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The Aladdin Trilogy #2
Aladdin Sins Bad
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The end of "Aladdin of the Lamp" finds the cunning Aladdin ruler of a great kingdom. Now, many years have passed....
Life as the king of Agrabah is never boring, especially when the dashing Sinbad the Sailor requests a ship to save his kidnapped wife. Aladdin, never one to run from danger, agrees to help and accompanies Sinbad as they set sail to accumulate enough treasure to ransom the sailor's wife. Soon they run afoul of zombies, sirens, demons, nymphs, evil djinns, and a dastardly plot to take over his kingdom. But Aladdin has a few tricks up his sleeves...including one very magical lamp.
From bestselling authors Piers Anthony (Xanth) and J.R. Rain (Vampire for Hire), Aladdin Sins Bad is the second in a fantastical series set in the enchanted world of the Arabian Nights.
The end of "Aladdin of the Lamp" finds the cunning Aladdin ruler of a great kingdom. Now, many years have passed....
Life as the king of Agrabah is never boring, especially when the dashing Sinbad the Sailor requests a ship to save his kidnapped wife. Aladdin, never one to run from danger, agrees to help and accompanies Sinbad as they set sail to accumulate enough treasure to ransom the sailor's wife. Soon they run afoul of zombies, sirens, demons, nymphs, evil djinns, and a dastardly plot to take over his kingdom. But Aladdin has a few tricks up his sleeves...including one very magical lamp.
From bestselling authors Piers Anthony (Xanth) and J.R. Rain (Vampire for Hire), Aladdin Sins Bad is the second in a fantastical series set in the enchanted world of the Arabian Nights.
- GenresFantasyScience Fiction
185 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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J.R. Rain
2,009 books1,736 followersJ.R. Rain is the author of 110 novels and counting. He lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest, where he's hard at work on his next novel... and fighting off sparkly vampires.
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December 10, 2020
Aladdin and his adopted son, Duban sail off on a voyage with Sinbad to rescue Sinbad’s wife and bring back the treasure he found on previous voyages.
It’s basically a rerun of Sinbad’s original seven voyages: going through the whirlpool to the isle of the dammed, surviving the Sirens, escaping the trap on Cloud Island,
Though it’s mild, Aladdin sure is tempted by females a lot in this. At least, he tries to protect his son. And I almost thought the author had made a mistake about Aladdin forgetting the lamp, but he didn’t.
Not sure I like the very ending lead-in to the next book. I’ll see what happens.
Footnote: 1) I wish the nymph queen hadn’t discovered nylons. There a pain in the rear end.
Fave scenes: Aladdin realizing Duban’s future occupation, Duban’s causeway, negotiating with the Siren queen and the castle’s return to splendor.
It’s basically a rerun of Sinbad’s original seven voyages: going through the whirlpool to the isle of the dammed, surviving the Sirens, escaping the trap on Cloud Island,
Though it’s mild, Aladdin sure is tempted by females a lot in this. At least, he tries to protect his son. And I almost thought the author had made a mistake about Aladdin forgetting the lamp, but he didn’t.
Not sure I like the very ending lead-in to the next book. I’ll see what happens.
Footnote: 1) I wish the nymph queen hadn’t discovered nylons. There a pain in the rear end.
Fave scenes: Aladdin realizing Duban’s future occupation, Duban’s causeway, negotiating with the Siren queen and the castle’s return to splendor.
April 21, 2020
Excellent read
1 book left from 3 and I can't wait. I've always enjoyed Piers Anthony and now Rains. I would definitely recommend.
1 book left from 3 and I can't wait. I've always enjoyed Piers Anthony and now Rains. I would definitely recommend.
August 21, 2015
I got this book as part of a free author promotion on Amazon.
A superb book! the writing style was fantastic. in fact it gave me a complex as I was planning to write a book of my own. I can't write like this! the style is mostly simple language with a bit of humor and sarcasm every now and then. The author uses some less-than-common words occassinoaly that makes for a crisp writing style. I liked it.
The personalities are fairly distinct. I think the author did a fantastic job creating them. and he's managed to keep them constant throughout the book. And I felt that they all fit in in smaller ways, meaning if you think of Aladdin supposedly being rough-cut, street smart kind of person as his history before becoming the king and that aligns with what you feel while reading the book. Similarily for other characters too.
