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Millennium's Rule #2
Angel of Storms
International No.1 bestselling author Trudi Canavan returns with the second novel in the Millennium's Rule series -- her most powerful and thrilling adventure yet.
Tyen is teaching mechanical magic at a school respected throughout the worlds. News arrives that the formidable ruler of all worlds, long believed to be dead, is back and enforcing his old laws -- including the one forbidding schools of magic. As teachers and students flee, Tyen is left with no home and no purpose. . .except the promise he made to Vella, the sorcerer imprisoned in a book. Tyen must decide what he is willing to do to free her.
After five years among the tapestry weavers of Schpeta, Rielle's peaceful new life has been shattered by a local war. As defeat looms, the powerful Angel of Storms appears and invites Rielle to join the artisans of his celestial realm. But what will he require in return for this extraordinary offer?
Escape to a new world.
Discover the magic of Trudi Canavan.
Tyen is teaching mechanical magic at a school respected throughout the worlds. News arrives that the formidable ruler of all worlds, long believed to be dead, is back and enforcing his old laws -- including the one forbidding schools of magic. As teachers and students flee, Tyen is left with no home and no purpose. . .except the promise he made to Vella, the sorcerer imprisoned in a book. Tyen must decide what he is willing to do to free her.
After five years among the tapestry weavers of Schpeta, Rielle's peaceful new life has been shattered by a local war. As defeat looms, the powerful Angel of Storms appears and invites Rielle to join the artisans of his celestial realm. But what will he require in return for this extraordinary offer?
Escape to a new world.
Discover the magic of Trudi Canavan.
568 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Trudi Canavan
91 books6,614 followersTrudi Canavan was born in Kew, Melbourne, and grew up in Ferntree Gully, a suburb at the foothills of the Dandenongs.
In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with “Whispers of the Mist Children”. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers’ Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.
In November 2001, The Magicians’ Guild was first published in Australia. The second book of the trilogy, The Novice, was published in June 2002 and was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The third book The High Lord was released in January 2003 and was nominated for the Best Novel Ditmar category. All three books entered Australian top ten SF bestseller lists.
The Black Magician Trilogy reached the international market in 2004, published by HarperCollins’ EOS imprint in North America and Orbit Books in the UK. The trilogy is now rated by Nielsen BookScan as the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years.
Trudi’s second trilogy, Age of the Five, has also enjoyed bestselling success. Priestess of the White reached No.3 in the Sunday Times hardback fiction bestseller list, staying in the top ten for six weeks.
In early 2006 Trudi signed a seven-figure contract with Orbit to write the prequel and sequel to the Black Magician Trilogy. The prequel, The Magician’s Apprentice was released in 2009 and won the Best Fantasy Novel category of the Aurealis Awards.
In 1999 she won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story with “Whispers of the Mist Children”. In the same year she was granted a writers residency at Varuna Writers’ Centre in Katoomba, New South Wales.
In November 2001, The Magicians’ Guild was first published in Australia. The second book of the trilogy, The Novice, was published in June 2002 and was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The third book The High Lord was released in January 2003 and was nominated for the Best Novel Ditmar category. All three books entered Australian top ten SF bestseller lists.
The Black Magician Trilogy reached the international market in 2004, published by HarperCollins’ EOS imprint in North America and Orbit Books in the UK. The trilogy is now rated by Nielsen BookScan as the most successful debut fantasy series of the last 10 years.
Trudi’s second trilogy, Age of the Five, has also enjoyed bestselling success. Priestess of the White reached No.3 in the Sunday Times hardback fiction bestseller list, staying in the top ten for six weeks.
In early 2006 Trudi signed a seven-figure contract with Orbit to write the prequel and sequel to the Black Magician Trilogy. The prequel, The Magician’s Apprentice was released in 2009 and won the Best Fantasy Novel category of the Aurealis Awards.
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March 27, 2016
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A story with amazing worldbuilding that sacrifices its plot.
Is Trudi Canavan one of my favourite authors losing her touch? I’m a bit worried.
It’s been a few months since I finished Angel of Storms, and in all honesty, I’m still not too sure what I think of it.
Angel of Storms is the second book in the Millennium’s Rule trilogy, which follows two characters, Rielle and Tyen existing in different words struggling with various magic-related problems. Rielle has been shunned by her community and banished for using magic, which is only supposed to be used by Angels, so she spends her days repenting, trying to restore the magic she has stolen. However, she becomes troubled when her new acquaintances tell her that Angels do not exist, that she is not doomed for using magic, and that her ‘Angel’ sounds a lot like an all-powerful sorcerer, not a deity.
In contrast, Tyen’s world embraces and relies on magic for day to day living. Tyen is a teacher at a magic school, teaching students by day, and desperately searching for solutions by night that will help him transform Vella, a woman who’s consciousness has been stored into the leaves of a book, back to human form. However, Tyen’s plans are interrupted when the Ruler of the Worlds, Raen, is rumored to have returned, the strongest magic user in existence who forbids magical teaching. The school is disbanded and just as Tyen is leaving, he is approached by Raen, who agrees to help restore Vella if Tyen will spy on rebels that are plotting against him.
So I’ll start off by acknowledging that the concept Canavan has created for this trilogy is seriously impressive. Multiple worlds with different views on magic, developed due to its availability as a resource is very clever. Each world has its own customs and beliefs and I loved how Canavan slowly integrated the idea that Rielle’s Angel, and Tyen’s Raen were, in fact, the same person, a powerful sorcerer charged with the impossible task of balancing all the worlds and making sure they were not depleted of magic. Raen remains an elusive, enigmatic character throughout, who is persuasive and full of bold ideas. Yet you are never sure as a reader if you can trust him. Is he a villain using immoral tactics or an immortal man charged with an impossible burden trying to make the best of it? The interest and lure of this book definitely stems from this one character and trying to figure him out.
However, this novel suffers for an unusual reason, it has too much worldbuilding and not enough forward momentum to the story. Normally its the other way around! It's something I’ve experienced with Canavan’s works before, she falls into the trap of being so fascinated by her own worlds and taking the time to explore them that the characters’ missions become a bit muddled and lost in between her beautiful writing. When I picked up Angel of Storms I was sucked into both Tyen and Rielle’s stories (in fact, I enjoyed Rielle’s point of view much more this time around where previously I had struggled with her and found her irritating!), however, half way through the book it felt like progress wasn’t being made with either characters. Rielle was still with the travellers pondering her future and whether her Angel was what he seemed while Tyen tried to remain in the rebels favour so that he could spy for the Raen. It was only in the last 100 or so pages that things began to pick up, and by that point I had been bored and impatient for some time, questioning what exactly the point of this story and world was. This book could have been much shorter than it was.
So ultimately, while this book had great character development, writing and worldbuilding, it had serious pacing issues which meant I struggled to finish it. I just felt like it was missing… something? Hopefully, book three will be more fast paced!
December 13, 2015
Full Review at The Speculative Herald: http://www.speculativeherald.com/2015...
With Angel of Storms, the Millenium’s Rule series continues to fascinate me. While I enjoyed The Black Magician Trilogy, I will confess to never loving it. This trilogy is turning out to be a much better match for me. Perhaps this is mainly because The Black Magician trilogy is young adult, where as this one, I believe is not. Regardless of the reason, I tend to be captivated by this series and find it incredibly fun to read. This is the second in the trilogy, and while I felt like there was a good deal of progression in this book including wonderful details about the world, there is still so much left to resolve that I actually had to verify if this was a trilogy or a longer series. And it is definitely listed as a trilogy, so I suspect that final book is going to be packed with lots of excitement!
For readers of the first book, I know many were hoping for a quick joining of Rielle’s and Tyen’s story lines in this book. For those that are new to the series, the first book, Thief’s Magic, is told through those two POVs with no apparent connection between them. In the first book they were essentially two completely separate stories being told alternately through the book. The separate story lines were not something that bothered me at all in the first book, but for those of you that were feeling a bit impatient wanting them to come together with the last book, I hate to inform you there is not a quick joining of the two. However, from the beginning of this second book it becomes much clearer how they might relate to each other. One of my chief impressions with the first book was how I was equally excited for both POVs. I enjoyed each so much I was slightly disappointed to switch to the other, only to quickly be excited to be back with that character. I found I continue to really enjoy both of the main characters and their stories in this one. If was pushed to pick favorites, I would say I probably preferred Tyen a bit more in the first book, but Rielle a bit more in this one. But the difference is really minute.
The Angel of Storms is a whirlwind of a book doused with magic, that shows no mercy, tests both loyalties and faith. It reveals a much clearer picture of the world, journeys to unexpected places, tests both protagonists to their limits and ends on a note that will leave you craving the next book.
With Angel of Storms, the Millenium’s Rule series continues to fascinate me. While I enjoyed The Black Magician Trilogy, I will confess to never loving it. This trilogy is turning out to be a much better match for me. Perhaps this is mainly because The Black Magician trilogy is young adult, where as this one, I believe is not. Regardless of the reason, I tend to be captivated by this series and find it incredibly fun to read. This is the second in the trilogy, and while I felt like there was a good deal of progression in this book including wonderful details about the world, there is still so much left to resolve that I actually had to verify if this was a trilogy or a longer series. And it is definitely listed as a trilogy, so I suspect that final book is going to be packed with lots of excitement!
For readers of the first book, I know many were hoping for a quick joining of Rielle’s and Tyen’s story lines in this book. For those that are new to the series, the first book, Thief’s Magic, is told through those two POVs with no apparent connection between them. In the first book they were essentially two completely separate stories being told alternately through the book. The separate story lines were not something that bothered me at all in the first book, but for those of you that were feeling a bit impatient wanting them to come together with the last book, I hate to inform you there is not a quick joining of the two. However, from the beginning of this second book it becomes much clearer how they might relate to each other. One of my chief impressions with the first book was how I was equally excited for both POVs. I enjoyed each so much I was slightly disappointed to switch to the other, only to quickly be excited to be back with that character. I found I continue to really enjoy both of the main characters and their stories in this one. If was pushed to pick favorites, I would say I probably preferred Tyen a bit more in the first book, but Rielle a bit more in this one. But the difference is really minute.
