
Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:
For Declan Hale, the Shadowless Arbiter, life has been simple since he ended the Tome Wars and forced a cruel peace in the mythical realms of Forget. Exiled to Earth for his crimes, Declan spends his days managing a small bookshop.
So when a familiar looking corpse appears in the dead of night, spilling his scotch, Declan is less than amused. Especially because the body is his own. Someone—or something—has sent a calling card from the future.
Daring him to confront his monstrous past.
The last time Declan went to war, Ascension City burned and eight million people lost their lives. The Knights and Renegades should have left him alone…
*~*~*~*
An urban fantasy novel.
Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?
Nopirku to
Vērtējums/Rating: 4.5/5
Mana recenzija/My review
Pagājuši pieci gadi kopš Deklans Heils personīgi pārtrauca gandrīz vai mūžību ilgušo karu starp Bruņiniekiem un Renegātiem, bet trauslā miera cena un sekas pat pārāk nopietnas. Pateicībā Deklans saņēma mūžīgu izraidīšanu uz Zemes. Pašam Deklanam sava tiesa sāpīgu atmiņu.
Aptuveni pirms gada un drusku vēl biju lasījis Goodreads izlozē laimētu trešo daļu, tāpēc samērā interesanti lasīt, kā līdz tam nonāk, cik nu atmiņa ļauj atcerēties. Bet joprojām nedaudz neizprotu Zemes un citu Visumu/realitāšu savstarpējo saistību, vien to, ka pastāv īpašas grāmatas, kuru pasaulēs var ‘’ienirt’’, kurās tad noris Bruņinieku un Renegātu cīņas.
Ja vēl par paša atmiņām un trešo grāmatu, tad brīžiem bija apjukums radās, lai saprastu Deklanam apkārtējo tēlu lojalitāti (kurā pusē viņi ira); īpaši Emīlijas Greisas. Kas zin, varbūt pat kāda puszvaigzne pie vērtējuma vairāk, pateicoties sērfošanai atmiņās :D
Deklans bez īpašas izvēles tiek ierauts atpakaļ notikumu mutulī, bet visai dīvainā kārtā, pēc paša apciemojuma no nākotnes plus nomirst acu priekšā. Jāpiebilst, ka Deklanam pieder grāmatu veikals, cik varēja saprast, tad lietotu. Deklans cīņā nemetas viens – palīdz Sofija, Ītans, Markuss… – bet ne visiem var pilnībā uzticēties.
Maģija un tās spēka avots šajā grāmatā patīkami neierasts un saistīt ar Gribu, bet ne ikviens to spēj izmantot, vairums parasti vientieši :D Bez maģijas vēl arī neparasti un bīstami radījumi no Tukšuma (Void). Cerams otrajā grāmatā būs lielāka skaidrība, kas tas tāds. : )
Cits interesants sīkums, ka Deklana Heila mītnes vieta uz Zemes ir Austrālijā. Bet varam būt droši, ka ilgi Deklanas nedabūs kvernēt atkal savā veikaliņā. Kā arī brīžiem nākas apšaubīt, vai Deklans vēl ir pie pilna saprāta.
Vēl piebildīšu, ka patika, ka netiek patērēts īpaši daudz laika iepazīstinot ar tēliem un kas noticis līdz tam. Ik pa brīdim tiek dotas norādes uz pagātni.
Ātrā, saistoša, interesanta lasāmviela.
It’s been five years since Declan Hale stopped almost unending war between Knights Infernal and Renegades. But the price and consequences for that are grave and harsh. In return Declan was exiled to forever live on Earth. For Declan himself has some very painful memories from those events.
About a year ago I had a chance to read the third book in this series which I won in Goodreads giveaway. So it was quite interesting to read what happens before that, as much the memories are there. One thing I still don’t understand is the connection between Earth and other Universes/realms. Only that there are certain books in which you (those with Will – the magic) can ‘’dive’’ into, and it’s where the fights between Knights and Renegades happen.
What else was a bit confusing then it was loyalties of some characters as to Declan or something else; like on which side they are; especially Emily Grace. Who knows maybe because I read the third book before this one the rating is a half (distant) star higher.
Without much choice Declan is thrown back into turmoil after witnessing his own death (from near future). I should add that Declan owns a book shop. In this fight Declan isn’t alone; with help from Sophie, Eathan (new guy), Marcuss… – but you can trust only to yourself. But from time to time you question sanity of Declan.
I mentioned Will which is the sort of magic in this series; I would like to compare it to Force : ) Also without the magic there are strange and very dangerous (also ugly) creatures coming out of Void. Hopefully more information about it in the second book. An interesting detail that Declan on Earth lives in Australia. But we can be sure that he won’t have much time to sell those books.
And the last thing. What I liked that there isn’t much time spent on introduction; you have catch those snippets when they are given along the main story.
You must be logged in to post a comment.