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Cargando... Diadem from the Stars (1977)por Jo Clayton
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  eleanorg | Feb 15, 2023 |   Made me wistfully think of similar plots without all the abuse from Andre Norton. (  ) wyvernfriend | Sep 24, 2022 | I suppose one would classify this as science-fantasy, if there is such a term. It's definitely on the softer side of SF. Spaceships and aliens bookend the tale, but the bulk of it takes place in a more primitive environment, and there is "magic" (or at least what appears to be.) I really liked Aleytys as a character. She's a horny adolescent who's generally good and smart but makes a lot of mistakes, as one would expect from the unfamiliar situations she finds herself thrown into. Stylistically, the book reminded me of Anne McCaffrey's earlier, better work, though a bit sexier. My only criticism is that it upon reaching the conclusion it felt more like a first act than a complete story. Fortunately, I already have the next installment, which I am very much looking forward to. (As an aside, this was apparently a favorite novel of comics writer Chris Claremont, who took the protagonist's name for one of his X-Men supporting characters in the early 80s. It seems like he also drew a lot from the naming conventions Clayton used as well.) (  ) chaosfox | Feb 22, 2019 | The book's use of local languages belonging to the peoples on the world Jaydugar (planet of a binary star system) is extensive, to the point of frequently courting readerly confusion, and there is no glossary. The untranslated words are all fairly believable, though. The language of the Raqsidan people in the first part of the book seems to have Semitic inflections, while the language of the later medwey nomads has an Amerindian flavor. I wonder if this use of opaque language was intended to foster identification with the confused and persecuted empath protagonist Aleytys. She, however, has no problem with languages at all. The book is full of sexual motives and tactics, many of them abusive. Aleytys manages to keep a fairly reasonable (if a little surprisingly frank) carnal appetite, despite her experiences of abandonment, exile, enslavement, and invasive alien super-technology. The Michael Whelan cover art on my DAW paperback copy is a pretty faithful representation of a scene from roughly the midpoint of the book, although the spaceship in the background is a creative liberty. 2  paradoxosalpha | Oct 12, 2017 | Pros: A very well-developed protagonist with a refreshingly alien outlook on the world. Well thought-out cultures. You can practically smell the dust and grass. Psionics and myth plausibly intertwined. Cons: It's great that there are words in other languages, and alien creatures and plants with their own names, but it would be more great if they were, at least at some point, defined or explained. All too often, inference is not enough, and this book is thick with mysterious terms that are about three miles long and nearly impossible to pronounce. I was expecting a giant feline companion, and was more than a bit disappointed when it didn't happen, lol. ( )1 WingedWolf | Oct 10, 2016 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Abandoned on an alien planet, a young woman gains remarkable powers from a mysterious artifact, in the first installment of a sprawling, unforgettable science fiction saga. A magnificent combination of space opera and epic fantasy quest in the beloved science fantasy tradition of Andre Norton and C. J. Cherryh, author Jo Clayton's masterful Diadem Saga begins with an unforgettable tale of destiny, self-discovery, survival, and an extraordinary young woman's coming of age in a world that is not her own. Raised, but never loved, by the barbarian valley people of Jaydugar, a planet of two suns, young Aleytys has always known she did not belong. Abandoned by her space-traveling mother and barely tolerated by a superstitious primitive tribe fearful of divine reprisals, Aleytys is forced to flee for her life following the catastrophic appearance of a fireball in the sky. Guided by her absent mother's journals, the young outcast must now journey alone across an unfamiliar world of perils in search of an escape from this planet that holds no hope for her future. But her pursuit of a spacecraft and the parent who inexplicably left her behind leads young Aleytys instead to the miraculous device that will determine her destiny. An object of unimaginable power--a magical technology stolen from a vengeful alien arachnid race determined to recover it at any cost--the Diadem instantly becomes an integral part of who and what Aleytys is and will be. Once its great energy is transferred to her she will never be free of it, and mastering the Diadem's wonders is Aleytys's only hope for survival now that she has become the most wanted woman in a dangerous universe. In an astonishing feat of science fiction world-building and quest fantasy storytelling that rivals the classic works of Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey, and Marion Zimmer Bradley, Clayton opens wide the portals into a magnificent galaxy of marvels and terrors with Diadem from the Stars, ushering speculative fiction fans into an unforgettable universe and series. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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While there was some intensive world building (which I generally like) it was very hard to pick out the details of what was going on for the early part of the book. I stopped to check if there was a glossary in the back or an earlier book. You are expected to understand what is going on with the world and setting already with very little explanation.
There were also some other portions of the book that were deeply unpleasant.
Overall I am fairly disappointed. (