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| Title | : | Talyn (Korre #1) |
| Author | : | Holly Lisle |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special 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 |
Interpretation To Books Talyn (Korre #1)
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.
Mention Books As Talyn (Korre #1)
| 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 ReviewsJudgment Epithetical Books Talyn (Korre #1)
I'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 notTalyn 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
I did not manage to finish this one, but I did get well over halfway so I've decided to just go ahead and mark it as read anyway. I'm not quite sure why I stalled out--I think it was a combination of the story/characters not quite grabbing me enough, and the author's slightly preachy tone about certain things. I think I will finish it at some point, but for now it has gone back to the library, as it was long overdue.
I almost always never quit books. But i had to quit. I couldn't keep track of characters. The first 50 pages was information overload! No action came from what I read. And a book that promises magic, I didn't get to experience it.
Better on the second read-through, and better, in some respects, than its sequel Hawkspar. Where I found Hawkspar more intricately plotted and sometimes more exciting, I found the worldbuilding and characterization of Talyn much deeper. This is a good, thick fantasy book with an amazing world and a rewarding story. I highly recommend it.SORT-OF SPOILERS: the first time I read this, I thought the villain's evil was over-the-top, that no human could be that evil. I was seventeen at the time. Now,
This book sounded really good, until I dug a bit deeper. Nothing original here.
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