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Carousel Seas (3) (Archers Beach) Paperback – January 6, 2015
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NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED
Welcome to Archers Beach in the Changing Land, the last and least of the Six Worlds, where magic works, sometimes, and the Guardian husbands the vitality of the land and everyone on it -- earth spirit and plain human alike.
Kate Archer, Guardian and carousel-keeper, has been busy making some changes of her own, notably beginning a romantic relationship with Borgan, the Guardian of the Gulf of Maine, Kate's opposite number, and, some would say, her natural mate.
Oh, and she's been instrumental in releasing the prisoners that had been bound into the carousel animals -- which she's inclined to think is a good thing. . .
Until a former sea goddess sets up housekeeping in the Gulf of Maine, challenging Borgan's authority; endangering Kate and everything she holds precious.
. . .because the goddess has fallen in love in Borgan; and she'll stop at nothing to possess him.
Archers Beach is about to suffer a sea-change -- and the question is whether Kate can survive it.
Nationally best-selling co-creator of the Liaden Universe® saga, Lee brings high energy action and romance to this tale of contemporary fantasy and redemption.
About Carousel Tides:
“[A] pyrotechnic finale that plays out magically behind the ordinary facade of smalltown Maine life, evoking much of the romance and magic of [Lee’s] popular Liaden series.” –Publishers Weekly
"[A] virtuoso ride, full of the spirit of the carnival, aware of the thinness of the veil between the worlds. . .a rollicking tale full of non-stop action. . .and yet there's also a quiet at its heart, because there really is this magic in everything and Sharon Lee knows how to spin it."–SFsite
On Sharon Lee & Steve Miller’s Liaden Universe® Space Opera Epic:
“Lee and Miller’s novels are full of action, exotic characters, plenty of plot, and even a touch of romance. The world building is outstanding.” –Booklist
- Print length352 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBaen
- Publication dateJanuary 6, 2015
- Dimensions6.13 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-109781476736969
- ISBN-13978-1476736969
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- ASIN : 1476736960
- Publisher : Baen (January 6, 2015)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781476736969
- ISBN-13 : 978-1476736969
- Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.13 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,876,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #14,454 in Dark Fantasy
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Maine-based writers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller teamed up in the late '80s to bring the world the story of Kinzel, a inept wizard with a love of cats, a thirst for justice, and a staff of true power. Since then, the husband-and-wife have written more than 70 short stories, and 30 novels, most set in their star-spanning Liaden Universe®.
The twenty-fourth Liaden Universe® novel, Fair Trade, was released in May 2022. The twenty-fifth Liaden novel, Salvage Right, will be published in Summer 2023.
Sharon is also the author of a contemporary fantasy trilogy set in Archers Beach, Maine. Those books are: Carousel Tides, Carousel Sun, and Carousel Seas.
All Lee-and-Miller, and Lee, novels (with the exception of work-for-hire Sword of Orion) are available as paper books, ebooks, and audiobooks.
Before settling down to the serene and stable life of a science fiction and fantasy writer, Steve was a traveling poet, a rock-band reviewer, reporter, and editor of a string of community newspapers. Sharon, less adventurous, has been an advertising copywriter, copy editor on night-side news at a small city newspaper, reporter, photographer, and book reviewer. Both credit their newspaper experiences with teaching them the finer points of collaboration.
Sharon and Steve passionately believe that reading fiction ought to be fun, and that stories are entertainment.
Steve and Sharon maintain a website at www.korval.com.
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But for this novel, it picks up where the second ended, with Kate and her friends having to deal with a new problem - the corporate overload who owns the land that Fun Country is on wants to sell and take the soul out of the town with condos instead. This is one of those threats that can hurt a community that relies on the tourist trade, and for Kate's town o Archer's Beach, there's a lot more at stake than just losing the local businesses.
We see a bit of that when the consequences from book two come home to roost (that's a nod to the new animal on the carousel by the way) at the beach. The problem with many magical creatures are that they can be capricious - in the case of the new escapee who lands up in the Atlantic Ocean, this causes problems not only for Kate, but for her boyfriend Borgen and the whole community, as actions cause problems for the town beyond the news that the corporate office wants to sell the land at the end of the season.
Through all this, Kate comes to better terms with her own powers and how to help others. It's a great ending to this series, but I do hope for more in the future. If so, I'll be the first to buy them!
Unlike the previous novel in the series, Carousel Sun, there’s more of a focus on the fantastical aspects of Kate’s life in this book, as she continues to learn what she can do with her magic and as Guardian of the Land for Archer’s Cove. At the same time, she still has to deal with more mundane problems, both large—the company who owns the amusement park housing her carousel has decided to sell the land to developers—and small—Kate gets caught up in plans to remove a feral cat colony. (As a consequence of which, Kate gets a cat. Oh, and cats are apparently magical, which will surprise no one who has ever lived with one.) This mixture of the magical and the mundane characterizes this series, and to me, it’s one of its strengths, making the fantasy seem more rooted in the reality of our world.
If you’ve read and enjoyed the rest of the series, you will definitely want to read this novel, too. If you’re new to the series, you should give it a try if you enjoy character-driven fantasies with leisurely pacing. I wouldn’t start with this one, though, because you really need the background of the other books to make sense of the plot. Just start with Carousel Tides and treat yourself to the entire series.
From the way the book ends, it seems as if this particular series of novels set in Archer’s Cove has come to its natural conclusion. Lee does leave the door open to picking up the action at some point in the future, though. If so, I’ll be reading!
An ARC of Carousel Seas was provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Now Kate and her friends and neighbors must deal with one of the hidden, a powerful sea goddess who has designs on Kate’s boyfriend Borgan, the Guardian of the Gulf of Maine, and also on the Gulf. But this plotting injures the Sea herself—and when the Sea grieves, everything is at risk. Once again Lee gives us her atmospheric, densely woven story filled with curious, quirky, and very believable creatures from Beyond. There are also slow-moving romances and swift dangers, cats with agency, and a lesson in just how strong and subtle the least of the magic worlds may be. Kate has made both powerful friends and dangerous enemies, and the bindings she has made must take her into the future.
Recommended. I think you can read this as a stand-alone, but I recommend starting with Carousel Tides. Why not take the entire journey? I will keep this book and read it again, and in an age of shrinking book space, that's a compliment!
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We have magical cats, and duplicitous sea demons, and real-estate developers, and neighbouring Guardians. The whole trilogy takes place over one short summer season, and so Kate is still plausibly learning her craft while running the carousel and negotiating town politics. There are lots of previous and new plot elements, but they all get resolved neatly at the end. Except for the giant fibreglass cockerel.