The story is quite action-oriented and fast-paced. I loved how something or the other is always happening. Indeed as the blurb promises there's a lot of interesting things around which the story is centered. The author has done a wonderful job in the imagination dept. There were some things that were so fascinating conceptually that I paused to think about them. For example the nymphs. But that's all that I'm saying about them without giving away any spoilers.
In some places around there are some passages that are great quotes I felt. For example, the way the author treats what nymphs feel about human life, what he mentions in the beginning about how Aladdin thinks of his own lamp. Really really fascinating. Perhaps if any man were left to experience having a lamp maybe he would most likely conclude what Aladdin mentions (around the beginning of the book).
Overall, this is a book to be savored while reading. You would do well to read it as a leisurely activity. If you speed through it you won't really enjoy it much. At 180 pages roughly it's a light read. If you're someone who doesn't read much and is interested in fantasy then I would definitely recommend you to read it. It's not too long but still takes a couple of hours to finish. I'll come back to this book again maybe someday.
Edit: As decided earlier I've come back to this book. I'm going to read this excellent book again.
A superb book! the writing style was fantastic. in fact it gave me a complex as I was planning to write a book of my own. I can't write like this! the style is mostly simple language with a bit of humor and sarcasm every now and then. The author uses some less-than-common words occassinoaly that makes for a crisp writing style. I liked it.
The personalities are fairly distinct. I think the author did a fantastic job creating them. and he's managed to keep them constant throughout the book. And I felt that they all fit in in smaller ways, meaning if you think of Aladdin supposedly being rough-cut, street smart kind of person as his history before becoming the king and that aligns with what you feel while reading the book. Similarily for other characters too.
The story is quite action-oriented and fast-paced. I loved how something or the other is always happening. Indeed as the blurb promises there's a lot of interesting things around which the story is centered. The author has done a wonderful job in the imagination dept. There were some things that were so fascinating conceptually that I paused to think about them. For example the nymphs. But that's all that I'm saying about them without giving away any spoilers.
In some places around there are some passages that are great quotes I felt. For example, the way the author treats what nymphs feel about human life, what he mentions in the beginning about how Aladdin thinks of his own lamp. Really really fascinating. Perhaps if any man were left to experience having a lamp maybe he would most likely conclude what Aladdin mentions (around the beginning of the book).
Overall, this is a book to be savored while reading. You would do well to read it as a leisurely activity. If you speed through it you won't really enjoy it much. At 180 pages roughly it's a light read. If you're someone who doesn't read much and is interested in fantasy then I would definitely recommend you to read it. It's not too long but still takes a couple of hours to finish. I'll come back to this book again maybe someday.
Edit: As decided earlier I've come back to this book. I'm going to read this excellent book again.
March 17, 2015
Definitivamente es un retelling de Simbat el Marino, con la conjetura de que su esposa no murió sino que está secuestrada por un villano. Simbat le pide a Aladdin, Rey de Agraba, un barco y él decide acompañarlo junto con el hijo de su segunda esposa.
No son fan de las Mil y una noche, pero he leído el original y este suena muy parecido. La narrativa, como trata la sexialidad, la poligamia, los distintos personajes mitológicos como los genios, sirenas, ninfas, hasta zombies y un Minotauro. Toda una ensalada de ellos enredados en escenas de pura acción y fantasia.
No son fan de las Mil y una noche, pero he leído el original y este suena muy parecido. La narrativa, como trata la sexialidad, la poligamia, los distintos personajes mitológicos como los genios, sirenas, ninfas, hasta zombies y un Minotauro. Toda una ensalada de ellos enredados en escenas de pura acción y fantasia.
April 9, 2016
Piers and Rain bring it all for us again in Aladdin Sins Bad.
This is a sweet one sitting read with everything we've come to expect from these authors. Naughty humor, fantastical adventure and even some father son bonding time. It starts off a little slow, but once the ball gets rolling the action and laughs rarely stop. I can't wait to see what they have for us next!
This is a sweet one sitting read with everything we've come to expect from these authors. Naughty humor, fantastical adventure and even some father son bonding time. It starts off a little slow, but once the ball gets rolling the action and laughs rarely stop. I can't wait to see what they have for us next!
August 6, 2013
fun and plenty of nods to traditional Sinbad stories - a quick and easy read!
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