The Angel of Storms is a whirlwind of a book doused with magic, that shows no mercy, tests both loyalties and faith. It reveals a much clearer picture of the world, journeys to unexpected places, tests both protagonists to their limits and ends on a note that will leave you craving the next book.
November 26, 2015
After spending five years living in her new home, Rielle meets the Angel Valhan again and he offers her a chance to live on the home world of the Angels as an artist. When one of his allies abandons her on an empty world, she almost dies but is rescued by the Travellers, people who trade from world to world, and Rielle starts to make a new life for herself. 5 years after leaving his world Tyen is a teacher at an academy for magic, however, he is forced to leave when the Raen, ruler of all the worlds, has come back and has outlawed the teaching of magic. While travelling between worlds trying to find the long searched for answers to restore Vella he meets the Raen and to save his live he makes a deal, Tyen will spy on the rebels and in return the Raen will try and restore Vella to her human form. Are the Angel Valhan and the Raen the same person and if so what is his plans?
Angel of Storms is the brilliant second book in the unique Millennium’s Rule series. This book has really good world building, storytelling and I love the magic and the ability to travel between worlds. The first half of the book was slower than I was expecting but it did pick up in the second half.
Rielle is quiet and creative, and is still naïve and wants to please people, but this books shows that she has learnt to make her own decisions and discovers who she is. Tyen is idealistic, likes to discover more knowledge and is clever, he is not a violent person, hates betraying people and wants to protect others. However, unlike most of Canavan’s books I felt the secondary characters were lacking as part from the Raen and Baluka I didn’t really feel like I got to know anyone or care about them. Also I did not feel that Vella was as bigger part of this book as the first one and I missed her a bit.
I am glad that Tyen and Rielle story seem to have more influence on each other’s life’s than the previous book. I cannot wait to read the third and final book in this series Successor’s Son. I would recommend Angel of Storms to fans of the first book in the Millennium’s Rule series Thief’s Magic
This and my other reviews can be found at Amethyst Bookwyrm
Angel of Storms is the brilliant second book in the unique Millennium’s Rule series. This book has really good world building, storytelling and I love the magic and the ability to travel between worlds. The first half of the book was slower than I was expecting but it did pick up in the second half.
Rielle is quiet and creative, and is still naïve and wants to please people, but this books shows that she has learnt to make her own decisions and discovers who she is. Tyen is idealistic, likes to discover more knowledge and is clever, he is not a violent person, hates betraying people and wants to protect others. However, unlike most of Canavan’s books I felt the secondary characters were lacking as part from the Raen and Baluka I didn’t really feel like I got to know anyone or care about them. Also I did not feel that Vella was as bigger part of this book as the first one and I missed her a bit.
I am glad that Tyen and Rielle story seem to have more influence on each other’s life’s than the previous book. I cannot wait to read the third and final book in this series Successor’s Son. I would recommend Angel of Storms to fans of the first book in the Millennium’s Rule series Thief’s Magic
This and my other reviews can be found at Amethyst Bookwyrm
July 26, 2024
A mí al final sí que me gustó, aunque el primer 30%... de lo más chof, choff. Y eso que tenía cosas interesantes: el universo, la magia, su creación, su precio... no lo contaré como un multiverso porque aunque se pasan el libro saltando entre mundos, todos los mundos eran como la tierra: aire respirable, habitados por humanos de distintas razas y diferentes vestidos o políticas, con sus desiertos, sus zonas con agua... parecía que en lugar de cambiar de mundo, cambiaban de país. Sin embargo el espacio entre mundos me resultó cada vez más interesante y peculiar.
Luego, a partir de la Segunda parte (como dije, al 30% más o menos) la cosa ya me empezó a interesar y el final estuvo de lo más interesante.
Y ahora ¿Qué va a pasar?. GL Autor (Trudi Canavan)
Luego, a partir de la Segunda parte (como dije, al 30% más o menos) la cosa ya me empezó a interesar y el final estuvo de lo más interesante.
Y ahora ¿Qué va a pasar?. GL Autor (Trudi Canavan)
January 3, 2020
Ein zweiter Teil mit viel hin und her; es wird viel gereist und weg gelaufen und versteckt (mehr oder weniger erfolgreich) und Personen treffen endlich aufeinander. Aber unterm Strich passiert nichts wirklich wichtiges - bis auf ein Ereignis zum Ende.
Man kann in der Geschichte gut "wohnen". Das ist was für alle, die nicht möchten, dass ein Buch endet oder eine Reihe. Man liest und liest und alles ich recht nett und man hat immer noch 300 Seiten.
Man kann in der Geschichte gut "wohnen". Das ist was für alle, die nicht möchten, dass ein Buch endet oder eine Reihe. Man liest und liest und alles ich recht nett und man hat immer noch 300 Seiten.
March 27, 2016
Trudi Canavan is an author whose books I've enjoyed a great deal in the past, but reading her more recent works I've begun to question her approach as an author.
The author spends an inordinate amount of time hashing over events as an inner monologue for one of her characters. She does this in excruciating detail going over every step of why the character feels the way they do only to re-run nearly the same inner discussion later on when it comes up again . Trudi Canavan does this in all of her books but in this book I found it especially frustrating. This may be because I found the main characters to be mediocre at best. As a further consequence of the writing style the supporting characters are entirely one dimensional which doesn't help at all.
In this book neither of the two main characters drive the story until the very end, rather they're swept along by it. This can work as a plot device but in this case it makes the characters seem ineffectual. Furthermore, the magic system is poorly defined allowing for no real investment in how it's used to resolve conflicts. In a lot of ways Trudi hasn't strayed far from the mechanics used in the black magician and age of five series which are feeling increasingly stale.
So we're there any positives about the book? The underlying concepts are reasonably interesting. The ability to move between worlds allows for the potential to have a lot of interesting cultures and locations. Generally I found the plot to be OK.
On the whole though I'd say this was a bit of a disappointment.
The author spends an inordinate amount of time hashing over events as an inner monologue for one of her characters. She does this in excruciating detail going over every step of why the character feels the way they do only to re-run nearly the same inner discussion later on when it comes up again . Trudi Canavan does this in all of her books but in this book I found it especially frustrating. This may be because I found the main characters to be mediocre at best. As a further consequence of the writing style the supporting characters are entirely one dimensional which doesn't help at all.
In this book neither of the two main characters drive the story until the very end, rather they're swept along by it. This can work as a plot device but in this case it makes the characters seem ineffectual. Furthermore, the magic system is poorly defined allowing for no real investment in how it's used to resolve conflicts. In a lot of ways Trudi hasn't strayed far from the mechanics used in the black magician and age of five series which are feeling increasingly stale.
So we're there any positives about the book? The underlying concepts are reasonably interesting. The ability to move between worlds allows for the potential to have a lot of interesting cultures and locations. Generally I found the plot to be OK.
On the whole though I'd say this was a bit of a disappointment.
October 6, 2016
After the cliffhanger at the end of book one I was kind of curious how the author would solve that. Well, to be honest she didn´t. She kept her decent writing style, her way of setting words onto paper and how she created everything.
For all those, who never read a book written by the author let me tell you this: you need to get used to her style, her kind of fantasy and how she sees things.
If you can manage that, you´ll find some sort of entertainment one way or the other in her books – that is a promise.
About five years have gone by since the last events at the end of book one Thief´s Magic. Tyen is teaching at Liftre and living kind of a normal life, Rielle has done everything Valhan asked of her to restore the magic she took from her world. Now, both are again in a position where they have to change their lives. Rielle survives the attack of a powerful sorceress by accident and Tyen has no other choice but to become the spy of the powerful Raen to find a way to keep his promise he once gave Vella.
Now both are part of a rebellion, each of them in their own way, they didn´t want and Raen plays a game that isn´t that easy to understand.
Guess I´ll have to admit, that I am not a huge fan of Trudi Canavan. Her style isn´t really mine. The reason why I started reading this trilogy in the first place was, I fell in love with the cover of the German edition of Thief´s Magic (you can read my review about it here). I asked for a copy, got it and started reading. But I wasn´t as happy or hooked as anyone told me I would be.
Yes, Trudi Canavan has her very own way of writing fantasy novels and not everyone will like it. Despite the fact, that I don´t consider myself a real fan of hers, I do see that she has a great fantasy. Though it isn´t always easy to see what she tries to show her readers.
Angel of Storms is told by an invisible narrator and the writing style is as debauched as ever. You need some patience and stamina to make it to the end. If you can do that, you will discover a very entertaining and haunting last third of this story. And that is it, what saves this novel from the total misery.
Don´t get me wrong. The fantasy in this book is not the kind of fantasy you might be used to. Canavan sees things in her head and puts them onto paper that are quite astonishing, colorful, exiting and frightening at the same time. But nonetheless you need to read all of it if you want to have the slightest change to follow the plot. And she uses a lot of words – and with that I mean literally a lot - to tell her readers the adventures of Rielle and Tyen.
Many figures are showing up in this second book of her Millennium´s Rule trilogy. Not all of them are good, not all of them are important and not all of them like Rielle or Tyen. It is sad to say, but if you are looking for Pergama (aka Vella, if you like her that much like I do) then you will be disappointed. She isn´t showing up very much; so Angel of Storms is a lot less fun and humorous than the Thief´s Magic.
But the change Rielle goes through, how see starts seeing things, the way she keeps her instincts and how she trusts them – that is great to watch. She is so fair to herself and others to admit when she made a mistake, when she has to learn that she needs to see things in a different way to really be able to understand. And she is the one who is not buyable. At the end I was kind of surprised in a positive way to see how she was acting.
Baluka is another good character in this novel. He is the son of a leader, young and his way of seeing things is not as typical as you might think. He is used to use magic whenever he needs it. Has no remorse to do what he does and when Raen takes something from him right in front of him, he starts to fight and search for it in his very own way. And becomes a man, Rielle wouldn´t have wanted in the first place, probably.
Good heavens, this was sometimes a real torture. And I am still asking myself if it was really necessary to describe everything and anything in such an abundant way. My head is still spinning. Not sure if I will read the last part of this trilogy too.
