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The Dandelion Dynasty #2 Part 1

Die Götter von Dara: Seidenkrieger

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1. Teil der Übersetzung von "The Wall of Storms"
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Mächtige Himmelsschiffe, fantastische Kreaturen und eigennützige Gö Ken Lius High Fantasy-Epos mischt asiatische Mythologie mit tödlichen Ränkespielen und dem Kampf um die Macht im Inselreich Dara.

Zehn Jahre nachdem Kuni zum Kaiser von Dara aufgestiegen ist, herrscht ein brüchiger Friede im Land. Kunis Feinde planen ihre Rache sorgfältig, und die Götter sind dem Kaiser keine Stütze - und all seine Pläne geraten ins Wanken, als sich an den Grenzen des Reiches eine neue Bedrohung formiert.

480 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2016

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Ken Liu

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Ken Liu (http://kenliu.name) is an American author of speculative fiction. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards for his fiction, he has also won top genre honors abroad in Japan, Spain, and France.

Liu’s most characteristic work is the four-volume epic fantasy series, The Dandelion Dynasty, in which engineers, not wizards, are the heroes of a silkpunk world on the verge of modernity. His debut collection of short fiction, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been published in more than a dozen languages. A second collection, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, followed. He also penned the Star Wars novel, The Legends of Luke Skywalker. His latest book is All That We See or Seem, a techno-thriller starring an AI-whispering hacker who saves the world.

He’s often involved in media adaptations of his work. Recent projects include “The Regular,” under development as a TV series; “Good Hunting,” adapted as an episode in season one of Netflix’s breakout adult animated series Love, Death + Robots; and AMC’s Pantheon, with Craig Silverstein as executive producer, adapted from an interconnected series of Liu’s short stories.

Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Liu worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on a variety of topics, including futurism, machine-augmented creativity, history of technology, bookmaking, and the mathematics of origami.

In addition to his original fiction, Liu also occasionally publishes literary translations. His most recent work of translation is a new rendition of Laozi’s Dao De Jing.

Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

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April 7, 2022
Très bonne suite, je dirait que les personnages sont plus profonds que dans le 1er, ce qui n'est pas pour me déplaire, même si ce n'était pas vraiment gênant vu la teneur épique du premier volume. Ce tome est plus posé, plus sinueux et le changement de rythme est agréable, entre périodes de crises plus ou moins graves et périodes plus calmes de mises en place ou d'initiation. De l'aventure, un monde profond, et des réflexions voire des leçons de vies assez philosophiques et vraisemblables qui soutiennent le tout et supportent l'intrigue (les intrigues ?) ainsi que les motivations des personnages qui ne sont ni tout bons, ni tout mauvais, mais sans cesse ballottés entre leurs intérêts immédiats, leurs intérêts à long terme et leurs idéaux.
Le découpage de l'éditeur pose question puisque en réalité, il a découpé le tome 2 de l'auteur en 2 volumes. Effectivement, au niveau de la narration, ça peut s'entendre et ce n'est pas absolument choquant, mais je pense que ça enlève un peu à l'unité de sens qui a été voulue par l'auteur.
Du très bon.
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