Thursday, December 16, 2004
Gerimis Di Hati ~ Sharifah Abu Salem
Gerimis Di Hati
Sharifah Abu Salem
~ 395 mukasurat
~ RM 15.00
Alaf 21 Sdn Bhd
Sinopsis
Gerimis Di Hati bermula apabila Emily datang ke Malaysia untuk menemui ayahnya, Syed Mukri yang sedang nazak. Kedatangan Emily telah menimbulkan kekecohan kerana selama ini Tengku Habibah, isteri pertama ayahnya tidak mengetahui bahawa Syed Mukri pernah berkahwin lagi dengan wanita Inggeris. Rahsia kewujudan Emily hanya terbongkar apabila Syed Mukri menamakan Emily sebagai salah seorang penerima harta pusaka.
Sharifah Yasmin, kakak Emily tidak dapat menerima kenyataan bahawa dia mempunyai adik yang bakal mewarisi kekayaan ayahnya. Apatah lagi, melibatkan kemesraan Tengku Farid, sepupunya dengan Emily semakin menambah sakit di hati. Dia bertindak cuab memisahkan kedua mereka asalkan cintanya pada Tengku Farid berbalas.
Berjayakah Sharifah Yasmin melakukannya? Bagaimanakah Tengku Farid melalui kehidupan tanpa Emily? Mampukah Tengku Farid melakukan pengorbanan atau Tengku Farid sendiri yang terpaksa menjadi korban?
Dengan garapan bahasa yang indah, lembut dan bersahaja Gerimis Di Hati pasti meruntun perasaan anda. Sebuah karya yang kaya dengan nilai kasih sayang pengorbanan!
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OK, that is the sinopsis I took from the book.
I started reading the condensed version of this novel some time ago in Majalah Mingguan Wanita. Wasnt so attracted to it then. Then when I saw that the drama was going to be televised on Astro Ria, I went out to get the book. (Sucker that I was, hehe!). Since Sweetheart was away, I had more time on hand and read the book in just 2 days.
Frankly, storyline was so very simple, rather boring and dreary in some instances. No excitement or suspense, that necessitate me to hold on to the chair for my dear life. On the whole, quite disappointing.
Cerita orang-orang yang berpangkat Tengku dan Syed, yang terlalu ego dan rasa diri mereka bertaraf tinggi. Yang sanggup putus saudara demi ego. Rebutan harta antara anak-anak (satu bapa, lain ibu) dan juga anak tiri (satu ibu, lain bapa). Rebut buah hati (Tengku Farid) antara sibling.
Alaa.. in short boring lah. Anyway, the drama is worse. But no comments for that.
p/s Btw, I get pissed off when people use Petronas Twin Towers as their 'office'. Check out facts dulu lah, sebelum guna location tu. Mana ada 'awan nipis melitupi sebahagian besar bangunan dibawahnya'.. ini view dari tingkat 42. Lagi pon mana ada office di tingkat 42. SAS likes to use PTT sebagai lokasi office.. as in the case of Tak Seindah Mimpi also. yang itu lagi banyak facts tak betul.
Posted at 11:06 am by k.WyNn
Monday, December 06, 2004
...Lewat Musim Itu ~ Norhayati Berahim
...Lewat Musim Itu
Norhayati Berahim
~ 434 mukasurat
~ RM 19.90
Creative Enterprise Sdn Bhd
Sinopsis
"Aku faham perasaan kau... Kita memiliki perasaan yang sama. Walau bangsa kita tak sama, semua tu tak dapat menghalang rasa kasih sayang kita sebagai seorang sahabat."
Jiwa perempuannya telah lama kering. Dikecewakan, kehilangan, tanggungjawap menjadikan hati saljunya tega dengan setiap dugaan yang datang. Perlukah diratap sebuah kehilangan? Lama mana harus dia bersedih? Jawapan itu hanya ada padanya. Hanya dia yang mampu menentukan di mana letak duduk diri.
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Harlini merupakan satu-satunya anak PakChik Hamzah yang tinggal, yang dapat menguruskan ladang kelapa sawit nya setelah kematian isteri serta 3 orang anak lelaki nya dan dirinya sendiri lumpuh.
