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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. The second book in the Dark Apostle series continues with Elisha now finding his place in the world as a magus, wanted man, and an integral part for the fight for the throne. The book changes tone and setting from the first book. The mystery and scarcity of magic is changed for a much stronger fantasy feel. In a way it made the book more exciting. The barber/surgeon aspect of the character has also changed focus for magus as well. The writing and the plot of the story are decent, but at time not very engaging. I do feel like it was a step up from the first book though. ( ) Ambrose's second book in the Dark Apostle series holds nothing back. It's dark and gritty with its unwashed medieval England. Elisha is a barber by trade, which in those days meant cutting hair and wielding his razor as a doctor and surgeon. The events of the first book informed him of his innate magical abilities and embroiled him in royal and magi politics. The situation is dire as the new heir to the throne is not such a nice guy--and his betrothed is carrying Elisha's unborn child. He feels immense pressure from magi to act on their behalf, even as he's afraid as his new powers over life and death. My biggest barrier in getting into the book was my own memory. I read the first book last year and names are my weak spot. There are various layers of intrigue within the book, and I was somewhat muddled about who was who as things started. I soon found the proper groove. I did miss the medical scenes that were necessary through the prolonged battle in the first book (because they are totally my sort of thing), but Ambrose's greater emphasis on magic was fascinating. And to reiterate? Very dark. No one is safe, and with necromancers on the prowl, death is not a true escape. (Description nicked from B&N.com.) “Elisha, a barber-surgeon from the poorest streets of benighted fourteenth-century London, has come a long way from home. He was always skilled at his work, but skill alone could not protect him on the day that disaster left his family ruined and Elisha himself accused of murder. With no other options, Elisha accepted a devil’s bargain from Lucius, a haughty physician, to avoid death by hanging—by serving under the sadistic doctor as a battle surgeon of the king’s army, at the front lines of an unjust war. Elisha worked night and day, both tending to the wounded soldiers and protecting them from the physician’s experiments. Even so, he soon found that he had a talent for a surprising and deadly sort of magic, and was drawn into the clandestine world of sorcery by the enchanting young witch Brigit—who had baffling ties to his past, and ambitious plans for his future. Yet even Brigit did not understand the terrible power Elisha could wield, until the day he was forced to embrace it and end the war...by killing the king. Now, Elisha has become a wanted man—not only by those who hate and fear him, but by those who’d seek to woo his support. Because, hidden behind the politics of court and castle, it is magic that offers power in its purest form. And the players in that deeper game are stranger and more terrifying than Elisha could ever have dreamed. There are the magi, those who have grasped the secrets of affinity and knowledge to manipulate mind and matter, always working behind the scenes. There are the indivisi, thought mad by the rest of the magical world: those so devoted to their subject of study that they have become “indivisible” from it, and whose influence in their realm is wondrous beyond even the imaginations of “normal” magi. And then there are—there may be—the necromancers, whose methods, motives, and very existence remain mysterious. Where rumors of their passing go, death follows. But death follows Elisha, too.” Continue reading... sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
E.C. Ambrose's gritty, sharp historical fantasy series, The Dark Apostle, follows Elisha Barber through a magical reimagining of 14th-century England Elisha, a barber-surgeon from the poorest streets of benighted fourteenth-century London, has come a long way from home. He was always skilled at his work, but skill alone could not protect him on the day that disaster left his family ruined and Elisha himself accused of murder. With no other options, Elisha accepted a devil's bargain from Lucius, a haughty physician, to avoid death by hanging--by serving under the sadistic doctor as a battle surgeon of the king's army, at the front lines of an unjust war. Elisha worked night and day, both tending to the wounded soldiers and protecting them from the physician's experiments. Even so, he soon found that he had a talent for a surprising and deadly sort of magic, and was drawn into the clandestine world of sorcery by the enchanting young witch Brigit--who had baffling ties to his past, and ambitious plans for his future. Yet even Brigit did not understand the terrible power Elisha could wield, until the day he was forced to embrace it and end the war...by killing the king. Now, Elisha has become a wanted man--not only by those who hate and fear him, but by those who'd seek to woo his support. Because, hidden behind the politics of court and castle, it is magic that offers power in its purest form. And the players in that deeper game are stranger and more terrifying than Elisha could ever have dreamed. There are the magi, those who have grasped the secrets of affinity and knowledge to manipulate mind and matter, always working behind the scenes. There are the indivisi, thought mad by the rest of the magical world: those so devoted to their subject of study that they have become "indivisible" from it, and whose influence in their realm is wondrous beyond even the imaginations of "normal" magi. And then there are--there may be--the necromancers, whose methods, motives, and very existence remain mysterious. Where rumors of their passing go, death follows. But death follows Elisha, too. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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