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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 038080798X
ISBN-13: 9780380807987
May 2004
Publisher: Harpercollins
464 pages
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Language: English |
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Condition: Brand New
Seller's Comments: Crisp, clean, clear; brand new; never read; store overstock; pages white and tight; free of markings and dog ears; spine free of creases; covers clean and clear; mass market paperback off the store shelf.
Full Description:
"It was nine o'clock at night and Tremaine was trying to find a way to kill herself that would bring in a verdict of natural causes in court, when someone banged on the door." So begins Nebula-nominee Wells's entrancing return to the world of The Death of the Necromancer (1998), and if the rest of the book doesn't quite fulfill the promise of that first sentence, it comes very, very close. On Ile-Rien, a world besieged by the mysterious and well-nigh invulnerable Gardier, Tremaine is recruited to help devise a spell that can break through the Gardier airships' impregnable shields. Yet instead of creating a weapon, the spell transports Tremaine and a small band of cohorts to another world with a secret Gardier base, giving them a chance to spy on the enemy of which they know so little. Tremaine makes an engaging and resourceful heroine, if a reluctant one, while her well-drawn fellow adventurers add plenty of human interest. Where the book falters is in the repetitive action, as various characters fall into the hands of the Gardier, then escape, return to rescue comrades left behind or to attack, get recaptured and escape again and again. Wells's ability to keep the reader wondering what will happen next, however, more than compensates for this relatively minor flaw.
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Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Eos (May 25, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 038080798X
ISBN-13: 978-0380807987
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces |
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