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Earth (The Afterlife Series #3)
by
Mur Lafferty (Goodreads Author)
After gaining the rule of Heaven and Hell, with all the power that promised, Kate and Daniel should be set for eternity, right? Well, sure, as soon as they get used to their god-like powers. And then they need to remake the Earth. And there's the matter of the major and minor deities who are not pleased with their ascension. Even now, the afterlife still isn't easy.
Podiobook
Published
2007
by Mur Lafferty
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The third novella in the series suffers from being in the middle of the beginning (as told in Heaven and Hell) and the end (as told in War). It also suffers from the same thing as at the beginning of Hell: another decision taken that ends up having no consequences for the protagonists, further making this feel less like a journey shaped by their actions and desires and more like a sequence of random events happening to two objects that serve to take the reader through them.
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This continued the wonderful world that Mur Lafferty started in the previous books. Very little is added to heaven but I love the imagery of hell's clerical department. I like the description of the creation of the earth. I really loved the little forays into the earth's history and how the events of heaven affected it.
Daniel was much less annoying in this than the other books. At first I was rolling my eyes at Kate for treating him like a divine faberge egg and letting him continue to be whiny...more
Daniel was much less annoying in this than the other books. At first I was rolling my eyes at Kate for treating him like a divine faberge egg and letting him continue to be whiny...more
Middle books in a series always have a tough go of it - they often feel like a bridge, moving the storyline along to get to the conclusion, rather than offering one of their own. That's a bit of the case here.
That being said, it's still a fun read; Lafferty remains an engaging and enjoyable writer, and there are some interesting points here. I was fond of the bits in hobo heaven, especially.
And the book does its bridging job, putting pieces in place for the apocalyptic afterlife battle that is t...more
That being said, it's still a fun read; Lafferty remains an engaging and enjoyable writer, and there are some interesting points here. I was fond of the bits in hobo heaven, especially.
And the book does its bridging job, putting pieces in place for the apocalyptic afterlife battle that is t...more
Questo terzo volume della serie "Afterlife" non mi pare particolarmente riuscito.
Finito il viaggio in paradiso e inferno molte divinità se ne sono andate e alcune nuove sono nate; Kate e Daniel dovranno occuparsi di ricostruire la Terra (distrutta nella fine del mondo) e della nuova guerra per la gestione degli inferi.
Kate come personaggio risulta piuttosto piatto, e anche Daniel, che nel precedente volume sembrava avere consapevolezza del suo destino, qui perde ogni sicurezza.
Sotto l'aspetto de...more
Finito il viaggio in paradiso e inferno molte divinità se ne sono andate e alcune nuove sono nate; Kate e Daniel dovranno occuparsi di ricostruire la Terra (distrutta nella fine del mondo) e della nuova guerra per la gestione degli inferi.
Kate come personaggio risulta piuttosto piatto, e anche Daniel, che nel precedente volume sembrava avere consapevolezza del suo destino, qui perde ogni sicurezza.
Sotto l'aspetto de...more
May 23, 2012
Jen D. Fabico
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Book number 28 in my 2012 Reading Challenge of 50 books is Earth by Mur Lafferty. Earth is the third installment in Mur Lafferty's The Afterlife Series presented via podiobook format.
In Earth, Kate and Daniel explore their powers and options as the deities who are destined to rule Heaven and Hell. Gods from all different cultural afterlives gather to aid Kate and Daniel as they struggle to keep Heaven and Hell from other gods wanting to overthrow them. Within this novel, (view spoiler)...more
In Earth, Kate and Daniel explore their powers and options as the deities who are destined to rule Heaven and Hell. Gods from all different cultural afterlives gather to aid Kate and Daniel as they struggle to keep Heaven and Hell from other gods wanting to overthrow them. Within this novel, (view spoiler)...more
The third book in the series and it goes from strength to strength.
So, they have traveled through heaven, fought their way through hell and now they had the huge task to rebuild and protect the Earth.
As with every book (that I've read) by Mur Lafferty, everything is delivered at the right time. There are two more books to go and though I can't wait to get to them, I shall wait a bit longer so I can keep it going for a bit longer.
I recommend that you look for the whole series and give it a go!
So, they have traveled through heaven, fought their way through hell and now they had the huge task to rebuild and protect the Earth.
As with every book (that I've read) by Mur Lafferty, everything is delivered at the right time. There are two more books to go and though I can't wait to get to them, I shall wait a bit longer so I can keep it going for a bit longer.
I recommend that you look for the whole series and give it a go!
An interesting continuation in this series. It's always hard to pick where the storyline is going.
A very intersting view of the afterlife and I've really enjoyed the book so far. I was a littl like "really? A cliffhanger?" but I got over it.
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Mur Lafferty is the author of Playing For Keeps, The Afterlife Series, and Marco and the Red Granny. She is the editor of Escape Pod magazine and a pioneer podcaster behind the shows I Should Be Writing and Angry Robot Books Podcast.
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