(from inside jacket) "In The Arm of the Stone, Victoria Strauss has created a reality of two worlds: Handpower, based on technology, and Mindpower,...
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Nov 28, 2011
Kay
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Overall the writing was solid. The pieces of plot fit together. There's a prophecy plot and a whole wrestling with fate that's classic fantasy. But there were a few issues that keep it an okay rather than a great or good book.
Imagine the wizarding world has subjugated the rest of the world and blotted out technology to Dark Ages level, then imagine that Hogwarts is sadistic and legalistic and Professor Snape is the nicest teacher on staff. Keep all the legalism of the Catholic c More...
Imagine the wizarding world has subjugated the rest of the world and blotted out technology to Dark Ages level, then imagine that Hogwarts is sadistic and legalistic and Professor Snape is the nicest teacher on staff. Keep all the legalism of the Catholic c More...
Apr 17, 2011
Helen
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Having real trouble getting into this - i just can't work out why the "bad guys" are nasty and evil. Yes, there is corruption and nastiness in general - but why is the institution of baddies worthy of being taken down :S
I've seen tech = evil done so very well by David Weber in Off Armageddon Reef where the protaganist has a very understandable reason for causing change (and introducing tech back again). So here it's really f More...
Having real trouble getting into this - i just can't work out why the "bad guys" are nasty and evil. Yes, there is corruption and nastiness in general - but why is the institution of baddies worthy of being taken down :S
I've seen tech = evil done so very well by David Weber in Off Armageddon Reef where the protaganist has a very understandable reason for causing change (and introducing tech back again). So here it's really f More...
Jan 30, 2012
Alyssa
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The beginning of The Arm of the Stone was really rocky for me. Honestly, it got to the point where I thought about giving it up; however, I didn't and I'm glad I stuck with it.
I thought the beginning was rather drawn out and overloaded with characters, history, etc. Also, the conflict didn't seem very interesting to me: Bron's family swears to take back the Stone, which was once theirs and reclaim their power from the Guardians who now hold it. I thought this was too simplistic and it More...
I thought the beginning was rather drawn out and overloaded with characters, history, etc. Also, the conflict didn't seem very interesting to me: Bron's family swears to take back the Stone, which was once theirs and reclaim their power from the Guardians who now hold it. I thought this was too simplistic and it More...
Dec 16, 2011
Barbara
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A little slow-paced, and with some clichés especially at the beginning. It was hard to get past the first half, the second half was smoother and with some surprises. For high fantasy lovers, but not for me, I won't continue this series. It's well written, but too descriptive for my tastes.
Jul 17, 2009
Ellen
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Well maybe 4 stars is a little high but the whole background "world" for this fantasy book was fascinating and totally new. I "think" I might look for the next one in the series-but maybe not. It did seem a little ponderous at times. We'll see. At least it's just a duology.
Jun 10, 2011
C.S.
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This is the kind of fantasy that pushes past my general distaste for fantasy. While I wasn't happy with the pure fantasy elements (I never am), the quality and depth of the writing kept me reading.
May 05, 2011
Travis
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Loved it. Didnt think i was goign to enjoy it in the begining but one i got about 30 pages in, it had me hooked. I couldnt put it down. I enjoyed the unraveling of the the story and the melding of the different characters lives. I am looking forward to reading the sequel to this story.
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