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Ember and Ash

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The old ones will have their revenge.

Two peoples have been fighting over the same land for a thousand years. Invaders crushed the original inhabitants, and ancient powers have reluctantly given way to newer magics. But Ember was to change all this with a wedding to bind these warring people together - until her future goes up in flames.

Ember's husband-to-be is murdered by...more

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Published May 1st 2011 by Orbit

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Jun 15, 2011 jD rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 1_library-yes, series_fantasy, fantasy_adventure_worldbuilding, paranormal-political, 2011-read

Ember and Ash is a fitting installment to the The Castings Trilogy. I enjoyed returning to the Domains twenty or so years post Bramble, Acton, and the Enchanter. Our heroes and heroines are the descendents of characters from Casting. Ms. Freeman takes us on a new journey through the Domains and introduces us to the old gods -- up-close and personal. As before, each Domain has a story and a unique role in the destinies of this new generation. At the conclusion of the Casting Trilogy, the people o...more Ember and Ash is a fitting installment to the The Castings Trilogy. I enjoyed returning to the Domains twenty or so years post Bramble, Acton, and the Enchanter. Our heroes and heroines are the descendents of characters from Casting. Ms. Freeman takes us on a new journey through the Domains and introduces us to the old gods -- up-close and personal. As before, each Domain has a story and a unique role in the destinies of this new generation. At the conclusion of the Casting Trilogy, the people of the old blood (dark hair and red heads) and Acton's people (Blondes)a thousand years earlier found their way to a bloody truce. Lies and truths buried for more than a thousand years were at the heart of an Enchanter's madness that resulted in the death of many beloved characters. I left the Casting Trilogy satisfied with the conclusion but mourning so much loss.

I was prepared for the sacrifices Ms. Freeman is willing to make to illustrate tragedies that come with desperation and bad karma. Ember and Ash had many of these sad and dark moments of loss but also the gain of new heroes and legends. (view spoiler)

I truly enjoyed this book once I got the rhythm of it which was about halfway through. My delayed engagement had little to do with Ms. Freeman’s pace and story building but more so my personal preference when reading fantasy. Ms. Freeman is a captivating storyteller but her writing is akin to a well narrated fireside tale. She does not speak to her readers with poetic or lyrical prose but rather practical and concise words laid out on the page. Her writing style captured my imagination and emotions but it felt like an extraction vs. the seduction I experience with Robin Hobb (Royal Assassin) and Juliet Marillier (Seer of Sevenwaters). Like I said, it’s a matter of personal taste but worth mentioning for those who share my preference.

When I look at the work in its fullness, I have to go with four stars or more like four and a half. I enjoyed the journey through the Domains, the elemental gods, the life and death struggles, and the unexpected twist at the end -- bittersweet but satisfying. There is no cliffhanger. This is a freestanding book that would be difficult to understand without reading Casting Trilogy which I highly recommend to fantasy lovers.
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Apr 08, 2012 Tsana Dolichva rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Ember and Ash by Pamela Freeman is a set twenty years after the events at the end of the Castings Trilogy (Blood Ties, Deep Water and Full Circle). It is technically a sequel, and some of the characters from Castings do pop up again, but it very much stands alone. I think the main thing one would miss from not reading Castings, is a deeper exploration of the past colonial racism and oppression. Oh, and there are some spoilers for wh...more Originally posted here: http://tsanasreads.tumblr.com/post/20...

Ember and Ash by Pamela Freeman is a set twenty years after the events at the end of the Castings Trilogy (Blood Ties, Deep Water and Full Circle). It is technically a sequel, and some of the characters from Castings do pop up again, but it very much stands alone. I think the main thing one would miss from not reading Castings, is a deeper exploration of the past colonial racism and oppression. Oh, and there are some spoilers for who survives the world almost ending in Castings, although not all the prominent Castings characters rate a mention.

