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Honor's Paradox (Kencyrath #6)
by
P.C. Hodgell
The sequel to Bound in Blood and exciting sixth entry in the Godstalker Chronicles by epic fantasy world-builder extraordinaire, P.C. Hodgell.Jame is one of the last of the Kencyrath line, born to battle a world-destroying Lord of Darkness and resuscitate her ancestral heritage. Jame’s youth was spent hard and low in a desert wasteland. Now she has discovered her past and...more
Mass Market Paperback, 276 pages
Published
December 6th 2011
by Baen
(first published August 22nd 2011)
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Of the last book, I said: "...it wraps up the Tentir storylines and advances the series arcs.... We have strong hints that Jame will be off to the north in the next story." Turns out I was *completely wrong*. All of that applies to *this* book. (Except south, not north.) So, no points for pacing. It remains true that "Jame hits Tentir" works better as a single (enormous) novel than as three, and it might have been better if it were edited that way, too. As it stands, it feels like a quarter of t...more
Sep 01, 2011
Estara
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My biggest problem with the series is that it's come to a screeching halt ever since Tentir. The pace of events seems to have just stopped dead and while we can see where the series is heading it feels like it's going to take forever to get there. This is book 6 of a series started in 1982. I enjoy the series, setting and characters but I would really like some kind of conclusion one day. At the very least I want out of this soldier academy arc because it's boring as anything. We all know she'll...more
4/5; 4 stars; A-
This was a very satisfying read. The story brings to a close Jame's time at Tentir college and concludes a chapter in her complex entanglement with the Merikit people. I really enjoy the various chaotic disturbances that Jame always finds herself in the middle of. I particularly enjoy watching her confound everyone, not only with her astonishing array of skills, but with her ability to build relationships out of apparently nothing. She is a wonderful character.
I am looking forwa...more
This was a very satisfying read. The story brings to a close Jame's time at Tentir college and concludes a chapter in her complex entanglement with the Merikit people. I really enjoy the various chaotic disturbances that Jame always finds herself in the middle of. I particularly enjoy watching her confound everyone, not only with her astonishing array of skills, but with her ability to build relationships out of apparently nothing. She is a wonderful character.
I am looking forwa...more
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It seems a good and a bad thing that Ms Hodgell continues on at her glacial pace. I really enjoy this world and like seeing more stories in it; but I also wish that there would be some more resolution to the ongoing plots. I hope she has an idea of where we are going. In the meantime, this book spends much time in my second favorite place in her world, the war college. I guess I like montage scenes of people learning to trust each other and fight together. Another half year passes, Tori and Kind...more
Oof. Finally the end of the Tentir arc (or so I call it in my head) and it was a fantastic ride. Lots of intrigue, fighting, scuffles, and, well, everything that makes this world its own. The characters are as delightful as ever, and it makes me really happy to see Tori finally begin to accept some of the things that he has been ignoring for so long. And talking! Talking! I can't wait until that actually happens in the next book, haha.
I'm not sure what else to say, other than a gush of happiness...more
I'm not sure what else to say, other than a gush of happiness...more
Jame continues to survive assassination attempts at Knight School, and to hobnob with various gods and magical creatures. I'm a big fan of GODSTALK, but all of the sequels have been so full of references to past events and name dropping (the cast has swollen exponentially with each successive volume, and many of the characters sport pet names to boot) that I've been unable to keep track of who's who or what happened when. Enjoyable, but more of a slice of life than an episode that significantly...more
I read Bound in Blood and this one in the last couple of days. Hodgell's opus is remarkable world-building, like Gormenghast and Dune, and now that Tor has picked up the series, I think the readability is increasing. Some readers may not appreciate the complexity, but like Peake and Herbert, oops, forgot Silverberg's Majipoor, this is really an attempt at a truly alien world, psychology, world that does not fit into a standard fantasy or sci-fi mold. And unlike them, we have a female lead. alway...more
This is the third book of Jame's adventures at Tentir, and while it was really enjoyable, I can't help hoping that it's the last. As always, lots of awesome here. But for Jame, Tentir is as restrictive, in its own way, as the Women's World. I'd like to see Jame go somewhere else and progress in different ways. I'd also like to see more of Kindrie. Most of all, I'd like to see Tori move further toward having to accept his destiny, if only by experiencing his Shanir powers in a way he can't deny.
Actual review later. Gush of YAY now.
Alright, so I wasn't convinced by that episode with Kindrie and the Randir (too easy). And the climactic battle between Jame and the Caineron was a bit of an anticlimax.