Her business was booming despite the fact that a woman was managing alone. Harlini was also an active youth leader, who, assisted by a young teacher and the district officer (both eligible bachelors) got the youth of the village to start on roselle farming. She remain unmarried after being jilted by Amiril, the nextdoor neighbour, who was determine to have an easy life by marrying a rich Datuk's daughter. But it was through Amiril that she met her late brother Azali's best friend, Benadict.
Too many things happening but it all ties up nicely in the end. Will Benadict marry Harlini? If they marry, who takes care of the crippled Pakchik Hamzah? Who sabotage Harlini's estate and Why? What of Amiril? Will he leave the rich pampared wife to marry Harlini? Or will the wife repent and change. Read of all the problems she faced in handling the business.
The plots in the story keep readers glued to the pages.. wanting to know more and how it will finally end. Nicely managed and written. Always a good read by Norhayati.
Posted at 08:21 am by k.WyNn
Untukmu Segalanya ~ Norhayati Ibrahim
Untukmu Segalanya
Norhayati Ibrahim
~ 168 mukasurat
~ RM 7.90
Alaf 21 Sdn Bhd
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MAHFUZ
Telah ku cuba bunuh engkau
Bersama kenangan silam semalam
Agar putik rasa dalam hati berderai bersama lara
Biarku bawa berlari rindu yang terkepung
Bersama sendu nan luka.
Rasanya
Ingin kupergi sejauh mana jua pun
Agar dapat kebenam rasa pedih
Rindu kasih semalam
Pun telah kucuba
Membenci seluruh jiwa ragaku
Agar dapat melupakan rasa kasih yang tersemat
Maka jadilah aku di sini
Seorang pembunuh yang lara
Seorang pelari yang kecewa
Seorang pembenci yang tewas
Kerana kasihmu tetap mahfuz....
Sinopsis
Kenangan cinta memang indah untuk diingati. Momen-momen manis bagai berputar di layar ingatan. Ada air mata dan ada tawa ria. Begitulah lipatan kenangan yang disimpan Atia.
Cinta Atia kepada Azali, hanya bertepuk sebelah tangan. Atia kemudian mengundur diri. Orang tak sudi, dia pun tak mahu menonjol diri.
Atia kemudian berkenalan dengan Nicky, seorang lelaki lembut yang memiliki sebuah butik. Layanan dan kemesraan Nicky telah memikat hati Atia. Nicky jatuh hati pada Atia yang sangat mengambil berat tentang dirinya. Nicky berterus-terang untuk kembali ke pangkal jalan dan menjadi lelaki sejati.
Malangnya, hasrat pasangan kekasih ini dihalang oleh Azali dan keluarga Atia. Akhirnya, hanya surat wasiat Nicky yang ditatap oleh Atia sedangkan lelaki lembut itu sudah pergi menemui ILAHI.
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I empathise with the heroine. Memang tak masuk akal kadang2, kenapa seorang wanita terlalu lemah dalam hal cinta, sanggup buat apa-apa dan terima macam-macam cemuhan, tapi on the other hand, so very successful in career.
And we can only pray that we will marry the one we love, and that the courting days will go on into the honeymoon days. And until death, the marriage will remain a honeymoon period.
Tapi tak kan ada tragedy lah kalau itu terjadi.
Dan memang masih ramai lelaki yang ego sebesar lori. Inginkan yang terbaik sahaja untuk diri, tapi lupa nak cermin diri sendiri, adakah dia yang terelok untuk wanita itu.
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Hah! I got con into buying this book, unless of course the author is the same as Norhayati Berahim.
OK for easy reading. Plot simple.
Posted at 08:09 am by k.WyNn
Friday, December 03, 2004
Christmas Train - David Baldacci
The Christmas Train - David Baldacci
Christmas Train is a story on how you should always hold on to your dream because sooner or later, you will get it. Believe there is always a second chance for everybody, regardless of what happen in the past. And of course, true love will always stay true.
It's not really a love story which full of romance instead it's a book that touch your heart. You can feel the happiness, the anger, the conflicts, and of course, the love.
A story about a journalist, Tom Langdon who catch a train to Los Angeles to be with his girlfriend,Leila on Christmas. He actually prefer airlines but after an embarassing incident at La Guardia airport, he was banned from flying within the continental US for 2 years. Anyway, he was also thinking of fulfilling his father's wish: Finish a story on trains which was left unfinished by his great-ancestor, Mark Twain.
