- Paperback: 504 pages
- Publisher: DAW (Feb 29 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0886777046
- ISBN-13: 978-0886777043
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 4.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #643,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Six centuries after the alien Curosa imparted the wisdom of their dying race to Adrian Sawyer and gave him three massive city-ships, two of those ships -- City of Diamond and City of Opal -- are locked in a battle for intergalactic political dominance. Now the Protector of Diamond has chosen a protege, young Adrian Mercati, and told him the hiding place of the Sawyer Crown, an artifact that will give him and the Diamond unassailable superiority over the Opal. But spies are at work, and a desperate race to find the Crown begins. Yet what neither side can see is that finding it may prove their downfall.
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The newly appointed Protector of an intergalactic city-ship, Adrian Mercati is urged by his predecessor to strengthen his position by locating the Sawyer Crown, an alien artifact that will give him superiority over his enemies. Original.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
WHERE IS THE SEQUEL?,
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This review is from: City Of Diamond (Paperback)
I LOVE City of Diamond. It's one of my favourite books. A cast of fascinating characters, a world on a spaceship that's a mixture of the futuristic and medieval, mysterious artefacts to track down, future mysteries to be solved, moments of pathos and humour, a clear and flowing writing style . . . What more could you ask for?I've been waiting years for the sequels and they haven't appeared. To my knowledge, this is the second time Doris Egan/Jane Emerson has had a series cut short. DAW, what's going on?
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ditto,
By A Customer
This review is from: City Of Diamond (Paperback)
Interstingly enough, I was actually browsing Amazon to see if Ms. Emerson had published the rest of the story yet. I thought this book was a great read, if you like your science fiction heavy on fantasy with lots of great characters to identify with.
5.0 out of 5 stars
space opera to die for,
By brian carroll (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: City Of Diamond (Paperback)
This is the best science fiction novel I've ever read.Other reviewers have alluded disparagingly to the plot(s), but (originality aside) I can't think of any other book that balances so much, so effortlessly. Let's face it, THE PLOTS ROCK. Then there's the characters. I've never felt so fond of or close to characters in a book before. In such a plot-happy book, the amazing thing is that it's the characters that come back to me, day after day. I can't get this book out of my head! I love this book. Did I say that already?
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