Banewreaker, Jacqueline Carey
Banewreaker, Jacqueline Carey
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Banewreaker
Volume I of The Sundering

Author: Jacqueline Carey

Narrator: Antony Ferguson

Unabridged: 19 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/19/2017

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

Once, the Seven Shapers dwelled in accord. First-born among them was Haomane, Lord-of-Thought and with his brother and sister gods, the Seven drew upon of the power of the Souma, claimed a race of beings for their own and began Shaping the world to their will.

But Haomane saw the ways of this new world and was displeased. For in his younger brother Satoris, once called the Sower, Haomane thought too prideful and in his gift, the quickening of the flesh too freely to the races . . . and to that of Man in particular. Haomane asked Satoris to withdraw his Gift from Men but he refused. And so began the Shapers' War.

Eons have passed. The war that ensued Sundered the very world. Haomane and his siblings lay to one end of a vast ocean unable to touch their creations, Satoris and the races of the world on the other. Satoris has been broken and left adrift among the peoples of the world and is reviled, with most of the races believing that it was he alone who caused the rift and depriving them of the balm of the Seven. He sits in Darkhaven, controlling his own dominion—seeking not victory but neither vengeance.

About Jacqueline Carey

Jacqueline Carey is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kushiel's Legacy series, the Sundering epic fantasy duology, the postmodern fables Santa Olivia and Saints Astray, and the Agent of Hel contemporary fantasy series. She lives in Michigan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pandem on March 18, 2008

(The date above applies to my most recent reading.) If you're looking for epic battles, mighty and mysterious powers clashing in a fierce battle for survival, this book is a great place to look for that. If you're looking for a battle with clear-cut, cleanly defined sides of good and evil. . .walk awa......more

Goodreads review by Jillian on September 16, 2007

I picked up this book because I enjoy the author - Jacqueline Carey - and her other series, Kushiel's Dart. She is an extremely talented author and I have not yet read a book by her that has not been wonderful. This book, of course, is no exception and has not failed the high standards I set when rea......more

Goodreads review by Kaśyap on October 31, 2014

A high fantasy novel but an epic tragedy rather than a heroic epic. This is closely based on the events in Tolkien's Silmarillion and the lord of the rings. But simply describing it as the lord of the rings told from Sauron's point of view would be doing it injustice. All the similarities are only s......more

Goodreads review by Becky on November 28, 2012

The Sundering is basically Jacqueline Carey's retelling of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but from the perspective of what we think of as "the bad guys". It's beautifully written with language that is reminiscent of Tolkien, but without being nearly as long-winded when it comes to descriptions of ba......more

Goodreads review by L'encre de la magie on February 27, 2022

10/5 🌟 😂 Les ténèbres dans un écrin d'élégance ❤️ Ce livre est une beauté !! Une épopée d'epique Fantasy comme on en lit peu et qui va me rester très longtemps en tête et dans mon cœur. C'est un coup de foudre magistrale et pour peu que vous aimiez Tolkien, ce livre est comparé au Silmarillion, version......more