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The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Priory of the Orange Tree

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Bloomsbury
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9781408883358
تعداد صفحات
848
تاریخ انتشار
2020/1/2

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THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'The new Game of Thrones' Stylist

'Puts Samantha Shannon in the same league as Robin Hobb and George R.R. Martin. Shannon is a master of dragons' Starburst

'Epic fantasy with added dragons. A blockbuster' Guardian, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy

An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.

The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.

Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.

Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

      

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بالاخره این غول رو تمومش کردم 😌😌

به نظرم در مجموع کتاب متوسط رو به بالایی بود ولی می تونست خیلی بهتر باشه.

همون اول داستان از بس شخصیتای زیادی معرفی شده بودن که صد سال طول کشید تا یادم بمونه کی به کیه 😑 در عین حال که داستان معلوم بود چیه ولی معلوم نبود چیه، چون خیلی از این شاخه به اون شاخه می پرید. بخش اعظم داستان درباره رفت و آمد شخصیتا از یه جا به جای دیگه بود. همه ی موضوع داستان سر این بود که نِیملِس وان (یه اژدها و دشمن قدیمی) رو شکست بدن ولی اون جور که باید بهش پرداخته نشده بود. کلا بخش های حاشیه ای خیلی توضیح داده شده بود ولی قسمتای اکشن و دراماتیک و اصلی نه خیلی، به نسبت زود ازشون رد شده بود. 

اینکه شخصیتای اصلیش دخترا و زن های باحال و خفنی بودن رو خیلی دوست داشتم ولی میشد که مانور بیشتری داده بشه روی همه.

یه جاهایی از داستان منو یاد مجموعه ی Throne of Glass مینداخت. شباهت های صحنه هاش و داستان و اتفاقا به اون خیلی زیاد بود. حالا نمیدونم دیگه واقعا به اون ربطی داشت یا نه. راستش از کتاب ۸۵۰ صفحه ای که نویسنده اش هم معروفه انتظار بیشتری داشتم.
        

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          “You wear so much armour  by daylight that, by night, you can carry it no longer. By night, you are only flesh. And even the flesh of a queen is prone to fear.
In darkness, we are naked. Our truest selves. Night is when fear comes to us at its fullest, when we have no way to fight it. It will do everything it can to seep inside you. Sometimes it may succeed - but never think that you are the night.”

What a journey...
I was left speechless at the end of this book.

It's definitely a chunky read, but  my god, each page was amazing. I was not bored for a moment, and I loved every word written in this book. 

This was my first Epic fantasy read, and I had high hopes for it since many people suggested it as one of the best. I'm beyond satisfied about my experience. 

The world-building of this book is extremely well done.The first 200 pages are a little hard to get through since you are getting familiar with the world-building and  many characters. There is so much detail about each part of this world and how its politics and religions work. Once you get the hang of it all, it's very hard to put the book down.

This book is full of strong, authentic women, who had to make tough calls and sacrifices but also stay true to themselves and what feels right.  It is worth mentioning that the male characters were also very well written, and their roles in the book were perfectly executed. I absolutely loved the characters of this book—even the villains.

What a great adventure it was. I will miss this world  and all the characters in it.
        

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