But the Merikit culture was cool and so was the subplot with Bear and the Commandant. And the end scene makes everything okay!!! OMG, FINALLY, progress on this front!!!!! Where's the rest of it? Do I have to wait a whole 'nother year for it? Augh!!! *breaks down sobbing*
Alright, so I wasn't convinced by that episode with Kindrie and the Randir (too easy). And the climactic battle between Jame and the Caineron was a bit of an anticlimax.
But the Merikit culture was cool and so was the subplot with Bear and the Commandant. And the end scene makes everything okay!!! OMG, FINALLY, progress on this front!!!!! Where's the rest of it? Do I have to wait a whole 'nother year for it? Augh!!! *breaks down sobbing*
(I have the ARC!!!)
Still working up to an actual review, but two quick points:
1. YAY.
Okay, wait, two points besides that. So, three points.
2. This feels more like the second half of the previous book than its own novel -- which is good, in a way, because the previous book really needed a second half, but it's not an entirely encouraging trend for future books.
3. Seriously, WTF with the cover art. Does anyone remember book 1, when Jame was mistaken for a boy while topless? Where the hell is this...more
Still working up to an actual review, but two quick points:
1. YAY.
Okay, wait, two points besides that. So, three points.
2. This feels more like the second half of the previous book than its own novel -- which is good, in a way, because the previous book really needed a second half, but it's not an entirely encouraging trend for future books.
3. Seriously, WTF with the cover art. Does anyone remember book 1, when Jame was mistaken for a boy while topless? Where the hell is this...more
In Honor’s Paradox, Jame completes her training at Tentir despite continuing attempts by other houses to get her kicked out. The general operation of the plot tends to revolve around Jame being a catalyst of sorts for correcting problems that she comes across. (This could be said to be the case for all of the books, but in this case, the beneficial results outweigh the usual negative and catastrophic ones.) Various secrets are revealed, Tori shows a lot of progress in learning to accept Shanir i...more
I was disappointed by this book. I really liked the earlier books in the series, but this one seemed a muddle of unfinished plotlines from previous books. It really didn't come into its own until the climax when Jame duels with sweveral students at once. I'm glad she finally graduated from the training academy. It was fun in To Ride a Rathorn and even in Bound in Blood, but this is one book too many. It's time for her to resume following her destiny.
This is a rich and dense novel, sixth in a series that I've been reading since the 1980s. It's a series that has been well worth the wait (and the author is retired from her academic career now, which means they are coming out faster!). More later...
It has been a while since I have read the other books in this series. I think had I reviewed them, I would have enjoyed this book more. There are many characters and courtly intrigues that I did not remember all of them. A satisfying book for the series.
I had a hard time getting back into the character and the story and it does really just drop you right in. It seemed a bit disjointed in places, like there were too many little stories all mixed together that never really seemed to really go anywhere. Still overall I enjoyed revisiting Jame and her adventures, and assume there is more to come.
Another enjoyable Jamethiel book, but I wish the story had left Tentir behind already.
And this is minor in the way of things, but I hate -hate hate hate- the cover art Baen had done for these books. It doesn't encapsulate the series well at all, and I actually feel a little alienated by it. If I were new to the series, I wouldn't have picked up this book.
Honestly I would rather have her run around on the cover naked, since that would at least be in character for her. It would be awesome if she c...more
And this is minor in the way of things, but I hate -hate hate hate- the cover art Baen had done for these books. It doesn't encapsulate the series well at all, and I actually feel a little alienated by it. If I were new to the series, I wouldn't have picked up this book.
Honestly I would rather have her run around on the cover naked, since that would at least be in character for her. It would be awesome if she c...more
One of my all time favorite writers. Original, dark, deep, and addictive, read it to experience it is all I gotta say.
Continuing the saga that began in God stalker Chronicles, Honor’s Paradox explores the tension between traditions and truth, between expectations and actual experience, between keeping promises and doing right. Jame navigates unfair instructors, duels, and doubting supporters to complete her training while also fending off disasters that the rest of her people can’t conceive of. This epic fantasy novel is a great read that makes your blood pound with can’t-put-it-down excitement on a first read...more
I can't get over this Author's fantastic world building. Even after the years of hiatus I'm still sucked into these books. Although the first book in the series is still my favorite.
I am not remotely objective about this series. I love it so.
That said, this is really the second half of Bound in Blood; they make a full book together.
That said, this is really the second half of Bound in Blood; they make a full book together.
The author doesn't seem to be moving the story along much in this book. I think the last 2 books could have been combined. I suppose it's possible I am just impatient for more! Of course having started this series over 25 years ago I think that's understandable.
Continues several plot threads but not her best.
Love it.
May 15, 2013
Chelsea
marked it as to-read
May 14, 2013
Robert
marked it as to-read
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