A few words on comparisons with the Castings Trilogy first. Castings is a story about colonial invasion, ongoing racial oppression and revenge. It’s much more violent than Ember and Ash and found some aspects (there was a lot of — realistic — sexual violence) very haunting. In terms of social world building, parallels between the Travellers, the oppressed original inhabitants of the Domains, can be drawn to just about any displaced indigenous peoples. However, in Ember and Ash there is less overt racism and, while still relevant, race plays a less life-defining role.

Ember and Ash is more a story about places and the powers that reside in different landscapes. The Ice King, who made some background appearances in Castings, is much more prominent, ditto the Power of Fire. It’s also a story about how tenuous the status quo can be and how legal equality does not necessarily translate to social equality, especially when things start to go wrong.

This is the kind of book you can’t read too quickly lest you don’t absorb all of it. Freeman’s writing style is somewhat literary, dwelling on magical symbolism as much, if not more, than action. In some ways, it reminds me of Margo Lanagan’s Tender Morsels, but in style more than content. There was also a lot of lovely imagery, some of it bordering on metaphorical.

The story opens with Ember’s marriage ceremony going awry when the Power (spirit/god) of Fire makes an appearance and takes back the gift of fire until such time as Ember makes the long journey to Fire Mountain. And incidentally, he incinerates her husband. And so begins the quest. Aided by Ash, her sort-of-cousin-but-technically-nephew-and-not-by-blood-anyway, and a few other friends, relatives and guards, she sets off. Meanwhile, the people left behind — her father the Warlord, her mother the seer — are left to organise some means of surviving the not-as-distant-as-it-previously-seemed winter without any fire.

I very much liked Ember as a character. Raised to be a Warlord’s wife by her father and skilled in negotiation, her Traveller mother makes sure Ember knows other practical skills as well. Ash starts off thinking of Ember as his silly highborn cousin who cares only for a good marriage. As the story progresses and Ember is given the chance to prove herself on their journey, he comes to respect her intelligence and character. It was very well done and an interesting transition to watch.

I enjoyed Ember and Ash, but I think I liked Castings more. In the end, despite a similar style, they are structured very differently with different aspects of world-building as story foci. On the other hand, Ember and Ash was more consistently enjoyable since, unlike Castings, it didn’t have interludes of miscellaneous cameo characters between PoV character chapters. In Castings those broke up the flow a bit, despite it all coming together at the end. The romantic plot line in Ember and Ash is unconventional (I don’t think I can explain how without spoilers) but more prominent than any in Castings.

Ultimately, I think more nuance will come through in Ember and Ash if you’ve read Castings before it, but Castings is not for the faint of heart and not necessary to enjoy Ember and Ash.

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Dec 27, 2011 Belinda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, fantasy, okay-books, reviews, realistic, ya

The whole concept of the book is really interesting.

It's really obvious that this book is a sequel to a much more detailed story, or in this case trilogy---The Castings Trilogy.
What's good though is that you don't need to have any prior knowledge of it to still, to an extent, enjoy reading this book. However, it would probably make the book more interesting and effective if you had read the previous books first.
Because, while I was reading it, everything was fairly rushed. We were supposed to fe...more The whole concept of the book is really interesting.

It's really obvious that this book is a sequel to a much more detailed story, or in this case trilogy---The Castings Trilogy.
What's good though is that you don't need to have any prior knowledge of it to still, to an extent, enjoy reading this book. However, it would probably make the book more interesting and effective if you had read the previous books first.
Because, while I was reading it, everything was fairly rushed. We were supposed to feel a sense of hurt, or sympathy towards certain characters, namely Martine, but since I'd only just 'met' her, it wasn't carried out that well. I think Freeman relied on previous feelings we might've carried over from reading the first books.
Furthermore, I don't know if Ember or Ash (Elva's son) were in the trilogy, but I didn't really care about what happened to them, to be honest. They were still interesting though, and there was quite clear character development in Ember.

