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- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Educación
- Harvard University
University of Notre Dame (MFA|Creative Writing)
University of Pittsburgh (MD) - Ocupaciones
- emergency room doctor
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The Philosopher's Flight por Tom Miller
Sigilry, drawing exact figures in specific, sometimes rare substances to produce specific effects, is an art in which more women than men have abilities and have stronger abilities. Robert has been raised in Montana by his veteran mother and sisters and wants nothing more than he wants to fly in the Rescue and Evac branch of the military. But no man has done so. This is very much a story of a person fighting to do something customarily restricted to a different gender, with complications of being targeted by an external hate group, and internal (to sigilists) extremists. As a read it is bumpy and episodic, the characters often collections of characteristics rather than believable individuals. It's competent, but not exciting and the inventiveness somehow doesn't convey any real sense of magic.… (más)
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quondame | 25 reseñas más. | Aug 17, 2023 | If I could give this book more than five stars I would. It stole my sleep and kept me up two nights in a row. I sincerely hope there will be more, even as I acknowledge that this was a very good place to end the series. Darn it. Thanks for the trip.
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lyrrael | 3 reseñas más. | Aug 3, 2023 | At various times when reading this book I would have given 3 stars, 2 stars, 4 stars... hard to categorize what I thought. I haven't read the first book in the series, probably would have been a bit easier to get started with this if I had. Interesting premise, lots (lots) of dark outcomes, a weird and conflicting tale of love that was both too specific and not really specific enough.
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ehousewright | 3 reseñas más. | Jan 26, 2022 | I love books about alternate history. But The Philosopher's Flight is something more....a combination of fantasy, sci-fi, alternate history...and pure magic.
The Basics: Certain symbols, called sigils, can be used to focus power. That power can be used for mundane things like making plants grow larger, curing illness or even flying, but also for more destructive actions like killing 40,000 enemy soldiers in one battle during the Civil War. Although some men can wield the power, women are much more talented at being Empirical Philosophers and using sigils. Most counties in the United States have a resident philosopher to help with emergencies. Maj. Emmaline Weekes is a county philosopher in Montana in 1917. Her son Robert helps by ordering supplies, cooking and being support for his mother. America is entering the Great War in Europe. President Wilson has just announced a declaration of war against The German Empire. Robert;s dream is to fly Rescue & Evac, but women are much more talented at flying than men. The elite unit has never accepted a man into their ranks. After a emergency rescue following an attack by Trenchers, a group of vigilantes against sygilists, Robert proves that a male just might be able to make it in R & E. When he's accepted into college to become a philosopher, he realizes his dream might just come true!
OMG! I love this book!! The mix of real history with the fantasy of sigils and philosophers! Such a creative and awesome story! The book is filled with action and excitement -- trencher attacks, rescues, training and war -- and kept my attention from beginning to end. Reverse sexism adds an interesting angle to the plot as well. Robert goes through a lot being a male in college studying philosophy and wanting to join R&E when they don't accept males.
The Philosopher's Flight is Tom Miller's debut novel. I loved the story and his writing style. I will definitely be reading more by this author!
**I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book from Simon & Schuster via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**… (más)
The Basics: Certain symbols, called sigils, can be used to focus power. That power can be used for mundane things like making plants grow larger, curing illness or even flying, but also for more destructive actions like killing 40,000 enemy soldiers in one battle during the Civil War. Although some men can wield the power, women are much more talented at being Empirical Philosophers and using sigils. Most counties in the United States have a resident philosopher to help with emergencies. Maj. Emmaline Weekes is a county philosopher in Montana in 1917. Her son Robert helps by ordering supplies, cooking and being support for his mother. America is entering the Great War in Europe. President Wilson has just announced a declaration of war against The German Empire. Robert;s dream is to fly Rescue & Evac, but women are much more talented at flying than men. The elite unit has never accepted a man into their ranks. After a emergency rescue following an attack by Trenchers, a group of vigilantes against sygilists, Robert proves that a male just might be able to make it in R & E. When he's accepted into college to become a philosopher, he realizes his dream might just come true!
OMG! I love this book!! The mix of real history with the fantasy of sigils and philosophers! Such a creative and awesome story! The book is filled with action and excitement -- trencher attacks, rescues, training and war -- and kept my attention from beginning to end. Reverse sexism adds an interesting angle to the plot as well. Robert goes through a lot being a male in college studying philosophy and wanting to join R&E when they don't accept males.
The Philosopher's Flight is Tom Miller's debut novel. I loved the story and his writing style. I will definitely be reading more by this author!
**I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book from Simon & Schuster via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**… (más)
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JuliW | 25 reseñas más. | Nov 22, 2020 | Listas
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- #44,822
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- 4.1
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- 30
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- 109
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- 4