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| Original Title: | The World Celaeno Chose |
| ISBN: | 1933110279 (ISBN13: 9781933110271) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Celaeno #3 |
Jane Fletcher
Paperback | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 4.08 | 724 Users | 48 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Temple at Landfall (Celaeno #3) |
| Author | : | Jane Fletcher |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 2005 by Bold Strokes Books (first published November 28th 1999) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. LGBT. GLBT. Lesbian. Science Fiction. Romance. Queer |
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This is a review for the entire series. Possible mild spoilers ahead, mainly because I feel the book blurb is too bland and generic to generate any excitement, much less interest in the entire series. I admit I've known about this series for years, but haven't gotten the urge to start it until my GR friends did and loved it.This series laid down an astounding premise--possibly the most original in lesfic. A pre-industrial all-women society has found a way to procreate with the help of psychically gifted individuals. Control of these individuals means the priestess class has the rest of the population at their beck and call. Militia, rangers and especially temple guards all serve them in some protective capacity or another. Other classes mentioned in the book include farmers, merchant classes, and other specialized trades, even bandits and heretics--but all society revolves around the procreation process called 'Imprinting' and the divination and worship of the 'Goddess' who created it. What makes this series stand out from other alternate universe/dystopian works though, is the origin story. That, of course, is for the reader to discover.
The first two books seamlessly cross over so many genres--fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, adventure, character study and romance--its impossible to slot it into any particular one. It starts off as a simple though exciting fantasy adventure, as we get to know more about the inner workings of this society through the eyes of the protagonists. There are hints and undercurrents of deeper issues but nothing full-on till book 2, so don't give up too soon. The third to fifth books are all prequels featuring minor characters from Books 1-2. A bit disappointing in terms of story progression, but all are nevertheless very well-written lesfic adventure/romances. I've only been gushing about the plot so far, but the author writes very good lesfic romance in every single book--the kind we pay good money for. So you can pick up any of the Books 3 to 5 independently of the series and still get your money's worth. But, I can understand Frank's disappointment. They could very well have been classics.
As things stand now, there is no closure, no true ending. The author has set up one of the most amazing stories ever--we get the big reveal--but we don't get to see what happens next. Its been seven years since the publication of Book 5. Will there be a book 6 ?
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Ratings: 4.08 From 724 Users | 48 ReviewsCriticism About Books The Temple at Landfall (Celaeno #3)
I'm going with another 4.5. The previous book was a little more exciting but this book gave me more insight into their world. It's also a nice start to what I am hoping is a big throw down between heretics and the sisters in the coming books. I guess I'll see.I never did read the first book. I think I'll have to circle back once I finish these.Short review: Even after I decided to buy the e-book, it took me literally weeks to get past the first five pages. Out of experience, I just had almost no faith in lesbian genre fiction. So much of it is so poorly written and conceived. So when this book started off like it did, I just kept huffing and going "What is this? Magical DNA splicing? In a fantasy book? Where they actually call it DNA and everything? Really?" Finally, I convinced myself to shrug that off and keep going. I paid for the
I originally picked up this book because the concept of a planet of only women intrigued me. How would a society, in the absence of sexual duality, organize itself? It was at university that I was first introduced to Herland, a short book that featured a society with entirely female population that becomes discovered by a group of men. It was then that my curiosity was first aroused in this idea.In this book, The Temple at Landfall, I was hoping to find the idea expanded into a story about a
3.5 stars. Nice fantasy world building. It hooked me right away. I really did like all the characters, and hated the villains as it should be. The action and battles were well done and easily pictured in my mind. It has a touch of SciFi elements but I'm undecided if it worked or not. It is confusing to figure out what order to read this series. In some book blurbs it's labeled as #1 and others it's #3. When I come back to the series, I'm planning to read #2 Rangers - it sounds the most
This is a review for the entire series. Possible mild spoilers ahead, mainly because I feel the book blurb is too bland and generic to generate any excitement, much less interest in the entire series. I admit I've known about this series for years, but haven't gotten the urge to start it until my GR friends did and loved it.This series laid down an astounding premise--possibly the most original in lesfic. A pre-industrial all-women society has found a way to procreate with the help of
Great book! I am so glad I read it because it is a rare gem indeed. And this applies to both book 1 and 2. Very ambitious premise but the author pulled it off marvelously. My thanks to Jem and Frank for their fantastic reviews and recommendations (go read their reviews and be convinced to read this too! :p), because I would not have read this book otherwise and that would be my loss. In short, amazing read, wonderful writing, lovely romance, the only thing that needs to be changed is the cover.
Goodread kept throwing this book at me based on other books that I adored so I decided to give it a go despite my doubts about the female world thing.At first, it seemed I'd done well listening to the recommendations. I was loving the start of the book. While the world building didn't feel that amazing, it seemed well enough and Lynn was pretty likeable. The first action scene we get was well written and had me excited about the book.And then suddenly it feels like the author decided she needed
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