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This book had a satisfying ending. It wrapped up all the story lines and tied them up nicely, leaving our heroes, in a situation where there is a potential for all types of things to happen to them.
I can't wait to read The Dark Volume, which is the next book in the series. There was so much action at the end, you would think a zombie apocalypse is tame.
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It was definitely a Battle Royale. Dahlquist did it right this time - gave the reader a satisfying ending. I was so happy about that - no cliffhangers, no moment in time endings, just a satisfying resolution to the problems proposed by book two, and away we go with book three. I was happy about that, it made it so much easier to put the book down, and take a break for a few minutes from the series and do something else. I was satisfied that for the moment, that our three heroes were okay.
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I love this series, it is one of my favorites of all time, and I believe that it is one the top 10 best adventure series in Literature. Dahlquist is a genius when it comes to action, adventure, plotting, wordsmithing, imagery, and characterization. If you like action and adventure novels, if you like steampunk, if you like Victorian historical fiction, if you like world domination conspiracy novels, if you like fantasy novels, if you like murder mystery novels, you will love this series. Get all three of them today. This novel scores 58 out of Almost a perfect a score.
So, come along with me into a world where Blue Glass can become people, books, or anything else - can wipe your mind of thoughts, turn you into a Minion, or make you a Master of the World. Please hurry, we won't wait for you long. We are taking over the World, after all Apr 29, Morgan rated it it was amazing. The same review for Vol. Dahlquist insists on action, relentlessly dealing it out like a meth addled blackjack croupier. This novel reeks of all the "mistakes" that a first book suffers from: I'm thankful for this naivete.
Refined authors tend to cut, and smaller stories end up quieter, whereas this i The same review for Vol. Refined authors tend to cut, and smaller stories end up quieter, whereas this is a pipe bomb. This is big and unapologetic. It seems these days that most adventure stories are tucked away in Children's Lit, or buried deep in Fantasy schlock. This hearkens back to everything that folks like Haggard, Burroughs, or Howard were shooting for. He undoubtedly leans heavily on genre tropes, as the story mystery wraps up neatly as a parlor room drama, down to your standard "Before I kill you, Mr.
Bond" confessionals and the "Ah-ha, now I have the upper hand" reversal moments. But it is all in good fun. In the book there is only one male character that is defined by his sexuality, so it stands out as evenly one-sided. Temple, while a great character is constantly put into awkward sexual situation to define her the way that the Doctor is constantly confronted with his fear of heights, ha.
It would have been more just to spread the sexual encounters through all of the main characters for the sake of the read rather than fulfilling Dahlquist's little wet dream for his character. Still though, this has been a tremendously fun read. The 5 stars rating is for how much I enjoyed it rather than how "good" it is.
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Apr 16, Ori Fienberg rated it did not like it Shelves: The title was so good that Dahlquist decided not to bother coming up with another one for Volume 2. Unfortunately, the title was once again the best part of this book. After Volume 1 made a late break for excitement and entertainment and built up anticipation about the glass books and the dream eaters I had high hopes that Volume 2 would continue that excitment and provide answers.
And it did provide some answers, ponderously, and then over and over again. Certainly there are moments of good writ The title was so good that Dahlquist decided not to bother coming up with another one for Volume 2. Certainly there are moments of good writing, but even moreso than the first I felt like Dahlquist could have left a large percentage on drafting table. Because I'd finished the first book and wanted closure I slogged through this over-written, over-wrought mass of plot conveniences and predictable cliffhangers.
But the worst didn't come till the final pages: At what point do you decide that you have better things to read, or do, or that the writing is just too awful? I hear there's possibility of 4th book, and I think that might be the breaking point. One more I could read fast, but I don't want to be hooked into a never-ending series that I don't enjoy. Feb 16, Kristina rated it really liked it Shelves: Occasionally as I was reading, I almost felt a little guilty for enjoying this book so much. There was definitely some pretty kinky and bizarre stuff going on here be warned , but I found the whole thing completely entertaining.
The first volume was a little tedious, with lots of setup, and many, many characters being introduced. I'm tempted to go back and read the first half again and make a chart, because the various relationships and loyalties of these characters does become very important Occasionally as I was reading, I almost felt a little guilty for enjoying this book so much. I'm tempted to go back and read the first half again and make a chart, because the various relationships and loyalties of these characters does become very important at the end.
But this second volume was just a great, pulpy adventure, and I really had a lot of fun tearing through it. Plenty of creepiness, major violence which I don't normally go for, but found myself cheering here , general mayhem, etc. Certain lines really cracked me up e. Most importantly, I felt very invested in our tenacious heroes, particularly Miss Temple, who was just totally badass. Having the three finally get together again was a relief, as they are a good team.
