The Company of Glass

Everien #1

by Valery Leith

First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine condition dust jacket. Some light rubs at the upper edge of the front panel.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy

352 pages, Hardcover

First published August 19, 1999

About the author

Pen name for Tricia Sullivan.

Reviews

[Lauren Stoolfire · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.

[Kogiopsis · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[Asha Stark · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.

[Linda Seiler · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Macha]

3 and a half stars.

[Danny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not great, not terrible, some of the characters were pretty interesting, but I'm not engaged enough to try out the sequels.

[Raymond · Rating 2 out of 5]

Confused at the begining. Even more at the end.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Jenniffer · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[T J · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.