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The Fade
The civilisations of Callespa have evolved underground, away from the lethal suns that scour the skin of their moon. In tunnels and vast caverns bored out millennia ago, they build their cities and fight their wars. But down there in the dark, a catastrophe is brewing; and the only person who might be able to prevent it is locked in an inescapable prison on the wrong side...more
Hardcover, 312 pages
Published
October 18th 2007
by Gollancz
(first published January 1st 2007)
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I was walking up and down in the bookstore with the need to read something. The Fade did not catch my eye - neither the title nor the cover seemed interesting. Eventualy, more bored than interested I did look at it. The back cover promised a great conspiracy, but I have learned not to expect too much - it is very hard to write a good conspiracy or intrigue.
I had a look at page one to see if I would even enjoy the author's style. The writing was fast paced and I quickly found myself halfway down...more
I had a look at page one to see if I would even enjoy the author's style. The writing was fast paced and I quickly found myself halfway down...more
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Another Big Kiss for Chris Wooding for making my reading time 100% Pure Bliss!!!! The Fade is an compelling and intelligent Novel. It is a exceptionally original fantasy from a multi-award winning Author. Deep in the enemy territory a captive languishes in an inescapable prison. A skilled assassin, a thief, a spy; highly intelligent, exceptionally dangerous and dangerously obsessed. She wants out & for those Dark souls who put her in there she wants them Dead.... blown up nothing left DEAD.....more
This isn't the type of book I'd usually read, so I wasn't sure what to expect from it. I liked the description of it, and it sounded quite promising. It turned out to be okay. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. I really enjoyed reading about the difference between all the tribes, both underground and aboveground. Oran had a very distinct voice which made her feel very real. Unfortunately, I didn't find the book all that engaging. It moved pretty slow and I thought the chapters counting do...more
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The Fade
The plot unfolds in a subterranean world of tunnels and caves on a moon whose surface is apparently uninhabitable due to the increased radiation of two suns. The story is narrated from the POV of one Cadre Massima Leithka Orna, assassin and spy from the city of Veya in Eskara, one of several nations, currently at war with the people of Gurta. Orna is held in one of the Gurta prisons inside a fort called Farakza, situated on the edge of the Borderlands. They prisoners are held in caves be...more
The plot unfolds in a subterranean world of tunnels and caves on a moon whose surface is apparently uninhabitable due to the increased radiation of two suns. The story is narrated from the POV of one Cadre Massima Leithka Orna, assassin and spy from the city of Veya in Eskara, one of several nations, currently at war with the people of Gurta. Orna is held in one of the Gurta prisons inside a fort called Farakza, situated on the edge of the Borderlands. They prisoners are held in caves be...more
Another truely excellent novel from Chris Wooding, The Fade is a deeply originally structured fantasy, with intricate characters and emotional complexities that get you very involved.
The story is about the lead character's revenge and the lengths they will go to. lots of satisfying subterfuge and spying, lockpicking and sneaking about - prison escapes and infiltrations. set in a subterrainean world in the midst of war - its a very interesting read.
where this book is original is in its narrative...more
The story is about the lead character's revenge and the lengths they will go to. lots of satisfying subterfuge and spying, lockpicking and sneaking about - prison escapes and infiltrations. set in a subterrainean world in the midst of war - its a very interesting read.
where this book is original is in its narrative...more
I thought this book was fantastic and for me reminiscent of the time machine by H. G. Wells and China Mieville's bas lag books; all books I love. The distinction between races that live above ground and below, both adapted over hundreds of generations reminded me of Well's time machine, with the political, warring aspects of subterranean life together with an array of individual races with their own cultures reminding me of Mieville's Bas Lag. Whilst Woodings work brought to mind two other fanta...more
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One Star...I did NOT like it. Why? A four-star author does some great prep work, then writes a two-star story that is almost not good. An insightful author writes some good words and ideas while the story walks a center-line between OK and UNREMARKABLE. Things get better after a while. I am starting to like this...no, I guess I'm wrong...The publisher has used toxic smelling ink or paper, so I am offended by the odor emitting from my 312 page paperback copy, and I see the story is just m...more
One Star...I did NOT like it. Why? A four-star author does some great prep work, then writes a two-star story that is almost not good. An insightful author writes some good words and ideas while the story walks a center-line between OK and UNREMARKABLE. Things get better after a while. I am starting to like this...no, I guess I'm wrong...The publisher has used toxic smelling ink or paper, so I am offended by the odor emitting from my 312 page paperback copy, and I see the story is just m...more
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Oct 02, 2009
Krys
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of revenge dramas, action thrillers, and mysteries.