All in all though, I think it was carried out really well. Martine was probably featured in the previous books. I haven't read any of them, but the turmoil she went through with Arvid, still managed to get to me even a little bit. All the fine details about the world were touched, but didn't get overwhelming and there wasn't really any info-dump, or if there was, it was handled well.

If part of the reason of the book, was to make others read her previous novels, then Freeman did her job. Just enough back story leaked through to intrigue you, but not enough to give everything away. And from what I've read, her characters seem realistic as well through the emotions they feel and the way they react.

This is probably contradicting to what I've said before, but even though I'm intrigued about this world, I'm not that hyped about reading about it. It's because it seems like a pretty hefty read. Just imagine a whole world, with its history of turmoil, bloodshed, woes and victories, and not to mention world-shattering change, crammed into three books. That's the feel I'm getting though, and it's probably because from reading Ember and Ash, even though I was only exposed to little amounts of it, it showed to me a great deal, that that world is really complicated. Really complicated.(less)

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Dec 02, 2011 steven rated it 2 of 5 stars

This tale really feels like it is part of a larger world. It's a good introduction to that world - one where gods are less than Powers, where rolling die can reveal the future, where each element and abstract concept is manifest - but it can all get a little much at times.

This is not a swashbuckling adventure story (the summary make that pretty clear, but it should be stated again for the record). This is a somewhat mild walk through a magical land. People die or become misplaced along the way,...more

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Jan 03, 2011 Anu rated it 4 of 5 stars

"Ember and Ash" is a fantasy set in the Last Domain of the Eleven Domains. The fantasy setting revolves around the Great Powers: Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Forest and Ice. The book starts off with a disastrous wedding followed by an emotional argument between the protagonist and one of the Great powers, whose consequence is that fires all over the domain are smothered and cannot be re-lit. This being a horrible situation in the cold northern domain, the protagonist Ember, the daughter of the warlo...more "Ember and Ash" is a fantasy set in the Last Domain of the Eleven Domains. The fantasy setting revolves around the Great Powers: Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Forest and Ice. The book starts off with a disastrous wedding followed by an emotional argument between the protagonist and one of the Great powers, whose consequence is that fires all over the domain are smothered and cannot be re-lit. This being a horrible situation in the cold northern domain, the protagonist Ember, the daughter of the warlord of the Last Domain, is set the task of stealing an ember from the Fire mountain, which is the seat of Fire. There are a few other characters of note: Arvid and Martine (the rulers of the Last domain as well as the parents of Ember), Ash Senior and Ash Junior (the former being favored of Water, and the latter being a peer of Ember who shares the trials of the journey with her), Cedar (a strange young man with the power of stone-casting), and Elva (Gods-touched, able to speak with the gods and relay their messages to the peoples).

The character development is done beautifully. There is a certain dynamism lacking in the main characters which can be forgiven thanks to the intricate weaving of the story which makes each character perfect for his or her role. Each of them shows sudden out-of-character jumps which can almost be thought as pushing the boundaries, but they go back to their two-dimensional role post the aberration. This was my only complaint with the book. Other than this, the plot is highly developed, and left me waiting to know more. The descriptions are lyrical, and the fantasy setting is amazingly beautiful. Initially, I was a little confused due to the storyline being broken up to follow the paths of four or so characters one after the other. However, it all comes together in a climactic finish and all the loose ends are tightly wrapped up. The whole book sets the heart rate at a little-faster-than-normal pace, the breaths shallow and fast, waiting, waiting, to know what happens at the end. But, unlike some other books where the end is all that matters, the journey through the book is illuminating and leaves the reader with a satisfaction that is hard to deny. I would recommend this book to all fantasy readers out there, with the advice to be patient with the story-line initially. It is definitely worth the read!(less)

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Apr 04, 2011 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: earcs, fantasy

This was a really fun book to read. At times the multiple viewpoints made it difficult to follow the plotlines, but everything comes together in the end. The descriptions are moving and evocative, and I found myself rereading parts because they were so good. It appears that this book is set in the same world as the author's previous books, so I think there were some things that I missed because I hadn't read those, but it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story.

