Tangled Webs (Black Jewels, Book 6)
Roc Hardcover - Roc Hardcover
Release date: 2008-03-04
Hardcover
Author: Anne Bishop
Fiction, Fiction - Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy - General, Fiction / Fantasy / General, Fantasy fiction, Witches
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Tangled Webs (Black Jewels, Book 6)
Date undefinedI am a very vocal (wanted to say rabid) fan of Bishop's "The Dark Jewel Trilogy". In fact, it has been one of my favorite SF fantasy series and I highly recommend it to anyone who I think would not object to the strong subject matter. Dark Jewels was a well drawn and character driven story with substance and subjects that made you think. I would agree that Tangled Webs is not on the same level as the Dark Jewel Trilogy, BUT I still enjoyed it. Did it have the depth of character, the pace or substance of the original series? NO. Did it delve into more detail of the world of Kahleer? NO. I've even read complaints that Janelle and Daemon only made brief appearances...no duh! This book's main characters were Surreal, Ranier, Lucivar, the wacko and Janelle and Daemon as minor supporting characters, but they were scattered throughout the book, almost from the beginning. I do think Surreal didn't seem quite as kick-a$$ as in the trilogy book and for that I was slightly disappointed, but to even have some of my favorite characters back on the pages put a smile on my face and made me long for even more of these characters. My only regret on reading this book, is that I didn't re-read the Dark Jewel trilogy to reacquaint myself with the events. On second thought, maybe that was a good thing because then my expectations and disappointment may have matched some of the readers.
I would definitely recommend this book with the caveat that it does not have the depth and character of the original Dark Jewel Trilogy. I would also recommend reading the Trilogy before reading this book. I appeciate Ms. Bishop for bringing back, however briefly, some of my favorite characters. This was an entertaining read.
Tangled Webs (Black Jewels, Book 6)
Date undefinedI am a huge fan of everything I have ever read by Anne Bishop. I have read the Black Jewels Trilogy at least four times. While I appreciated the series of short stories in Dreams Made Flesh, I already saw the difference between the original trilogy and anything she would write in this world. Like the short story "Kaleer's Heart" (found in Dreams Made Flesh), Tangled Webs is a story set in the black jewels world after the epic battle. In a note to readers before the novel starts, Bishop tells us that the epic story has already been told and this is merely one of those little everyday stories. While I am a little sad about this fact, it is true. I found Tangled Webs just that, not an epic tale, but a small adventure. This is not to say that I did not love familial humor and all of the wonderful characters I have come to love, but this story is not the original trilogy so do not expect it to be. I am not saying its not good, considering I finished it in one sitting, but I am saying that it different. Unfortunately, I would have to agree with some of the other reviewers, while I have read the trilogy over and over, I do not see myself reading this one again.
Tangled Webs (Black Jewels, Book 6)
Date undefinedI read a bad review of this book, but decided to read it anyway. Bishop has a large place on my bookshelf, so I bought it thinking, "If it's horrible, I'll give it to someone." I was done reading the book before I knew it. Bishop has been adding stand-alone books to her Black Jewels series, and this stands true to the writing style of that series. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would read it again.