Originally posted on Gone With The Books
For all those, who never read a book written by the author let me tell you this: you need to get used to her style, her kind of fantasy and how she sees things.
If you can manage that, you´ll find some sort of entertainment one way or the other in her books – that is a promise.
About five years have gone by since the last events at the end of book one Thief´s Magic. Tyen is teaching at Liftre and living kind of a normal life, Rielle has done everything Valhan asked of her to restore the magic she took from her world. Now, both are again in a position where they have to change their lives. Rielle survives the attack of a powerful sorceress by accident and Tyen has no other choice but to become the spy of the powerful Raen to find a way to keep his promise he once gave Vella.
Now both are part of a rebellion, each of them in their own way, they didn´t want and Raen plays a game that isn´t that easy to understand.
Guess I´ll have to admit, that I am not a huge fan of Trudi Canavan. Her style isn´t really mine. The reason why I started reading this trilogy in the first place was, I fell in love with the cover of the German edition of Thief´s Magic (you can read my review about it here). I asked for a copy, got it and started reading. But I wasn´t as happy or hooked as anyone told me I would be.
Yes, Trudi Canavan has her very own way of writing fantasy novels and not everyone will like it. Despite the fact, that I don´t consider myself a real fan of hers, I do see that she has a great fantasy. Though it isn´t always easy to see what she tries to show her readers.
Angel of Storms is told by an invisible narrator and the writing style is as debauched as ever. You need some patience and stamina to make it to the end. If you can do that, you will discover a very entertaining and haunting last third of this story. And that is it, what saves this novel from the total misery.
Don´t get me wrong. The fantasy in this book is not the kind of fantasy you might be used to. Canavan sees things in her head and puts them onto paper that are quite astonishing, colorful, exiting and frightening at the same time. But nonetheless you need to read all of it if you want to have the slightest change to follow the plot. And she uses a lot of words – and with that I mean literally a lot - to tell her readers the adventures of Rielle and Tyen.
Many figures are showing up in this second book of her Millennium´s Rule trilogy. Not all of them are good, not all of them are important and not all of them like Rielle or Tyen. It is sad to say, but if you are looking for Pergama (aka Vella, if you like her that much like I do) then you will be disappointed. She isn´t showing up very much; so Angel of Storms is a lot less fun and humorous than the Thief´s Magic.
But the change Rielle goes through, how see starts seeing things, the way she keeps her instincts and how she trusts them – that is great to watch. She is so fair to herself and others to admit when she made a mistake, when she has to learn that she needs to see things in a different way to really be able to understand. And she is the one who is not buyable. At the end I was kind of surprised in a positive way to see how she was acting.
Baluka is another good character in this novel. He is the son of a leader, young and his way of seeing things is not as typical as you might think. He is used to use magic whenever he needs it. Has no remorse to do what he does and when Raen takes something from him right in front of him, he starts to fight and search for it in his very own way. And becomes a man, Rielle wouldn´t have wanted in the first place, probably.
Good heavens, this was sometimes a real torture. And I am still asking myself if it was really necessary to describe everything and anything in such an abundant way. My head is still spinning. Not sure if I will read the last part of this trilogy too.
Originally posted on Gone With The Books
September 5, 2017
Ooof, these books are good. If I'd remembered how good, I might not have waited so long to read this sequel.
It's strange, though. These aren't flashy, showy books. The characters don't grab you by the throat and force you to read and devour everything about their story. The pace is slow, meditative, quiet, even when discussing moments of horror and bloodshed.
There's almost nothing entirely predictable about the story either. I want to not wait for the final chapter, to read it before I forget again how much I want to. But also I know that even waiting years won't make those final pages any less enjoyable.
It's strange, though. These aren't flashy, showy books. The characters don't grab you by the throat and force you to read and devour everything about their story. The pace is slow, meditative, quiet, even when discussing moments of horror and bloodshed.
There's almost nothing entirely predictable about the story either. I want to not wait for the final chapter, to read it before I forget again how much I want to. But also I know that even waiting years won't make those final pages any less enjoyable.
January 28, 2016
woah woah woah. Der Canavan Effekt: Die Mitte zieht sich, aber das Ende haut dich um!
August 28, 2021
3.5/4*
Segunda novela de la ley del milenio .
Me ha gustado mucho más que la primera .
Los personajes de Rielle y Tyen vemos cómo se van forjando más y se vuelven más interesantes .
La figura del Raen me ha gustado mucho y me ha faltado saber más.
Hay muchos personajes, todos muy elaborados y con personalidad .
Quizás ha habido algún momento hacia la mitad del
Libro en que se me ha hecho un poco lenta la historia.
Acabas con la intriga de cómo acabará y con ganas de leer el siguiente libro .
Segunda novela de la ley del milenio .
Me ha gustado mucho más que la primera .
Los personajes de Rielle y Tyen vemos cómo se van forjando más y se vuelven más interesantes .
La figura del Raen me ha gustado mucho y me ha faltado saber más.
Hay muchos personajes, todos muy elaborados y con personalidad .
Quizás ha habido algún momento hacia la mitad del
Libro en que se me ha hecho un poco lenta la historia.
Acabas con la intriga de cómo acabará y con ganas de leer el siguiente libro .
September 27, 2023
3.5 stars
The story picks up five years after our main characters, Tyen and Rielle, were forced to flee their homes. Both had settled into their new environments when things abruptly changed. The ruler of the worlds, presumed dead for the last 20 years, returns to claim his rightful place and reinstall his laws. Not everyone is happy about it among his enemies and allies. Tyen and Rielle are swept up in the ensuing events without really knowing what they're getting into.
The second Millenium's Rule book has a lot more action with travel between the worlds and brewing rebellion. However, something was missing. I know that Trudi Canavan can weave a lot more intricate plot. And the mindreading resulted in too many clumsy inner dialogues instead of conversations that became a bit annoying. I guess everything in the end seemed a little bit simplistic, especially the outcome. At least Tyen and Rielle finally meet (long overdue, I believe!). Despite some shortcomings, it was a quick read. I'll certainly pick up the final book to find out how it all ends.
The story picks up five years after our main characters, Tyen and Rielle, were forced to flee their homes. Both had settled into their new environments when things abruptly changed. The ruler of the worlds, presumed dead for the last 20 years, returns to claim his rightful place and reinstall his laws. Not everyone is happy about it among his enemies and allies. Tyen and Rielle are swept up in the ensuing events without really knowing what they're getting into.
The second Millenium's Rule book has a lot more action with travel between the worlds and brewing rebellion. However, something was missing. I know that Trudi Canavan can weave a lot more intricate plot. And the mindreading resulted in too many clumsy inner dialogues instead of conversations that became a bit annoying. I guess everything in the end seemed a little bit simplistic, especially the outcome. At least Tyen and Rielle finally meet (long overdue, I believe!). Despite some shortcomings, it was a quick read. I'll certainly pick up the final book to find out how it all ends.
June 3, 2023
I really loved this, much better than book 1! Very excited to see what's in store for Rielle and Tyen in the future.
March 23, 2019
Drugi tom jest dla mnie sporym rozczarowaniem po udanym spotkaniu z pierwszym. Teraz boję się sięgnąć po trzeci. Tak czy inaczej, chodzi o to, że Anioł Burz jest piekielnie nudny, przez ponad piećset stron nie dzieje się praktycznie nic. Jedno wielkie NIC.
Wątki Rille skupiają się wokół nieustannego podróżowania między światami i czytania w myślach przypadkowych ludzi, zaś Tyen jest wmieszany w najbardziej nieudolną i źle skonstruowaną rebelię świata. Wątki rebelianckie w każdej książce mocno mnie nudzą, ale w przypadku tej książki zostało to pogłębione o jakieś tysiąc procent. Czytanie wątków Tayena było dla mnie męczarnią. Tyen to mała pierdoła, która nie potrafi utoczyć nawet kropli krwi swoich przeciwników, a przywódcą rebeli staje się ktoś, kto - moim zdaniem - nie przejawiał wcześniej na to żadnych zadatków i wyglądało to tak, jakby autorka nagle wpadła na pomysł: "hej! zróbmy z niego przywódcę!", nie dając nam wcześniej żadnych wskazań, by postrzegać go, jako potencjalnego kadydata na to stanowisko. Ech.
Jedyną postacią, która absolutnie skradła moje serce, jest Raen. Tylko co z tego, skoro jego wątki ograniczają się do paru scen w całej książce? Ponadto, autorka w ogóle nie wykorzystała potencjału tego bohatera i poprowadziła go w taki sposób, że moje rozczarowanie tylko się zwiększyło.
Raen stał się moim pierwszym, książkowym kraszem, a bardzo ciężko pokochać mi kogoś z książki, więc autorce udało się coś niezwykłego w moim przypadku. Dlatego właśnie uważam, że to Raen powinien wieść prym głównego, męskiego bohatera, a nie Tyen, który mógłby być moim lekiem na sen, bo jedyne, co potrafił, to mnie uśpić.
Po tej lekturze jestem sfrustrowana i zawiedziona. Potrzebuję więcej Raena, mniej Tyena, ale raczej i trzeci tom mi tego nie zapewni, znając już preferencje autorki, co do swoich postaci.
No cóż, nie wiem, czy polecam.
Wątki Rille skupiają się wokół nieustannego podróżowania między światami i czytania w myślach przypadkowych ludzi, zaś Tyen jest wmieszany w najbardziej nieudolną i źle skonstruowaną rebelię świata. Wątki rebelianckie w każdej książce mocno mnie nudzą, ale w przypadku tej książki zostało to pogłębione o jakieś tysiąc procent. Czytanie wątków Tayena było dla mnie męczarnią. Tyen to mała pierdoła, która nie potrafi utoczyć nawet kropli krwi swoich przeciwników, a przywódcą rebeli staje się ktoś, kto - moim zdaniem - nie przejawiał wcześniej na to żadnych zadatków i wyglądało to tak, jakby autorka nagle wpadła na pomysł: "hej! zróbmy z niego przywódcę!", nie dając nam wcześniej żadnych wskazań, by postrzegać go, jako potencjalnego kadydata na to stanowisko. Ech.
