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Kristian
Nov 09, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Wow! How did I not read this sooner? This book (actually, a trilogy) has the gritty, gloomy atmosphere of G.R.R. Martin, and a gentle humanity of J.R.R. Tolkien, combined with an epic awesomeness of its own. Cherryh has written a superb, masterful tale, totally gripping and completely unforgettable.
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Derek
Apr 11, 2014 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sword-and-sorcery
In another author's hands--"Michael Moorcock" keeps springing to mind, for some reason--this would be an endless book series, of Morgaine and Vanye moving from gimmicky world to gimmicky world, each book an independent and unrelated adventure which might not abut the one previous. It felt odd, therefore, that this series was so tightly coupled, where the events of one bled into the next and where antagonists continue to be a nuisance. Characters deal with the endless consequences of their action ...more
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Cat Rambo
May 24, 2009 rated it it was amazing
C.J. Cherryh
Jun 07, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  (Review from the author)
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Teri Dluznieski
Mar 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Simon Williams
May 31, 2012 rated it it was amazing
J.W. Wright
Aug 27, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy-science-fiction, owned
Okcrow
Oct 08, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Jan 04, 2013 rated it really liked it
Sarah Hulcy
Jan 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Bokeshi
Apr 19, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: owned-books, fantasy, all-time-favorites
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Mubbles
Jun 03, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Jeffrey Doten
Jun 18, 2013 rated it really liked it
Tom
Feb 11, 2014 marked it as to-read
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May 01, 2014 marked it as to-read
Darrin w
Dec 27, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Jowita Horbaczewska
Jan 19, 2015 rated it really liked it
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stan the Bookman
Mar 15, 2015 marked it as to-read
Kevin Xu
Jan 29, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
A.L. Butcher
Apr 13, 2017 marked it as to-read
Bri
May 02, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: books-owned, really-want-to-read
Carrie
Jan 09, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own
Stuart
Feb 28, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Mar 04, 2019 marked it as to-read
Indeneri
Aug 20, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy, science-fiction, 2019
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Shelves: fantasy
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