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Warrior (Doppelganger #1)
by
Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author)
When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. But what happens when the doppelganger survives?
Mirage, a bounty hunter, lives by her wits and lethal fighting skills. She always gets her mark. But her new mission will take her into the shadowy world of witches, where her strength may not be a match against powe...more
Mirage, a bounty hunter, lives by her wits and lethal fighting skills. She always gets her mark. But her new mission will take her into the shadowy world of witches, where her strength may not be a match against powe...more
Mass Market Paperback, 395 pages
Published
August 1st 2008
by Orbit
(first published April 1st 2006)
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In brief: This is a good book. An original world, interesting protagonists, a fun story, and a satisfying conclusion.
The book jumps back and forth between two points of view. Miryo is a young witch who must kill her doppelganger before she can control her own magic. Mirage is the doppelganger, a particularly gifted warrior and Hunter. Both characters are strong, independent, determined, and likable. Naturally, Miryo's mission to kill her double soon becomes far more complicated and messier than...more
The book jumps back and forth between two points of view. Miryo is a young witch who must kill her doppelganger before she can control her own magic. Mirage is the doppelganger, a particularly gifted warrior and Hunter. Both characters are strong, independent, determined, and likable. Naturally, Miryo's mission to kill her double soon becomes far more complicated and messier than...more
I randomly picked up this book at the library because I liked the cover. I thought it was really good! I liked the original ideas, I liked the characters, the setting was interesting. I'm interested to read the second one.
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This book has an interesting look at the world of witches. It is a fantasy book that takes place on a world that operates with magic under the care of the Goddess. In order for a witch to come into her powers she undergoes a ceremony when she is just a baby that creates a Doppelganger, a twin of herself, where the witch has the power and the Doppelganger has none. In order for the witch to master her power the Doppelganger must be killed.
This story centres around a w...more
This book has an interesting look at the world of witches. It is a fantasy book that takes place on a world that operates with magic under the care of the Goddess. In order for a witch to come into her powers she undergoes a ceremony when she is just a baby that creates a Doppelganger, a twin of herself, where the witch has the power and the Doppelganger has none. In order for the witch to master her power the Doppelganger must be killed.
This story centres around a w...more
Some books barely make it to my bookshelf once I’ve bought them. They’re constantly at the ready for me to pick up at any free minute, just to get a few more pages in, and are usually devoured in two or three days. However, other books hook me in the store, receive my undivided attention for about 100 pages and then find themselves bookmarked and shelved for a long afternoon or weekend of bad television, cast aside for other new bookstore treasures. For me, this book was the latter, and when I p...more
I out off reading this books for a few years, to separate myself mentally on it from it's author, who I made acquaintance with while she was a student at Harvard University. I prefer to do that when I know an author personally, to get their work and sit on it for a while, so as not to influence my reception to the book based on my emotional reaction to the author as a person.
Doppelganger is a story two women, who on the onset appear emotionally and mentally to be very different persons living in...more
Doppelganger is a story two women, who on the onset appear emotionally and mentally to be very different persons living in...more
There's a lot to like about this fantasy tale. The world-building is interesting (if nothing else, the use of Japanese-style names is a refreshing change from recycled Tolkien Elvish). The magic system and the society behind it are nicely realized. If the overall nature (political, economic) of the fantasy realm is a bit sketchy, the groups we get involved in -- Witches (multiple schools of elemental magic) and Hunters (assassins / spies / bodyguards / sellswords of different guilds) -- are nice...more
Not bad, not bad at all. The cover put me off (looks like some trashy fantasy, sorry!), but the reviews on goodreads convinced me to try it anyway. A fast-paced action-fantasy-adventure story. Characters interesting though at times a little wooden. Good story idea (doppelgangers). As another reviewer has said, the setting of the book has all the basic elements of the classic medieval period, but with a refreshing twist of eastern influence. World well-drawn, detailed and whole. Ending quite well...more
When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. Witches are supposed to kill these doppelgangers to be able to practice magic. The jacket tells us this, yet the main witch character is not aware of it until pretty far in. I read the beginning thinking that the character knew that information, and that's not the case. It wasn't too big of an issue because there is a pretty interesting murder mystery to read about. The mystery solving became my main interest after I realized that I didn't love th...more
When I first picked this book up off the shelf I knew I just had to have it. I mean, look at that cover! It just screams, "Buy me!" And so of course I obliged the voices in my head and bought it and it's sequel. I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I should have listened to the voices in my head. There was many aspects of this novel that I absolutely loved, and just a few that fell flat.
I love the premise for the story. Doppelganger's? How cool is that?! It's like having an evil twin, ex...more
I love the premise for the story. Doppelganger's? How cool is that?! It's like having an evil twin, ex...more
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Aug 03, 2010
Teghan
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of Maria V Snyder
Shelves:
fantasy
An excellent novel. Imaginative, suspenseful, and well paced.
I originally thought this book took place in the contemporary world in New York or other such city - I have no idea why. But I was surprised to find out that it was not, but instead set in a rather traditional fantasy landscape.