Jedyną postacią, która absolutnie skradła moje serce, jest Raen. Tylko co z tego, skoro jego wątki ograniczają się do paru scen w całej książce? Ponadto, autorka w ogóle nie wykorzystała potencjału tego bohatera i poprowadziła go w taki sposób, że moje rozczarowanie tylko się zwiększyło.
Raen stał się moim pierwszym, książkowym kraszem, a bardzo ciężko pokochać mi kogoś z książki, więc autorce udało się coś niezwykłego w moim przypadku. Dlatego właśnie uważam, że to Raen powinien wieść prym głównego, męskiego bohatera, a nie Tyen, który mógłby być moim lekiem na sen, bo jedyne, co potrafił, to mnie uśpić.
Po tej lekturze jestem sfrustrowana i zawiedziona. Potrzebuję więcej Raena, mniej Tyena, ale raczej i trzeci tom mi tego nie zapewni, znając już preferencje autorki, co do swoich postaci.
No cóż, nie wiem, czy polecam.
January 20, 2023
3,8 Stars
Mir gefällt der Aufbau der Geschichten von Rielle und Tyen. Wir haben hier deutlich mehr Charakterentwicklung und - wie zu erwarten war - mehr Welten, die bereist werden. Der Leser lernt zusammen mit den beiden Hauptcharakteren die Hierarchie der Zauberer zwischen den Welten kennen.
Seit den Geschehnissen aus dem ersten Buch sind 5 Jahre vergangen und es startet mit den jeweils neuen Lebensinhalten, die sich Tyen und Rielle aufgebaut haben.
Rielle lernt ihre Fähigkeiten und ihre Kraft kennen und diese zu nutzen und wird im Laufe des Buches immer selbstbewusster. Sie kommt aus einer Welt, in welcher Frauen nicht viel zu melden haben und eine untergeordnete Rollen spielen, aber sie bricht nach und nach aus ihren anerzogenen Denkmustern und das finde ich sehr schön zu sehen.
Leider ist sie weiterhin nicht in der Buchzusammenfassung enthalten, was ich partout nicht verstehen kann. Das halbe Buch ist aus ihrer Sichtweise geschrieben und sie spielt eine wichtige Rolle in den Geschehnissen.
Tyen sucht weiterhin nach einer Möglichkeit Pergama wieder zu einem Menschen zu machen und geht ein Bündnis mit dem Raen ein und schließt sich den Rebellen an, die gegen die Herrschaft des Raen vorgehen. Er befindet sich in einer verzwickten Lage, schafft es aber sich gut durch alles zu manövrieren. Auch sein Charakter entwickelt sich weiter, durch die Rolle, welche er einnimmt und er hadert und bereut und stellt seine Entscheidungen in Frage. Mir gefällt seine Entwicklung ebenso gut, wie die von Rielle.
Der Schreibstil ist, wie zu erwarten war, angenehm flüssig. Die Story wirkt nicht hastig und die EReignisse überschlagen sich auch nicht aber langweilig wird es genauso wenig. Da zwischen Rielle und Tyen abgewechselt wird und die beiden sich nicht treffen, erleben wir zwei Geschichten in einem Buch vereint, welche durch den Raen miteinander verwoben sind. Jeder der beiden hat mit eigenen Herausforderungen zu kämpfen und muss Entscheidungen treffen.
Mir gefällt der Aufbau der Geschichten von Rielle und Tyen. Wir haben hier deutlich mehr Charakterentwicklung und - wie zu erwarten war - mehr Welten, die bereist werden. Der Leser lernt zusammen mit den beiden Hauptcharakteren die Hierarchie der Zauberer zwischen den Welten kennen.
Seit den Geschehnissen aus dem ersten Buch sind 5 Jahre vergangen und es startet mit den jeweils neuen Lebensinhalten, die sich Tyen und Rielle aufgebaut haben.
Rielle lernt ihre Fähigkeiten und ihre Kraft kennen und diese zu nutzen und wird im Laufe des Buches immer selbstbewusster. Sie kommt aus einer Welt, in welcher Frauen nicht viel zu melden haben und eine untergeordnete Rollen spielen, aber sie bricht nach und nach aus ihren anerzogenen Denkmustern und das finde ich sehr schön zu sehen.
Leider ist sie weiterhin nicht in der Buchzusammenfassung enthalten, was ich partout nicht verstehen kann. Das halbe Buch ist aus ihrer Sichtweise geschrieben und sie spielt eine wichtige Rolle in den Geschehnissen.
Tyen sucht weiterhin nach einer Möglichkeit Pergama wieder zu einem Menschen zu machen und geht ein Bündnis mit dem Raen ein und schließt sich den Rebellen an, die gegen die Herrschaft des Raen vorgehen. Er befindet sich in einer verzwickten Lage, schafft es aber sich gut durch alles zu manövrieren. Auch sein Charakter entwickelt sich weiter, durch die Rolle, welche er einnimmt und er hadert und bereut und stellt seine Entscheidungen in Frage. Mir gefällt seine Entwicklung ebenso gut, wie die von Rielle.
Der Schreibstil ist, wie zu erwarten war, angenehm flüssig. Die Story wirkt nicht hastig und die EReignisse überschlagen sich auch nicht aber langweilig wird es genauso wenig. Da zwischen Rielle und Tyen abgewechselt wird und die beiden sich nicht treffen, erleben wir zwei Geschichten in einem Buch vereint, welche durch den Raen miteinander verwoben sind. Jeder der beiden hat mit eigenen Herausforderungen zu kämpfen und muss Entscheidungen treffen.
November 25, 2018
Awww....i rly liked it!
After almost a 2 years pause of not reading anything, it was hard to decide where to start again.
Well i am glad i choose to continue Trudi Canavans series.
Her storytelling and world building sucked me in imidietly and once again opened my huge appetite for reading fantasy books.
The only reason i didn't give it 5 stars is that i would feel guilty doing so if i compare this book to other fantasy books that shined a bit brightly although i enjoyed it as much ( Patrick Rothfus i am looking at u - will u ever finish the next story of your Chronicles? )
And that's about it. Off to start the third book now- the night is still young 😀!
After almost a 2 years pause of not reading anything, it was hard to decide where to start again.
Well i am glad i choose to continue Trudi Canavans series.
Her storytelling and world building sucked me in imidietly and once again opened my huge appetite for reading fantasy books.
The only reason i didn't give it 5 stars is that i would feel guilty doing so if i compare this book to other fantasy books that shined a bit brightly although i enjoyed it as much ( Patrick Rothfus i am looking at u - will u ever finish the next story of your Chronicles? )
And that's about it. Off to start the third book now- the night is still young 😀!
March 23, 2019
3.5 ⭐
August 21, 2019
A magnificent sequel! I struggled to put this book down and I loved how Rielle's and Tyen's stories were tied together. A brilliant piece of writing!
January 7, 2016
Inhalt:
Seit Rielle sich in den letzten fünf Jahren ein neues Leben fern ihrer Heimat aufgebaut hat, hat sie so manches Mal an Valhan, den Engel, der sie gerettet hat, gedacht. Doch sie hätte sich nie träumen lassen, dass er sie eines Tages einladen würde, mit in sein Reich zu kommen.
Tyen hat in der Zwischenzeit verschiedene Welten besucht und sich schließlich an einer Magierschule niedergelassen, als eines Tages die Nachricht kommt, dass der Raen wieder aus seinem Exil zurück ist. Als Herrscher der Welten scheint er nicht sonderlich beliebt zu sein, denn schon nach kurzer Zeit bilden sich Rebellengruppen, die Tyen einladen, sich anzuschließen.
Meine Meinung:
"Der Wanderer" ist der zweite Band von Trudi Canavans neuer Reihe "Die Magie der Tausend Welten". Da der erste Teil bei mir schon einige Zeit zurück liegt und leider nicht so viel wiederholt wird, fiel mir der Einstieg in das Buch ein wenig schwer. Daher würde ich empfehlen, wenn möglich, vorher noch mal in das Ende vom ersten Teil hereinzuschauen. Denn nachdem ich mich dann einmal eingefunden hatte, wurde das Buch dann richtig spannend und war kaum aus der Hand zu legen.
Der Aufbau des Buches ist genau wie beim ersten Band. Es gibt verschiedene Abschnitte, die jeweils die Geschichte von einem der beiden Protagonisten erzählen, und noch mal in mehrere Kapitel aufgeteilt sind. Anfangs begleiten wird beide Charaktere jeweils ein wenig länger, doch gegen Ende werden die Abschnitte immer kürzer, so dass wir schnell zwischen beiden hin und her wechseln, was die Spannung für mich immer erhöht.
Seit dem ersten Band sind ungefähr fünf Jahre vergangen, in denen sich sowohl Tyen als auch Rielle ein neues Leben aufgebaut haben. Tyen hat die letzten Jahre genutzt, verschiedene Welten zu bereisen um Wissen zu sammeln, mit dem er Pergama möglicherweise von einem Buch zurück in einen Menschen zu verwandeln. Dabei hat er eine Magieschule gefunden, an der er erst eine Ausbildung gemacht hat und nun selber Lehrer geworden ist.
Rielle ist nach der Verbannung aus ihrer Heimatstadt und den Geschehnissen in der Bergfestung in ein neues Land aufgebrochen und hat dort eine Lehrere zur Teppichknüpferin gemacht, hat neue Freundin gefunden und versucht inständig, ihren Magieraub durch erzeugen neuer Magie wieder gutzumachen. Dabei ist sie immer mal wieder in Gedanken bei dem Engel Valhan, der sie damals gerettet hat. Ihr Festhalten an dieser Überzeugung hat mich teilweise schon ein wenig genervt, auch wenn ich es durchaus verstehen konnte. Schließlich wurde sie mit dieser Überzeugung groß gezogen, da kann ich mir gut vorstellen, dass es schwer fällt, von ihr abzulassen. Die Autorin hat es bei ihr außerdem wundervoll hinbekommen, eine nachvollziehbare, langsame Charakterentwicklung zu beschreiben.
