<![CDATA[Dust (Jacob's Ladder, Book 1)]]>

false <![CDATA[Dust (Jacob's Ladder, Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255714838m/2353644.jpg 2353644 2 On a broken ship orbiting a doomed sun, dwellers have grown complacent with their aging metal world. But when a serving girl frees a captive noblewoman, the old order is about to change.... Ariane, Princess of the House of Rule, was known to be fiercely cold-blooded. But severing an angel’s wings on the battlefield—even after she had surrendered—proved her completely without honor. Captive, the angel Perceval waits for Ariane not only to finish her off—but to devour her very memories and mind. Surely her gruesome death will cause war between the houses—exactly as Ariane desires. But Ariane’s plan may yet be opposed, for Perceval at once recognizes the young servant charged with her care. Rien is the lost child: her sister. Soon they will escape, hoping to stop the impending war and save both their houses. But it is a perilous journey through the crumbling hulk of a dying ship, and they do not pass unnoticed. Because at the hub of their turning world waits Jacob Dust, all that remains of God, following the vapor wisp of the angel. And he knows they will meet very soon. 2360366 26 12 2007 Dust (Jacob's Ladder, Book 1) total:146|5:23|4:65|3:36|2:18|1:4| 146 523 263 32 4 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 25 00:18:40 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 00:23:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false true Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 00:11:40 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 02:47:27 -0800 2008
I was really rather disappointed with Dust; it showed such promise.

The problem: I think the author was unable to flesh out her definitions of the world, the types of beings, and their ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 18:36:55 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 18:37:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 15:14:43 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 16:31:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 13:30:50 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 21:37:57 -0700 2008 Dust, the technology has become indistinguishable from gods, and the humans who let themselves be remade by it are only demi-gods. The effect, then, is of a strange Pilgrim's Progress.

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You've got a slowly crumbling world-ship in orbit around a dying star controlled by transhuman feudal 'nobles' descended from original crew, with the ship's computer split...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 20:04:34 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 15:53:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jul 10 02:11:46 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 23:21:55 -0700 2008
What ruined it for me is about halfway through,...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 16:48:33 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 11:58:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 13:27:14 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 17:53:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 12:04:22 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 00:04:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 05:56:02 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 17:17:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 06:19:54 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 18:28:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 29 21:17:43 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 13:17:19 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 21:17:43 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 06:49:21 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 05:52:47 -0800 2008
Hear me, Elizabeth? Last chance to win me over! ;-)

NB: Not quite done with it yet, but unless the end turns...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 20:48:31 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 17:06:25 -0800 2008 2009!!! Oh, well. I can wait. She did what...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2353644