HarperVoyager The Bone Doll’s Twin, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Paperback, Lynn Flewelling
225 ratings
TO EXPLORE MORE
Price: £14.99
Brand: HarperVoyager
Description: The first volume of a thrilling fantasy adventure trilogy filled with necromancy and bone-chilling magic from the bestselling US author of the Nightrunner series. HarperVoyager The Bone Doll’s Twin, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Paperback, Lynn Flewelling - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Harper Collins
Product ID: 9780007113088
Delivery cost: Spend £20 and get free shipping
Dimensions: 111x178mm
Keywords: Epic,Magic,Necromancy
ISBN: 9780007113088
My website utilises affiliate links when you click my 'Get the best deal now' buttons. If you buy something through one of these links, I may earn a little commission, at no extra cost to you.
I have relationships with many of the top online retailers (purchasing, shipping and returns will be handled directly by them) which enables me to offer the best deal online for the HarperVoyager The Bone Doll’s Twin, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Paperback, Lynn Flewelling and many other similar products - which will appear below, to enhance your online shopping experience.
For even more great deals on HarperVoyager Books, click the link.
Author: Mr. A. J. D. White
Rating: 5
Review: This is the 1st book of Lynns I have read and I must say I am very impressed. I bought this book because of the revies I have seen on Amazon, and because of the recomendation by Robbin Hobb, an author I have a great deal of respect for. Lynns writing style is similar to Robins, both draw wonderful characters and really let you get inside the skin of them. They also stick to the principle of KEEP IT SIMPLE, which I really enjoy as I didn't find myself sitting trying to work out what was going on all the time (such as Steven Erikson) but avidly turning the pages hungry for what was going to happen next. I was slightly worried when I read the back cover and had started reading the book, that this was going to be a cliche led story (like a fair bit of US fantasy) of a Princess done wrong who would suddenly wake up and kill the evil king, and in some ways I was right, this book (1st of 3) does hit most of the cliches but they are done with real feeling for the characters which makes them feel fresh and vivid. Now I am just gonna have to save up the money to buy her 1st trilogy while I eagerly await the next book in this thrilling saga. If you like Robin Hobb, Raymond Fiest, George R R Martin, Juliet Mckenna and Kathrin Kerr or are just looking for a damn good read then I can heartily recommend this book to you (and all of theirs apart from the Krondor series by Feist).
Author: R.B.
Rating: 2
Review: The first book of the fantasy series `Tamir Triad,' which follows the life of Tobin, the rightful queen of Skala whose gender was magically switched to keep her uncle, the King, from killing her at birth. It is the sister/prequel series of Lynn Flewelling's `Nightrunner' series, set several hundred years before it. I came across this series while searching for The Nightrunner series, but I was uninterested in reading it due to the poor copy of my edition, though after completing Ms Flewelling's original series I was less picky. Her style remains consistent - it lacks anything distinguishing and comes off as quite bland at points, though she does have her moments of brilliance in several areas. The Bone Doll's Twin is a lot darker than any of the novels in her Nightrunner series, but despite that I found its pace dragged for much of the book. It's a coming-of-age series, following the protagonist from before her birth to her 13th (ish) year. There seems to be a lack of plot that is contained within the scope of the novel. A lot of stuff happens to the characters, but there is no tangible build-up, nothing that peaks the curiosity, no climax. The book ended but it didn't feel like it should have done. There is also a lot of angst. Good things rarely happened and when they did it only heralded something worse to come. I don't believe every book or movie should have a happy ending - but to ask a reader to get through 400+ pages of woe and anguish surely some reward should be given to them for making it that far instead of adding to the despair. It has dissuaded me from picking up the next book, as many of my favourite characters died with very little page-time. There are good parts to the book - the dialogue never feels dry or forced, the characters are vibrant and deep, the history and worldbuilding is a joy to explore... but there is little action or intrigue or, as I said, plot to flavour the experience. I wish I had more positive things to say as I think Ms Flewelling is capable of brilliant, beautiful work - but this isn't one of them. I feel it's a jumping block for the rest of the series and she did an injustice to herself and her work by not making the plot of this novel something more compelling. Watching characters develop is great, but it does run dull without any action happening. I think I will give Lynn Flewelling a break for a month or so, as I crave something crass and gory. Characters: 6/10 Setting: 7/10 Plot: 2/10 Dialogue: 7/10 Overall: 4/10
