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Lords of Rainbow
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Vera Nazarian (Goodreads Author)
Imagine a world without color, illuminated by a gray sun.... Imagine a sudden brilliant flash -- an artificial orb ignites, filled with peculiar impossible light. . . . The nature of this light bears no description. It lingers in dreams, inciting an unrequited love for a goddess. A corrupt city is shaped like a perfect wheel, and is ruled by a sister and brother, Regent an...more
Paperback, 428 pages
Published
September 1st 2004
by Prime Books
(first published 2003)
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Let me start by saying that Vera Nazarian is very, very good at worldbuilding. It's something I've seen in her other work, too. One of the great things about her writing is that it shows us these worlds.
In this case, it's a world without color, a world transformed to shades of gray and silver. As a writer, I was curious to see how Nazarian would describe this place with such a limited palate, but she did an excellent job. I was half-expecting this to be the literary version of blac...more
In this case, it's a world without color, a world transformed to shades of gray and silver. As a writer, I was curious to see how Nazarian would describe this place with such a limited palate, but she did an excellent job. I was half-expecting this to be the literary version of blac...more
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I started reading this book just yesterday, and I stayed up until 1:30 AM to finish it. That doesn't sound impressive until you consider that my "normal" sleeping hours are 6 PM - 1 AM because I have to leave for work before 2. So it's a zombie with whacked up circadian rhythms typing this right now. Just FYI.
The breakneck speed with which I finished this really took me by surprise since the first half of Lords of Rainbow (LOR) starts off on such a leisurely pace.
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The breakneck speed with which I finished this really took me by surprise since the first half of Lords of Rainbow (LOR) starts off on such a leisurely pace.
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Beautifully written. Sometimes these types of fantasy stories can get lost in describing every single detail – or in the author’s attempt at proving they are a “serious” fantasy writer and the story is more about the world and the quest and character development seems secondary.
I enjoyed this story because there was a good balance between world building, the quest, and the characters.
I enjoyed this story because there was a good balance between world building, the quest, and the characters.
Unusual, funny, poignant, exquisite in its lapidary detail, spiced with folk images and motifs from all around the world, this tale concerns a world in which color has been leached. Nazarian has lived all over the world, and paints as well as writes--all shown to advantage here.
For lack of a better term, Lords of Rainbow is a beautiful book. It was definitely a slow burn, but the payoff was worth it. I'm a sucker for well-crafted prose, especially when it's a bit over the top, and this book does not disappoint. The level of detail in the descriptions was unbelievable. Vera Nazarian excels at world building, and Tronaelend-Lis felt as real as any place I've ever been. There were several sections that could have been tightened up or eliminated-- I don't think it's EVER t...more
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Vera Nazarian is arguably the only Armenian-Russian professional speculative fiction writer working in English today. She is an award-winning artist and a Nebula-nominated writer, active member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Her work has been translated into eight languages. Best known works are the novels Dreams of the Compass Rose and Lords of Rainbow.
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