The magic in this novel is...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Deirdre rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really did enjoy this read, and while I didn't quite *like* the ending, it was the right end for the society.

Ember has a path laid out for her life. She's going to marry Osfrid and unite two kingdoms. It's what is planned. Until the part of the marriage cermony where they leap the fire together, and Osfrid is consumed by fire. Fire speaks directly to Ember and sends her on a quest, when she resits he takes fire away from almost everyone, it's never really explained why certain fires remain, bu...more

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Apr 19, 2011 Kae Cheatham rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I chose Pamela Freeman’s Ember and Ash because of the world-building elements suggested in the overview. I was not cheated here at all and was introduced to a rich work with eleven domains, each with their own environmental attributes as well as spiritual beliefs. But each Domain is under the influence of the Powers--main elements of nature--even when the people don’t recognize this.

The story develops when the Power, Fire suddenly denies fire to several Domains, beginning with the Last Dominion,...more I chose Pamela Freeman’s Ember and Ash because of the world-building elements suggested in the overview. I was not cheated here at all and was introduced to a rich work with eleven domains, each with their own environmental attributes as well as spiritual beliefs. But each Domain is under the influence of the Powers--main elements of nature--even when the people don’t recognize this.

The story develops when the Power, Fire suddenly denies fire to several Domains, beginning with the Last Dominion, where Ember and her family reside. To have the all-important element returned, Ember must travel to Fire Mountain to placate Fire. Her entourage includes Ash and Cedar, brothers who become vital to a successful quest. Ember refers to them as her cousins, but she isn’t truly blood related.

Especially dominant are the characters of Ember and her parents, Martine and Arvid. Ember starts as a privileged girl who gains maturity as the story progresses. This transformation influences her decision-making in a well paced logical way. Her mother Martine is from an old line of seers; her strengths and that of her lineage come through well. Arvid, Ember’s father, is conflicted by his position as Warlord of Last Domain and his love for his wife, who it appears has been deceitful with him. The emotional interactions between the two, and the events that caused them, are some of the most powerful in the book.

Many of the early chapters that detail the travels of Ember’s group are also used to elucidate the beliefs and magic associated with the various regions of this World: The Great Forest, Starkling, and Ice King’s Country are all vividly presented.

The lifestyles of the various places are well defined, but the attempt to explain the interrelated histories of each gets a bit muddled. Several chapters are told from the view points of women who travel throughout Last Domain to prepare people for the hard times ahead without fire. While these were interesting, I felt distracted from the events involving the main protagonists. By the end of the book, I felt Freeman included too much information--some of which prompted my puzzlement about the story’s ending.

I also found the official overview to be quite misleading. Ember doesn’t strike out for retribution, but is following the orders of Fire—orders necessary to restore fire to her people. Fire’s reasons become convoluted from Chapter 2 to the end, where a new elemental power is introduced; that’s one of the puzzlements I had at with the ending.

But overall, Ember and Ash is a story of quest and transformation with lyrical writing and strong characters. It provides an interesting trip into an intriguing and well-thought-out world.
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Jul 13, 2012 Elspeth Allison rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's fairly obvious to see why this book won the 2012 Aurealis Award in the Fantasy Novel category. There's something very beautiful about the simplicity of the plot; princess goes on quest to retrieve Fire.