Things started going really well until he discovered his ex-girlfriend, Eleanor was also on the train. Past memories hurried back. Old love too began to flame up. Only Eleanor wasn't sure they should be together or not.
At the same time, the train is full of all sorts of people. There's Steve and Julie ; young couple who wished to get married on the train, Max Power; famous film director, Agnes Joe; strange old woman who loves calling Tom "honeypie", and also the train staffs, which made the train is much more than just a train. As the writer put; train during christmas season is a social club of strangers looking for a friend.
When things started to go well between Tom and Eleanor, Tom's girlfriend, Leila stepped on the train. Surprising him, she proposed, saying that she want 8 kids with him. Few miles before they reached Los Angeles, the train is stopped by 2 avalanches, so everyone was trapped.
Will they survive? What happen to Tom? Get this book!
As this is my first time reading David Baldacci's work, I'm impressed. Want more of his writings. This book also touch on train;Amtrak train which gave me more knowledge on train. I'd prefer to travel by bus or flight but this books make me wanting to take train next time I travel. Overall, great book!
Posted at 04:24 pm by AiSkRiM
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Skipping Christmas ~ John Grisham
Skipping Christmas
John Grisham
~ 227 pages
~ RM 32.90
Dell Fiction
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the onlyhouse on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty; they wont't be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren't even going to have a tree. They wont need one, because come December 25 they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences -- and isn't half as easy as they'd imagine.
A classic tale for modern times, Skipping Christmas offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that have become part of out holiday tradition.
Now a major motion picture, Christmas with the Kranks, starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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John Grisham decides to take a rest from his usual law stories and wrote this down-to-earth comedy. And if you carefully replace 'Christmas' with 'Hari Raya', I think we can understand or maybe not understand why we put ourselves in this annual torture of preparing for the festive season !!!
The Krank's only child left home to join the Peace Corp in Peru. Luther Krank, being the old miser/tax accountant, was calculating how much was spent the last Christmas, and how he could save some money and at the same time, enjoy themselves.. just them.
So the plan to go on a Caribbean Cruise was born. Nora (the wife) needed alot of coaxing but she finally caved in.
So when others in the neighbourhood, were preparing to 'sambut' Christmas (as usual), the Kranks were hiding away in the basement or the shower.
Then disaster struck. Read to know what happened.
The Movie : I must watch if this gets to Malaysian shore cos' I simply love Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. He is a natural stooge. Hahaha...
Enjoy the Read... kak Wynn
Posted at 12:09 pm by k.WyNn
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Achik kemas-kemas almari, jumpa buku-buku DBP lama yang kebanyakannya achik beli bila DAWAMA buat sale di Ulu Klang. Ada yang berat, ada yang ringan. Buku kanak-kanak pun kadang-kadang beli juga. Selalu baca masa-msa senggang dan lapang. Di sini achik perturunkan beberapa buku buat mengisi ruang kosong.
Catatan Seorang Doktor
Fanam Dimah
Sinopsis:
Catatan Seorang Doktor merupakan sebuah autobiografi yang merakamkan secara lansung pengalaman penulis, sebagai seorang pelajar, mahasiswa dan doktor terlatih. Peristiwa-peristiwa yang dipaparkan sangat menarik, sekali gus menyingkap dunia kedoktoran yang selama ini, jarang-jarang terdedah kepada umum. Melalui buku ini pembaca akan dapat berkongsi pengetahuan dan pengalaman, juga akan memperoleh dorongan dan arah tuju bagaimana untuk berjaya dalam hidup.
Komen:
Buku 129 mukasurat ini buku ringan, tapi padat. Walaupun isinya tak ada plot konflik atau klimaks. Tapi penuh informasi. Bahasa yang ringkas. Lebih bebentuk diari atau jurnal peribadi Dr. Fanam dan pengalamannya sepanjang ari kcil belajar hingga dewasa berkhidmat. Barangkali sesiapa yang menyimpan cita-cita mahu jadi doktor boleh cuba baca buku ini. Sesiapa yang lain pun, tak ada masalah kerana baca itu bawa kita ke semua dunia.
