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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scion's Lady,
By tregatt (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scion's Lady (Gil trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is a brilliant sequel to the "Lady in Gil". I didn't think that Rebecaa Bradley would be able to pull off a secons installment that was as good as, if not better than the "Lady in Gil", but she has accomplished that task handsomely. This novel is a worthy successor and possesses many of the same qualities that made the "Lady in Gil" so memorable: a good plot that is tautly paced, a prose style that is so lyrical that you actually read every word, and those brilliant flashes of ironic humour that has you in stitches!"Scion's Lady" is another tale of treachery and deception. It's been 6 years since Tig, the scholar hero of the "Lady in Gil", liberated Gil; (and together with the Lady in Gil) sank the continent of Sher into the ocean; and lost his true love Calla. Nowadays, Tig and his friends, Shree and Angel, spend their time in the archives cataloging and reviewing ancient scrolls. Tig and Shree also spend their nights keeping an eye on the many mushrooming religious cults. Quite suddenly however Tig's rather mundane life takes a turn for the different. First he and Shree are attacked by some professional assassins at one such cult meeting; and then Tig is informed by his brother, the King of Gil, that a marriage has been arranged for Tig with the Princess Rinn of Miishel, a beautiful but unfortunately rather spoilt and highly strung young woman. Miishel seeks an alliance and Tig has been chosen to cement this condedracy. Tig will of course than have to leave Gil and reside with Rinn in Miishel. At first Tig refuses marry Rinn. However the Primate, the power behind the throne, promises to sell the archives unless Tig agrees to the marriage. So in no short order Tig finds himself married and setting sail for Miishel, with only Shree for company. During the voyage however, another attempt is made on Tig's life. Someone is really out to get Tig. But is it a faction form Gil or Miishel? This book was a great read. And there is a wonderful surprise in the book, (I'm not divulging what it is, suffice it to say that it wonderful). The scenes between Tig and Rinn are hilarious! Tig is at his literary best in this sequel -- it is so refreshing to read of a hero who uses his intellect instead of great fighting skills or magic to get out of jams. I look forward to reading the third installment with great anticipation.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as the first book,
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This review is from: Scion's Lady (Gil trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
There seems to be a lot of positive comments about this book, so I felt compelled write this review in order to show that someone disagrees. First 'Scion's Lady' is not as good as the first book 'Lady in Gil'. Bradley's unique writing style which made the first book interesting is still in evidence but in a diluted form. The hero Tig is there, the same as in the first book but the things that made him unique has been diluted. In the first book he starts his adventures because his brother broke his leg and nobody else was available. He doesn't try to storm the enemy stronghold, he goes in disguised as a kitchen slave. He is no knight in shining amour, he disguises himself in rags so that nobody pays attention to him. The contrast between the typical hero we expect from fairy tales and the one we get here was what made the first book so appealing. In 'Scion's Lady' Tig is still a smart guy but not as remarkable as in the first book. He is almost a normal hero. Some of the elements are there; for example Tig is made to marry a girl he does not particularly care for and he is not bothered when the girl starts taking numourous lovers. Instead he starts thinking about how to turn the relationship to his advantage. This is typical hero behavior we come to expect from Bradley's characters. However the intensity present in the first book is gone. In the first book we had Tig's brother (he is a typical knight in shining amour) to remind us how a normal hero is suposed to act. The contrast between Tig and his brother was what made the first book unique. In the second book we get much less of this.So I rate this book three stars only. It is a good read and I will probably buy the third book in the trilogy because I want to find out what happens but I do not burn to buy the third book as I probably would if the second had been as interesting as I hoped it would be.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
an excellent follow up to 'Lady in Gil',
By K. Maxwell "katmax1" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scion's Lady (Gil trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book takes place 6 years after the events in the first book in this trilogy 'Lady in Gil'. Tig, Shree and Angel are all happily working in the archives on Gil (with Tig haunted by Calla's death), until the chief Flamen forces Tig into a political marriage.Unfortunatley, for Tig, the "too-good-to-be-true" treaty was forced on Gil because the prospective in-laws knew something about Tig that he didn't know about himself. Things get INTERESTING from there on in. This is an EXCELLENT sequel. These books have been an unexpected fantasy gem. The author writes with a sense of 'realism' rare in fantasy, and there's not a dragon, fairy or vengeful sword in sight. Refreshing. Read this to make some of the events in the first book click into place. You may get a few suprises - after all the 'lady in gil' is only 1/3rd of the story.
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