David Anthony Durham
Hardcover | Pages: 464 pages Rating: 3.8 | 3609 Users | 172 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Other Lands |
| ISBN: | 0385523327 (ISBN13: 9780385523325) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.davidanthonydurham.com/novels/otherlands.html |
| Series: | Acacia #2 |
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Several years have passed since the demise of Hanish Mein. Corinn Akaran rules with an iron grip on the Known World's many races. She hones her skills in sorcery by studying The Song of Elenet and she dotes on her young son, Aaden — Hanish's child — raising him to be her successor. Mena Akaran, still the warrior princess she became fighting the eagle goddess Maeben, has been battling the monsters released by the Santoth's corrupted magic. In her hunt she discovers a creature wholly unexpected, one that awakens emotions in her she has long suppressed. And Dariel Akaran, once a brigand of the Outer Isles, has devoted his labors to rebuilding the ravaged empire brick by brick. Each of the Akaran royals is finding his or her way in the postwar world. But the queen's peace is difficult to maintain, and things are about to change.When the league brings news of upheavals in the Other Lands, Corinn sends Dariel across the Gray Slopes as her emissary. From the moment he sets foot on that distant continent, he finds a chaotic swirl of treachery, ancient grudges, intrigue, and exoticism. He comes face-to-face with the slaves his empire has long sold into bondage. His arrival ignites a firestorm that once more puts the Known World in threat of invasion. A massive invasion. One that dwarfs anything the Akarans have yet faced...
Present Regarding Books The Other Lands (Acacia #2)
| Title | : | The Other Lands (Acacia #2) |
| Author | : | David Anthony Durham |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 464 pages |
| Published | : | September 15th 2009 by Doubleday |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy |
Rating Regarding Books The Other Lands (Acacia #2)
Ratings: 3.8 From 3609 Users | 172 ReviewsWrite-Up Regarding Books The Other Lands (Acacia #2)
Why do the Other Lands get all the weird, gross, battle-capable animals (and people) and Acacia just has normal stuff, like horses and bureaucrats? I know that Acacia has some tricks up its sleeve (cough cough sorcery) but the Auldek's sleeves contain super beefy arms so there's that.I read this one despite hating the first one, because the reviews for it were generally positive (and I'm very low on reading material at the moment) and said it was better than Acacia.I liked it marginally better than Acacia, mostly because of Corinn, whom I really liked despite her machinations and ruthlessness. After all, she was the one that got screwed over the most and has flaws and tries to do something good for the kingdom she took by force. Her siblings are still lukewarm and I couldn't
I first cracked the cover of The Other Lands with a great sense of anticipation, and from the first page to the last, David Anthony Durham did not disappoint.The Other Lands continues the story of the three royal children of the Akaran family. They are Corinne, who is now queen, Dariel, who could have been king, but let the rule pass to Corinne, and Mena, the warrior princess. There are also several new characters, but it's difficult to introduce some of them without giving spoiling the plot.
Not quite as good as tge first one but still good
I thoroughly enjoyed this follow up to Acacia, far more than I was expecting to given the slightly awkward pacing and limited character development in the 1st book in the series. Indeed, one of my friends (who I had recommended the series to after enjoying Acacia) had told me that this was his least favourite book in the trilogy and as a result I was expecting this to be a bit of a slog - boy was I wrong.The pacing was excellent - every chapter left me wanting more. The characters felt deeper,
Great follow-up.
I have absolutely no idea why I am struggling so much to get through this book. It's basically fine, but reading it makes me feel like a toddler being asked to go to bed: "But Mom! I don't want to!"The book is basically fine, but since I'm finding it such an unpleasant read, I've decided to move onto one of the many other books on my "to read" list.
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