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Kay Kenyon, noted for her science fiction world-building, has
in this new series created her most vivid and compelling society, the
Universe Entire. In a land-locked galaxy that tunnels through our own, the
Entire is a bizarre and seductive mix of long-lived quasi-human and alien
beings gathered under a sky of fire, called the bright. A land of wonders,
the Entire is sustained by monumental storm walls and an exotic,
never-ending river. Over all, the elegant and cruel Tarig rule supreme.
Into this rich milieu is thrust Titus Quinn, former
star pilot, bereft of his beloved wife and daughter who are assumed dead by
everyone on earth except Quinn. Believing them trapped in a parallel
universe--one where he himself may have been imprisoned--he returns to the
Entire without resources, language, or his memories of that former life. He
is assisted by Anzi, a woman of the Chalin people, a Chinese culture copied
from our own universe and transformed by the kingdom of the bright.
Learning of his daughter's dreadful slavery, Quinn swears to free her. To
do so, he must cross the unimaginable distances of the Entire in disguise,
for the Tarig are lying in wait for him. As Quinn's memories return, he
discovers why. Quinn's goal is to penetrate the exotic culture of the
Entire--to the heart of Tarig power, the fabulous city of the Ascendancy,
to steal the key to his family's redemption. But will
his daughter and wife welcome rescue? Ten years of brutality have forced
compromises on everyone. What Quinn will learn to his dismay is what his
own choices were, long ago, in the Universe Entire. He will also discover
why a fearful multiverse destiny is converging on him and what he must
sacrifice to oppose the coming storm.
This is high-concept SF written on the scale of Philip Jose Farmer's
Riverworld, Roger Zelazny's Amber Chronicles, and Dan Dimmons's Hyperion.
Product Description
Kay Kenyon, noted for her science fiction world-building, has
in this new series created her most vivid and compelling society, the
Universe Entire. In a land-locked galaxy that tunnels through our own, the
Entire is a bizarre and seductive mix of long-lived quasi-human and alien
beings gathered under a sky of fire, called the bright. A land of wonders,
the Entire is sustained by monumental storm walls and an exotic,
never-ending river. Over all, the elegant and cruel Tarig rule supreme.
Into this rich milieu is thrust Titus Quinn, former
star pilot, bereft of his beloved wife and daughter who are assumed dead by
everyone on earth except Quinn. Believing them trapped in a parallel
universe--one where he himself may have been imprisoned--he returns to the
Entire without resources, language, or his memories of that former life. He
is assisted by Anzi, a woman of the Chalin people, a Chinese culture copied
from our own universe and transformed by the kingdom of the bright.
Learning of his daughter's dreadful slavery, Quinn swears to free her. To
do so, he must cross the unimaginable distances of the Entire in disguise,
for the Tarig are lying in wait for him. As Quinn's memories return, he
discovers why. Quinn's goal is to penetrate the exotic culture of the
Entire--to the heart of Tarig power, the fabulous city of the Ascendancy,
to steal the key to his family's redemption. But will
his daughter and wife welcome rescue? Ten years of brutality have forced
compromises on everyone. What Quinn will learn to his dismay is what his
own choices were, long ago, in the Universe Entire. He will also discover
why a fearful multiverse destiny is converging on him and what he must
sacrifice to oppose the coming storm.
This is high-concept SF written on the scale of Philip Jose Farmer's
Riverworld, Roger Zelazny's Amber Chronicles, and Dan Dimmons's Hyperion.
Bright of the Sky (Book 1 of The Entire and the Rose)
Bright of the Sky (Book 1 of The Entire and the Rose) Reviews
| 149 of 155 people found the following review helpful:  Please don't avoid this book because of HK review!, By This review is from: Bright of the Sky (Entire and the Rose, Book 1) (Hardcover) This is a brilliant piece of SF/F writing and does not deserve to suffer simply because HK reviewed it in "her" usual, incoherent style. The two professional reviews give a good summary of the plot, so I'll just comment on why I enjoyed the book so much: Kenyon's characters are so vivid that I found myself attached to even minor characters, wondering what happens to them after they leave the stage. There are only a handful of writers whose characters I've actually had dreams about, writing further adventures for them in my head, after I finish a book. Kenyon is one of those writers, and I can't wait to read the subsequent installments in the series. The characters are the stars for me here, but I must mention how fascinating the world is that Kenyon has created. The two parallel worlds are revealed gradually to the reader throughout the course of the book, but even from the first scenes they feel solidly real. They make sense because Kenyon adds the kind of... Read more 54 of 59 people found the following review helpful: Kenyon's Best to Date, By The Doctah "Thomas" (Quincy) - See all my reviews This review is from: Bright of the Sky (Entire and the Rose, Book 1) (Hardcover) I have followed Kenyon's writing career closely and have read every one of her novels. There's no question that Bright of the Sky is her very best work yet. It is everything that you expect from her work (beautifully crafted characters that you really care about, a plot and story that holds you attention from the first page to the last and last, but certainly not least, a milieu and "world" that is utterly believable even in its most fantastical aspects) and it is everything that you expect from any science fiction/fantasy story. This truly is one case in which the blubs on Bright's cover can be believed -- there isn't anyone on the science fiction scene these days who does it as good as Kenyon. One of the structural aspects of this book that I found particularly interesting was the seamless interweaving of traditional "hard" science fiction with a fascinating fantasy overlay. I don't often see this done well (or at all), but Kenyon has managed to do it in a way that... Read more 29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:  Fantastic Worldbuilding + Flawed Writing, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Bright of the Sky (Book 1 of The Entire and the Rose) (Paperback) 30 Words or Less: An undeniable triumph of world building, Kay Kenyon's The Entire and The Rose is a science fantasy tale of two worlds worth exploring despite the gradual pace dictated by occasional prose problems. Bright of the Sky: 3/5 The Good: Absolutely unique world-building that combines science fiction and fantasy elements and continues to grow throughtout the entire series; Carefully plotted narrative that spans and evolves over four volumes; The world is exceptionally well integrated into the narrative rather than being adjacent to it. The Bad: Early volumes have problems with jarring perspective changes; Worldbuilding often uses infodumping rather than in-narrative elements; The story isn't well segmented into individual novels, leaving readers with an all-or-none decision. The Review: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Rarely is this truer than in Kay Kenyon's science fiction/fantasy... Read more |
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