The overall story is probably too long and meandering, and as another reviewer pointed out, the characters do seem to "scoff" an awful lot. But that didn't really bother me too much. It's not perfect, and I definitely would not recommend it to everyone, but I was really pleased with it. The first half was slow-going, but I felt rewarded by the fun of the second half. I see there is a sequel, which I will be eagerly picking up as soon as it's available. Jul 06, Woodge rated it really liked it Recommends it for: This book is the second half of the story begun in Volume One. Not sure why it was split into two volumes, together they are about odd pages of a story, on the large side, surely, but I devoured it fairly quickly.
Like Volume One, Volume Two has many hair's-breadth escapes, confrontations, and other suspenseful stuff. Sometimes they get a bit too descriptive, but this story holds your interest throughout.
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The characters both good and bad are wonderful creations. And our three protagonists pr This book is the second half of the story begun in Volume One. And our three protagonists prove themselves worthy adversaries for the numerous bad guys in the sinister cabal. If the body count in Volume One is impressive, it's nothing compared to Volume Two.
Our heroes and heroine are deadly! Guns, knives, sabres, glass shards -- and that's just a partial list of the weapons they employ. And the final denouement is an extremely cinematic and bloody smorgasbord of good versus evil.
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And there is one small hanging thread that leaves room for a sequel. I understand that the recently published book, The Dark Volume continues the adventures. This was a fantastic story in every sense. Oct 06, colleen the convivial curmudgeon rated it liked it Shelves: My thought on the second half are much the same as the first, though the second volume was a bit more intriguing. The climax had moments of excitement, but also of silliness. I mean, what does it take to kill some people.
And then it just ends and it's like "that's it? Pages and pages of stuff, often too much stuff and the annoying perspective shifts setting us back in time - again - not to mention everyone stopping to philosophize in the midst of running for their lives, or trying to escape and My thought on the second half are much the same as the first, though the second volume was a bit more intriguing.
But I can't hate the book. The characters grew on me, even when they were annoyingly stupid, and there really is a good and unique kind of story hidden in there. Pity it's not several hundred pages shorter and tighter, though. Jan 20, Linda Isakson rated it liked it Shelves: More like a 3. Volume two was marginally more interesting and engaging than volume one, but the story never actually ends with a discernable conclusion.
The writing style is great, but the plot gets weighed down by excessive details in some scenes and not enough details in others. One of the most redeeming qualities of the story are the flawed protagonists and their misguided reasons for pursuing the destruction of the society. Miss Temple, Cardinal Chang and Dr. Svenson continue t More like a 3. Svenson continue their journey into uncovering the sadistic activities of a secret society that turns women into mindless robots and men into political pawns. People subjected to this conversion process have their memories drained into glass cards and eventually into a large glass book.
After Miss Temple's abduction at the end of the first volume, Chang and Svenson split up to find her. They evenutally meet up at the Victorian masion where this story first begins and are able to, once again, elude their captors. This time, another character, Eloise, joins the fray. Dec 19, Amanda rated it really liked it Shelves: I liked this volume a little less than the first because it took far too long to get through some portions of the action from the point of view of all three characters and was a trifle too maudlin by the end.
However, the reveals were still exciting and piecing together the mystery was good as well, even if some things were discovered a bit too easily though luckily nowhere as quickly as one might in a Dan Brown book. The style remained delightfully Victorianesque and engaging, and I really en I liked this volume a little less than the first because it took far too long to get through some portions of the action from the point of view of all three characters and was a trifle too maudlin by the end.
The style remained delightfully Victorianesque and engaging, and I really enjoyed the book as a whole. Jul 03, Kim rated it it was amazing Shelves: I LOVE this book. I cannot express how deep my love for it goes. It took over my mind for months. Alternate Victorian, steampunky, high adventure, sexy. May 29, Denise rated it really liked it.
This is a review of both Volume One and Two, since they are meant to be read together as a single novel, the first, in the trilogy. I, however, read them four years apart. I read Volume One in , and just finished Volume Two. I do not recommend this. There is also no summary online, or at least that I could find. Combined, this two part novel is more than twice the length I usually take on.
This is the first steampunk novel I have ever read. I am eager to read more of this genre. It is quite entertaining. Though before I continue with this series, I think I want to read something in this genre by a female author. Dahlquist writes beautifully complicated characters, including women, but I felt a bit put off by the fact that all the women are seen as, and, to a certain extent, behave seductively. Female characters are definitely objectified quite literally in the excessively long final chapter , whereas no male character is, although many are used.
This might not have been a detail I noticed in , but I certainly did in It could be an element of the Victorian time period, but it does go a bit too far at times, and becomes uncomfortable. Perhaps that's the intent? This novel, though wordy at times, was intriguing and engaging. Be warned, however, it is graphic in nature, both in terms of physical violence as well as sexual content.
