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| Title | : | The Naming (The Books of Pellinor #1) |
| Author | : | Alison Croggon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 492 pages |
| Published | : | March 14th 2006 by Candlewick Press (first published January 1st 2002) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction |
Alison Croggon
Paperback | Pages: 492 pages Rating: 4.01 | 23755 Users | 1540 Reviews
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Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child after her family is destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfold. Now she and her new teacher must survive a journey through a time and place where the forces they battle stem from the deepest recesses of otherworldly terror.Alison Croggon’s epic fantasy, the first in the Books of Pellinor quartet, is a glittering saga steeped in the rich and complex landscape of Annar, a legendary world ripe for discovery.
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| Original Title: | The Gift |
| ISBN: | 0763631620 (ISBN13: 9780763631628) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://booksofpellinor.com/ |
| Series: | The Books of Pellinor #1 |
| Characters: | Maerad of Pellinor, Cadvan of Lirigon, Dernhil of Gent |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 23755 Users | 1540 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books The Naming (The Books of Pellinor #1)
4.5!I greatly loved reading this one, I kept it on hold for a little while, but now I'm glad I decided to finished it!Now, this is what I call High Fantasy! There is no shame in not knowing something, he said gently. The shame is in not being willing to learn.Wow....just wow!We follow our protagonist, Maerad, a very helpless slave desperately trying to stay alive in the world of evil, with lovely hidden talents. Then comes Cadvan, who's character is the most inspiring in the entire book! HeA great read, I thoroughly enjoyed it and have gone straight onto Book 2 in the series.A tale of a young woman rescued from slavery, who is found to be someone special with hidden talents. Her rescuer helps her find out who she is and to develop her skills and talents. Their journey is arduous, thrilling and fraught with danger at times. A thrilling magical fantasy story and a great start to the series.
If it weren't so good, I would say this book is a mixture of every other fantasy book on the block. Test: can you match each plot line with another famous work?...The "chosen one" is raised in a secluded farm, identity hidden...The girl was trained in musicianship by the local bard, and her prodigious talent allows her to be named as a bard when she finally arrives at the school...While travelling together, the neophyte receives instruction from a famous bard with a slightly sinister
I admit, I kind of judged a book by its cover with this one. The cover art was pretty and the spine design was also pretty. The blurb on the back cover made the book sound intriguing and I went home and read reviews. The reviews for this book were mostly positive, so I thought, "Hey, why not?"POTENTIAL SPOILERS. READ AT OWN RISK.In a word, this book is: boring. So extremely slow-going. The book clocks in at nearly 500 pages. While fantasy is known for its longer books, I've read some books where
Premise: Girl has never known anything but the life of a slave. when a mysterious man claiming to be a Bard offers to take her away to a new life, she leaves without another thought. Urgh. This is only sort of a review. I didn't finish this book. I was skeptical from the start, when the prose lurched awkwardly between too cliche and too purple. The mixed metaphors made me wince.Freedom was a fantasy she gnawed obsessively in her few moments of leisure, like an old bone with just a trace of meat,
I really enjoyed this book, and I look forward to reading the next book. It is a fairly standard fantasy story - orphan is rescued from a horrible life and is found to be the holder of great power and the possible savior of the nation/world. There are bad guys and treachery and so on. It is a bit uneven in places and there is a bit more repetition that I would like, but otherwise quite good.My biggest quibble is not with the book but with the many reviewers, here and elsewhere, who compare it to
Basically every fantasy owes its existence to Lord of the Rings, but some take it to a whole new level. The Naming is straight up LOTR with Chosen One plot. Most of the characters and settings have direct parallels to LOTR, and not even in the archetype-way. You can say that Dumbledore and Gandalf fill the same mold, but Lady Ardina and Galadriel are the same person. Also Hulls are Black Riders. And Nameless One? Psssshhhaw his name is Sauron. And Cadvan's past comes beat for beat from Wizard of
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