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The Will of the Wanderer (Rose of the Prophet #1)
by
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman (Goodreads Author)
Since time began, twenty Gods have ruled the universe. Though each god possessed different abilities, each was all-powerful within his realm. Now one of the Gods has upset the balance of power, leaving the others scrambling for control in the new order...
Here is the epic tale of the Great War of the Gods—and the proud people upon whom the fate of the world depends. When th...more
Here is the epic tale of the Great War of the Gods—and the proud people upon whom the fate of the world depends. When th...more
Paperback, 464 pages
Published
December 1st 1988
by Spectra
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Con este libro no puedo ser exactamente imparcial, ya que lo considero lectura indispensable. Pero por lo menos voy a intentar transmitiros por qué lo considero así. Para muchos, se trata simplemente de una novela de fantasía ligera muy normalita hecha por dos autores conocidos precisamente por hacer muchas obras y la mayoría normalitas, eso sí, todas definitorias de las mismas bases de la fantasía épica post-D&D. Sin embargo, para mí ese es un prejuicio muy negativo, ya que impide acercarse...more
The Will of the Wanderer is the first book in the series "Rose of the Prophet." It's a desert fantasy filled with magic, religion, superstition, love, betrayal, adventure, battle and fate. There are 20 Gods, each with 3 different facets, and a sort of "head God" named Sul, who is a the centre of things. The three primary Gods of interest are Promenthas (Mathew's God), who has a hierarchy of angels; Akhran (the desert people's God), who has djinn servants; and Quar (the "neutral God"), who want...more
Standard fantasy fare, with an Arabian theme.
Notable for a pantheon of twenty gods indexed by faces of an icosahedron. The 12 vertices of this d20 represent philosophies like Mercy, Patience, Greed, and Chaos; each god is characterized by the appropriate three of these. The arrangement should warm the heart of any mathematician, or any D&D player, despite an appalling error on page 9: "The twenty facets of the Jewel are made up of connecting triangles, each triangle sharing sides with four o...more
Notable for a pantheon of twenty gods indexed by faces of an icosahedron. The 12 vertices of this d20 represent philosophies like Mercy, Patience, Greed, and Chaos; each god is characterized by the appropriate three of these. The arrangement should warm the heart of any mathematician, or any D&D player, despite an appalling error on page 9: "The twenty facets of the Jewel are made up of connecting triangles, each triangle sharing sides with four o...more
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One of my favorite 'pick it back up' fantasy series for whatever reason. I haven't really read many other Weis/Hickman stories because they fall into the generic D&D style fantasy that got old in middle school. They have a particular 90s flavor that is nostalgic, but not something I need to rehash.
This series goes in a different direction that makes it a fun read. Not great literature, but no dragons or even traditional wizards. I like how magic is handled in the series, and familiar immorta...more
This series goes in a different direction that makes it a fun read. Not great literature, but no dragons or even traditional wizards. I like how magic is handled in the series, and familiar immorta...more
I really enjoyed this and I was a little surprised that I did. I'd heard both good and bad things about it, and the excerpts I'd read didn't really grip me all that much. But the story is entertaining and the characters complex and the plot is intriguing. It's obviously heavily influenced by eastern stories and the fact that the culture is so reminiscent of Arab culture that the characters actually use words like jihad and salaam aleikum means that it becomes a little difficult to take it seriou...more
This is the first book in the Rose of the Prophet trilogy.
This book introduces you to a world full of main and secondary characters that will be much more enjoyable come the second book. This book plods along at times and the action is barely enough to keep your interest and you barely care for some of these characters.
Hang in there I know the 2nd book gets much better.
This book introduces you to a world full of main and secondary characters that will be much more enjoyable come the second book. This book plods along at times and the action is barely enough to keep your interest and you barely care for some of these characters.
Hang in there I know the 2nd book gets much better.
