When the Gods Are Silent [Mass Market Paperback]

Jane Lindskold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997

Once there was a time when Magic was real, but for reasons lost in the mists of history, the enchantment vanished. But Hulhc, a lowly farmer, has discovered his late father's journal of wizardry, and believes Magic still exists. He must find the absent power, for only a true miracle can save his beloved dying wife. In the company of some stalwart adventurers, Hulhc sets out on a quest to restore Magic to the world.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

JANE LINDSKOLD is the author of Brother to Dragons; Companion to Owls; Marks of our Brothers; The Pipes of Orpheus; Smoke and Mirrors; When the Gods Are Silent; and the recently published Changer. She also completed Roger Zelazny's penultimate novel Donnerjack. Educated at New York's Fordham University, she now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380788489
• ISBN-13: 978-0380788484
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,000,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My first but not my last Lindskold, November 18, 2003

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Arwen "AKA Arwen" (Austin, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Gods Are Silent (Mass Market Paperback)

Someone handed me this book telling me in that time-honored reader manner "You must read this." I looked at the back. Ok... no magic, farmer, carnival, warriors. Has potential on the "this hasn't been done much before" scale. I opened it. I have to admit that it took a bit of getting into. I am so trained to read the pap that is out there as fantasy these days that my brain had to shift into the intelligent gear. You need to think to read her work.

And then I was lost. Wandering the roads with the hero. Wondering just who Rabble could be (I never guessed the ending so so much for predictable endings). This book did more than just offer a good read. It built a world I could easily live and breathe in. Each time I opened the pages I stepped into the world of Lindskold's making.

This book landed on my keeper shelf. I had to return the lent copy but bought myself my own copy as soon as I could. Now I am reading the Wolf-Girl trilogy. Wow. Ms. Lindskold, your talent is amazing. Thank you for writing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book with a Hurried Ending, August 6, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: When the Gods Are Silent (Mass Market Paperback)

I eagerly await each Jane Lindskold novel. "When the Gods are Silent" was well-written with strong, unique characters. This book started out very well--the mystery surrounding the woman warrior Rabble's origins was intriguing--but the story seemed to fall into predictability about two-thirds of the way along and then rushed to an unsatisfying ending.

Lindskold is good writer. "Brothers to Dragons, Companions to Owls" is a delightful book, finely crafted and highly original. "When the Gods Are Silent" had a flavor of a book hurried into existence in order to publish. I'd like to see Lindskold take a deep breath, relax, and not rush her muse.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, September 24, 2003

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General Pete (SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Gods Are Silent (Mass Market Paperback)

This is my first Jane Lindskold but if I can find anything else by her by trollowing the used book stores it will not be my last.

This book has a very interesting permise . Unlike other books of its type where magic either permiates everything(or never existed in the first place) majic has been lost here.

A lone farmer gets together with 2 warriors and a travleing crarnival to find out what in the hell went wrong.

My impression-This book was definatly above average but it suffers from the curse of most fantastical books a sappy ending.

The set up is great and the charecters particularly Rable was wonderful but the end result leaves you feeling somewhat confussed. Still I enjoyed the book to much for that to take away from my overall positive experience.

If you can find tis either on Amazon or baring that a secound hand book store i would highly recommend it.