Recommended to Krys by:
Peadar O'Guilin
Shelves:
british-authors,
own,
revenge-drama,
mystery-suspense,
fantasy,
medium-length-book,
stand-alone
I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK. This was one of my top 3 books I read in 2008. Stunning, gripping, riveting action sequences... emotionally real people. Everyone should be honoured to read something by Mr. Wooding. He is my new English novelist boyfriend after all. ;)
*This book made me automatically buy several other books of Mr. Wooding's... none of which, at this time in late 2009, I have read yet. I'm savouring them.
*This book made me automatically buy several other books of Mr. Wooding's... none of which, at this time in late 2009, I have read yet. I'm savouring them.
Another terrific adventure by Wooding, but with a more serious tone than the Ketty Jay series. Lots of imagination, and a "real" feel to places and characters. Wooding excels in writing fast-paced action, and in creating believable worlds. And he uses an interesting technique here in unfolding the story, with flashbacks inserted at opportune moments. Engrossing, hard to put aside.
Dec 15, 2012
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rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
teens bored with generic fantasy
Shelves:
fantasy
Like his other books, the world that Chris Wooding creates in this one is refreshing and easy to visualize, but the twist at the end feels somewhat cheap after all the excitement building up to it. It's still better than your typical dungeons and dragons teen fantasy book, and you'll fly through the pages, but it's not his best.
I loved this book, it doesn't seem to have attracted as much attention as I feel it should have done. My one wish is that Mr wooding will return to this world he created and expand on the story. Here's hoping.
Definitely one of the best books I've ever read - light but fully involves the reader. I keep hoping/praying for a sequel. Delightful
One of my favorites, especially because of the beautifully described underground setting. The plot is also very captivating and unpredictable. However I was sort of bothered by the war aspect of the plot, because there was really no clear reason why the two sides were fighting. They seemed to be fighting "just because" and so the protagonist could have a motivation. But that's not enough to lower my rating.
Exciting adventure featuring a strange underground world, a middle-aged female assassin, and an interesting narrative structure.
I really liked this book, the subject matter was very different to a lot of whats out there regarding fantasy. The ending was a bit of a let down though.
Orna is an assassin and a spy. she ends up captured, in the ongoing war between her people and the Gurta, and in a Gurta prison.
on the surface, this book is about her determination and strength of purpose to get home and to stop her son becoming a warrior.
the book alternates her story past and present, giving us insight into her, her husband and her society - and her world. of civilsations living underground, in fear of the blinding suns.
she's a stubborn heroine, with the intelligence and the s...more
on the surface, this book is about her determination and strength of purpose to get home and to stop her son becoming a warrior.
the book alternates her story past and present, giving us insight into her, her husband and her society - and her world. of civilsations living underground, in fear of the blinding suns.
she's a stubborn heroine, with the intelligence and the s...more
This was a fantastic sci-fi story, on a world where civilisation exists underground, away from the scorching and fatal sun. Orna is an assassin, a spy, and essentially a slave, indentured to the house that employs her. However, when she is captured by the enemy, and her husband is killed, she realises that her loyalties have been misplaced and desperately tries to make her way home, back to her son.
Wooding writes beautifully, and the world he's created is intensely compelling. This is one of the...more
Wooding writes beautifully, and the world he's created is intensely compelling. This is one of the...more
Best standalone I have ever read.
Lots of plot twists. Read for my independent book project at school.
Amazing.
Bit of a disappointment, this one, which I picked up hot on the heels of the Braided Path trilogy (for which, if you haven't already discovered it, I envy you), but still a pretty competent adventure fantasy. The jumpy-aroundness serves to stretch out the rather simplistic plot, and although the worldbuilding seems a little under-muster, Wooding's trademark descriptiveness goes some way to make up for these shortcomings.
Man the fade was like instances for me. the underworld and even the surface was just so well describe. I have to really appreciate the writing in this one. I guess the reason its not rated higher is because you either get sucked in or not at all. I on the other hand was sucked in and could not put the book down. Really felt like a crazy world to me.
WHY ARE THE CHAPTERS SO WIERD!? I am conflicted with this book because i like the premise, but it is so confusing, and it doesnt captivate me as much as i would like. I think i have stuck it out long enough with this book so ill porbably drop it today and not finish it. Its a little boring to be honest
Probably the outstanding speculative fiction novel of 2007. There's a full review at Strange Horizons
Dark, very much so - not in a whiny way though. To compare it to Game of Thrones: People die... ;)
Liked the consistency in the main character quite a bit.
Liked the consistency in the main character quite a bit.
The plot is a little predictable, but the world building and characterization are both great. Chris Wooding is a great and vastly under-rated writer.
This one blew me away. So intelligently written. Loved it.
Chris Wooding is showing his dark side...
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Chris Wooding grew up in a small town in Leicestershire, where not much of anything happened. So he started to write novels. He was sixteen when he completed his first. He had an agent by eighteen. By nineteen he had signed his first book deal. When he left university he began to write full-time, and he has been doing it professionally all his adult life.
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