- Hardcover: 568 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Fiction; First Edition edition (Mar 23 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061092959
- ISBN-13: 978-0061092954
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.5 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,973,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
Despite a few brief, shining moments, Cherryh's (Foreigner) new fantasy novel (her latest SF novel is reviewed below) proves an overwrought concoction. After a moderately interesting foray involving Mauryl, the aging wizard who conjures a "Shaping" named Tristen, the meandering of the nearly empty-headed Shaping takes center stage for far too long. Tristen sets off upon a quest knowing neither who he is nor what he seeks. Fortuitous happenings eventually bring him to Cefwyn, a prince in line to rule the land, and to Cefwyn's wizard, Emuin, himself a former student of Mauryl's. (The villains here are of two types: nebulously motivated men and erotically minded women.) A series of escapades involving prosaically presented political machinations leads to an inevitable final battle?and to the likelihood of a sequel. Several plot threads, such as Tristen's similarity to a golem and an invocation of the "Thirty-Eight," indicate that Cherryh is leaning on texts of Jewish mysticism here, but it's unlikely that even the most diligent of kabbalists would have the patience to wade through this substandard work.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
In a shadow land, the wizard Mauryl creates a substance out of thin air--a young man. His new creation will continue the journey for which he is too old, a magical pilgrimage toward both peace and war. Author of over 40 novels, Hugo-winner Cherryh is regarded as one of the brightest stars in the fantasy and SF firmament.
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Its name had been Galasien once, a city of broad streets and thriving markets, of docks crowded with bright-sailed river craft. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent story telling,
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This review is from: Fortress In The Eye Of Time (Mass Market Paperback)
I have read all of Cherryh's books, but apart from her sci-fi (Chanur books) and The Paladin, her stories about Tristan are by far the best. The Fortress in the Eye of Time is a book that you will enjoy reading the tenth time as much as you did the very first.Excellent story telling. Mark E. Cooper
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This review is from: Fortress In The Eye Of Time (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm sorry, I usually agree with the critics, but they were just dead wrong about this book! The only thing "wrong" with it was that Tristen's scenes could get a little bit tedious, but other than that I found I was unable to put it down for a moment and read the whole thing in one day :o)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth the effort,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fortress In The Eye Of Time (Mass Market Paperback)
Many fantasy books today seem to follow the same story. This book from the beginning grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go. The detail is sometimes bogging-down, but waiting to see each Unfolding that Tristen experiences, and seeing how they all come together in the end-- that is this book, this experience. This book may not be a roller coaster, but instead it is a journey down the Road. If you haven't yet, start your journey today. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
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