Der interessanteste Charakter in diesem Buch war für mich der Raen, der Herrscher der Welten, den weder Rielle noch Tyen zuvor kannten und somit genauso wenig Wissen über ihn besitzen wie wir Leser. Von vielen wird er als böse und brutal beschrieben, so dass sich auch Rebellengruppen gegen ihn bilden. Doch immer, wenn er dann live im Buch auftritt, tut er Dinge, die gar nicht zu dem passen, was andere erzählen. So hat man als Leser immer die Frage vor Augen, was denn nun über ihn stimmt. Entsprechen die Erzählungen über ihn vielleicht gar nicht die Wahrheit? Oder bekommen wir nur nie das wahre Gesicht von ihm zu sehen? Ist es richtig für die Welten, dass er über sie herrscht? Würden sie sonst im Chaos versinken, wie er behauptet? Oder wären sie besser dran ohne ihn? Diese Fragen bieten auf jedenfall viel Platz für eigene Spekulationen und unvorhersehbare Ereignisse.
Fazit:
Trudi Canavans "Der Wanderer" bietet, nach einem etwas schwierigen Start, wenn die Erinnerungen an Band eins nicht mehr so frisch sind, eine spannende Fortsetzung um die Geschichte der "Magie der Tausend Welten". Wer Magie mag, gerne immer wieder eigene Theorien aufbaut und nichts dagegen hat, sie zwischendurch wieder verwerfen zu müssen, ist bei diesem Buch goldrichtig. Wer Teil 1 mochte, wird den zweiten auf jedenfall lieben; wer ihn nicht mochte, könnte mit dem zweiten trotzdem glücklich werden. Von mir gibt es 4,5 von 5 Muscheln.
Seit Rielle sich in den letzten fünf Jahren ein neues Leben fern ihrer Heimat aufgebaut hat, hat sie so manches Mal an Valhan, den Engel, der sie gerettet hat, gedacht. Doch sie hätte sich nie träumen lassen, dass er sie eines Tages einladen würde, mit in sein Reich zu kommen.
Tyen hat in der Zwischenzeit verschiedene Welten besucht und sich schließlich an einer Magierschule niedergelassen, als eines Tages die Nachricht kommt, dass der Raen wieder aus seinem Exil zurück ist. Als Herrscher der Welten scheint er nicht sonderlich beliebt zu sein, denn schon nach kurzer Zeit bilden sich Rebellengruppen, die Tyen einladen, sich anzuschließen.
Meine Meinung:
"Der Wanderer" ist der zweite Band von Trudi Canavans neuer Reihe "Die Magie der Tausend Welten". Da der erste Teil bei mir schon einige Zeit zurück liegt und leider nicht so viel wiederholt wird, fiel mir der Einstieg in das Buch ein wenig schwer. Daher würde ich empfehlen, wenn möglich, vorher noch mal in das Ende vom ersten Teil hereinzuschauen. Denn nachdem ich mich dann einmal eingefunden hatte, wurde das Buch dann richtig spannend und war kaum aus der Hand zu legen.
Der Aufbau des Buches ist genau wie beim ersten Band. Es gibt verschiedene Abschnitte, die jeweils die Geschichte von einem der beiden Protagonisten erzählen, und noch mal in mehrere Kapitel aufgeteilt sind. Anfangs begleiten wird beide Charaktere jeweils ein wenig länger, doch gegen Ende werden die Abschnitte immer kürzer, so dass wir schnell zwischen beiden hin und her wechseln, was die Spannung für mich immer erhöht.
Seit dem ersten Band sind ungefähr fünf Jahre vergangen, in denen sich sowohl Tyen als auch Rielle ein neues Leben aufgebaut haben. Tyen hat die letzten Jahre genutzt, verschiedene Welten zu bereisen um Wissen zu sammeln, mit dem er Pergama möglicherweise von einem Buch zurück in einen Menschen zu verwandeln. Dabei hat er eine Magieschule gefunden, an der er erst eine Ausbildung gemacht hat und nun selber Lehrer geworden ist.
Rielle ist nach der Verbannung aus ihrer Heimatstadt und den Geschehnissen in der Bergfestung in ein neues Land aufgebrochen und hat dort eine Lehrere zur Teppichknüpferin gemacht, hat neue Freundin gefunden und versucht inständig, ihren Magieraub durch erzeugen neuer Magie wieder gutzumachen. Dabei ist sie immer mal wieder in Gedanken bei dem Engel Valhan, der sie damals gerettet hat. Ihr Festhalten an dieser Überzeugung hat mich teilweise schon ein wenig genervt, auch wenn ich es durchaus verstehen konnte. Schließlich wurde sie mit dieser Überzeugung groß gezogen, da kann ich mir gut vorstellen, dass es schwer fällt, von ihr abzulassen. Die Autorin hat es bei ihr außerdem wundervoll hinbekommen, eine nachvollziehbare, langsame Charakterentwicklung zu beschreiben.
Der interessanteste Charakter in diesem Buch war für mich der Raen, der Herrscher der Welten, den weder Rielle noch Tyen zuvor kannten und somit genauso wenig Wissen über ihn besitzen wie wir Leser. Von vielen wird er als böse und brutal beschrieben, so dass sich auch Rebellengruppen gegen ihn bilden. Doch immer, wenn er dann live im Buch auftritt, tut er Dinge, die gar nicht zu dem passen, was andere erzählen. So hat man als Leser immer die Frage vor Augen, was denn nun über ihn stimmt. Entsprechen die Erzählungen über ihn vielleicht gar nicht die Wahrheit? Oder bekommen wir nur nie das wahre Gesicht von ihm zu sehen? Ist es richtig für die Welten, dass er über sie herrscht? Würden sie sonst im Chaos versinken, wie er behauptet? Oder wären sie besser dran ohne ihn? Diese Fragen bieten auf jedenfall viel Platz für eigene Spekulationen und unvorhersehbare Ereignisse.
Fazit:
Trudi Canavans "Der Wanderer" bietet, nach einem etwas schwierigen Start, wenn die Erinnerungen an Band eins nicht mehr so frisch sind, eine spannende Fortsetzung um die Geschichte der "Magie der Tausend Welten". Wer Magie mag, gerne immer wieder eigene Theorien aufbaut und nichts dagegen hat, sie zwischendurch wieder verwerfen zu müssen, ist bei diesem Buch goldrichtig. Wer Teil 1 mochte, wird den zweiten auf jedenfall lieben; wer ihn nicht mochte, könnte mit dem zweiten trotzdem glücklich werden. Von mir gibt es 4,5 von 5 Muscheln.
March 5, 2016
WARNING
This review is completely biased and can probably not be trusted.
Why?
Well, Trudi Canavan is one of my favourite authors and has been really important for me for many many years.
And also I've just started on a new medication that has made me temporarily hypomanic.
I've lain awake for several nights and all I can think about is Rielle, the Raen and Tyen.
And it feels especially weird considering I didn't really love the first book.
Rielle get's invited by the Angel to come and live with the other artisans in his, what she thinks, otherworldly realm.
Complications has her ending up with a group who calls themselves the Travellers who trades between many worlds. She has to adapt to the constantly new environments and cultures.
Tyen, in the separated storyline, is teaching technical magic at a school which is his whole life, but still trying to find a way to turn the book Vella back to her human form. The ruler of worlds suddenly returns after his disappearance over twenty cycles ago and he stricly forbids the teachings of magic and world-travelling in general - which makes everyone flee the school in panic.
Tyen, having no idea where to go, ends up trying to warn his old friends from the school about the return of the ruler of worlds - the Raen.
The Raen is not like other villains. I wouldn't even like to call him that. He has the responsibility of the world(s) on his shoulders and tries to make the best decisions even when no outcome is optimal. And when you live for a thousand cycles, you are bound to get some enemies - and allies.
But what side is the "right" side?
This is what finally pulls Rielle and Tyen's storylines somewhat closer together, crossing but not meeting. They meet the same people, visits the same worlds and struggles with their own feelings regarding the Raen's ruling.
Not like the two different books it felt like the previous novel was made of, this time the two different storylines just expands the the plot and helps the worldbuilding take on newer heights.
And it's refreshing. I usually tend to dislike characters like Rielle; quiet, a bit sheltered and naïve, but she grew on me so much more in just a few chapters than she did in the whole previous novel. I like that she is a bit more "boring". Everything is new to her, she asks herself relevant questions and the way she thinks is extremely interesting. I like how she always wants to be true to herself and what she believes in, she is strong in that way and is aware of being a bit manipulated from time to time - even without reading their minds.
The mind-reading is also very interesting and I thought it was going to be a lot more confusing than it was, it was somehow executed perfectly. Tyen's overuse of the ability and Rielle's reluctance.
How would you change if you always knew what people liked and disliked about you? We are constantly developing as people through our environments. What would happen to ourselves with the constant change of worlds to adapt to and more minds than preferable to judge us. Are we changing to please ourselves through pleasing others or would this be the real you regardless?
I can not have the next book released fast enough.
It's like a hunger.
This review is completely biased and can probably not be trusted.
Why?
Well, Trudi Canavan is one of my favourite authors and has been really important for me for many many years.
And also I've just started on a new medication that has made me temporarily hypomanic.
I've lain awake for several nights and all I can think about is Rielle, the Raen and Tyen.
And it feels especially weird considering I didn't really love the first book.
Rielle get's invited by the Angel to come and live with the other artisans in his, what she thinks, otherworldly realm.
Complications has her ending up with a group who calls themselves the Travellers who trades between many worlds. She has to adapt to the constantly new environments and cultures.
Tyen, in the separated storyline, is teaching technical magic at a school which is his whole life, but still trying to find a way to turn the book Vella back to her human form. The ruler of worlds suddenly returns after his disappearance over twenty cycles ago and he stricly forbids the teachings of magic and world-travelling in general - which makes everyone flee the school in panic.
Tyen, having no idea where to go, ends up trying to warn his old friends from the school about the return of the ruler of worlds - the Raen.
The Raen is not like other villains. I wouldn't even like to call him that. He has the responsibility of the world(s) on his shoulders and tries to make the best decisions even when no outcome is optimal. And when you live for a thousand cycles, you are bound to get some enemies - and allies.
But what side is the "right" side?
