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Cargando... Mysticpor Garrett Robinson
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. OK, I used to read a lot of fantasy but have migrated to mystery & espionage as I've grown older. Garrett Robinson has hauled me back with this book! Well written with captivating characters and an ongoing storyline that continues to grow as the story goes. No spoiler here though, I highly recommend you to buy the book and prepare yourself for a journey into a well woven world! In fact I just went out & purchased the next book so I can continue my reading journey! ( ) So...this story took a twist. And I say that meaning the author did an excellent job of changing the way we see the main protagonist. Loren is a complete butthole in this book, at least she is in my opinion. The story was great, the plot continues to move forward and keep you anxious for more. We're still unsure of the loyalties of Xain and Jordel. But we see Loren for the first time as what she truly is, a young, foolish, naive girl with flights of fancy. She has an unrealistic morality, and for someone who claims to want to be the greatest thief, she's ridiculously judgemental. She's too quick to accuse and make a judgement on someone's character, but she's also too quick to trust and is easily taken in--though she claims to be an excellent judge of a person's character. So yeah, she's a young, dumb teenager. The only thing I agreed with her on was her dislike for Vivien. I did not like or trust that witch. I'm anxious to find out what this big bad that Jordel fears really is. Is he friend, or friend of convenience, or an enemy disguised as a friend? I think he's a good guy and I think Xain probably is too, but he's in full-on jerk mode at the moment. I feel there is so much more we will learn about Xain and his story in the coming books. I also hope to see some growth for Loren. Gem and Annis are the only characters I can currently get behind. I admire Gem's loyalty to Loren, but sometimes I wish he would just drop her. She's driving me insane. I want to just jump into the book and strangle her. Excellent writing on the writer's part. This had to be planned, otherwise I will be so thoroughly disappointed in the coming stories. I'm expecting some serious character development! sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Perhaps not surprisingly given how advanced they were in comparison to contemporaries, the Egyptians invented one of the first writing systems ever, and for centuries, people thought these ancient texts held some sort of secret, be it aliens, advanced technology lost to the world, or mystical cures for all of the world's ills. Even the ancient Egyptians saw their writing systems as full of mystery and hidden knowledge - according to Egyptian mythology, writing was invented by the ibis-headed god Thoth, the most intellectual of the gods. He was a scribe, also associated with mathematics, medicine, and astronomy, and could appear as either an ibis or a baboon. Thoth was originally a lunar god, strongly associated with recording events and time. He is more commonly known as the scribe who records judgment in the famous weighing of the heart scene in which a person's fate in the afterlife is decided To the Egyptians, writing was a gift of the gods and should be used accordingly. It was powerful and had the ability to create. For example, written formula offerings could provide sustenance in multiple ways, including being written, depicting the offerings, and read aloud. Each of these methods brought offerings to the recipient for all of eternity. Speaking words was especially powerful as shown in myths where the gods create in this fashion. One such myth is the "Memphite Theology," where the creator god Ptah creates other beings through the "thoughts of his heart and the words of his mouth." Furthermore, writing a person or a god's name gave them power, and erasing their names took the power away. By placing his name on it, a person or king could usurp a statue from someone else. Since writing was hieroglyphic, it was also art, and the images held power. This is evidenced by signs or images being disfigured in tombs or funerary settings, so as not to hurt the owners. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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