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Friday, 23 July 2010 17:03 |
 With the Emperor Surabar having been assassinated, Shalidar makes plans to place himself on the throne. The Emperor's death hasn't put the two spies off, though. Femke and Reynik are more determined than ever to destroy the guild one and for all. The plans are all coming together, but they aren't without consequences....
Imperial Traitor is the third and final novel in the Imperial Trilogy, a fantasy-come-spy set of books that are slightly different from your standard fantasy story. Imperial Traitor is probably the best of the three, combining lots of action with many surprises, making it a very exciting story.
I've always been interested in detective/spy stories; from a young age I watched Miss (a detective series) with my parents. The Imperial Trilogy, however, put a unique spin on the spy genre, combining it with the rather bloated high fantasy genre. The outcome is a pretty decent read; not something to be missed by the fantasy lover. The fantastic thing about merging these popular genres is that Imperial Traitor is effectively a really fast, action packed fantasy that keeps you on your edge all the time; I was forever trying to predict what was going to happen with the new knowledge the characters had gleaned, only to find my predictions pitifully wrong! It was enjoyable though, and just goes to show that Imperial Traitor is hardly predictable.
Sadly, it didn't do as well on the character front. The actual characters themselves are fine... |
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Friday, 23 July 2010 13:50 |
 It's competition time again, and we have some great books and booty to give away....
Thank you tp Penguin for giving us this opportunity. This time we have two different novels to give away; iBoy (links to review) by Kevin Brooks, a fantastic book I read not long ago, and the latest Artemis Fowl, Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex + some surprise swag. We have two copies of each to give away to some very lucky UK residents (apologies to out American readers; I can't afford shipping costs to the US...I hope to hold and American-only competition at some point in the future, however.
So, what do you have to do to win? It's quite simple really- just fill out this survey/form, which should... |
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Friday, 23 July 2010 00:00 |
 This third installment of The Belgariad follows it's characters as they travel through a variety of new and interesting places; Maragor, a land empty of life, littered with gold and the ruins of a long-lost civilization and haunted by the tortured soul of the God Mara; the Vale of Aldur, home to the God as well as his ancient disciples, including Polgara and Belgarath; the Ulgo caverns, caves holding cities hidden from the world where the God UL rules. Follow along as the group meets new friends and old enemies on their quest to recover the Orb and watch as Garion grows ever closer to who he is supposed to be and what he was born to do.
The main themes of this book are, again... |
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Imperial Traitor (Imperial Trilogy)
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