This is what finally pulls Rielle and Tyen's storylines somewhat closer together, crossing but not meeting. They meet the same people, visits the same worlds and struggles with their own feelings regarding the Raen's ruling.
Not like the two different books it felt like the previous novel was made of, this time the two different storylines just expands the the plot and helps the worldbuilding take on newer heights.
And it's refreshing. I usually tend to dislike characters like Rielle; quiet, a bit sheltered and naïve, but she grew on me so much more in just a few chapters than she did in the whole previous novel. I like that she is a bit more "boring". Everything is new to her, she asks herself relevant questions and the way she thinks is extremely interesting. I like how she always wants to be true to herself and what she believes in, she is strong in that way and is aware of being a bit manipulated from time to time - even without reading their minds.
The mind-reading is also very interesting and I thought it was going to be a lot more confusing than it was, it was somehow executed perfectly. Tyen's overuse of the ability and Rielle's reluctance.
How would you change if you always knew what people liked and disliked about you? We are constantly developing as people through our environments. What would happen to ourselves with the constant change of worlds to adapt to and more minds than preferable to judge us. Are we changing to please ourselves through pleasing others or would this be the real you regardless?
I can not have the next book released fast enough.
It's like a hunger.
May 18, 2017
5 Stars - Excellent
The Setup
Following on from the structure of the first book, the story is split between the characters of Tyen and Rielle. Rather than the split narratives strictly tackling different themes and approaches to storytelling, Angel of Storms begins to blur the lines between narratives as their paths begin to cross over. This book is much larger in scope, raising the scale from the individual worlds the main characters inhabited in the first book, to a larger view on a large number of worlds and the powerful magic than can be used to move between them.
Pros and Cons
Positives:
- Without spoiling too much Trudi Canavan brings plenty of new brilliant ideas and concepts with regards to the laws of magic in the Millenium's Rule universe. While mysterious and fantastical, she manages to make the use of magic feel real with structures and limitations.
- Tyen is given the chance to shine as a character, where in the first book I felt he was a bit underdeveloped. He still is given the larger portion of the exciting moments, but much more time is devoted to his character and motivations.
- The flavour of the universe is fantastic, every world we see is well fleshed out and real thought has gone into how everything works. I had such a vivid image in my head all the way through the book and didn't notice the turning of the pages, an excellent sign of a great story.
- The Raen is a fantastic character through which some ideas of morality and responsibility are explored.
Negatives:
- The second half to Rielle's story in this book feels a tiny bit of a slog. While we're learning much about the universe as it progresses, it can sometimes drag to long explanations.
- Mind reading is used mostly very well in Angel of Storms as a narrative device however it sometimes is a bit of a crutch with which to help dump exposition without directly handholding the reader. This is rare but did crop up a few times throughout.
- I was not too keen on the ending and perhaps the direction the next book is taking but this is a slight criticism.
Overall
Trudi Canavan takes a large risk by abandoning the fully fleshed worlds she formed in the first book, in favour of a sense of scale and to progress the story and raise the stakes. In this she succeeds fantastically. The characters, worlds and story is brimming with colour and meaning and I have developed a definite attachment to the main characters. The universe if full of mystery and wonder, but also feels grounded. The Raen shines as a character who you can both respect, love and despise and Tyen finally gets the treatment he deserved in the first book. While Rielle is a little underdeveloped and some aspects of the story are devoted to descriptions, Canavan writes with such finesse that I was engrossed throughout. This is a vivid world which deserves any attention it gets and is worth delving into.
The Setup
Following on from the structure of the first book, the story is split between the characters of Tyen and Rielle. Rather than the split narratives strictly tackling different themes and approaches to storytelling, Angel of Storms begins to blur the lines between narratives as their paths begin to cross over. This book is much larger in scope, raising the scale from the individual worlds the main characters inhabited in the first book, to a larger view on a large number of worlds and the powerful magic than can be used to move between them.
Pros and Cons
Positives:
- Without spoiling too much Trudi Canavan brings plenty of new brilliant ideas and concepts with regards to the laws of magic in the Millenium's Rule universe. While mysterious and fantastical, she manages to make the use of magic feel real with structures and limitations.
- Tyen is given the chance to shine as a character, where in the first book I felt he was a bit underdeveloped. He still is given the larger portion of the exciting moments, but much more time is devoted to his character and motivations.
- The flavour of the universe is fantastic, every world we see is well fleshed out and real thought has gone into how everything works. I had such a vivid image in my head all the way through the book and didn't notice the turning of the pages, an excellent sign of a great story.
- The Raen is a fantastic character through which some ideas of morality and responsibility are explored.
Negatives:
- The second half to Rielle's story in this book feels a tiny bit of a slog. While we're learning much about the universe as it progresses, it can sometimes drag to long explanations.
- Mind reading is used mostly very well in Angel of Storms as a narrative device however it sometimes is a bit of a crutch with which to help dump exposition without directly handholding the reader. This is rare but did crop up a few times throughout.
- I was not too keen on the ending and perhaps the direction the next book is taking but this is a slight criticism.
Overall
Trudi Canavan takes a large risk by abandoning the fully fleshed worlds she formed in the first book, in favour of a sense of scale and to progress the story and raise the stakes. In this she succeeds fantastically. The characters, worlds and story is brimming with colour and meaning and I have developed a definite attachment to the main characters. The universe if full of mystery and wonder, but also feels grounded. The Raen shines as a character who you can both respect, love and despise and Tyen finally gets the treatment he deserved in the first book. While Rielle is a little underdeveloped and some aspects of the story are devoted to descriptions, Canavan writes with such finesse that I was engrossed throughout. This is a vivid world which deserves any attention it gets and is worth delving into.
January 4, 2024
„Die Magie der tausend Welten – Der Wanderer“ von Trudi Canavan ist der zweite Teil einer Fantasy-Trilogie.
Um die Zauberin Pergama aus ihrem Buch zu befreien durchstreift Tayen die tausend Welten. Dabei stößt er auf den wohl möglich stärksten Magier, Valhan. Doch um dessen Hilfe zu bekommen, soll Tayen eine Rebellengruppe ausspionieren. Dies sind aber seine Freude.
Tayen durchstreift die Welten um Pergama zu befreien. Dabei kann er seine Fähigkeiten weiter entwickeln und lernt mehr über die Magie. Er hat sich ein Stück weit auch weiterentwickelt. Um Pergama befreien zu können geht er ein großes Risiko ein. Doch er hat sich dieses Zeil nun mal gesetzt.
Rielle ist immer noch etwas naiv. Sie scheint zwar mit ihrem alten Leben abgeschlossen zu haben. Sie lebt das Leben, was sie jetzt hat, erkundet die Magie und beschäftigt sich mit moralischen Aspekten des Zauberns.
Die Charaktere sind wieder richtig gut gestaltet. Sie haben eine tolle Tiefe und man lernt immer noch etwas Neues von ihnen kennen. Auch die neuen Charaktere sind so und man kann sie sich richtig gut vorstellen.
Es sind 5 Jahre seit dem ersten Teil vergangen. Die beiden Charaktere haben also einiges erlebt, was dem Leser zunächst verborgen bleibt. Etwas problematisch ist, dass man sich nicht so schnell einfindet. Es sind auch keine Rückblenden vorhanden.
Genau wie im ersten Teil gibt es Abschnitte, die von Rielle handeln und welche die von Tayen handeln. Doch diesmal sind sie etwas mehr verwoben.
In diesem Teil lernt man viele neue Welten kennen. Somit bekommt man auch mehr Magie zu sehen und versteht mehr von dem ganzen Konstrukt der Welten.
Dies ist schon interessant.
Trudi Canavans Schreibstil lädt wieder ein in die Welten ein zu tauchen. Es ist interessant durch die vielen Dinge, die man erkundet. Aber auch plötzliche Wendungen sorgen für Lesespaß.
Das Cover zeigt einen Magier in einem ockergelben Gewand magiewirken. Es passt zum Ersten Teil und auch zur Handlung.
Auf diesen Teil habe ich schon gewartet. Wie auch im ersten Teil hat mir etwas im Vergleich zu ihren anderen Werken gefehlt. Hinzu kam dann noch, dass ich mich schwer tat beim Reinkommen, weil eben die 5 Jahre vergangen sind.
Sonst war es interessant und man konnte viel von den Welten entdecken.
Es gibt 4 von 5 Wölfen!
Um die Zauberin Pergama aus ihrem Buch zu befreien durchstreift Tayen die tausend Welten. Dabei stößt er auf den wohl möglich stärksten Magier, Valhan. Doch um dessen Hilfe zu bekommen, soll Tayen eine Rebellengruppe ausspionieren. Dies sind aber seine Freude.
Tayen durchstreift die Welten um Pergama zu befreien. Dabei kann er seine Fähigkeiten weiter entwickeln und lernt mehr über die Magie. Er hat sich ein Stück weit auch weiterentwickelt. Um Pergama befreien zu können geht er ein großes Risiko ein. Doch er hat sich dieses Zeil nun mal gesetzt.
Rielle ist immer noch etwas naiv. Sie scheint zwar mit ihrem alten Leben abgeschlossen zu haben. Sie lebt das Leben, was sie jetzt hat, erkundet die Magie und beschäftigt sich mit moralischen Aspekten des Zauberns.
Die Charaktere sind wieder richtig gut gestaltet. Sie haben eine tolle Tiefe und man lernt immer noch etwas Neues von ihnen kennen. Auch die neuen Charaktere sind so und man kann sie sich richtig gut vorstellen.
Es sind 5 Jahre seit dem ersten Teil vergangen. Die beiden Charaktere haben also einiges erlebt, was dem Leser zunächst verborgen bleibt. Etwas problematisch ist, dass man sich nicht so schnell einfindet. Es sind auch keine Rückblenden vorhanden.
Genau wie im ersten Teil gibt es Abschnitte, die von Rielle handeln und welche die von Tayen handeln. Doch diesmal sind sie etwas mehr verwoben.
In diesem Teil lernt man viele neue Welten kennen. Somit bekommt man auch mehr Magie zu sehen und versteht mehr von dem ganzen Konstrukt der Welten.
Dies ist schon interessant.