That aside, it was tweeked in just the right ways to make it intriguing.
The book needs to be just a tad longer as I wanted to spend just a little bit longer in the world she had created.
Brennan lacks the tech...more
I originally thought this book took place in the contemporary world in New York or other such city - I have no idea why. But I was surprised to find out that it was not, but instead set in a rather traditional fantasy landscape.
That aside, it was tweeked in just the right ways to make it intriguing.
The book needs to be just a tad longer as I wanted to spend just a little bit longer in the world she had created.
Brennan lacks the tech...more
I was pleasantly surprised! I didn't expect much after the run of books I have had lately. In this one the story line is fresh and the two main characters are both very likeable, yet completely different. The story: Witches help make the world go round (healing, bringing weather, protecting crops, clean water, etc) Hunters take care of the people who are becoming less desirable (lets face it-they are hired assassins). Red hair is the color of witches and Mirage a hunter has red hair, which she h...more
It's a very light read, with a fascinating premise, and its ending clearly nods to another book, because culturally, the issue at hand is not resolved. This is good, and I really wish I'd bought the second book, Warrior and Witch (which has one of the most gorgeous. covers. ever!), cause I really, really want to read it now that I've read the blurb. Oh well, I'll get it soon enough. [return][return]It's an easy enough book to recommend, but with fair warning: it's a first novel (not first writte...more
I happened upon these books at the local bookstore, proving that sometimes it is good to judge a book by it's cover. The author successfully captured a new world and a new form of power, laying it out beautifully in a very interesting way that made you want to keep reading. By the end of the sequel, this power changes again, and I eagerly await the possibility of more in the series to explain that development. I recommended it to my father because of the science fiction aspect of it, hoping that...more
This was a really good read -- both of the women at the center of the story were strong and compelling (I got attached to Mirage faster than to Miryo, but I suspect part of that is my own bias), and the adventure was fun to read. Mirage's working partnership with Eclipse is the kind of thing I would like to see more of in fiction: a male-female friendship that *works* as a friendship, and doesn't get sexual tension piled on it for the narrative's sake. The society they move through is fascinatin...more
Oct 10, 2011
Shiran
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People who enjoy Lord Of the Rings style writing
I really, really wanted to enjoy this book, but unfortunately I just couldn't. I found that I could make no connection to the characters, they were flat and a bit boring, especially Miryo. This was an excruciatingly slow book and I found that the names and made up language were tedious and made it hard to follow what was going on. It took half the book for the two main characters to meet up and then in one chapter they had resolved to not kill each other and became friends. I liked the idea of t...more
I was clearing my bookshelves and discovered I never added a review for the two books that make up this dark fantasy series. Mirage is a bounty hunter and the main character of the story. She has been trained as a hunter and that is all she knows. She is hired to take on a case that will change everything she has ever believed about witches. She is hired by a young witch named Miryo because she has failed her initiation test into the witchhood. Her powers did not come to her and there can be onl...more
A very slow start for me, it took a long time for me to read because the storyline didn't catch my interest or connect with me. I would pick it up to read and then put it down for months at a time, but I made a commitment to read all the books that I had started so I did, it was a little boring, don't get me wrong it was ok just not great. It had good parts but not very many of them, it was a slow go but very interesting how everything worked out and the conclusion had me hooked so I will probab...more
Mar 21, 2011
Christine
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy-and-science-fiction
I went into this book, not expecting much more than another dime-a-dozen fantasy reads, and it was pretty much what I expected. That said, I did enjoy the book, although I would say that only about one event in the whole book is unpredicted; most everything else you will be able to guess as you go along. However! The characters were likable, the writing was fair, and the book was edited well. It was a short and enjoyable read, and if I am feeling a little bored on a rainy afternoon, chances are...more
Warrior
By Marie Brennan
This book was an accidental reread I had borrowed it from my husband and forgotten I read it previously. It is absolutely just as good the second time through and I am looking forward to the next book in the series. The book follows two women, a witch and a warrior, on their daily lives fulfilling their set upon tasks. To give many more details would be to give spoilers but I definitely think this book is worth the read. I enjoy books about magic and books about trained as...more
By Marie Brennan
This book was an accidental reread I had borrowed it from my husband and forgotten I read it previously. It is absolutely just as good the second time through and I am looking forward to the next book in the series. The book follows two women, a witch and a warrior, on their daily lives fulfilling their set upon tasks. To give many more details would be to give spoilers but I definitely think this book is worth the read. I enjoy books about magic and books about trained as...more
I received this book and sequel Witch in a raffle from the Worldbuilders fundraiser sponsored by author Patrick Rothfuss to benefit Heifer International. I thought I'd try it before donating to the library, and have already finished it. Well done fantasy, about two 25 year old women who are strangely linked. Mirage is a hunter, that is a courier, investigator, and warrior, and earlier trained as a sacred dancer. Miryo is just finishing her education as a witch, to be tested by all the elements....more
I had never heard of this author before. My brother noticed this book in our local book store. He read the back and said it sounded interesting. I took a chance, and I am SO glad I did. I love the world that Brennan created. It is extremely interesting. This book gets exciting right away. It was almost impossible to put down. I loved the plot line. The chapters in the book switch back and forth between the two main characters and each story is exciting in its own way. You get attached to both of...more
I really really tried to read this book, but I just couldn't finish it. I liked the witchy-kind of stuff, but... for me it was like: something happens. They talk about it. They talk about what to do next. Something happens. They talk about it. They talk about what to do next. Something happens - I could go on for ages, I think. I actually bought Warrior & Witch at the same time, so I intend to read it again in a few months, maybe after I've finished school? Maybe I like it when I've got a ch...more
I picked this one up at a used book store while on vacation because I was intrigued by the back cover blurb, even though it felt that it gave away too much of the story. But did it?
