Svetlana's Reads and Views

Name of Book: The Qualinesti Author: Paul Thompson, Tonya Carter ISBN: 1-56076-114-8 Publisher: TSR Part of a Series: Elven Nations trilogy; Firstborn, Kinslayer Wars prequels Type of book: Fantasy, young adult- adult. Year it was published: 1991 Summary: Kith-Kanan becomes the first speaker of the Suns. His reign can claim many triumphs, including a pact with thre reclusive dwarves of Thorbadin that results in the great monument of Pax-Tharkas. But Kith-Kanan is haunted by his failures: acrimony between the elven factions and the mysterious behavior of his son, his future successor. Characters: The characters seemed to be flat and little motivations were revealed. I would have really liked to know Ulvian's deeper psychology and motivations instead of what I was given. Other than that the characters didn't seem to satisfy me. Theme: Have faith that everything will be okay. Plot: This was written from omniscient third person point of view. I pers...

Name of book: Firstborn Author Name: Paul B Thompsons, Tonya R Carter ISBN: 1-56076-051-6 Part of a Series: The Elven Nations Trilogy: The Kinslayer Wars next, The Qualinesti afterwards Publisher: TSR INC Type of book: Young adult-Adult, fantasy-historical Year it was published: 1991 Summary: Silvanos, the august founder of the united elven nation known as Silvanesti, is dead and buried in a crystal tomb. The leadership of the clans and households has fallen to his son, Sithel, who is himself father of twin sons. The princes Sithas and Kith-Kanan represent emerging factions among these elves: Kith-Kanan is the leader of the Wildrunners, a group of elves that stirs tension by forging contacts and trade with the humans of Ergoth; Sithas closely allies himself with the court in the elven capital. The rivalry between kin climaxes with their father's mysterious death. When Kith-Kanan is vaguely implicated, Sithas, the firstborn twin, is enthroned. Characters: The...