- Hardcover: 283 pages
- Publisher: Dufour Editions (Dec 31 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0802312861
- ISBN-13: 978-0802312860
- Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 14.4 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 449 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Enhances this fantasy epic collection with swift action, a well-developed world in which an oracle becomes involved in superpower warlord battles for control, and characterization which is realistic. - The Bookwatch. "Considers the plight of an intelligent single woman who, as an oracle, enjoys neither a fixed role nor a class niche...Cook's picaresque plot yields abundant adventure, baroque inventions along with a darkly comic edge and, along the way, a measure of rueful insight." - Publishers Weekly.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The darkest book in an excellent series.,
By Cathal K. Ryan (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Women and the Warlords (Chronicles of Age of Darkness) (Hardcover)
This is undoubtly the darkest and least "heroic" book in Hugh Cook's series: "Chronicles of an Age of Darkness", but it is a great read nonetheless. If you've ever wondered just how tough life would actually be for a women in a "realistic" medieval/fantasy world, look no further. The book never softens its grimly realistic tone by making artifical concessions to political correctness (which, in most modern fantasies, dictates that women should never be at a disadvantage to men, despite the implausibility of this in a typical fantasy/medieval world). Instead, we are given a believable account of a (determined and resourceful, but not super-human) woman's struggle to survive independently (i.e. without a man) in a very male-dominated and repressive culture. If this sounds like rather depressing reading, then you're not far wrong - this book is certainly less uplifting than any other in the series. However, it still contains the usual Hugh Cook elements in abundance - drama, excellent characterisation, invention and humour. Overall, it's not quite as good as some others in the series, particularly books 4, 9 and 10, but it's still a great read, and for a fan of the series, the future development of the careers of Morgan Hearst and Watashi is worth the purchase price by itself. Conclusion: well worth buying, especially if you're a fan of the series.
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The darkest book in an excellent series.,
By Cathal K. Ryan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Women and the Warlords (Chronicles of Age of Darkness) (Hardcover)
This is undoubtly the darkest and least "heroic" book in Hugh Cook's series: "Chronicles of an Age of Darkness", but it is a great read nonetheless. If you've ever wondered just how tough life would actually be for a women in a "realistic" medieval/fantasy world, look no further. The book never softens its grimly realistic tone by making artifical concessions to political correctness (which, in most modern fantasies, dictates that women should never be at a disadvantage to men, despite the implausibility of this in a typical fantasy/medieval world). Instead, we are given a believable account of a (determined and resourceful, but not super-human) woman's struggle to survive independently (i.e. without a man) in a very male-dominated and repressive culture. If this sounds like rather depressing reading, then you're not far wrong - this book is certainly less uplifting than any other in the series. However, it still contains the usual Hugh Cook elements in abundance - drama, excellent characterisation, invention and humour. Overall, it's not quite as good as some others in the series, particularly books 4, 9 and 10, but it's still a great read, and for a fan of the series, the future development of the careers of Morgan Hearst and Watashi is worth the purchase price by itself. Conclusion: well worth buying, especially if you're a fan of the series.
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uneasy triumph,
By Ms. Krieger - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Women and the Warlords (Chronicles of Age of Darkness) (Hardcover)
Women and the Warlords is the true sequel to Wizards and the Warriors (book 1 in the series.) It is set primarily in the Collosnon Empire and shows a different view of the world of Argan, but the careers of Morgan Hearst and various other characters in book 1 are advanced, and the story makes sense in the world context.The author takes a single main character, a female slave in the Collosnon Empire, and tells a complicated tale about her quest to live her life without male domination. Of course she ends up getting involved in world affairs, and altering history quite profoundly, but the book has a true narrative arc with a satisfying ending. The main character is good - she has grit and determination and a slight proclivity to violence, and she's likable. She also makes mistakes, sometimes serious, and you worry about her. A good protagonist for a good book. I highly recommend it. |
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