- Paperback: 428 pages
- Publisher: Betancourt & Company (September 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 7770041910
- ISBN-13: 978-1930997882
- ASIN: 1930997884
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 640 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,767,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Imagine a world without color, illuminated by a gray sun. Imagine a sudden brilliant flash - an artificial orb ignites, filled with peculiar impossible light. The nature of this light bears no description. It lingers in dreams, inciting an unrequited love for a goddess. A corrupt city is shaped like a perfect wheel, and is ruled by a sister and brother, Regent and Regentrix, by perverse desires, and by a secret. A loyal warrior woman swears to serve a mysterious lord. At the same time, an epic invasion is precipitated by a being of utter darkness, who is the one absolute source of black in a monochrome silver world. And amid all this, flickers an ancient memory of a phenomenon called Rainbow and of those who had once filled the world with an impossible thing called color.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Vera Nazarian left the former Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War as a refugee at the age of eight and arrived in the United States a month before her 10th birthday by way of Lebanon, Greece, and Italy. She sold her first short story at the age of 17 and since then has published numerous works of short fiction in anthologies and magazines such as the Sword and Sorceress and Darkover series edited by the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, and has seen her work translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Czech, and Hungarian.
She is an active member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and recently made her novelist debut with the critically acclaimed mythic fantasy DREAMS OF THE COMPASS ROSE.
LORDS OF RAINBOW is her second novel. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Rich High Fantasy,
By Carod (British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lords of Rainbow (Hardcover)
Lords of Rainbow or The Book of Fulfillment by Vera Nazarian was a book I received through the Librarything Member Giveaways. To be honest, if I had not received the book that way and felt an obligation to read and review it, I am not sure I would have made it through the first 100 pages. Although I found the author's world interesting, and the main character fascinating, the author's tendency to skip around between the point of view of the heroine and various other characters made it difficult for me to stay engaged in the narrative. The author also included long passages of expository and descriptive writing which broke the thread of the story and the information would have been better imparted through dialogue and action. Having said all that, the mythology and magic the author created was rich and deep. The main character was not the typical fantasy heroine and more interesting because of that. Once past the initial slow section the story continued in a fast paced and suspenseful manner that kept me turning the pages. The ending was largely satisfying and not entirely predictable. The only quibble I have about the ending (slight spoiler alert) is the heroine setting off for further adventures (leaving her love interest behind) after she had successfully helped save the world and vanquished the bad guys seemed unnecessary, and it was hard to understand her motivation. If the author felt that a sequel was required, it might have been a better idea to have the adventure find the heroine rather than the other way around. I would recommend this book for readers of high fantasy who enjoy rich mythology and poetic and descriptive writing.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The height of imagination,
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This review is from: Lords of Rainbow (Hardcover)
In Lords of Rainbow Vera Nazarian takes a difficult concept and renders it beautifully. In a world without color, she captures how color affects our perception and character. I was especially struck by the richness of character and description as well as its being a damn good read. I recommend this for all thinking readers.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A stylish fantasy that rings true,
By Maren Henry (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lords of Rainbow (Hardcover)
This stylish fantasy has an intriguing premise: what if there were a world without color? But it takes more than a great idea to make a great novel; it takes fully-realized characters, rich imagery, a world with depth to explore, and, most of all, insight into what we as humans are and what we can be. LORDS OF RAINBOW fulfills its promises and is, quite simply, a great read.
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