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Imager's Intrigue
by L.E. Modesitt Jr. (Goodreads Author), William Dufris
by L.E. Modesitt Jr. (Goodreads Author), William Dufris
I have like almost everything I've ever read by Modesitt, some more than others but in general I find I can count on him for a good novel. This one (as well as the 2 earlier books in the series) was (were) no exception.
We have followed the life and career of Rhenn (Rhennthyl) from the first book in this series as events built up around him and he in turn developed his powers as an Imager. Said events have continued to swirl and are coming to a boil here. Rhenn must deal with saboteurs, recalcitrant politicians, traitors, a street drug so strong it kills, repeated assassination attempts, constant intrigue (see the book's title) in the midst of a war. This book picks up five years after the close of the last, Rhenn and his wife Seliora (very much a co-protagonist) now have a child and they'd like to have a more sedate home life. That of course isn't in the cards.
I like these books (as the 5 star rating might have intimated to you) and while there are a couple of small "niggles" (this one may have been a bit more "florid" than the first 2) there's nothing that bothered me or that I thought/felt took away from the story. Given the time in the future I can see myself going through these again. I got to know the characters here, Modesitt for example still has Rhenn go to church several times in the books and he always reflects on whether he believes in "The Nameless" or not. It finally made me laugh I wanted to assure both the writer and the character, "Okay I get it, your agnostic." The world in the book is well constructed and it holds up with no big holes in logic or continuity. The characters are real to the reader, the plot while intricate works and doesn't trip over itself or have to pull something from nowhere to tie itself up. (no, deus ex machina here).
So, as you may have guessed, I like the books, I recommend the books. I try not to hand out a lot of 5 star ratings, but this is one. 5 stars.
We have followed the life and career of Rhenn (Rhennthyl) from the first book in this series as events built up around him and he in turn developed his powers as an Imager. Said events have continued to swirl and are coming to a boil here. Rhenn must deal with saboteurs, recalcitrant politicians, traitors, a street drug so strong it kills, repeated assassination attempts, constant intrigue (see the book's title) in the midst of a war. This book picks up five years after the close of the last, Rhenn and his wife Seliora (very much a co-protagonist) now have a child and they'd like to have a more sedate home life. That of course isn't in the cards.
I like these books (as the 5 star rating might have intimated to you) and while there are a couple of small "niggles" (this one may have been a bit more "florid" than the first 2) there's nothing that bothered me or that I thought/felt took away from the story. Given the time in the future I can see myself going through these again. I got to know the characters here, Modesitt for example still has Rhenn go to church several times in the books and he always reflects on whether he believes in "The Nameless" or not. It finally made me laugh I wanted to assure both the writer and the character, "Okay I get it, your agnostic." The world in the book is well constructed and it holds up with no big holes in logic or continuity. The characters are real to the reader, the plot while intricate works and doesn't trip over itself or have to pull something from nowhere to tie itself up. (no, deus ex machina here).
So, as you may have guessed, I like the books, I recommend the books. I try not to hand out a lot of 5 star ratings, but this is one. 5 stars.
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04 déc. 10:09
I'll have to try this author one of these days.
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This is one I reviewed a little while ago and had cause to review, and as always found a mistake...so updated it. It's a good series of books.
what did you think about the type of diary writing in which Modisset details how the main character wakes up eats breakfast kisses the wife etc and said scene is repeated a bunch of times in the book --
It didn't really bother me here... I noted the "niggling" annoyance that some other repetition, we go to church each Salmadi (hope I spelled that right) and each time we get a litany on how he likes what's being said but he's not sure of the existence of the nameless (the irony of all this being that "the Nameless" has become a name). Some of the repetition got old but it never managed to detract from the story for me. Probably peaks to both Modesitt's writing and my taste in literature. LOL.I've liked most of what I've read by Mr. Modesitt, probably the fantasy more than the science fiction. Some I've liked better than others, but I suppose that's to be expected. I've been planning to get to Legacies for some time now, but since I own it it keeps getting put behind other books, library books, reading group books, other series I'm involved in. But as I said, I expect to like it enough that I've already bought most (or possibly all, I can't remember) the series. Modesitt seems to be a writer at least whose fantasy I like quite a bit.