Well, yes and no: Yes, because it told me what the first 2/3 of the book spent doing, so there was no suspense there, but no, because it definitely did not give away the very interesting resolution to the problem.
Most likely highlighting my own shortcoming as a reader, I admit that the "paths" and "rays" of Ms Brennan...more
Well, yes and no: Yes, because it told me what the first 2/3 of the book spent doing, so there was no suspense there, but no, because it definitely did not give away the very interesting resolution to the problem.
Most likely highlighting my own shortcoming as a reader, I admit that the "paths" and "rays" of Ms Brennan...more
2.5 stars really because I whipped right through this book once I started reading it. But points taken off for shaky characterization and poor naming/worldbuilding.
I appreciate that it's difficult to write a book with two main characters who are the same person. Literally, the same person. It's tricky, right, because how do you make them different enough to be interesting without resorting to superficial stuff, and yet still keep them the same person? I don't know. I'm not sure Marie Brennan kno...more
I appreciate that it's difficult to write a book with two main characters who are the same person. Literally, the same person. It's tricky, right, because how do you make them different enough to be interesting without resorting to superficial stuff, and yet still keep them the same person? I don't know. I'm not sure Marie Brennan kno...more
Warrior was absolutely amazing.
Miryo is in an unusual predicament, as a witch, to gain control of her powers, she must kill someone who looks just like her, who is her. Someone who should have died when she was very young. Miryo has to kill her doppelganger, the other part of herself.
Mirage is on a mission to find out who killed a powerful witch, being wary of witches for most of her life she was uncomfortable with the contact she needs to have with them, but being the best at what she does, she...more
Miryo is in an unusual predicament, as a witch, to gain control of her powers, she must kill someone who looks just like her, who is her. Someone who should have died when she was very young. Miryo has to kill her doppelganger, the other part of herself.
Mirage is on a mission to find out who killed a powerful witch, being wary of witches for most of her life she was uncomfortable with the contact she needs to have with them, but being the best at what she does, she...more
One soul, two separate people. Neither know about each other, but when Miryo fails her initiation test to become a Witch and channel the magic she's spent 25 years studying for, the magic backlashes. Her soul is not complete, not while her doppelganger, the Warrior Mirage, still lives. To control her powers, Miryo has only one choice: to hunt the hunter and kill her.
This book was a nice break away from the traditional 'warrior women' stories circulating bookshelves. It has the same strong and de...more
This book was a nice break away from the traditional 'warrior women' stories circulating bookshelves. It has the same strong and de...more
Although Mirage is a skilled Hunter, she has often been mistaken for a witch due to her red hair, something that has always made her angry. So when she gets a job to investigate the murder of a prominent witch, she is hesitant at first but cannot turn down the thrill of a challenge and eventually accepts. Before she realizes it, she finds herself deep in a mystery that goes beyond one simple assassination. Meanwhile, Miryo is about to face the most important day of her young life, her test to be...more
Jan 18, 2010
Margaret
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy-and-science-fiction,
authors-ab
Mirage is a bounty hunter, one of the best there is. Miryo is a witch, studying for her initiation tests. When Miryo fails, her teachers tell her that it's because she has a double -- Mirage -- whom Miryo must kill in order to control her powers and pass her initiation. It's a captivating premise, and the books live up to it. The worldbuilding is excellent, particularly in the second book, when we learn more about the witches' community and organization, and the magical system is intriguing and...more
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So I read this book because a friend had lent me the second one in the series, and she usually gives me pretty good stuff, so I went searching for the first one in the library.
The nice thing about this book is that it is a fantasy novel with a fresh, new concept, interesting social structure, and not a bad magic system, had no annoying stereotypes (that I can think of offhand), and I hadn't felt like I'd already read it a million times before. And while the writing style was such that I pretty m...more
The nice thing about this book is that it is a fantasy novel with a fresh, new concept, interesting social structure, and not a bad magic system, had no annoying stereotypes (that I can think of offhand), and I hadn't felt like I'd already read it a million times before. And while the writing style was such that I pretty m...more
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Jan 27, 2010 01:29pm