enough action to keep the story moving. Sparhawk and his band of heroes have been invited to the Tamul Empire to investigate a series of paranormal incidents that seem to have spread to Elenia as well. They decide on 'grand tour' approach that will allow them to gather as much information as possible all the while filling the ranks with both new characters and encouraging the return of loved characters from The Elenium. While it has more of feel of exposition than storytelling, this is a great way to introduce the reader to the Daresian continent and the new peoples and cultures that will be important to know in the rest of the series, as well as catch the reader up on what is new in the lives of returning characters from the previous series. This can be read as a stand-alone as the backstory is provided as needed along the way. However, it is a sequel and having read The Elenium first, will definitely add to the enjoyment of the story. I know that David Eddings books are very much a repeated formula from series to series but that does not take away from my enjoyment of them. I first read his books many years ago when I chose them because they were the longest books I could find. I enjoy his characters and the plot and I find that in general they stand up to the test of time as long as you can enjoy the raging sexism. The Tamuli series is David Eddings' sequel to his previous series, the Elenium." As he did with the Malloreon, his sequel to the Belgariad, Eddings recycles the exact same plot he's used for every one of his fantasy series. It is notable here for just how blatantly and lazily it is done, and without even the thin veneer of rationalization that was contained in the setting of the earlier two series. Even in high school, I was flabbergasted at just how shoddy Eddings' work in this series was. Absolutely not worth reading. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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"The distant Tamul Empire, endangered by civil unrest exacerbated by paranormal ... incidents, begs help from Sparhawk, destroyer of the Elder God Azash and savior of the Elenes"--Amazon.com Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Wat ik trouwens wel erg leuk en ook wel enigszins origineel vind, zijn de stukjes waarmee ieder boek begint. Die vertellen het verhaal zoals het tot op dat moment geweest is, maar altijd net wat anders dan hoe wij het gelezen hebben. Een samenvatting is het ook weer niet echt, want het wordt toch wat uit een andere invalshoek beschreven. En dat is meteen een van de weinige dingen waarin Eddings naar mijn idee toch wel wat originaliteit laat zien.
Overigens, hoewel ik de boeken consequent 3 sterren geef en vertel dat ik ze niet origineel vind (op voorgaand onderdeel na), geniet ik wel enorm van wat Eddings schrijft. En dat is natuurlijk een kwaliteit op zich. ( )