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02 Glasswrights Progress [Mass Market Paperback]

Mindy Klasky (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Release Date: Jun 15 2001 | Series: Roc Fantasy (Book 2)
Living in the palace of Morenia's new king, Rani Trader struggles to rebuild the banished glasswrights' guild-while an enemy of the kingdom assembles a very unusual army...

Praise for The Glasswrights' Apprentice:

A fun and colorful adventure. (Locus)

I wouldn't be surprised if Klasky moves quickly to the front rank of fantasy writers. (Science Fiction Chronicle)

From its rich imagery to its all-too-believable class system, this novel will absorb and intrigue you, right up to the unexpected ending. (Nancy Kress, author of Maximum Light)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Strong dark fantasy Nov 23 2003
By Barb Caffrey
Format:Mass Market Paperback
"Glasswright's Progress" is an improvement over her debut novel "Glasswright's Apprentice," which was an interesting quasi-medieval/feudal look at royalty, religion and society. Ms. Klasky's writing shows more depth and breadth, and her narrative flows more smoothly than in her debut novel.

One thing I really enjoyed about this book is that it wasn't what I expected. Rani Trader and her companion Mair of the Touched are immediately abducted by Prince Bashnorandi, and carried off to the court of Sin Hazar. Sin Hazar is an enemy of Morenia's King Halaravilli (or King Hal, for short), mainly because his society is quite different, and because Sin Hazar was raised to take anything he wanted due to how _his_ country views castes.

Rani and Mair form new alliances while King Hal tries desperately to find out what's happened to them; Hal must discard old alliances in favor of a new, uncertain future, and the outcome is always in doubt.

As I've said before, Ms. Klasky is superlative at showing moral ambiguity, and how the choices a person makes are more important than they might seem.

All in all, I'd call "Glasswright's Progress" a very strong book, one that succeeds in telling a darkly realistic tale. I would have liked to see more about Rani's quest to rebuilt the Glasswright's Guild, but I suppose that can wait for later books.

I really debated about what amount of stars to give this book; it's very good, and makes all its points. And I really enjoyed Rani and Mair in this book, far more than in the previous book (and I liked them there, too). Which is why I rounded up to five stars.

And I'd definitely recommend it. It's very interesting, and it might even stand on its own (without the first book, "Glasswright's Apprentice"), although it definitely is enriched by reading "Apprentice" first.

Barb Caffrey

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3.0 out of 5 stars best of the whole series Mar 22 2004
By Pat and Lynn
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've read the intire series and found most of the books lacking. This was the best of all four if only becuase the plot was less the ever told hero overcoming the absolutly impossible and dealed more with believable problems. The other books dealed with political conflict more than anything else and I felt that the main character besides being an absolute idiot was more draged along by the plot than actually a factor in its creation. I liked the character of Crestman and his self conflicts. He had potential to be an actually interesting character who actually made somewhat educated decisions but Mindy just well seemed to want to get rid of him. Untill she had him show up in the Glasswright's Test as a misguided villian which dissapointed me. My overall problem with the intire series was the stupidity of the main character who never seemed to look at things from more than one direction or point of view and seemed really selfcentered.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the first! July 14 2002
By Nancy E.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Rani Trader's life has changed very much since 2 years ago when she was falsely accused of being involved in the crown prince's murder. Now, at 15, she is working very hard to rebuild the shattered glasswrights guild as she lives a privileged life in the court. But everything changes when she and the former touched girl Mair are kidnapped by the ... prince Bashi, and taken away to a northern country. Here lives an old woman who's life is changed forever when she saves a young boy named Crestman who is in fact the leader of the "Little Army," an army of children loyal to the tyrant Sir Hazar. Meanwhile back in Morina, the young king Hal finds himself in a fierce political battle with the Fellowship of Jair, the same fellowship that have protected him and helped in achieved a throne. His loyalty to his country and loyalty to his brothers are put to the test. He soon realizes that he won't be able to remain loyal to both of them for ever, and soon he will half to make an important choice.

While I enjoyed Rani's first story, The Glasswrights Apprentice, I was blown away by it's sequel. In the Glasswrights Progress Rani and her friend's story is more thrilling than ever. While reading it I found myself shocked at the maturity some of the characters now posses. Rani's life has changed a lot since the last book and she shows it. I was also surprised to see a very little romance sneak in towards the end. If you're a fan of dark suspenseful fantasy novels I recommend this to you. I can't wait to read the 3rd book in the series, the Glasswrights Journeyman.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A dime a dozen.
The prospective reader should keep in mind that this is very much a fantasy novel by a female author. Read more
Published on Oct 16 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars The Glasswrights' Progress
I really enjoyed the book even though it was not writen for people my age. I liked how the plot was deeper then most books for teens. Read more
Published on May 14 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars words from a teen
This is a great book and I would encourage you all to read it, even if there was one problem I had with the book. Read more
Published on April 27 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Second Effort
While I enjoyed "The Glasswrights' Apprentice," I wasn't sure if I would buy any of the sequals--the characters were likeable enough, but I wasn't really very hooked on... Read more
Published on April 8 2002 by "legolas_arrowlord"
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Really a very, very good book. If you were daunted by the first one, this one has a simpler plot and a lot of character. Read more
Published on Dec 5 2001 by Demosthenes
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting to see this character grow and mature!
I enjoyed the first book in this series very much and the second does not disappoint. Newly made an honorary noble for her part in foiling a traitorous plot, all Rani Trader wants... Read more
Published on Aug 19 2001 by Dawn Smoker
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting to see this character grow and mature!
I enjoyed the first book in this series very much and the second does not disappoint. Newly made an honorary noble for her part in foiling a traitorous plot, all Rani Trader wants... Read more
Published on Aug 19 2001 by Dawn Smoker
2.0 out of 5 stars Not up to spec
I'm sorry, I found this a step down from the Glasswright's Apprentice. That was a reasonably good book, but didn't really warrant a continuation of the story. Read more
Published on Aug 4 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Progress
I thought that this new book by Mindy L. Klasky was wonderful. The only thing that disappointed me was the lack of romance between Hal and Rani. Read more
Published on July 22 2001 by Rebecca Scherrer
4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, but still good
When I first heard that this book was going to be released I thought that it would focus on Rani rebuilding her guild, her life in court and the problems that arise. Read more
Published on July 13 2001 by "dylimes"
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