false <![CDATA[Flesh and Spirit]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174770127m/437790.jpg 437790 2 The rebellious son of a long line of pureblood cartographers and diviners, Valen has spent years trying to escape the life ordained for him. His own mother predicted how he would meet his doom-and her divination is nearly fulfilled when he winds up half-dead, addicted to an enchantment that converts pain to pleasure and possessing only a stolen book of maps. <br/><br/> Offered sanctuary in a nearby monastery, Valen discovers that his book-rumored to lead men into the realm of angels-gains him entry into a world of secret societies, doomsayers, monks, princes, and madmen, all seeking the key to the doom of the world. Now, to preserve the lands of Navronne, Valen must face what he fled so long ago. For he alone can unlock the mystery that can save the world. 426653 2007 Flesh and Spirit total:257|5:73|4:102|3:54|2:21|1:7| 257 984 422 52 5 4 false false Sat Mar 22 18:44:23 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 11:30:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 21:16:10 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 22:23:04 -0700 2007 Flesh and Spirit is filled with sexist references to women, and very, very few female characters. The female characters involved are either 2-dimensional recepticles for male lust, or petty and ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 17:33:05 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 13:21:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 12:57:57 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 18:23:00 -0700 2008 recondeur, a spell-casting Pureblood with the bent for maps, paths, trails and directions who escaped his family and the Registry to live a free life. For twelve years he has done as he pleased, living precariously and not always honestly, a slave to the nivat seeds that ease the sickness...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 12:57:46 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 13:27:06 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 08:23:51 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 16:20:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 15:25:46 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 15:28:48 -0700 2009 Old-fashioned Prose, Interesting Twists...

Honestly, I almost didn't make it past the first 50 or so pages. The prose is a bit long-winded and old-fashioned (think Lord of the Rings) which requires a little bit of mental reshuffling (people just don't think, speak, or write that way anymo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 15:02:32 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 08:22:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 08:07:05 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 08:36:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 22 21:21:05 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:01:30 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 19:44:51 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 08:17:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 22:53:17 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 15:04:37 -0700 2009
I love the way Carol Berg develops her characters, and Valen is ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 12:50:51 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 12:57:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri May 30 23:18:52 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 23:49:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 09 09:32:35 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 10:45:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 16 21:10:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 21:10:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 24 20:49:38 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 20:51:32 -0700 2009
I also love the Luis Royo cover. ]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 16:58:03 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 17:06:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 19:04:12 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 22 16:28:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 09:18:42 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 13:34:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=437790