The towers of the sunset

This book might be part of the TOR fantasy series.
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359 Seiten

Sprache: English

Am 26. Dezember 1992 von T. Doherty Associates veröffentlicht.

ISBN:
978-0-312-85297-9
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The Saga of Recluce wouldn't exist without Creslin and his journey from the Roof of the World to escape a marriage he didn't want. It takes him through the low lands into Fairhaven and its white mages who magically confine him in a mental white prison and put him to work on a road crew. He escapes only to wind up with the woman he was supposed to marry and the raw commotion that brings about. His powers grow as he finds himself a co-regent to the Island of Recluce and many more adventures. Again, a book worth the reading. gmb 8/13/2020

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hat The towers of the sunset von L. E. Modesitt, Jr. besprochen (TOR fantasy)

Good, if dark, and a list of people to remember

Modesitt's books, like Mercedes Lackey's, occasionally surprise me by going from avoiding-swearing, to something pretty miserable happening. Creslin has a bit of a tough life in this, certainly adds an air of anticipation.

What this book really doubles down on, compared to the first, is 3 page chapters giving a vignette of what other characters are up to. I lost track several times, not helped by scenes occasionally "resetting" narrator knowledge and it's "the bearded mage", "the fat mage", "the red-haired woman".

There's also some weird bits about consent for the protagonist towards the end, but it is addressed, if weakly.

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  • Recluce (Imaginary place) -- Fiction