The Awakeners: Northshore & Southshore [Paperback]

Sheri S. Tepper (Author)

Book Description

Series: Awakeners | Publication Date: July 15, 1994

Come to the world of the River.

Come to a world distant in time and space, a world where the pace of life is counted by tides of the great River, but where, as in the river itself, there are swift dark currents flowing under a placid surface.

Meet Pamra Don--a young woman scarred by her mother's death, lured to a preist-hood where the truth must be hidden from the faithful. And meet Thrasne, a young boatman who trades from town to town, free from the iron control of the towers of the Awakeners, and the priests of the world of the River--free, that is, as long as he never speaks his mind. These two, by design and accident both, are about to discover many truths. And on the Northshore of the River, the truth can kill you.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This volume unites two futuristic chronicles, Northshore and Southshore , by the author of A Plague of Angels .
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"Tepper's gifted imagination holds firm in a novel filled with striking imagery."--Library Journal

"This book possesses just about every possible virtue that one could ask of a fantasy novel."--Booklist

"Tepper creates a true refuge, one of those rare worlds into which the reader can escape completely."--Locus

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Orb Books; First Omnibus edition edition (July 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312890222
• ISBN-13: 978-0312890223
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,435,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich, detailed, involving, emotional. Excellent read., April 16, 1999

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Auliya "An Avid Reader" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Awakeners: Northshore & Southshore (Paperback)

I couldn't put this book down. It's so well-conceived, the characters are accessible and interesting, the story was multi-facetted and solemn. I'm not sure Amazon.Com will know to recommend this to you, but if you love in-depth stories with characters you come to know, in political and social situations that are captivating and real-seeming, you should not only read "The Awakeners" but you should also consider Richard Adams lesser-known book "Maia" for a similarly involving, detailed story. I highly recommend both books!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complex, carefully crafted, exciting fantasy ride., September 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Awakeners: Northshore & Southshore (Paperback)

As usual Tepper brings to life a complex and extremely realistic world. Her heroic characters are multi-dimensional and evolve during the course of the story. The plot twists and turns as the host of main characters (there have to be at least ten) each add to the story from their own point of view. Somehow Tepper manages to keep all the action coherent and moving in a forward direction but the reader has to really pay attention! This is not a book that you can put down and pick up two weeks later unless you have a phenomenal memory. The only weak element is in the creation of the villians. They are almost one-dimensional and are reminiscent of the flat villians of Tepper's Six Moon Dance. Villians aside though, this is a typically wonderful Tepper book. You'll feel sad when its over.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Tepper, April 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Awakeners: Northshore & Southshore (Paperback)

Awakeners is one of Sheri Tepper's better stories. In her best works, she shows a concern for environmental issues and human feelings, without becoming tedious or preachy. In Awakeners, one of her older novels, she weaves together the stories of several individuals living along one river that both unifies and divides their world.