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Title: Stealing the Elf-King's Roses by Diane Duane ISBN: 0-446-60983-8 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not what I've come to expect
Comment: I wanted to enjoy this book more than I did. Diane Duane is one of my favorite authors, but this story just didn't measure up to her others. I think the problem is she's trying to mix fantasy and sci-fi, and that's hard to pull off. I did enjoy some of her original ideas, but the overall story wasn't engaging.
My guess is that this world is something she's been thinking about for a while. It has the feel of the first book of a series, as there are so many characters and ideas introduced but not sufficiently explored. I'm curious who the other powers besides Justice are, and if there are specialists in those fields.
Minor spoiler: The one thing that really got to me was that, for a system so concerned with justice, the justice system in this world seemed too prone to abuse. Why would you combine the functions of investigator and prosecutor into one role? Besides requiring far too much training for one individual, it seems like it unfairly biases the system towards the prosecution. Does the defense attorney also get to send in investigators, or is she dependent on her opposition providing exculpatory evidence?
If you're a fan of Diane Duane, you might enjoy this book just to read more of her, but you may also be disappointed. But if you want to check out Diana Duane, start with one of her other stories (like "Door into Fire" or "Book of Night with Moon", or even "The Wounded Sky").
Rating: 5
Summary: fascinating mixture of fantasy and science fiction
Comment: On an earth much different than our own, people are able to transport themselves from one place to another and one universe to another by using the gates which are constructed in part from fairy gold. The elves control the distribution of fair gold just as they block anyone from any of the diverse universes from traveling to Alfheim, the elfin world.
Lanthanomancer Lee Enfield and her partner Galert, a madrin (a wolfhound the size of a horse that talks and is very intelligent) use their sight and scent to see below the surface at crime scenes and while interrogating perpetrators. The duo is so good at what they do that they are sent at their government's bequest into Alfheim to find out why elves are killing elves. Before they know it they are caught in a civil uprising that unless stopped, could mean a massive war throughout the known universes.
Dianne Duane, long known and respected for her excellent work, has gifted her readers with a unique view of the Fay that make it seem as if another species has been discovered by the author. Her protagonists are a superb working team whose personalities mesh so well they are better together then apart in a kind of the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. STEALING THE ELF-KING'S ROSES is a fascinating mixture of political and inter-dimensional travel inside a fantasy science fiction plot.
Harriet Klausner
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting concept; lame ending
Comment: This book has some riveting concepts: justice as a being who shows up in court, prosecutors who do thier own investigations, and an affectionate and protective but non-romantic relationship between work partners. It kept my attention until near the end when it became a major letdown. It seemed like it was finished way to fast, without a real good explanation of why it was ending that way. In fact, when I finished the last page, my main response was "Huh?" It seemed like Duane just wanted to finish it to meet a deadline, instead of taking the time to carry the extreme characterization and detail to the end for a longer but much more coherent novel. I was rather disappointed.
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Title: Tale of the Five: The Sword and the Dragon by Diane Duane ISBN: 1892065517 Publisher: Meisha Merlin Publishing Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Wizard's Holiday: The Seventh Book in the Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane ISBN: 0152047719 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: A Wizard Alone: The Sixth Book in the Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane ISBN: 0152049118 Publisher: Magic Carpet Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Book of Night With Moon by Diane Duane ISBN: 0446606332 Publisher: Aspect Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Wizard's Dilemma: The Fifth Book in the Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane ISBN: 0152024603 Publisher: Magic Carpet Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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