Two of the things that I absolutely loved about this novel were the following;

The names. Within the universe that Freeman has created there are different races, different nations, different tribes, and they are easily distinguished by their names. Some are named after trees and flowers and ot...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Josh Townley rated it 5 of 5 stars

Ember and Ash is a standalone novel set in the world previously established in Freeman’s Castings Trilogy. As I haven’t yet read these books, I did feel like I was missing something at first. The fantasy world is rich in magic, history and customs and it’s clear a lot of time has been spent world building. The elements of magic are really well done, and I loved the idea of ‘Sight’, a gift that some people possess, allowing them to communicate with the gods, or read the future by ‘casting’ (readi...more

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Sep 03, 2011 Ruth rated it 3 of 5 stars

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May 12, 2011 Craig rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

20 years after the Castings trilogy and dealing with a deeper, more fundamental level of "gods" than the first three, this book logically extends the format of the others by completely eliminating the small personal vignettes that helped the author build her world, and becoming completely plot oriented, although retaining multiple viewpoints. Pretty essential to have read the trilogy first, I'd say. This is a very complex and unusual world, and Ember/Ash extends the complexity in a very good way...more

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Aug 22, 2011 Lindsay Stares rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Ember and Ash
Pamela Freeman, 2011

Recent Release, copy for review provided by Netgalley.

Premise: Ember thinks she has her life planned out. She is going to marry another warlord's son, uniting his land with her father's. Unfortunately, the godlike Powers that allied with her mother's people in the old days have other ideas, and soon Ember and her cousin Ash are plunged into a dangerous journey to save their people from the will of the capricious Powers....more

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Sep 30, 2011 Cheryl Landmark rated it 4 of 5 stars

"Ember and Ash" takes place several years after the Castings Trilogy, but is set in the same world and some of the characters from the trilogy make an appearance in this book. Ember is the daughter of Arvid, the warlord, and Martine, the stonecaster. Ash is the son of the seer, Elva. I really enjoyed visiting Ms. Freeman's world again and learning more about the elemental gods, such as Fire, Water and Air. The author's world and character building was beautifully done.

Ember was a great character...more

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Apr 20, 2011 J.C. Hart rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have always been a sucker for the elements. It’s one of the reasons I decided to request this book for review. That said, I think that they have been done to death in some ways and I was a little worried about that going in. Thankfully, I needn’t have wasted the energy, because for me, the way the elements have been utilized in this story were refreshing and riveting.

Freeman paints a lush and wondrous world in her book, full of a variety of peoples with rich histories and beliefs. I could get...more I have always been a sucker for the elements. It’s one of the reasons I decided to request this book for review. That said, I think that they have been done to death in some ways and I was a little worried about that going in. Thankfully, I needn’t have wasted the energy, because for me, the way the elements have been utilized in this story were refreshing and riveting.

Freeman paints a lush and wondrous world in her book, full of a variety of peoples with rich histories and beliefs. I could get lost in it so easily, and did in fact, charging through this book at lightening pace. I think the world building was pretty phenomenal, and loved the way the elements played into each group, and their beliefs.

I also particularly enjoyed the layers of political/social/religious belief in the story. The main characters come from a background of two peoples, one of which has been subsumed by the other. They have taken some of their beliefs underground, as they are forbidden to share certain knowledge with non Travelers, and this influences heavily on the plot of the novel.

There were an assortment of characters in the book, who all remained true to themselves throughout the novel. Ember is feisty, and marked by the element of Fire, and Ash by Air. They are cousins, but not by blood. Throughout the novel they are drawn closer together; it’s a subtle kind of romance. I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but I was really satisfied with how their interactions played out throughout the novel, though I am sure some will not be.

The secondary characters were all interesting as well, each having their own driving motivations and story lines that were also fulfilled throughout the novel. I particularly enjoyed Cedar’s storyline, and the way his character grew – I loved that I could imagine and daydream about these characters lives beyond the novel.

I could spend a lot more time in this world, so will be interested to see whether the author revisits it with other characters and stories. If you love fantasy, magic, escaping the real world, and just good stories in general, you should definitely check this out. I give it a 4 star rating.(less)

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Jun 17, 2011 Splash Of Our Worlds *Yiota* rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: must-buy-printed

Ember and Ash is a big book. Like really big. I can't say i was tired with it though. I read so many YAs and this one is pure fantasy. The more adult-like. It felt good reading it.