Trudi Canavans Schreibstil lädt wieder ein in die Welten ein zu tauchen. Es ist interessant durch die vielen Dinge, die man erkundet. Aber auch plötzliche Wendungen sorgen für Lesespaß.
Das Cover zeigt einen Magier in einem ockergelben Gewand magiewirken. Es passt zum Ersten Teil und auch zur Handlung.
Auf diesen Teil habe ich schon gewartet. Wie auch im ersten Teil hat mir etwas im Vergleich zu ihren anderen Werken gefehlt. Hinzu kam dann noch, dass ich mich schwer tat beim Reinkommen, weil eben die 5 Jahre vergangen sind.
Sonst war es interessant und man konnte viel von den Welten entdecken.
Es gibt 4 von 5 Wölfen!
August 9, 2021
Das Cover gefällt mir sehr gut, es hat etwas magisches und passt zum vorherigen Buch. Außerdem ist es ein echter Hingucker im Regal. In diesem Band treffen wir neue und alte Bekannte. Zudem ist das Buch wieder abwechselnd aus der Sicht von Rielle und Tyen geschrieben. Das teilt sich in Abschnitten von insgesamt 10 an der Zahl. So werden Gedanken und Gefühle deutlicher hervorgebracht.
Der Schreibstil ist flüssig und mehr oder weniger abwechslungsreich. Der Anfang des Buches zog sich etwas hin. Auch hatte ich Probleme mich ins Buch einzudenken. Das hat eine ganze Weile gedauert.
Der Inhalt ist schlüssig und lässt sich fließend lesen. Die Charaktere sind sehr komplex besonders Valhan ist ein einziges großes Rätsel. Die Hauptcharaktere machen in diesen Buch eine deutliche Entwicklung durch. Die beiden wissen nie wem sie vertrauen können und wen nicht. Die Spannung baut sich nach und nach auf. und es bleibt ein offenes Ende von dem man nicht erahnen kann wie es ausgeht.
Alles in allen ein schönes Buch, was mich aber nicht so gefesselt hat wie der erste Teil.
Fazit
Das Buch bekommt 4 von 5 Sterne, ich hatte Anfangs etwas Probleme wieder reinzukommen, aber trotzdem sehr empfehlenswert.
Der Schreibstil ist flüssig und mehr oder weniger abwechslungsreich. Der Anfang des Buches zog sich etwas hin. Auch hatte ich Probleme mich ins Buch einzudenken. Das hat eine ganze Weile gedauert.
Der Inhalt ist schlüssig und lässt sich fließend lesen. Die Charaktere sind sehr komplex besonders Valhan ist ein einziges großes Rätsel. Die Hauptcharaktere machen in diesen Buch eine deutliche Entwicklung durch. Die beiden wissen nie wem sie vertrauen können und wen nicht. Die Spannung baut sich nach und nach auf. und es bleibt ein offenes Ende von dem man nicht erahnen kann wie es ausgeht.
Alles in allen ein schönes Buch, was mich aber nicht so gefesselt hat wie der erste Teil.
Fazit
Das Buch bekommt 4 von 5 Sterne, ich hatte Anfangs etwas Probleme wieder reinzukommen, aber trotzdem sehr empfehlenswert.
October 25, 2017
Por fin después de un año pude leer la segunda parte de La ley del milenio y me ha dejado con ganas de más. Exacto, no es una bilogía, tiene una tercera parte que estoy deseando leer ya porque ese final no puede acabar así. Da un giro totalmente inesperado, pero que me ha gustado.
Sigue en la línea del anterior, se dividen por partes contadas por Tyen y Rielle, el primero un hechicero experimentado y la segunda una creadora que se expulsada de su mundo y que busca su lugar en los mundos (sí, hay varios).
Son dos personajes completamente distintos, pero en el fondo son iguales. Me explico, Tyen solo busca ayudar a Vella, una chica que fue convertida en libro por el hechicero más podero por entonces, para ello no duda de servir como espía para el Raen, pero a la vez que haya el mínimo número de muertes posible.
Rielle es una Creadora de magia, la crea a través de la pintura. Es tan poderosa que tratan de acabar por ella, y así se ve viviendo entre los viajeros, conociendo su lengua y su cultura, hasta que aparece alguien para volver a poner su mundo patas arriba y descubrirle cosas que ella ni se imaginaría.
Tanto Tyen como Rielle son dos personajes redondos, fuertes, con las ideas claras y bien construidos. Sabremos el por qué hacen lo que hacen en cada momento, yo al menos he podido empatizar con ellos. Me hubiera gustado conocer un poco más a Baluka, ver el cambio que da más de cerca y no a través de Rielle o Tyen; sin duda es un personaje interesante y que ha dado juego.
La trama comienza con un pequeño resumen de lo que pasó en el anterior libro, lo que no está nada mal después de un año, para explicarno por qué están donde están. En ningún momento se hace la trama pesada a pesar de sus 700 páginas, al contrario, gracias a sus capítulos cortos las páginas pasan volando, y la historia en ningún momento de cae. Tiene sus momento más tranquilo donde se nos va presentando algunos personajes, pero no por ello se hace pesado. También va alternando pasaje de adiestramiento con extratenia y batallas, lo que le da dinamismo.
En definitiva, una continuación que deja con ganas de continuar las andadas de Tyen y Rielle, un libro digno de su predecesora, bien construido y personajes complejos.
September 28, 2017
Dies ist der zweite Teil der neuen Reihe „die Magie der tausend Welten“ von Trudi Canavan. Für das Verständnis ist es notwendig den ersten Band zuerst zu lesen! Eine Rezension dazu findet ihr unter meinen Rezensionen.
Als ich den zweiten Band in meiner Buchhandlung entdeckte habe ich nur zugegriffen, weil es von Trudi Canavan ist und ich immer wissen möchte wie es weitergeht. (Eine schlimme Krankheit!) Denn, den ersten Teil hatte ich als nur mittelmässig im Gedächtnis behalten. Ich nahm das Buch und fing mit eher weniger Lust darin zu lesen an. Und siehe da! Das entwickelte sich ja richtig gut!! Die Story nahm an Fahrt auf und wird richtig spannend!
Wir lesen wieder in verschiedenen Abschnitten, eingeteilt in Rielle und Tyen. Doch diesmal ist es besonders spannend da beide in Berührung mit dem Raen kommen, dem mächtigsten Zauberer aller Welten.
Rielle, immer noch damit hadernd, dass sie nicht Magie anwenden darf und den Engel anbetend, verschlägt es zu den Fahrenden. Weltenzigeuner die von Welt zu Welt reisen. Tyen hingegen, der nach wie vor nach einem Weg sucht, um Pergama in einen Mensch zurück zu verwandeln, schliesst sich den Rebellen an.
Ich finde dieses Buch ist eine wirklich gelungene Fortsetzung, die, und das ist eher selten der Fall, sogar noch besser ist als der Erste!
Als ich den zweiten Band in meiner Buchhandlung entdeckte habe ich nur zugegriffen, weil es von Trudi Canavan ist und ich immer wissen möchte wie es weitergeht. (Eine schlimme Krankheit!) Denn, den ersten Teil hatte ich als nur mittelmässig im Gedächtnis behalten. Ich nahm das Buch und fing mit eher weniger Lust darin zu lesen an. Und siehe da! Das entwickelte sich ja richtig gut!! Die Story nahm an Fahrt auf und wird richtig spannend!
Wir lesen wieder in verschiedenen Abschnitten, eingeteilt in Rielle und Tyen. Doch diesmal ist es besonders spannend da beide in Berührung mit dem Raen kommen, dem mächtigsten Zauberer aller Welten.
Rielle, immer noch damit hadernd, dass sie nicht Magie anwenden darf und den Engel anbetend, verschlägt es zu den Fahrenden. Weltenzigeuner die von Welt zu Welt reisen. Tyen hingegen, der nach wie vor nach einem Weg sucht, um Pergama in einen Mensch zurück zu verwandeln, schliesst sich den Rebellen an.
Ich finde dieses Buch ist eine wirklich gelungene Fortsetzung, die, und das ist eher selten der Fall, sogar noch besser ist als der Erste!
November 6, 2015
Originally posted to Geek of Oz here.
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A powerful, worlds-walking sorcerer called the Raen, long thought dead, has returned. His sudden reappearance affects our two protagonists; Tyen Ironsmelter, a magic teacher at an academy on one world, and Rielle Lazuli, a weaver and latent magical prodigy on another. Tyen is forced to leave the academy when it shuts down, taking with him Vella, a woman for whom he is seeking a cure for her condition, on account of the fact that she's been turned into a book. Rielle, meanwhile, escapes a brush with death in order to file in with the Travellers, a group of nomads who are able to magically transport themselves between worlds. On separate trajectories, both characters will need to find ways to face both the Raen and their own changing natures.
That last bit may sound like a bit of a weak ending to the above paragraph, but part of the problem of reviewing Angel of Storms comes from its plot shifts. Note that I said 'shifts' rather than 'twists' (though there are still plenty of those), as it's less about exciting, humungous reveals and gasp-out-loud moments than it is about the markedly different, and almost wholly unexpected, directions the protagonists and the plot move. After reading the epilogue, looking back at the beginning chapters of both Rielle and Tyen's separate stories shows a vast gulf between where they started and where they ended. The literal, as well as figurative, journey is quite apparent.
So it makes it tough to talk about the book's finer points, especially since it's the second book in a trilogy, without treading into the no man's land of spoiler territory. I'll attempt to be as circumspect on spoilers as I can be, but a few of my issues with the book may suggest to people where the plot goes. If you want to tap out here, especially if you were a big fan of the first book Thief's Magic, I'll leave you by saying that it's a good book, with some solid settings, great protagonists who are at times a little irritating, and some supporting characters who could have done with some major fleshing out. But overall, really good stuff.
For the rest of us, I'll reiterate the above, but include an addendum: the world(s)building is awesome.
