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Bookmark on DeliciousPublished: Sep. 27, 2010
Words: 329222 (approximate)
Language: English
Description
All three of Diane Duane's classic "Middle Kingdoms" novels together in one volume for the first time. The Omnibus contains The Door into Fire, The Door into Shadow, and The Door into Sunset, all in the author's preferred versions, updated and revised from the previous print editions for this omnibus.Adult-content rating:
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adventure, fantasy, epicAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Siav
on Dec. 27, 2011 :
I cannot reccomend this book enough: it has without question become my favourite of all time. I am much too young to have found this trilogy when it was originally published, and only heard of it recently. Hearing about a series involving an intricate pagan/wiccan-like religion, openly bisexual main characters, dragons, fire elementals, quests to save the world - I had my heart set on finding what was probably going to be a very old, second-hand copy of the first book.
Instead I stumbled on this three-in-one ebook edition! Bought it, read it (I didn't leave the house for a week), adored it. The writing is so beautiful it makes you weep - Duane's metaphors, imagery, her character development and her magical system are all stunning! I loved the world she'd created. Everything from the politics to the interaction between people is wonderfully believable and incredibly well thought out. No detail is left unexplained and unexamined, and after years of reading more 'modern' fantasies that don't bother with worldbuilding, it was fantastic to read something that does.
The characters deserve a special mention, because again, compared to the books I've spent the last few years reading, Duane's really stand out. They are _believable_. They're not always brave, or even always good or always confident. They have low, petty feelings and thoughts sometimes, and get scared, and doubt. They're not all powerful forever, and they don't always win. It's truly wonderful to see characters who could _actually_ walk straight off the page and into our world - though frankly, I'd much rather disappear into theirs!
So, yes. I can't reccomend this book enough. While I wish someone involved with the editing would catch and correct the formatting errors/grammatical typos, it's not enough to shock you out of the exquisite writing. Everyone should read these books.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Nightshadow
on Jan. 26, 2011 :
I am so glad, I found this book. I read "Door in the fire" years ago of german, but did not get the other two books. I did look forever but did not found them.
So I am glad, to find the full series know and can read again the first book and the others too. I liked the first one very much, and will look out to have new lucky moments with it.
(reviewed the day of purchase)