| Title: | Arcana Caelestia |
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| Moderator: | NETRIX::thomas |
| Created: | Thu Dec 08 1983 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Margaret Weis has temporarily detached herself from Tracy Hickman, and is in the process of creating a new SciFi trilogy. The basic concept of this trilogy is that 17 years ago the galatic monarchy was overthrown from within by members of the king's (who is described as a basic wimp) own guard and replaced by "democratic" government. Several of the king's own were able to escape the butchering with the king's newly born son. The antagonist has spent the last 17 years consolidating his power and tracking down the escapees, so he can capture the heir for his own dark purpose. This is where the story starts. The first book, The Lost King, bears a strong resemblence to the Star Wars trilogy, but is well worth the read. Ms. Weis starts the action right away and never really lets up. The book is well written and keeps the readers attention. I'm a bit tired today, becuase I couldn't put the book down last night in which I finished the last half. Paul
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| 908.1 | now I have to wait for the next book | TINCUP::KOLBE | The dilettante debutante | Wed Aug 29 1990 19:21 | 23 |
I agree. This was a good read. I also liked Tracy Hickman's comment in
the introduction that this was part of the new style of SF/F that he
called Galactic Fantasy. The techno bits are just 'there' and the main
story is about the characters. I really enjoyed the XJ computer. I want
one. :*)
liesl (who's always loved galactic fantasy and just didn't know what to
call it)
Possible spoiler:
I really like the fact that the warload and the starlady are
unavoidably locked together. This would normally be the "great" romance
and I find this a nice twist that they are at odds over the betrayal
and that she's fighting against wanting the power they could have
together. And that he's fighting the path that god has chosen. I liked
the line about her realising she was fighting a "seduction of the soul
not the body".
He's said several times that he is destined to kill her. I suppose if
he does it will be in the last book, but I find I'm hoping his vision
is wrong.
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| 908.2 | Can't Wait | USWRSL::SHORTT_LA | Sat Sep 29 1990 00:51 | 8 | |
Thanks for the reviews. I've alsways like the author myself. I
actually have the book, but it's on my "to read " shelf (which consists
of 2 bookcases). Now, I think I'll go get it and try it this week-end!
L.J.
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| 908.3 | vol 2 - King's Test | TINCUP::KOLBE | The dilettante divorcee | Fri Apr 12 1991 19:03 | 22 |
I really enjoyed this one. This has a bit soap opera to it but I loved it. and can't wait for Vol3. Some of the lines seem heavy but I ate them up anyway. The Starlady thinking of her mental bond to the Warlord... "Then we were bound by light, by intellect, by victory, by beauty. We were strong, immortal, invincible. We were young. But now he and I are bound by chains much stronger: by darkness, by age and experience, by sorrow and pain, by fear, and by death." And the link is holding the Warlord as surely as it holds the lady. The boy who would be king is putting his own two cents into the political intrique now also. Everybody is scheming on everybody else when a new (presumed dead) player suddenly appears and rearrages the game. This has complex characters, sword fights, politics, a bit of magic, spaceships, and papprazzi hounding the players looking for stories. And the Blood Royal, which was supposidly wiped out in the revolution (with the exception of the warlord) is showing up in the most unlikely places. liesl | |||||
| 908.4 | The Death Gate Cycle | NAS007::CHARDON | Fri Oct 04 1991 23:38 | 5 | |
Has anybody read The Death Gate Cycle? (_Dragon_Wing_ and
_Elven_Star_, both by Weis and HIckman)
If so, are they worth the read?
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| 908.5 | The Ghost Legion | RESOLV::KOLBE | The Goddess in Chains | Thu Sep 02 1993 18:02 | 12 |
There is now a 4th book in this universe. The Ghost Legion continues the saga after the Lady's fall and the rise and marriage of the new King. The old gang has pretty much fallen apart but, as you might expect, circumstances pull them together when a mysterious group called the ghost legion begins recruiting all the former warriors that fought for the young king. This book was a good read and a bit of a weeper for me. The soap opera of human relations gets even deeper. Wives and lovers, the dead and the living are all bound up in the battle over fate and what the gods decree should be. The ending completely blew me away with a surprise twist that was totally unexpected but which fit right in. Weis must have planned this all along because she never did anything that would preclude this ending. liesl | |||||