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Series: | The Harp and Ring Sequence #1 |
Ilana C. Myer
Hardcover | Pages: 415 pages Rating: 3.43 | 1111 Users | 262 Reviews
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Title | : | Last Song Before Night (The Harp and Ring Sequence #1) |
Author | : | Ilana C. Myer |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 415 pages |
Published | : | September 29th 2015 by Tor (first published September 1st 2015) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. High Fantasy. Music. Adult |
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Long ago, poets were Seers with access to powerful magic. Following a cataclysmic battle, the enchantments of Eivar were lost–now a song is only words and music, and no more. But when a dark power threatens the land, poets who thought only to gain fame for their songs face a task much greater: to restore the lost enchantments to the world. And the road to the Otherworld, where the enchantments reside, will imperil their lives and test the deepest desires of their hearts.Rating Containing Books Last Song Before Night (The Harp and Ring Sequence #1)
Ratings: 3.43 From 1111 Users | 262 ReviewsAppraise Containing Books Last Song Before Night (The Harp and Ring Sequence #1)
First, the disclaimer, in the name of full disclosure: the author is a friend who I've known for many years. Of course I want her to be successful, but as a dedicated reader who is always looking for the HONEST review, I can only give an honest review myself. Please believe me when I say I'd give this five stars no matter who had written it!Here's the part where I wish I were a writer so I could do justice to this book. Alas, my reviews tend to read like student book reports (this is what IShe read books of poetry, though they had lately begun to stoke her fury. It was all very well for these poets, who wandered off to have adventures and then could string them to words, to music. Anything she might write would be formless, a creature of rage and stormcloud. No music there.Last Song Before Night is the first installment in the Harp and Ring Sequence trilogy by Ilana C. Myer.The poets of Eivar long ago used to hold power over the rulers, creating enchantments from music and words,
3.5 stars rounded down.There were things about this I liked a lot and for most of the things I didn't I'm willing to give this debut author the benefit of the doubt and attribute them to first book difficulties. The story and characters were interesting enough that I might read the sequel that is apparently planned. However, it didn't leave a real impression on me. Which is kind of a problem. I'm usually pretty impressionable.
3.5 stars.It would occur to her later that sympathy is disarming even without surprise, but unexpected sympathy leaves no defense.
On the surface, Ilana C. Myers debut fantasy, Last Song Before Night, sounds familiar. Its about a group of young men and women, from various casts of life from wide eyed and naive, to ambitious and dangerous who are manipulated by the great poet, Valanir Ocune, and his rival, Nickon Gerrard. Magic, once thought lost, is returning to Eivar, for good or ill, and the fate of the world is at stake. Its all been done before, but, rooted in compelling characters, and a deep-seated sense of respect
I'm giving this a solid 2.5 so it's very middle-of-the-road. I think that I was initially drawn to this book by the amazing cover art and the idea that within this world music was once a power source but now that power has gone and songs and poems are just that. We follow a group of characters who all seem to meet one another fairly coincidentally throughout the novel and then their adventures begin to mingle together. I found that the characters were all pretty interesting at first, as was the
A country that sacrificed the enchantments that went with its music and poetry now faces a threat that can only be fought by that which was lost.The players in this tense little tale are set early and defined well, with quite a lot ahead of them. Lin, the forbidden female poet running from an horrific past, Darien and Marlen, a duo of poets with huge potential, the lady Rianna, rich daughter of a merchant whose hand is courted by her childhood friend Ned and Darien the poet. There's a sinister
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