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Banewreaker

(The Sundering, Book 1)

By Jacqueline Carey

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| Hardcover | 9780765305213

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Following the triumphant success of her Kushiel series (Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, Kushiel's Avatar), Jacqueline Carey now turns her hand to another startling fable, an epic tale of gods waging war in their bid to control an entire universe and the mortals they use as chess pieces in a most dContinue

Following the triumphant success of her Kushiel series (Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, Kushiel's Avatar), Jacqueline Carey now turns her hand to another startling fable, an epic tale of gods waging war in their bid to control an entire universe and the mortals they use as chess pieces in a most deadly game.Once, the Seven Shapers dwelled in accord. First-born among them was Haomane, Lord-of-Thought and with his brother and sister gods, the Seven drew upon of the power of the Souma, claimed a race of beings for their own and began Shaping the world to their will. But Haomane saw the ways of this new world and was displeased. For in his younger brother Satoris, once called the Sower, Haomane thought too prideful and in his gift, the quickening of the flesh too freely to the races....and to that of Man in particular. Haomane asked Satoris to withdraw his Gift from Men but he refused. And so began the Shapers' War. Eons have passed. The war that ensued Sundered the very world. Haomane and his siblings lay to one end of a vast ocean unable to touch their creations, Satoris and the races of the world on the other. Satoris has been broken and left adrift among the peoples of the world and is reviled, with most of the races believing that it was he alone who caused the rift and depriving them of the balm of the Seven. He sits in Darkhaven, controlling his own dominion--seeking not victory but neither vengeance.But still Haomane is not content. Through Haomane's whispers in the minds and hearts of the races of the world come a prophecy that if Satoris were defeated, the world could be made whole and all would bask in the light of the Souma again. And the few who stay by Satoris are viewed as the ultimate evil. And so the races come together to defeat Satoris, a being who helped engender them all but who is caught in his elder brother's warp.Strong storytelling with evocative, compelling, and unforgettable characters, Banewrecker ultimately asks the question: If all that is considered good considers you evil, are you?

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  • The Best Reviews: Jacqueline Carey, Banewreaker

    "Exhilarating epic war of the gods fantasy" The Seven Shapers worked in harmonious unity using the power of the Souma to shape the world and its races to their images. After a time the eldest Haomane did not like what he observed; he felt his brother ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

  • Banewreaker

    Common to most mythologies is the notion that once upon time a god (or the gods) used to walk among his (or her) mortal subjects until some catastrophic event causes estrangement. (Recommended reading on this subject in terms of the Judeo-Christian B ... (read full critics)

    sfsite published on Fri, 3 Sep 2010

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  • Evil seen as the changing agent, good as straight backed bigot...evil acts as necessities...it's a bit of a stretch but an enjoyable reading nonetheless, along with its companiom book Godslayer

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    Elkorm said on Sep 13, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Too "lord-of-the-ringish" for my taste and Tolkien has already said everything there is to say about top quality literature. Boring beyond imagination: a quest, a fellowship, a bearer - not of a ring but of water -, good against evil, elves, the challenge of improbable love. Reading through some 400 ... (continue)

    Too "lord-of-the-ringish" for my taste and Tolkien has already said everything there is to say about top quality literature. Boring beyond imagination: a quest, a fellowship, a bearer - not of a ring but of water -, good against evil, elves, the challenge of improbable love. Reading through some 400 pages has been painful and I don't think I'll read anything further of this saga by J. Carey. By the way, I still have to read two books of the Kushiel's story and I do hope they are better than this...

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    DevilKitty said on Dec 23, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 432 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0765305216
  • ISBN-13: 9780765305213
  • Publisher: Tor Books
  • Pub date: Nov 01, 2004
  • Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1032 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Mass Market Paperback
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