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Title: Through The Darkness : A Novel of the World War--and Magic by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 0-8125-8919-X Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 April, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Frozen Hell
Comment: Through the Darkness is the third novel in the World At War fantasy series, following Darkness Descending. In the previous volume, the Algarvians, although outnumbered in Grelz, keep outmaneuvering the Unkerlanter army. In Kuusamo, Pekka, with Siuntio and Ilmarinen observing, uses a divergent series chant to release enough energy to blow out all the window glass in the lab. In Forthweg, Sidroc finally signs up for Plegmund's Brigade and Ealstan is sick, so Vanai has to venture out to get medicines for him.
Cornelu finds that his Lagoan leviathan isn't as well trained as Eforiel, but still gets the job done. In Jelgava, Talsu keeps being told that he is lucky to be alive after the stabbing incident. In far western Unkerlant, Istvan is not enjoying his stroll through the woods, being too busy fighting ambushes and forest fires. In Valmiera, Valnu takes Krasta for a walk just before a bomb goes off where they had been; unfortunately, the bomb only causes superficial damage to Colonel Lurcanio. In Grelz, Garivald is caught by the Algarvians but is rescued by Unkerlanter irregulars.
In this novel, Ealstan recovers from the sickness and finds that some of his clients have made other arrangements. Zuwayza has Kaunians coming to their shores requesting asylum from the Algarvians. Skarnu attends a meeting of the resistance which is raided by the Algarvians. Constable Bembo and his fellows come to Oyngestun to round up Kaunians. Garivald goes on his first ambush with the Unkerlant irregulars. Colonel Sabrino returns to his dragon farm to find that the Lagoan dragons had dropped eggs there earlier.
On the Southern continent, Fernao is pleased when Kuusaman and Lagoan dragons fly in, but they don't bring any more supplies; the meals continue to be camel or ptarmigan. Leudast's men give the Algarvians a hard time in a swamp before reforming on higher land.
Marshall Rathar perceives the Algarvian strategy and convinces King Swemmell that the red heads are trying to take the Mamming Hills. The King permits him to build up his forces to stop the Algavians before Suligen.
This series is an allegory of the World Wars, with magic replacing the science and technology of this worldline. Some of the events in this series are more indicative of the first World War while others are more like the second; for example, the life force magic is analogous to the chemical weapons used in WWI, but the new magic being developed by the Kuusamans is much more like the atomic weapons developed during WWII.
Another reflection of earlier events is the invasion of Gyongyos into far western Unkerlant. These actions seem to reflect various Japanese intrusions into Russian territories beginning with the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905, through the Russian Civil War in 1917-1921, and then to 1924, when Japan returned Sakhalin Island. However, Japan occupied other areas, including Korea, in the northern Pacific coast of the Far East until the end of WWII.
Recommended for Turtledove fans and anyone else who enjoys speculative fiction with a strong historical and moral component.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fantasy WWII Book III
Comment: This book is the third installment of Harry Turtledove's World at War Series in which a fantasy world of magic and dragons is plunged into a scenario along the same lines as our own Second World War. Most of the same characters return for this volume and the same plot lines are continued.
At this point in this series, you are no longer reading these books if you don't like the plot or the characters. Personally, I find the characters engrossing and the plot line interesting. While it is sometimes obvious how a plot will play out because of knowledge of WWII it is interesting to see how Turtledove makes it work in a fantasy setting and what characters he looses or gains along the way. I am particularly interested to see how the "Manhattan Project" plot line ends. Some other readers complain about the large number of characters involved and keeping them straight, Turtledove does a good job of reminding us who is who and I find I don't have any trouble with it. This book pretty much parallels the events of 1942 into 1943. I would advise against reading this book unless you have read the first two books in the series.
To be honest, I started this series only planning to read one book as a break between some other non-fiction that I was reading. I have not been able to put down the series since, every week I go back to the bookstore (we won't mention which one since it is a rival!) to buy another book in this series. I don't plan on stopping until I have read all these books (two more, so far) and then I will anxiously await the next book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book!
Comment: Turtledove has written excellent characters, and interesting plots. He is one of the few authors to kill off main characters, which is realistic (there IS a war going on here), but it is frustrating to have a well-liked character be killed.
This series has a ton of action, emotion, and suspense. The characters race the clock, and time never seems to be on their side. Despite all the problems, love still thrives and life goes on. This is a great book, and a great series.
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Title: Into the Darkness (The World at War, Book 1) by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 0812574729 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Jaws of Darkness (World at War, Book 5) by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 0765304171 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: American Empire: The Center Cannot Hold by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 0345444221 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: American Empire: The Victorious Opposition by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 034544423X Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove ISBN: 0451207173 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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