I am not a prude, but I probably blushed a few times. Most of the sexual content is either rape or molestation, and just as violent and graphically described as the combat and dismemberment content. This is not a story for the faint of heart, nor is it a casual read. The plot is complex, and there are a great number of players. It is difficult to keep track of all the details and keep the characters straight, as all are important.
So, you may want to take notes. I wish I had. That being said, the story really sucks you in. Dalquist also adeptly builds suspense around the "science" and alchemy of the secret experiments, revealing just little at a time along with pieces of the cabal's conspiracies. All becomes clear in the end, but it seems even the characters aren't sure of what's going on until the last few pages. Each chapter alternates between the perspectives of the three protagonists, Miss Temple, Cardinal Chang, and Dr.
Sometimes together, but often separately, they each pick up clues to the puzzle that are pieced together at the climatic end. Till then, no one person knows all the details except the reader. There are details even each of the villains are unaware of. Dalquist's character development was delicious, and for the most part quite even. Though a bit predictable in regards to the cliche of a prim lady thrust into a ridiculously horrific adventure and discovering her own strength and purpose, she was not the only one driven by her emotions.
Miss Temple's two male companions were equally consumed by their emotions, even the assassin succumbed to grief at one point. Likewise, both male and female villians were evenly sinister. Even minor and secondary characters were richly developed. I enjoyed reading this more than I thought I would, given how graphically violent it was. As you can tell, my feelings on this novel are complicated and conflicted, but there is no denying that despite a few things that made me uncomfortable, I rather enjoyed reading this novel, and look forward to the next in the series.
Feb 28, Steve rated it really liked it. It's hard to find the words to describe this book. I mean, there's lots of good ones: All that is kind of meaningless, though. You want some sort of insightful, incisive description of all this action that the book is packed with. That's where it gets hard. It starts in volume one, which as I mentioned over there, doesn't end, it just continues over here , with a jilted rich girl stalking her ex to try to figure It's hard to find the words to describe this book.
It starts in volume one, which as I mentioned over there, doesn't end, it just continues over here , with a jilted rich girl stalking her ex to try to figure out why he left her. She follows him to some sort of eyes-wide-shut style rich people party, which turns out to have some strange science experiments going on, she gets captured, escapes, meets an assassin and a doctor who also have run afoul of the conspirators involved in those science experiments, and stuff just gets stranger from there.
These three companions keep peeling back layers of conspiracy, and getting in more and more trouble, and it becomes increasingly difficult to put the book down and do anything productive with my life.
I guess that's fair. It read a lot more like a mystery book meets an action movie, though with less of a negative connotation than that. Aug 27, Mason Jones rated it liked it. Being the second part of a single book, this volume finishes the first installment of this series, which continues with the Dark Volume.
Given that the first volume simply stopped in the middle of the action, it's nice that this one comes to a generally satisfactory conclusion. The story as a whole still isn't finished, but the plot is fairly well tied up and nearly all of the bad guys are taken care of.
It's still difficult to really review this without giving away a great deal, so instead I'll Being the second part of a single book, this volume finishes the first installment of this series, which continues with the Dark Volume. It's still difficult to really review this without giving away a great deal, so instead I'll simply say that this volume is perhaps a bit too insular. The three protagonists share the book, told in intertwining sections that back you up in time as the story progresses through a single night for the most part.
The action takes place nearly entirely within a single place -- a very large and complex mansion, but still a single place. It's tempting to say that this book could have been condensed without losing too much, and combined with the previous volume. But their adventures are fun, and despite being longer than it needs to be I enjoyed it enough to continue with the next book.
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If vaguely steampunkish Victorian adventures a la the likes of Dumas and Stendhal sounds fun, give these books a try. Jul 26, Jpmist rated it liked it Shelves: Sometime in I re-read this and in the fog of time I've forgotten enough to re-read it yet again. I also forgot to review it so.
You'd think by now I'd have gotten all the characters straight by now, but no. The handy list at the beginning was referenced quite a few times and there was yet another set of names I had to write down to keep track. Sadly, the more I re-read, the more the flaws become harder to ignore. Basically this is merely a confusing adventure story with a bit of steam-pu Sometime in I re-read this and in the fog of time I've forgotten enough to re-read it yet again.
Basically this is merely a confusing adventure story with a bit of steam-punk set dressing. Much less character driven than the first book. So intricately plotted, but so hard to hold all of the events and their meanings as one reads. Far less happens in this story than the first even though that's relative because the 3 story lines get bewildering at times.
The main reason I can't give this more than three stars is that precious little of the book had all three of the lead characters together. Also it grew tiresome to have to shuffle back to refresh when the author alternated story arcs each chapter. Still, I'm glad I read it and may well give it another go in Some books you recall as great, but on a reread, while being recalled as 'good' they just don't come across as well as your memories of them suggest they should.
