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- Great addition to series
- Joe Pike steals the show
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L.A. Requiem
Robert Crais
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More than 10 years ago, I was shocked to learn that some puerile piece of fluff had won the Edgar for Best Paperback Original, when it was so obvious to me and virtually everyone else in the Western Hemisphere that the award should have gone to The Monkey's Raincoat, the book that introduced Elvis Cole, private eye, and is to this day one of the funniest books I've ever read.
The terrific Elvis Cole series has grown through the years, each book better than the last, but nothing prepared me for the quantum leap (yes, it's a cliché, but it belongs here) that Crais has made with L.A. Requiem. It's not as funny as the other books in the series, but it's a beautifully plotted detective story, rich with police procedure, and it will keep even the most sophisticated reader at sea right until the end. And that's what elevates this book to the level of literature.
This one is more about Joe Pike, Elvis's silent sidekick, than it is about Elvis. We learn, through Pike's own eyes, how his childhood made him the way he is today. It's also about a friendship so strong that it threatens Elvis's relationship with his beloved Lucy. It is a tender but dark book--a serial killer book--but it doesn't attempt to outgross the other serial killer books on the shelf. It is funny at times and chilling at other times, making it one of the rare books that can't help but linger in the memory long after it's been read and put away. --Otto Penzler
Book Description
Los Angeles is a city of perpetual reinvention. Inviting, with a promise of infinite hope, it can also be a glittering landscape of debilitating isolation. The city's lost souls take comfort in its promise--the notion that tomorrow could be the day to start all over again, to transform oneself into someone else. Someone more powerful, more beautiful, more daring.
At the core of
L.A. Requiem is Joe Pike, a former cop with a past as dark and foreboding as his demeanor. His only stable relationship is with his partner of twelve years, Elvis Cole, a talented and quick-witted PI with skeletons in his own past.
When Pike's former lover is found dead at a reservoir in the Hollywood Hills, the duo is brought in by the woman's father to monitor the police investigation. But Pike's no stranger to the men and women in the LAPD's elite Robbery-Homicide Division, at least one of whom has been harboring a long-buried desire for revenge.
With a rich cast of characters reminiscent of Raymond Chandler's classic
The Long Goodbye,
L.A. Requiem is the apotheosis of Crais's writing career--a gripping novel that envelops Cole and Pike in an ever-tightening web of conspiracies, secrets, and mortal passions that threatens to destroy their friendship, and leave one, or both, dead.
Customer Reviews:
poorly written.......2007-09-29
I am beginning to think only those who love a book write a review. Others immediately dismiss it and go on to better reading. L.A. Requiem is my second attempt at Robert Crais. The first was Forgotten Man. This book was flat, characters were jumbled but I made my way through it. This highly touted L.A. Requiem just had to be better, but it isn't. The writing is poor. Elmore Leonard says to writers; don't write what they don't read. In Crais books I was skimming and scanning more than ever. At the rate I was skipping I could have finished it in nothing flat. Joe Pike, okay so he had a poor upbringing, he is just a rude man. Elvis Cole, oh who cares.
When the daughter of a tortilla tycoon is murdered, a detective ..........2007-08-07
... must solve the crime before his mysterious mercenary partner goes to prison as the prime suspect. Absorbing. Longer review available at my website the Impatient Reader. See My Amazon profile for URL.
Only one criticism.......2007-07-08
This is my third Elvis Cole novel. I find them exciting, "page turners", with humor. They are well written and intersting. There is one thing that reall bothers me, the totally unnecessary and gratuitous profanity, particulary using Jesus name in vain, that really bothers me. Thanks
Great addition to series.......2007-02-10
This is the 8th installment of the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series. Elvis is a wise cracking but hard working gumshoe in LA. Joe is a man of few words but incredible action and redefines the term "silent partner". In previous books Elvis has been the narrator/main protagonist with Joe slipping in and out when needed and the author has done a very good job of not bringing Joe into the fray to save the day a la Mr. Wizard. Because of this, those of us who have read the series know Elvis fairly well - Joe, not so much. That all changes in this book. The "case" in this volume begins when one of Joe's friend's, (!), daughter disappears and quickly spirals into the pursuit of a serial killer - all with Joe Pike as the fulcrum. I try to read series such as this in order, both for simple chronology reasons and also to enjoy an author's development. This book is a case in point of the latter. As stated in earlier reviews, the reader gets a whole new perspective on Joe Pike and he says more in this book than in all the previous combined. We learn of his past and even get inside his head. The story slides back and forth in time as well as in narrative perspective - not just Elvis this time - without missing a beat. Even with a couple of fairly predictable plot "twists" this is an extremely entertaining book. Highly recommended.
