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20 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant dark fantasy novel
One of my favorite reads of the year. Surrealistic setup; the narrator is a soul burner, employ of the Empire, and must hunt down Wite, a soul burner turned spirit eater. Cisco turns the strange and exotic into something so personal. The key here, is the narrative voice. So many writers don't know how to use first person to their advantage (and I love me a good first...
Published on October 11, 2007 by Paul Tremblay
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3 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
This is a different kind of story
I read it...but I didn't get it. I guess you have to be into something I am not.
Published on December 22, 2007 by John J. Schoen
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20 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant dark fantasy novel,
By Paul Tremblay "pnuke33" (Stoughton, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Traitor (Paperback)
One of my favorite reads of the year. Surrealistic setup; the narrator is a soul burner, employ of the Empire, and must hunt down Wite, a soul burner turned spirit eater. Cisco turns the strange and exotic into something so personal. The key here, is the narrative voice. So many writers don't know how to use first person to their advantage (and I love me a good first person) and Cisco nails it in this book. The narrator's voice/rhythm was hypnotic, mesmerizing, the repeated bits like incantations. It builds suspense and release at the right times, and the last line of the novel, after the narrator has flogged and implicated the reader, then made the reader want to be a part of humanity's destruction, that last line is just pitch perfect.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fresh, creative, lyrical,
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This review is from: The Traitor (Paperback)
While a bit confusing at times, I found this book fresh, creative, and lyrical. I was captivated by the flowing, intense rhythm, and constantly compelled to pull myself out of the engrossing story to think. This is a very original author. I've never read anything like this ever, and I look forward to more from him.
3 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
This is a different kind of story,
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This review is from: The Traitor (Paperback)
I read it...but I didn't get it. I guess you have to be into something I am not.
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The Traitor by Michael Cisco (Paperback - August 1, 2007)
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