This is not one of those books. I flew through volume two of the Glass Books of the Dream Eaters. From the first section of the second volume the action, the consequences, the tension are all just ratcheted up and you just want to keep on finding 'what will happen next'. The mysteries unfold but leave still more to be founded and you se Some books you recall as great, but on a reread, while being recalled as 'good' they just don't come across as well as your memories of them suggest they should. The mysteries unfold but leave still more to be founded and you see cracks in the mysterious cabal whose conspiracy the intrepdit adventures are fighting to overturn.
I didn't even recall the final set of 'reveals' in this book on anything other than the broadest sense, and discovering them again was just as fun. The whole thing was just a wonderful read, and like many 'good' authors, Dahlquist knows how to put his Heroes through the ringer and have us cheer when they come out the other side.
Like it's predecessor, I would recommend this to pretty much anybody who likes a good read. Jul 26, Amy rated it really liked it Shelves: A racy fantasy bodice-ripper, a unique pseudo-Victorian steam-punk? It's true that in transitioning between three main characters Dahlquist sometimes repeats himself sometimes one character experiences what another character has, and thus the repeating , and though I studiously remembered all the villains' names in this volume good luck!
You definitely need to read the two volumes back-to-back or you will be hopelessly lost they were, of course, originally published as one book. The intriguing events and great characters held my interest, and I hope the next book continues the rollicking action and character development. Aug 16, Korynn rated it liked it Shelves: Broken into two softcover books to make the publisher more money we continue the story. The unfortunate problem with having three distinct characters with each point of view a separate narrative in sequence means that we must read for 30 to 60 pages at a time before going back to the beginning with yet another character's viewpoint before catching up to the present where the characters occasionally actually meet up, but more often cross paths by slivers of seconds, dragging the reader back into Broken into two softcover books to make the publisher more money we continue the story.
The unfortunate problem with having three distinct characters with each point of view a separate narrative in sequence means that we must read for 30 to 60 pages at a time before going back to the beginning with yet another character's viewpoint before catching up to the present where the characters occasionally actually meet up, but more often cross paths by slivers of seconds, dragging the reader back into two more installments of past to present from other viewpoints once more.
I fully understand the need for this but it also frustrates me unduly as sometimes I wish the story would just get on it with it and stop with the snippets that the reader ends up piecing together as the whole. Any case, things come to a great frothing finale on a dirigible and end in a manner to not cause too much impatience on the part of the reader for the next volume. Sep 28, Caitlin rated it it was ok Shelves: I don't often abandon a book, but I ditched this one midway through the second volume and that, I think, pretty much sums up my problem with it - there was a second volume.
There's a good premise here and had Mr. Dahlquist submitted to actual editing there might have been a great story here, but at something over pages for both volumes this just wasn't worth it. If you're going to be this long-winded, you'd better be entertaining and at some point with this book I just didn't care. Part of my I don't often abandon a book, but I ditched this one midway through the second volume and that, I think, pretty much sums up my problem with it - there was a second volume.
Part of my problem with this is that I think it really wants to be The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen the comic, not the movie and Alan Moore has already done that and done it in an absolutely brilliant and engaging way - this suffers in comparison. Jul 26, Veronica rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I realize this is just the second half of "The Glass Books of the Dream Easters" that the publisher split into two parts for the paperback. If I had to rate the overall experience I would give it a four stars but I chose three for "volume 2" as I liked the first half a bit better.
Both halves were a very fun surprise of a book that I had known nothing about. Some of the story telling mechanisms Dahlquist used became a little too obvious and thus distracting in this second volume. Mostly that of I realize this is just the second half of "The Glass Books of the Dream Easters" that the publisher split into two parts for the paperback.
Mostly that of having the characters getting repeatedly captured to have the antagonists explain their dastardly plot to one another, and more importantly the reader, while the heroes were present. After the third or fourth escape I no longer believe the villains would not have put a bullet into poor Cardinal Chang the moment he was apprehended.
And so on with the others. Aug 31, Mary rated it really liked it. This book, along with the first volume, created an immense world that I fell into every time I opened the book. The actual timeline of this story is about two or three days, but it takes place over the course of two volumes. When I began volume two, I was unsure of the characters' fate and that uncertainty remained throughout the book. There were some things about the writing style in this book that I didn't care for, but I set those aside because the story was so massive and interesting, and I This book, along with the first volume, created an immense world that I fell into every time I opened the book.
There were some things about the writing style in this book that I didn't care for, but I set those aside because the story was so massive and interesting, and I was still confused -- in a good way -- even halfway through volume two. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a sort of fantastical alternate history, as this takes place in a re-imagined Victorian England.
Very unusual, very complicated, but very interesting. Looking forward to Gordon Dahlquist's other books, as well! Apr 05, C-shaw rated it it was amazing. I loved this one only slightly less than Volume 1, mainly because I was exhausted by all the fast action.