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Everien #1
The Company of Glass
To save the future of his country, a warrior must first confront his tragic past.
The Key of Knowledge Opens the Door to Power....
A high civilization, long vanished but for the enigmatic Knowledge left sleeping in its very stones.
The Beautiful. Terrifying. Enemies to the Clans who settle in Everien. Only the Knowledge can defeat them.
The Queen Ysse's elite warrior cadre, lost on a quest for Knowledge in the floating city of Jai Pendu.
Tarquinn the Leader of the Company and its sole survivor. Once he knelt brokenhearted at the feet of Queen Ysse, vowing to leave Everien--forever. But the Queen is dead, and forever is a long time. Eighteen years later....Queen Ysse's successor cannot control the Clans or the Sekk. The Pharician Empire threatens to invade. The orphan, Istar, is grown and wields her father's sword. And soon the tide will carry Jai Pendu--and the Company--home.
The Key of Knowledge Opens the Door to Power....
A high civilization, long vanished but for the enigmatic Knowledge left sleeping in its very stones.
The Beautiful. Terrifying. Enemies to the Clans who settle in Everien. Only the Knowledge can defeat them.
The Queen Ysse's elite warrior cadre, lost on a quest for Knowledge in the floating city of Jai Pendu.
Tarquinn the Leader of the Company and its sole survivor. Once he knelt brokenhearted at the feet of Queen Ysse, vowing to leave Everien--forever. But the Queen is dead, and forever is a long time. Eighteen years later....Queen Ysse's successor cannot control the Clans or the Sekk. The Pharician Empire threatens to invade. The orphan, Istar, is grown and wields her father's sword. And soon the tide will carry Jai Pendu--and the Company--home.
544 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 19, 1999
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August 30, 2024
DNF'd @ p. 54
The Company of Glass (Everien #1) by Leigh Valery sounded intriguing but I couldn't get into it at all. I gave it a chance and decided to move on to something else.
The Company of Glass (Everien #1) by Leigh Valery sounded intriguing but I couldn't get into it at all. I gave it a chance and decided to move on to something else.
November 7, 2020
Read as part of my ongoing shelf audit. Verdict: From the library book sale you came, and to the library book sale you shall return.
There were some interesting ideas here, but... this book is way too muddled to make good use of them, or even to tell a story particularly effectively. Too many POV characters, too many plot threads which seem completely disparate, too many moments that feel random and too few clear explanations. To be fair, Leith was trying to depict people grappling with something which was, to them, unknowable - but honestly, after a while I just stopped trying to comprehend her bizarre, un-descriptive descriptions or figure out when Night had been introduced or follow the battle scenes.
From the descriptions of the later books, it sounds like things get even more bizarre and disconnected, so I can see why this is the only fantasy series Tricia Sullivan ever published under this pseudonym; I would not want to read another.
There were some interesting ideas here, but... this book is way too muddled to make good use of them, or even to tell a story particularly effectively. Too many POV characters, too many plot threads which seem completely disparate, too many moments that feel random and too few clear explanations. To be fair, Leith was trying to depict people grappling with something which was, to them, unknowable - but honestly, after a while I just stopped trying to comprehend her bizarre, un-descriptive descriptions or figure out when Night had been introduced or follow the battle scenes.
From the descriptions of the later books, it sounds like things get even more bizarre and disconnected, so I can see why this is the only fantasy series Tricia Sullivan ever published under this pseudonym; I would not want to read another.
November 25, 2017
I tried so hard guys, so so so hard. I'm about 70% of the way through though and thought to myself, "Life's just too short for this."
Also a 'barbarian' army leader called Tash? Ugh. Why put myself through that when I could jsut read The Horse and His Boy again.
Also a 'barbarian' army leader called Tash? Ugh. Why put myself through that when I could jsut read The Horse and His Boy again.
October 6, 2013
Book was difficult to follow. Not sure if I care enough about the characters to finish the trilogy, but book does end on an interesting note.
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January 19, 2026This book was hard to get into. I started several times before I was in the right head-space to read it. With one of the main characters name change from chapter one to chapter two, and lots of new people, it was a challenge to start. But at about ¾ of the way through, I like it and want to see what happens.
I brought this book on a trip with me and it was with me on a hike where there was an unexpected downpour. So this book is in terrible shape. The back cover has fallen off. The front cover ripped. The pages are readable, but this book has seen an adventure. I wonder if anyone will want to read it after I put it down because the cover is so messed up.
A different story. Lots of storylines. This book is just starting.
Finally finished reading this book. It was … confusing and erasing of women. Women can only be something other than houseworkers, slaves, whores, wives, and mothers if they renounce womanhood and become honorary men and go to war. They can only do this if their father dies and there are only female children. In the book men mostly disregard these women although there was one , a queen in the beginning of the book, but because she was an honorary, she could not marry ot have children. All the other women were disregarded and /or used for sex and/or went insane.
It was written about 25 years ago, and times have changed but this feels mired in MAGA precursors. Only men are strong. Women must stay home or they will regret what they missed. … And it ends badly. With a woman warrior showing up but not named so we can only guess who she is. Again erasing the woman.
I brought this book on a trip with me and it was with me on a hike where there was an unexpected downpour. So this book is in terrible shape. The back cover has fallen off. The front cover ripped. The pages are readable, but this book has seen an adventure. I wonder if anyone will want to read it after I put it down because the cover is so messed up.
A different story. Lots of storylines. This book is just starting.
Finally finished reading this book. It was … confusing and erasing of women. Women can only be something other than houseworkers, slaves, whores, wives, and mothers if they renounce womanhood and become honorary men and go to war. They can only do this if their father dies and there are only female children. In the book men mostly disregard these women although there was one , a queen in the beginning of the book, but because she was an honorary, she could not marry ot have children. All the other women were disregarded and /or used for sex and/or went insane.
It was written about 25 years ago, and times have changed but this feels mired in MAGA precursors. Only men are strong. Women must stay home or they will regret what they missed. … And it ends badly. With a woman warrior showing up but not named so we can only guess who she is. Again erasing the woman.
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July 4, 20193 and a half stars.
August 8, 2023
Not great, not terrible, some of the characters were pretty interesting, but I'm not engaged enough to try out the sequels.
September 5, 2023
Confused at the begining. Even more at the end.
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January 12, 2015
Well, Ms. Leith had an advantage here. After reading Gravity’s Rainbow, I was inclined to like anything that was light and didn't take me four months to plow through. Bonus – I love her imagery; it’s just gorgeous. The story is well-told, well-paced, and full of beautiful images. I love the chapter titles. They’re so much fun. Plus, while I've been meaning to read China Mieville for a while, Leith really kicked that desire into gear, as shall be shown in the near future.
All in all, a great reading experience and I’m looking forward to the next installments.
All in all, a great reading experience and I’m looking forward to the next installments.
August 7, 2011
Book one of the Everien series. Just one of those books I couldn't get into, and unfortunately have already forgotten most of the story.
May 31, 2015
Quintar was a great warrior with his notorious fighters go up against a foe like no other. What comes after of epic battles and war to save his world and more. Great one read.
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