Mufarakah
Rahman Shaari
Sinopsis:
Johan ialah bekas tokoh politik kiri. Setelah lama bersara daripada politik, dia menjadi pensyarah di sebuah universiti. Di antara para pelajarnya, terdapat seorang gadis yang aktif dan agak agresif, bernama Sharinna. Sharinna pada mulanya kecewa kerana ilmu yang diberikan Johan bukan ilmu yang dikehendakinya. Rasa kecewa itu menimbulkan konflik, tetapi konflik itu bertukar menjadi keakraban kerana wujudnya persesuaian. Rupa-rupanya Sharinna menghadapi masalah identiti, dan Johan juga turut terlibat dalam masalah itu. Penyelesaian masalah tersebut menyebabkan perhubungan mereka menjadi lebih akrab, dan tidak mungkin dapat dipisahkan lagi.
Komen:
Tak boleh nak beri komen yang insightful. Sebab dah lama benar achik baca buku ni. Isinya banyak yang penuh. Dan kalau mahu sokong penerbitan melayu, cuba baca!
Seteguh Karang
Tuan Faridah Syed Abdullah
Sinopsis:
Hidup di dunia ini penuh dengan dugaan dan cabaran. Banyak perkara yang tidak diduga berlaku bagaikan dalam mimpi. Ajal, maut, rezeki dan jodoh adalah takdir yang sudah ditetapkan oleh Ilahi. Justeru itu, manusia hrus besabar dalam menghadapi segala dugaan. Seteguh Karang membawakan kita kisah tragik sebuah keluarga yang selama ini hidup bahagia dan sentosa. Kematian dalam keluarga telah menghancurkan impian tiga orang anak gadis yang telah ditinggalkan ibu bapa mereka yang terlibat dalam kemalangan jalan raya. Anis, Maysarah dan Anita terpaksa berhadapan dengan seribu satu masalah yang tidak terduga. Kuatkah hati mereka dalam menempuh badai kehidupan? Peristiwa ini telah diungkapkan oleh penulisnya dalam novel ini dengan olahan yang menarik dan meyakinkan.
Komen:
Buku ini pernah jadi manifestasi peribadi achik awal remaja dulu. Banyak titik persamaan yang achik jumpa, buat achik selalu belek buku ini sampai kusam. Bukan novel remaja biasa seperti yang selalu disumbatkan kepada kita, penuh bunga. Dari isu rendah diri, berdikari, percaya manusia sekeliling dan faham adat budaya. Buku ini pakej lengkap untuk ingatkan kita akan hidup memang selalu bersama ujian. Terpulang pada kita mahu hadapinya bagaimana.
Posted at 02:47 am by achik
Sunday, November 21, 2004
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In Iran in late 90s, Azar Nafisi and seven young women-her former studets-gathered at her house every Thursday to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. Shy and unconfortable at first, they soon began to open up, not only about the novels they were reading but also about their own dreams and dissappointment.
Their personal stories intertwine with those they are reading- Pride and Prejudice, Washington Square, Daisy Miller and Lolita-their Lolita, as they imagined her in Tehran.
Azar Nafisi also tells her own story, back to the early days of revolution when she first started teaching at the University of Tehran, amid a swirl of protests and demonstrations.
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Tengah baca buku ni sebenarnya, tak sempat lagi nak buat komen sendiri. Dah lama achik tak menulis sini. Sebelum balik cuti ni in sya Allah akan hantar beberapa review buku-buku yang achik tak sempat nak tulis. Salam eid mubarak untuk semua.
Posted at 01:05 am by achik
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Nia Azalea - Seredup Kasihmu
Buku ini mengisahkan tentang Lea Haryani, seorang anak luar nikah yang di jaga oleh mak longnya. Lea Haryani sering cemburu melihat rakannya yang mempunyai keluarga dan sikap mak long terhadap dirinya sering membuat dia berasa sedih dan kecewa. Mak longnya sering mencari kesalahan Lea Haryani dan mengungkit asal usul keturunannya menjadikan Lea takut untuk berhdapan dengan masyarakat.
Di universiti, dia jarang bergaul dengan rakan-rakan lain selain teman sebiliknya, Su. Namun, Lea telah memikat hati Emir Safwan maka dengan bantuan professor mereka, emir berjaya menyuruh Lea menjadi guru tutornya.
