School of Light [Mass Market Paperback]

Jody Lynn Nye (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Baen; First Edition edition (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671578162
• ISBN-13: 978-0671578169
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,078,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars wonderful idea, but a tiresome read, July 29, 2002

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M. Cookson (Colorado Springs) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: School of Light (Mass Market Paperback)

I love the idea behind the world in this book. In Dreamland, things are always changing according to the will of the Sleepers. One minute everyone in a town may look like they come from the Victorian Era, and the in the next the might all seem to belong on a pirate's ship. However, all of this takes a bit of getting used to. I hadn't read the first book before I read this one, and so it was hard for me to figure out what was metaphor and what was an actual physical change in the Dreamland at first. As far as the properties of the Dreamland go, the book got easier to read the further along I got. However, the only reason I finished this book is because I was on vacation and had nothing else to read. Most of the characters are so pretentious I couldn't hardly stand them, and the characters who aren't are generally not all that interesting. Juele made me want to scream in frusteration more than once. She's a follower, and continuously tries to remake herself in such a way that others will like her. ... Even though she could probably find friends who'd like her for who she is, she constantly tries to dress like the popular people and say Deep and Meaningful things about art. Also, it takes forever for the author to finally get to the plot, and it isn't even all that interesting a plot. The artists at the School of Light are all working together to make the castle look more aesthetically pleasing, and a group of those artists start to ruin everything when they decide they can handle the government better than the government officials themselves. While I loved the idea behind the setting for the book, there's a lot that could've been improved.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I agree, I agree, I agree...., August 13, 2000

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T. Young - See all my reviews
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This review is from: School of Light (Mass Market Paperback)

After reading Waking in Dreamland, I was very excited to pick up and delve into School of Light. This story is about Juele, a young girl in the Dreamland, that is accepted into the School of Light and is pulled into a huge set of problems that she must deal with her only talent, that of illusion.

I agree with many of the other reviewers. This book is thought-provoking in the thought of 'if this were real.' I also agree that the "plot should start before the first 200 pages." School of Light did get off to a slow start, but I think that those 200 pages were still fun to read.

Overall, School of Light is a great idea and it is indeed an easy read. I'm excited to read the next book...The Grand Tour...

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mindset, December 22, 1999

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This review is from: School of Light (Mass Market Paperback)

Like Waking in Dreamland, I found that this novel had a unique perspective that made me think, even while being an easy read. Perhaps those who don't get it and wrote bad reviews are too set in their reading ways and should stick to predictible books. This was more than fun to read, it was different without being confusing. Defineitely recommended for anyone who should be reading SF or fantasy.