Red Sister is a beautifully written fantasy novel that switches flawlessly between intimate characterisation, lyrical prose, and gripping action, all set in a deeply fascinating world. And by fascinating I mean: the moon is a parabolic mirror that heats a liveable strip of land at night, keeping the encroaching masses of ice at bay. Yess. And no, it’s not scifi, it’s deeply fantasy. I loved everything about this book, including the main cast, the supporting characters, the plot, the unpredictable turns, … wow!
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Red Sister
| author: | Mark Lawrence (2017) |
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| series: | Book of the Ancestor #1 |
| date added: | 2018-07-28 |
| date read: | 2018-12-04 |
| pages: | 469 |
| author: | gender:male, origin:british |
| genre: | fantasy |
| themes: | learning-the-arts |
| rating: | ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
Quotes
I have been too young to know, and I have been too old to care. It’s in that oh-so-narrow slice between that memories are made. So enjoy it.
Your death has not been waiting for your arrival at the appointed hour: it has, for all the years of your life, been racing towards you with the fierce velocity of time’s arrow. It cannot be evaded, it cannot be bargained with, deflected or placated. All that is given to you is the choice: meet it with open eyes and peace in your heart, go gentle to your reward. Or burn bright, take up arms, and fight the bitch.
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