Namun Lea takut andai Emir tahu asal-usulnya. Ini menjadikan Lea takut untuk jatuh cinta. Tambahan pula, hubungan antara dia dan mak longnya menjadikan Lea terus lemah untuk bercinta.
Pelbagai suka duka di alami oleh mereka berdua. Pergaduhan di hujung tahun semasa di universiti memisahkan mereka.
Namun, keduanya berjumpa semula setelah bekerja. Apakah mereka akan bersama?
Pada pendapat saya, novel ini adalah seperti novel melayu lain namun terdapat jalan cerita yang agak melucukan. Sifat Emir safwan yang sering menyakat Lea sering membuat saya tersenyum.
Untuk baca secara santai, buku inilah pilihannya.
Posted at 10:21 pm by AiSkRiM
Saturday, October 23, 2004
A child called It - Dave Pelzer
A real story by the author.
Buku ini mengisahkan zaman kanak2 penulis yang penuh dengan kisah hitam. Dirinya di dera oleh ibunya sendiri.
Dave mula di dera sejak berumur 4 tahun. Sebelum itu, ibunya adalah seorang yang penyayang tetapi segalanya berubah dengan tiba-tiba.
Pada awalnya, Dave di suruh membuat kerja2 rumah dan diberi makan sekali sehari. Tetapi, semakin hari, ibunya mula memberinya makan 3hari sekali sehingga satu ketika, Dave pernah tidak di beri makan apa2 selama 10hari.
Mukanya sering dihantuk ke cermin sehingga berdarah, malah dia sering dikurung di bilik air di mana, ibunya telah mengisi baldi dengan ammonia dan clorox, menyebabkan dia sukar utk bernafas.
Disebabkan lapar, Dave sering mencuri makanan rakan-rakannya di sekolah, menyebabkan dia makin didera oleh ibunya. Dia even pernah kena tikam di perut oleh ibunya.
Namun Dave cekal. Dia kuatkan semangat utk terus hidup. Walaupun terpaksa makan makanan anjing, Dave telan semuanya.
Dave didera sehingga umurnya 12tahun apabila guru sekolahnya bertindak melaporkan pada polis dan dia di serahkan ke rumah perlindungan kanak2.
Namun, setelah sekian lama di bawah ibunya, Dave hilang kenyakinan diri, sentiasa takut andai ibunya dapat mencari dia.
Buku ini adalah buku pertama dlm kisah Dave. Terdapat sequel iaitu The lost boy(kisah Dave dari umur 12-18) dan A Man Called Dave(kisah Dave selepas kolej sehingga sekarang)
Apabila baca buku ni, aku menangis. Penderitaan yang di alami oleh Dave membuat aku tak percaya ada manusia yang sanggup melakukan sebegitu. apatah lagi kepada anaknya sendiri. Tapi itulah hakikat, dan tujuan Dave menulis buku ini adalah untuk memberi semangat, kepada mereka yang melalui penderitaan yang sama dengannya.
Great book dan sekarang tengah nak beli sequelnya.
Posted at 08:16 am by AiSkRiM
Friday, October 22, 2004
Ini mesti bace punye....Lagi best daripada trilogy Lord of the Rings. Even if you are not the fan of fantasy fiction (like me). Written by George R R Martin, ada 5 books, 3 dah published, 2 lagi in progress, memamg semua fan tengah tertunggu-tunggu buku 4 keluar, hari-hari visit homepage George R R Martin sampai dia pun tak larat nak layan. Buku-buku nya agak tebal tapi memang best. Kalau dah baca Buku 1, mesti tak sabar nak baca buku seterusnya. Kalau tak percaya, baca la.....
Book 1: A Game of Throne (A Song of Fire and Ice)
Book 2: A Clash of Kings
Book 3: A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow (Part 1)
A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold (Part 2)
Book 4: A Feast for Crows
Book 5: A Dance with Dragons
Sipnosis (from Amazon.com):
Book 1: A Game of Throne (A Song of Fire and Ice)
First volume of a brilliant new fantasy trilogy: the most powerful, original and absorbing new epic since Stephen Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. The first volume of George R R Martin's glorious high fantasy tells the tragic story of treachery, greed and war that threatens the unity of the Seven Kingdoms south of the Wall. Martin unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dimensions, thronged with memorable characters, a story of treachery and ambition, love and magic. Set in a fabulous world scarred by battle and catastrophe over 8000 years of recorded history, it tells of the deeds of men and women locked in the deadliest of conflicts and the terrible legacy they will leave their children. In the game of thrones, you win or you die. And in the bitter-cold, unliving lands beyond the Wall, a terrible winter gathers and the others -- the undead, the neverborn, wildlings to whom the threat of the sword is nothing -- make ready to descend on the realms of men. A Game of Thrones begins the most imaginative, ambitious and compelling fantasy epic since The Lord of the Rings. Thronged with memorable characters, it unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dimensions. There have been many pretenders to the throne of Tolkien: now at last he has a true heir.
