- Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Eos; First Edition edition (Sep 21 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0380812932
- ISBN-13: 978-0380812936
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.4 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #500,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When the masters of elemental magic'-six extraordinary men and women-'merge the primal forces they represent, the ultimate sorcerous union comes to be: The Blending. Lorand, Rion, Vallant, Tamrissa, Jovi . . . and Naran, possessor of the newly discovered prescient power of Sight, came together to wrest a beleaguered empire from the strangling graspof treacherous nobles and to save it from the savagery of invading armies. Now it is the benevolent Six who reign, and the common people have found a voiceat last. But now the Ruling Blending are ensconcedin the bloodthirsty arena of politics-'where theirmagicks may hold no sway.
In the roiling waters of the ruling court, the hungry sharks are swimming. Across foreign borders, sinister plots are being hatched to conquer the fledgling republic. But there is a dark, hidden enemy growing ever-stronger amidst the riot of traitorous schemes and secret intrigues'a terrible malevolence which, when it reaches the peak of its power, will wreak havoc upon an unsuspecting empire . . . and on everything and everyone beyond.
About the Author
Sharon Green is the author of more than two dozen novels, including the five books of her tremendously popular series, The Blending. She lives in Tennessee.
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Naran Whist sipped quietly from her cup of tea as she watched and listened to the discussion going on among her Blendingmates in the house they continued, for the moment, to occupy. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Repetitive, redundant, and tends to repeat itself,
By poltroon "poltroon" (Mendocino County, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Intrigues: Book One Of The Blending Enthroned (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed the five books in the original Blending series, and so I looked forward to their continuation. And while I did keep turning the pages on this one, I found the dialog incredibly irritating. Almost the entire story is told via conversation. And the dialog is so mannered, awkward and formal - even when it is mere agreement. For example: "Let's also say that your violence would have mine to keep it company." This book could've been one third its final length if she'd written "Agreed." once in a while. But instead she has one member of the Blending state an idea, then has a short paragraph for _every_ other member to make a statement agreeing with it. She does this with other conversations as well, but mercifully, those tend to have fewer people in the room. The obsession with tea and (for the women) bathing also gets old. All of the bad guys are pretty much the same character divided into different bodies, which can make them a bit hard to keep track of. However, it is still entertaining to watch their downfall. The world Ms. Green has built here is really interesting, but this particular novel doesn't really do it justice. Still, it is readable, and Book Two in the Blending Enthroned series is a bit better, so it may be worth reading this one. However, my best recommendation is to stop with Book 5 of the original Blending series.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bleding Enthroned-Intriguing,
By PhoenixSong "fantasyjane" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Intrigues: Book One Of The Blending Enthroned (Mass Market Paperback)
Sharon Green has developped a style all her own in this series. Her editor must be very good to keep "everyone's" story straight. I like the fact that all the characters get to "take over" in the telling and the concepts for her world are in a word-intriguing.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mediocrity at its finest,
By Kent (St. Cloud, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Intrigues: Book One Of The Blending Enthroned (Mass Market Paperback)
This book starts out where the last series left off, with good plot ideas but put together in a horrible fashion. The books in this series are page turners some say, and they are, but the only reason being what could be said in one book alone, is chopped into pieces and printed as seperate 'books'. You have to buy the next book in the series just to see what should have happenned in the one before.All that aside, the characters are easily liked. Six main characters covering almost every personality type you could think of; you're bound to find one you can identify with. Too bad they all any sort of depth. The overall direction of the story is good, but it breaks down in alot of areas. For one, the author can't seem to break her ties from romance writing; everyone has to sleep with everyone else to maintain their magical 'strength'. Secondly, our main characters are infallible when it comes to their actions outside of their group; they're always right, and the 'other' protagonists or antagonists are always wrong. Overall, I'm sure when all the books are written, and you read them all as if they were one book, it will be a good story. But if you don't mind choking down a mediocre book until that point, grab this and read it. Thumbs up|down? Try 90 degrees sideways...
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