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The Indigo Pheasant (Longing for Yount #2)
by
Daniel A. Rabuzzi (Goodreads Author)
London 1817. Maggie Collins, born into slavery in Maryland, whose mathematical genius and strength of mind can match those of a goddess, must build the world's most powerful and sophisticated machine—to free the lost land of Yount from the fallen angel Strix Tender Wurm. Sally, of the merchant house McDoon, who displayed her own powers in challenging the Wurm and finding Y...more
Paperback, 349 pages
Published
October 9th 2012
by Chizine Publications
(first published September 5th 2012)
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Daniel a. Rabuzzi concludes (or does he?) the story of Yount in The Indigo Pheasant.
Overall this is a well-crafted, highly intelligent tale, drawing upon Biblical and literary sources (so many literary sources!) Yet throughout there is a distance between story and reader, perhaps because Rabuzzi chooses to narrate his story more from an impersonal third person, rather than a tightly focused, character-driven third person, which renders the tale more as a story to be read aloud to someone, than a...more
Overall this is a well-crafted, highly intelligent tale, drawing upon Biblical and literary sources (so many literary sources!) Yet throughout there is a distance between story and reader, perhaps because Rabuzzi chooses to narrate his story more from an impersonal third person, rather than a tightly focused, character-driven third person, which renders the tale more as a story to be read aloud to someone, than a...more
A satisfying conclusion to the series, although I found that it suffered from a surfeit of superflous description compared to "Longing for Yount" that detracted from the action. I loved the fact that Maggie became the main character, but felt that Sally, who drove the action in the first book, was given short shrift in that she became virtually invisible even though she was going through great trauma. Still, a worthy read.
The Indigo Pheasant continues the story of Yount that started with The Choir Boats. Because most of the characters are already established, the story moves at a far steadier pace this time around. I found this novel to be a little darker than the first one, particularly the character journey that Sally was on. Although the pacing was better and the story was tighter, I still had problems connecting with the characters.
Those who enjoy the first volume of the series will enjoy this installment. Y...more
Those who enjoy the first volume of the series will enjoy this installment. Y...more
So many marvelous aspects to this book. Since the basic premise and settings were established in The Choir Boats, I was able to concentrate on the characters and language. I was pleased to see Maggie come into her own as she was a favorite character in the first book, but I also enjoyed the mix of secondary characters. Daniel A. Rabuzzi charmed me with his dreamy writing style, full of literary references (I'm sure I missed as many as I caught). The vocabulary also pleased me, even though many u...more
A beautiful ending, with many plots turns that surprised me.
My full review of Longing for Yount #1 and #2 is on The Crow's Caw http://thecrowscaw.com/2012/10/05/dou...
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Daniel A. Rabuzzi's debut fantasy novel, The Choir Boats, was included on January Magazine's "Best Books of 2009" Children/Young Adult list. The Indigo Pheasant, Volume 2 of Longing for Yount (and the series conclusion), comes out in September 2012.
Reviewer John Ottinger says:
"The Choir Boats is Gulliver's Travels crossed with The Golden Compass and a dollop of Pride and Prejudice. Rabuzzi has a t...more
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Reviewer John Ottinger says:
"The Choir Boats is Gulliver's Travels crossed with The Golden Compass and a dollop of Pride and Prejudice. Rabuzzi has a t...more
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