Book 2: A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin writes sword-and-sorcery which concentrates on the swords. A Clash of Kings is the second volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the sequence which began with A Game of Thrones and will take another four volumes to complete. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud; beyond their Northern borders, the men of the Night Watch fight the coming of a great cold and the walking corpses that travel with it; on the other side of the ocean, the last of the Kingdom's deposed ruling house mourns her horseclan husband and rears the dragonlets she hatched from his funeral pyre. This is character-driven fantasy--we see most events through the eyes of the sons and daughters of the Stark family, the once and future Kings of the North, whose father's judicial murder started the war. Martin avoids the cosy Californian cheeriness of many epic fantasies in favour of a sense of the squalor and grandeur of high medieval life; there is passion here, and misery and charm--and a profound sense of moral ambiguity as we learn to like the Richard III figure in this epic as much as the more virtuous Starks.
George R. R. Martin's superb fantasy epic continues in consummate style as bloodshed and alchemy lay waste the Seven Kingdoms in the second volume of A Song of Ice and Fire. The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands, but King Robert is dead, his widow is a traitor to his memory, and his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves. At King's Landing, the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer's son Joffrey -- Queen Cersei's son, though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so, Joffrey is now a boy-king, Cersei is his regent, and war is inevitable. In Dragonstone, Robert's brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm's End -- and Eddard Stark's fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell. A comet in the night sky, red and malevolent, the colour of blood and flame, can only be an omen of murder and war. Stannis's child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself, foretelling summer's end. It has been the longest summer in living memory, lasting ten years, and the smallfolk say it means an even longer winter to come...The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish. But winter will be the biggest enemy. From beyond the Wall the undead and Others clamour for freedom, and from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King's daughter hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.
Book 3: A Storm of Swords
The third volume of his six-volume fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire, A Storm of Swords continues Martin's vigorous account of the civil wars which follow the death of King Robert, the usurper who deposed a dynasty gone mad and dangerous, and the judicial murder by his widow and heir of Ned Stark, the man who made him king. The surviving Stark children are scattered--Robb leading revolt in the North, Arya learning hard lessons as she treks through the war zone, Sansa an observer of court intrigue, crippled Bran heading towards a sorcerous destiny, Jon engaged in desperate defence of the icewall against barbarians and worse things. Daenerys, pretender and ruler of dragons, is building an empire elsewhere. And characters we have thought of as villains, notably Jaime Kingslayer, are developing belated consciences ... Martin keeps on upping the ante of violence and betrayal in this compelling saga of a fantasy middle ages soiled with blood and mud; his economic use of magic and his fascination with complex characters make this the sword-and-sorcery series for people with adult taste. As the series proceeds, his writing gets ever leaner and sharper, the evocation of the magical ever more sinister.
Split into two books for the paperback, the third volume in George R.R. Martin's superb and highly acclaimed epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire continues the richest, most exotic and mesmerising saga since The Lord of the Rings. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud, and winter approaches like an angry beast. Beyond the Northern borders, wildlings leave their villages to gather in the ice and stone wasteland of the Frostfangs. From there, the renegade Brother Mance Rayder will lead them South towards the Wall. Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown in the Kingdom of the North, but his defences are ranged against attack from the South, the land of House Stark's enemies the Lannisters. His sisters are trapped there, dead or likely yet to die, at the whim of the Lannister boy-king Joffrey or his depraved mother Cersei, regent of the Iron Throne. And Daenerys Stormborn will return to the land of her birth to avenge the murder of her father, the last Dragon King on the Iron Throne.
Review by SARAH Posted at 01:55 pm by AiSkRiM
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