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The Outcast (Time Master #2)

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Tarod alone knew the nature of the supernatural force locked within his soul--and he knew that it must be thwarted, no matter what the sacrifice. Denounced by his fellow adepts as a demon, betrayed even by those he loved, he had unleashed a power that twisted the fabric of time, to put himself beyond the reach of that monstrous force and avert the pandemonium that threaten...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Alytha rated it 2 of 5 stars

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The book opens with Cyllan, the drover girl rescuing the local lord's son from a dodgy fortuneteller. However, through a bad hunch of hers both end up outside in a warp storm and get transported into the sea outside the Circle's Castle on the Star Peninsula. They find the castle deserted and lit only by a weird red light. Tarod finds them and explains that he stopped time in the castle and now can't get it going again because he can't get back into...more

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May 17, 2012 Kerry added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, 8, ebooks, fantasy, reread

I am really enjoying revisiting Louise Cooper's Time Master trilogy. I reread the first, The Initiate, way back in 2009 and it's taken until now for me to get on to the second book. (I'm rather embarrassed to see exactly how long that gap really was.) It didn't matter in the least as I remember plenty enough of the first book to jump into this one easily.

It was actually reading N. K. Jemisin's The Broken Kingdoms that gave me the push I needed to pick this one up (figuratively speaking since I r...more I am really enjoying revisiting Louise Cooper's Time Master trilogy. I reread the first, The Initiate, way back in 2009 and it's taken until now for me to get on to the second book. (I'm rather embarrassed to see exactly how long that gap really was.) It didn't matter in the least as I remember plenty enough of the first book to jump into this one easily.

It was actually reading N. K. Jemisin's The Broken Kingdoms that gave me the push I needed to pick this one up (figuratively speaking since I read it on my Kindle). That series has a good take on the balances between the gods and how it can so much more complicated than simple good and evil, order and chaos. It was the Time Master books that first introduced me to that concept (and it was pretty mind-blowing for the teenager I was at the time), and the reminder of that as I read (and loved) The Broken Kingdoms made me want to get back to this earlier trilogy.

It is so easy in fantasy to create a clear and simple (and simplistic) duality between good gods and evil gods (often identified with order and chaos). I love a book that investigates that and questions its validity. I'm looking forward to comparing Jemisin's more modern take on this with Cooper's work.

In and of itself, The Outcast is clearly the middle book in a trilogy. In many ways, the position of the main characters at the beginning is little different from the position they were in when the book began. But at the same time there has been progress and a good story told. I wouldn't so much say that the characters have developed as that they have deepened the reader's understanding of their personalities and motives. One character is still a bitch, another is still her dupe, the main characters remain who they were. But it's still a good book. It's well worth reading and it holds up well through the 25-odd years since its original publication.

And besides, I fell for Tarod a long time ago (and Cyllan too). Your early literary loves stay with you for a long time, I think.

I promise it won't take another 3 years before I reread The Master.(less)

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May 20, 2008 Cara rated it 5 of 5 stars

tarod can master my time whenever he wants.

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Nov 09, 2011 Alaiel Kreuz rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This is the one. I've been in love with this book for years. Right now, if I could I would read it one more time. Unfortunately, it's in my house back in Spain so I'll have to wait until September... sigh...

Nevermind that, let me tell you about this book. I'll do my best to let any spoilers out, ok? So, in the last book Tarod is forced to stop time in order to evade his death in hands of the people he thought were his family, friends and love.
Feeling their betrayal break his heart he hides himse...more This is the one. I've been in love with this book for years. Right now, if I could I would read it one more time. Unfortunately, it's in my house back in Spain so I'll have to wait until September... sigh...

Nevermind that, let me tell you about this book. I'll do my best to let any spoilers out, ok? So, in the last book Tarod is forced to stop time in order to evade his death in hands of the people he thought were his family, friends and love.
Feeling their betrayal break his heart he hides himself in this "space with no time" where he is unable to feel anything without his gem. And he is willing to stay there for all eternity, he just doesn't care about the world anymore.
But the gods of Chaos have different plans. Two strangers arrive to the Castle where he is: Cyllan, who he met before, and Drachea, the son of a High Margrave and a very annoying and spoiled boy. (Yes, I don't like him at all, but I'm sure that was the idea, hahaha).

The loyalty of Cyllan and her uninterested love breaks the walls that Tarod had created and now he wants to recover his soul to love her in a complete way. But getting his soul back means he has to break the spell and return to the moment he was going to die...

The develop of the story in just wonderful, Louise Cooper wrote an amazing story for this trilogy and I'd be first in line if someone decided to make a movie *crossing fingers and looking to the sides*. The book has a moral to teach -a really good one-, the love between Tarod and Cyllan is rather inspiring and the way Tarod struggles between what he thinks is the right thing to do and what his heart is trying to tell him is marvelous. The anxiety I felt reading this book was great -in a good way-, I smiled, I laughed, I cried and I even wanted to write to the author and tell her I was in love with her book (at that time my English was horrible so I didn't do it^^U). I can't really compare this book to help you get an idea of how good it is but if you like Dragonlance, Lord of the Rings this is the book for you. And even if you haven't read these books, give it a try, you won't be dissapointed, I promise. (less)

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Nov 16, 2010 Jim Kennedy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I just loved this trilogy of books. A cracking story, told at a fine pace and made all the more interesting by the fact that the views on the two opposing forces (Order and Chaos) are not as you might expect :)

I can't really say anything more without revealing spoilers, so suffice to say this is really an excellent, reasonably original fantasy story, highly readable and enjoyable.

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Jul 04, 2010 Jose Miguel Gonzalez rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantastica

2º Libro de la trilogía de "El Señor del Tiempo". Una antigua amiga de Tarod y su compañero entran en el castillo donde se encuentra atrapado y los usará para salir.

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Dec 21, 2010 Julia Phillips rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Picks up where 'The Initiate' ended and introduces new characters to take the plot onto its next phase. Another great volume in the trilogy.

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Nov 12, 2010 Eric rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is one of my favorite fantasy stories of all time. It has a strong, even heavy handed moral at the end, but is a fabulous message nonetheless.

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Dec 13, 2009 Cliff Wichmann rated it 4 of 5 stars

It was a good follow on to the Initiate. Slow at some points but finished strong.

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Mar 17, 2009 Artifice Magazine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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There's a deep sense of foreboding, but really, the plot gets obscured in bits.

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Jul 24, 2011 Jessica J. added it · review of another edition

fun

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Jul 24, 2011 Jessica J. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

fun

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Jan 18, 2013 Vania Liberoff rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Una de las mejores historias que he leído en mi vida. La narración es emocionante, las descripciones muy buenas, los personajes atraen y la historia atrapa.
Este tipo de historias me encantan.

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Jun 22, 2012 Samuel Fernández rated it 4 of 5 stars

Mejor de cómo lo recordaba. Cada libro tiene una edad de lectura, está claro.

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May 27, 2012 R. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

There's a deep sense of foreboding, but really, the plot gets obscured in bits.

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Feb 11, 2007 Francisco rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: novela, estadounidenses

Continuación de la saga. Muy entretenida.

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Aug 13, 2007 Jonathan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Chaos v Order

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May 13, 2013 Jade Thomas marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Louise Cooper was born in Hertfordshire in 1952. She began writing stories when she was at school to entertain her friends. She hated school so much, in fact—spending most lessons clandestinely writing stories—that she persuaded her parents to let her abandon her education at the age of fifteen and has never regretted it.

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