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Loading... Lirael (2001)by Garth Nix
Did not finish (  ) lesmel | May 18, 2013 |  Excellent fantasy adventure series - one of my favorite series now. This was actually rounded down from above 4 stars and came close to being rounded up. The world and the magic is very well designed. The magic, it's source and usage, is reminiscent of The Name of The Wind and very, very much like the design in Laini Taylor's Dreamdark series. The magic is a manipulation of the unity from which all things have been derived; of that which underlies and unifies matter and energy. Very well done. I'm so anxious for the next book. Like with Sabriel, I thought the characterizations, the adventures, the flow of the story, everything was very exciting and smooth and real. (  ) Yona | May 2, 2013 | Didn't like this as much as the first one -- Lirael and Sam were both a bit too mopey. (  ) shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 | Second books in trilogies always have to deal with the 'bridge' effect - will they stand up under their own weight or only work as a bridge between the first book where the set-up or world is introduced, and the denouments of the third book. This one deals well with it, bringing in lots of interesting and exciting new aspects of the world introduced in Sabriel. The main problem with it is that the secondary character, Sam, is pretty annoying throughout much of the book - on purpose and for good authorial reasons, but somehow the self-pity that drives him is more annoying than the self-pity that in the earlier section drives Lirael. ( ) comixminx | Apr 5, 2013 | The writing is so good but I had a hard time with the subject matter. I'm easily squicked, and this is far too horrific for me- but the writing! I read the whole trilogy and liked it very much. Except for the squicky parts. ( ) satyridae | Apr 5, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Is contained in
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