Where Angel of Storms entirely wins me over is in the little traveling moments, where characters use magic to move between many different worlds. At times, the fantasy setting takes on an almost sci-fi quality when the protagonists arrive at worlds made entirely of light and fine dust, or worlds with beaches and gorgeous pink oceans, and which intensifies when the worlds with established cultures are introduced. There's one world that basically serves as a giant, fantasy equivalent of Paddy's Markets, and another that's basically Hoth, from the icy locale right down to being used for a base for rebels. The way Canavan deftly describes these worlds makes me want to see them visually, and having the setting changed periodically gives a very grand, operatic feel to the proceedings.
Our protagonists help carry that opera along. Without including the backstory history inherent to them from Thief's Magic, both Rielle and Tyen do, like I said before, end up in markedly different places from when they started. Whilst their stories are told in parallel, only intersecting very briefly, the connecting themes between them easily match up. In particular, both characters are faced with temptation; Rielle is first offered the chance to join an Angel, move to his realm and become the magic-wielder she was born to be, then is offered the chance to find safety and family alongside the Travellers. Tyen, similarly, is tempted by the Raen's offer of finding a way to restore Vella, resorting to infiltrating the rebels who oppose the Raen in exchange for his help. This does make both characters a little harder to sympathise with during the book's second act, when it feels like they're simultaneously working at cross purposes to the good guys and sinking further into the tempting darknesses that threaten to swallow them whole.
What also makes it a bit hard to stay invested in the book at times is the lack of comprehensive character fleshing out of the other players, particularly in terms of the Raen and some of the supporting characters. Despite being touted as the major threat to the worlds throughout the book, the Raen rarely appears as threatening or evil; that's probably the point, especially given some late-in-the-game reveals about his motivations, but it robs most of the scenes with the rebels of their emotional weight whenever they're making big speeches or preparing for the final battle against the Raen. Perhaps there's a kind of tragedy in that, knowing that the rebels maybe aren't really going after the worlds' equivalent of Sauron, but if there is it's hard to isolate from the lack of substantiality in the Raen's characterisation.
But then the ending happens, and a couple of important things are revealed, and we're left with a very tantalising sequel hook or two. Well-played, Canavan. I'm intrigued for what comes next.
The exposition can get overwhelming at times, especially in terms of dialogue; characters frequently speak in a circumlocutory fashion where only a sentence or two could've done. I get that there's a lot to cover given how many different worlds we visit over the course of the book, but characters sometimes over-explaining their motivations can get a little tedious. That's all made up for by Canavan's expert descriptions of settings, as well as the fairly thorough description of Traveller culture that was quite intriguing.
Overall, Angel of Storms is a great demonstration of Trudi Canavan's skills as a fantasy writer and worldbuilder. It's a series of journeys you might want to take.
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A powerful, worlds-walking sorcerer called the Raen, long thought dead, has returned. His sudden reappearance affects our two protagonists; Tyen Ironsmelter, a magic teacher at an academy on one world, and Rielle Lazuli, a weaver and latent magical prodigy on another. Tyen is forced to leave the academy when it shuts down, taking with him Vella, a woman for whom he is seeking a cure for her condition, on account of the fact that she's been turned into a book. Rielle, meanwhile, escapes a brush with death in order to file in with the Travellers, a group of nomads who are able to magically transport themselves between worlds. On separate trajectories, both characters will need to find ways to face both the Raen and their own changing natures.
That last bit may sound like a bit of a weak ending to the above paragraph, but part of the problem of reviewing Angel of Storms comes from its plot shifts. Note that I said 'shifts' rather than 'twists' (though there are still plenty of those), as it's less about exciting, humungous reveals and gasp-out-loud moments than it is about the markedly different, and almost wholly unexpected, directions the protagonists and the plot move. After reading the epilogue, looking back at the beginning chapters of both Rielle and Tyen's separate stories shows a vast gulf between where they started and where they ended. The literal, as well as figurative, journey is quite apparent.
So it makes it tough to talk about the book's finer points, especially since it's the second book in a trilogy, without treading into the no man's land of spoiler territory. I'll attempt to be as circumspect on spoilers as I can be, but a few of my issues with the book may suggest to people where the plot goes. If you want to tap out here, especially if you were a big fan of the first book Thief's Magic, I'll leave you by saying that it's a good book, with some solid settings, great protagonists who are at times a little irritating, and some supporting characters who could have done with some major fleshing out. But overall, really good stuff.
For the rest of us, I'll reiterate the above, but include an addendum: the world(s)building is awesome.
Where Angel of Storms entirely wins me over is in the little traveling moments, where characters use magic to move between many different worlds. At times, the fantasy setting takes on an almost sci-fi quality when the protagonists arrive at worlds made entirely of light and fine dust, or worlds with beaches and gorgeous pink oceans, and which intensifies when the worlds with established cultures are introduced. There's one world that basically serves as a giant, fantasy equivalent of Paddy's Markets, and another that's basically Hoth, from the icy locale right down to being used for a base for rebels. The way Canavan deftly describes these worlds makes me want to see them visually, and having the setting changed periodically gives a very grand, operatic feel to the proceedings.
Our protagonists help carry that opera along. Without including the backstory history inherent to them from Thief's Magic, both Rielle and Tyen do, like I said before, end up in markedly different places from when they started. Whilst their stories are told in parallel, only intersecting very briefly, the connecting themes between them easily match up. In particular, both characters are faced with temptation; Rielle is first offered the chance to join an Angel, move to his realm and become the magic-wielder she was born to be, then is offered the chance to find safety and family alongside the Travellers. Tyen, similarly, is tempted by the Raen's offer of finding a way to restore Vella, resorting to infiltrating the rebels who oppose the Raen in exchange for his help. This does make both characters a little harder to sympathise with during the book's second act, when it feels like they're simultaneously working at cross purposes to the good guys and sinking further into the tempting darknesses that threaten to swallow them whole.
What also makes it a bit hard to stay invested in the book at times is the lack of comprehensive character fleshing out of the other players, particularly in terms of the Raen and some of the supporting characters. Despite being touted as the major threat to the worlds throughout the book, the Raen rarely appears as threatening or evil; that's probably the point, especially given some late-in-the-game reveals about his motivations, but it robs most of the scenes with the rebels of their emotional weight whenever they're making big speeches or preparing for the final battle against the Raen. Perhaps there's a kind of tragedy in that, knowing that the rebels maybe aren't really going after the worlds' equivalent of Sauron, but if there is it's hard to isolate from the lack of substantiality in the Raen's characterisation.
But then the ending happens, and a couple of important things are revealed, and we're left with a very tantalising sequel hook or two. Well-played, Canavan. I'm intrigued for what comes next.
The exposition can get overwhelming at times, especially in terms of dialogue; characters frequently speak in a circumlocutory fashion where only a sentence or two could've done. I get that there's a lot to cover given how many different worlds we visit over the course of the book, but characters sometimes over-explaining their motivations can get a little tedious. That's all made up for by Canavan's expert descriptions of settings, as well as the fairly thorough description of Traveller culture that was quite intriguing.
Overall, Angel of Storms is a great demonstration of Trudi Canavan's skills as a fantasy writer and worldbuilder. It's a series of journeys you might want to take.
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November 25, 2024Soft DNF @ 54%
I really enjoyed book 1 in this series, but this felt like a completely different book.
There was a huge time jump between the books with very little explanation of what's happened, then the plot just continues with new characters and new storylines which seem totally disconnected.
Also, unless I missed it, I don't understand why this all powerful sorcerer of worlds seeks out Tyen of all people. He offers to help Vella but there seems to be no explanation as to why, it just seemed odd to me. The whole world skimming, jumping between worlds and mind reading needed fleshed out much more for this to be more enjoyable.
I'm not giving up on the series entirely so may come back to it at some point.
I really enjoyed book 1 in this series, but this felt like a completely different book.
There was a huge time jump between the books with very little explanation of what's happened, then the plot just continues with new characters and new storylines which seem totally disconnected.
Also, unless I missed it, I don't understand why this all powerful sorcerer of worlds seeks out Tyen of all people. He offers to help Vella but there seems to be no explanation as to why, it just seemed odd to me. The whole world skimming, jumping between worlds and mind reading needed fleshed out much more for this to be more enjoyable.
I'm not giving up on the series entirely so may come back to it at some point.
March 20, 2018
1,5 Sterne.
Den halben Stern gibt es dafür, dass die wichtigen Szenen atmosphärisch und spannend geschrieben sind. Allerdings nützt das nicht viel, da die Charaktere flach sind, jegliche Entwicklung "offscreen" vonstatten geht und die meisten Informationen lieblos in Dialoge eingebettet sind, sodass man sich als Leser für dumm verkauft vorkommt.
Ich wollte dieses Buch wirklich mögen, da trotz einem absolut mittelmäßigen ersten Teil Potenzial nach oben vorhanden war, aber in diesem Band wurde das fortgesetzt und verstärkt, das mir schon am Vorgänger nicht gepasst hat.
Ob ich die Energie habe, die Reihe, die mindestens vier Bände umfassen wird, fertig zu lesen, weiß ich nicht...
Den halben Stern gibt es dafür, dass die wichtigen Szenen atmosphärisch und spannend geschrieben sind. Allerdings nützt das nicht viel, da die Charaktere flach sind, jegliche Entwicklung "offscreen" vonstatten geht und die meisten Informationen lieblos in Dialoge eingebettet sind, sodass man sich als Leser für dumm verkauft vorkommt.
Ich wollte dieses Buch wirklich mögen, da trotz einem absolut mittelmäßigen ersten Teil Potenzial nach oben vorhanden war, aber in diesem Band wurde das fortgesetzt und verstärkt, das mir schon am Vorgänger nicht gepasst hat.
Ob ich die Energie habe, die Reihe, die mindestens vier Bände umfassen wird, fertig zu lesen, weiß ich nicht...
did-not-finish
October 27, 2020I found the first book a mixed bag, but decided to read on with the second because I was curious to see how Tyen and Rielle might finally meet. Unfortunately, Angel of Storms instead doubled down on all the things I didn't like about Thief's Magic: glacial pacing, main characters constantly spelling out their every thought and rehashing the same things over and over, and the introduction of side characters who disappear as soon as we meet them.
I'm still curious about some of Canavan's other works but this series isn't for me.
I'm still curious about some of Canavan's other works but this series isn't for me.
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