The multiple POVs in the book give the story a different way to enjoy it. You don't just follow the protagonists but people less important and from different tribes, ideas, etc. Result of that is to get a better idea of how the world thinks and acts without being confusing. It's so full of adventure and less battles an...more

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May 25, 2011 Daisy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

This really is a book you shouldn't judge by its cover! Cause the cover is just blah and a bit boring and more western looking and the story, OMG, it was AMAZING! Based on the cover I would have expected cowboys (I'm not really sure why) and this book was so absolutely wonderful and was certainly not a western. Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just not my thing.

I loved the storytelling! Somewhere along the first chapters I got the feeling there'd been another story set in the same...more

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Jul 01, 2012 Jamie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I guess maybe I'd five this a 3.5 if I could. I rounded up for a certain characters choice at the end. I haven't read the Castings trilogy, so I can say that you don't need to read those first. The world is a lot to jump into, but if your not into the world you can still enjoy the story. Not exactly action packed. It's more like exploring a little bit of the world and the choices the characters make in it. A bit sweet and sad, if a little on the weird side. I'll read it again.

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May 09, 2012 Matt rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Much better than her earlier works, which I found a little too formulaic. It feels like she is getting into her stride as a writer of fantasy with this work.
A lot of fun to read. Enjoyed the story and the characters. Felt the ending wrapped up too completely, and came on too quickly. The end didn't seem to benefit from the same level of effort as the rest of the story, and it felt a bit saccharine.
Well worth reading and re-reading, though! Great work overall.

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Jun 11, 2011 Teresa Carrigan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

This book is a standalone book in the same universe as the Castings Trilogy by the same author. It's set about 20 years later. Fantasy. Well worth reading. While it can be read without reading The Castings Trilogy first, you will enjoy it better if you read them in the right order (and The Castings Trilogy is also very good).

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Nov 12, 2012 Elicia (Girl in the Woods Reviews) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Like the Castings Trilogy, Ember and Ash was both entertaining and thrilling. Freeman's ability to weave strands of stories together into one big picture always amazes me. But I still badly wanted Ash to end up with Ember, though they had a child together-sweet!

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Oct 01, 2012 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy, library

I mostly enjoyed this follow-up to The Castings Trilogy. Grandchildren of the heroes and heroines of the Trilogy fight Ice and Fire to save their people. I won't spoil, but the ending is !!!Frustrating. ARgh.

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Jun 07, 2011 Kate rated it 2 of 5 stars

While the book was interesting and it was nice to see characters return from the Castings Triology this book felt rushed and almost childish. The ending was too simple and came too suddenly. I felt like the concepts could have been developed more.

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I also think the reasoning behind why Ember couldn't marry Ash was hogwash. They could have united the two people via trade and not marriage. It was a rushed conclusion and I felt like the autho...more

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Oct 26, 2011 Jan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Illness has made me read extensively lately and this book was one on the list. It was very hard to get into but once progressed it was fairly interested. It reminded of the Hobbits for some reason.

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Sep 12, 2012 Fari Langston rated it 4 of 5 stars

I found Ember and Ash to be a great escape. If a reader is looking for "deeper characters" try literary fiction. This is fantasy.

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May 10, 2011 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc-or-review-copy, fantasy, ipad-reads, read-in-2011

Ember and Ash is a solid addition to Freeman's Domains. This elemental based book is filled with well rounded characters and an interesting plot coupled nicely with Freeman's lyrical writing. If the plot does lag in places, it's incredibly easy to overlook.

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http://bookwormblues.blogspot.com/201...

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Aug 16, 2012 Iova rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: h-yes-please, iova-s

this book is ok. the story is decently unpredictable, and the universe is faily unique.

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Aug 19, 2012 Brooke Gonzalez rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is an enjoyable read but lacks something that made the castings trilogy so awesome

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Jan 07, 2012 Teryl rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Easy read, well thought out world, enjoyed.

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Jul 20, 2011 Kristin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

Read from 5/26 - 5/29.

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