Goa [Paperback]

Kara Dalkey (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Tor (1996)
• ASIN: B001NZRJI2
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NOT A BOOK, A FEW CHAPTERS, January 14, 2000

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This review is from: Goa (Blood of the Goddess) (Paperback)

What a disappointment to be in the middle of a story and suddenly the book just ends! Unbelievable. Was it the publisher's decision to split a fantasy novel into a "trilogy"? I can't believe an author would actually consider this 205 pages a standalone or even a piece of a trilogy. It was nothing more than a few chapters building a story. Very disappointing.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Read the whole trilogy at once, October 25, 1998

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This review is from: Goa (Blood of the Goddess) (Paperback)

A slender volume of an intended trilogy which reads quickly and well. The subject matter, a young apprentice herbalist sent to India to trade for rare herbs and medicaments in the era of the Inquisition, is fascinating. The book is a little too short, and it is obvious within the first 50 pages that we are being set up for future volumes, which did not inspire me to read on. However, read on I did, and I quite enjoyed the blend of historical fiction and fantastical magic. I would advise waiting for the trilogy to be finished and then reading it all together in one go.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good series, but not for kids., December 30, 2002

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This review is from: Goa (Blood of the Goddess/Kara Dalkey, 1) (Hardcover)

I picked up this book at the library a couple years ago after reading the Water triligy. The books were great! I love myths so I enjoyed the book. But, being 13 at the time, I found that some of the book was a little inapropriate. If you're thinking of gettting this book for a kid, get the Water triligy instead, wait a few years for this one.