It starts off slow, but it really picks up once the main characters really fall into place. The idea of the pantheon is great, except that the execution is severely lacking as the stated structure is seemingly impossible to achieve (why bother going through the effort just to get it wrong?). I'm also a little confused about the relative strengths and weaknesses of immortals, and their apparent contradictions, but I guess that's something you just have to ignore. Mostly enjoyable overall; I look...more
I loved this series, and I'm not even a science fiction fan. Keep in mind, I read these a few years back and probably need to go back for a reread, but all I know is that these books were insanely addictive and I read all three in the course of two weeks or so. We get a love story, some magical intrigue, battle scenes, you name it. And a happy ending to match. What more could you want?
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My least favorite of Weis and Hickman's. Unlike their others, this series lacks charm and there are practically no memorable characters. I've come to terms with my teenage love for Weis and Hickman and though I could never love them as much as I used to, their other books were more interesting. Their best was probably the Death Gate series. This . . . not so much.
I really enjoyed this series, more than I meant to. I read these, at first, because I am a big fan of the authors, and had yet to read anything of theirs that wasn't Dragonlance. I was delightfully surprised by how much FUN these books were.
I also enjoyed the whole "good guy/bad guy" aspect insofar as the lines weren't always clearly defined between antagonist and protagonist. Clearly we knew, at the beginning, who we were supposed to root for... but as the story went on, who you WEREN'T suppos...more
I also enjoyed the whole "good guy/bad guy" aspect insofar as the lines weren't always clearly defined between antagonist and protagonist. Clearly we knew, at the beginning, who we were supposed to root for... but as the story went on, who you WEREN'T suppos...more
Read this series years back on the recommendation of my parents, who love the fantasy genre. I was suprised to find I enjoyed it to! There is something to be said about escaping to another world, at least every once and a while.
Interesting world-construction. Slightly-awkward depictions of race/religion. Very awkward attitudes toward gender, but balanced by reasonably complex attitudes toward sexuality. The writing style is a bit too goofy.
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This is a beautiful classic sword and sorcery fantasy set in an Arabian-type land with gods and mortal societies reflective to that period and mythology.
I read this soooooooooooooooooo long ago.
Fond memories... Not sure how it would live up to a re-read now ;)
Fond memories... Not sure how it would live up to a re-read now ;)
Weiss and Hickman are a great pair, always aninteresting allusion intertwined in their writings.
This tilogy was very good. It has its high and low points for me, though.
I really liked the god system in this book, notwithstanding I'm usually entirely against having such as a mythological cast of gods—not that I'm entirely comfortable with the idea even here, but it's at least well-done for a fictional story. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman do it well.
I liked Pukah a lot. I liked the setting, with the desert peoples and all. The cultures and magics involved were all quite interesting. There...more
I really liked the god system in this book, notwithstanding I'm usually entirely against having such as a mythological cast of gods—not that I'm entirely comfortable with the idea even here, but it's at least well-done for a fictional story. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman do it well.
I liked Pukah a lot. I liked the setting, with the desert peoples and all. The cultures and magics involved were all quite interesting. There...more
read this a few years ago, was not a fan
Rose of the Prophet
Loved it!!
I enjoyed this book thoroughly! Heartily recommended.
Funny and easy reading book. The plot is not hard to keep track on, and there are few surprises along the way. It is good for reading on long hot days, when you need something easy to read.
This series is a lot of fun! It reads suspiciously like a chronicling of a D&D campaign...but the characters are enjoyable. These books feel shallower than the other Weiss/Hickman stories I've read -- I didn't get much philosophy or ethics out of Rose of the Prophet. But hey, I once heard that fantasy novels are for entertainment; if you want to send a message use Western Union.
Uno puede morise de la risa con los personajes. Sus cambios de actitud ante la divinidad son la onda.
Si pueden llegar a leerla, adelante. La acción es muy buena y graciosas las peleas que deben serlo.
Jaa na !!
Si pueden llegar a leerla, adelante. La acción es muy buena y graciosas las peleas que deben serlo.
Jaa na !!
Excellent book. The story is very well developed, the narrative style really catches the reader's attention.
A wonderful take on the Arabian Nights theme... complete with nomads, sorcerers, djinn, and sultry maidens.
the story of a young man finding his destiny
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Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in the world of Krynn. She graduated from the University of Missouri–Columbia and now lives in southern Wisconsin in a converted barn. Most recently, she has completed the third novel in the Dragonvarld trilogy...more
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