Joe Pike steals the show.......2006-12-24
With "The Last Detective" I read it for Elvis Cole. With this book I read it for Joe Pike. There was a lot of great aspects to this book. But, mostly the great characters keep you reading. Robert Crais has a way of developing a character exactly how you want them to be or how you would want them to act. Oddly enough I did not really like Elvis's girlfriend Lucy, this time. But, I think that was intended. The one problem with this book is that I felt it dragged a little in the middle. Several times in order to get to the actual scene you had to navigate through some (although very well written) divergence. That said I only read two of the Elvis Cole books and I intend to read the rest of them.
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If you had to kill three people to save your best friend's life, would you do it?
When John Rain decides to get out of the business, his hand is forced by rogue CIA operative Jim Hilger. Hilger kidnaps Dox, Rain's trusted partner and closest friend, and offers Rain a choice: carry out a final assignment, or bear the responsibility for Dox's murder.
For a professional like John Rain, the choice ought to be easy: Do the job-a series of three hits-then walk away. But how does Rain know Jim Hilger won't kill Dox anyway, once the assignment is complete? How does he know that each of the hits isn't simultaneously a setup for Rain himself? And what will he do when he finds out that among the targets of this lethal game of extortion is someone else Rain cares about deeply?
From the urban canyons of Silicon Valley and New York to the lush forests of Bali, the boulevards of Paris, and the old killing fields of Vietnam, Rain must grapple with his age, his enemies, and most of all, his conscience in a battle that not even Rain-"the stuff great characters are made of" (Entertainment Weekly)-can hope to survive intact.
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I am a history buff and I also liked these books.......2006-07-27
These books are good, even if you are really interested in historical accuracy. The great thing about them is they can really inspire one to do their own research and learn themselves about what was going on during that time. The interactions between the characters and famous historical figures aren't factual, of course, but the major events are accurate. These books really inspired me to do my own research and to visit the cities that the characters inhabit. I really enjoyed reading them, so if you love history, don't let the fiction aspect scare you away, it often serves as a fun backdrop in which real learning can take place.
A MUST READ, MUST BUY!.......2003-05-26
I have only recently been introduced to Bodie Thoene, but I became an instant fan with Vienna Prelude. Some of the twists in the book had my mouth dropping open. In the world of espionage, you don't know who to trust and who not to--these books brought that alive. They are written about a time before even my parents were born, and it's mouth-droolingly interesting to see what could have happened in this totally foreign world. I've never read anything like these and am in the process of buying all of Thoene's books. I'm even buying for my mother and telling everyone else about them. OUTSTANDING READ!
Must Read.......2002-08-22
Vienna Prelude is the first book in an amazing series. The characters are intriguing and Thoene's ability to show the struggle of the Jewish resistance in pre-WWII Europe is incredible.
Am I the only one to criticize these books?.......2002-01-18
I'll say that the books are interesting. They definitely have that in their favor. However, I have just finished reading some of the other online reviews for the Zion Covenant Series, and it seems that everyone loved them instantly, without finding anything to criticize about them. Well, I'll give you a more critical opinion to help guide you in your book purchases:
If you DON'T care for books in which....
1. ...the characters are very stereotypical;
2. ...the authors take great liberties with the thoughts, words, and actions of actual historical figures and make them say and do things that you know they never did, or would have done;
3. ...the main characters are great pals with the actual historical figures, and are rich, are beautiful, are witty- in short, have absolutely everything they need to accomplish the story and aren't very believable;
4. ...the plot isn't believable;
Then, these books might not be just right for you.
Yes, the books are very interesting. The plots aren't very believable, but they are interesting. The history contained in them is written well, and the books are worth reading for that alone. Unfortunately, these books are more of the same historical fiction in which overall unbelievability prevails, and that spoiled the books for me. Now, if you are not picky about having great people in history meddled with (for example, at one point in the third book Winston Churchill gets involved in a plot to kidnap the heroine, because she would be so exceedingly valuable as a spy for the Allies), and you don't worry about the other points in my list either, then you probably will like the books. For reading for amusement, they are fine. But if you want really great historical fiction, I wouldn't suggest the Zion Covenant.
I love these books!.......2001-10-16
If you start reading this series, you will not be able to put the books down! Against the backdrop of pre-WWII Europe, the Thoenes create characters that are true to life, and that you can't help but root for -- or against. These books are incredibly well-researched and well written, and a great investment of your time and money. You won't be disappointed!
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Requiem for a Dream: A Novel
Hubert Selby Jr.
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Over twenty years after its first publication in 1978, Requiem for a Dream makes it to the big screen in a major motion picture starring Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Jared Leto, and Christopher McDonald. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the highly acclaimed director of Pi, the movie was released in November 2000. In this searing novel, two young hoods, Harry and Tyrone, and a girlfriend fantasize about scoring a pound of uncut heroin and getting rich. But their habit gets the better of them, consumes them and destroys their dreams. "Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists. His work has the power, the intimacy with suffering and morality, the honesty and moral urgency of Dostoevsky's....To understand Selby's work is to understand the anguish of America." -- The New York Times Book Review
Customer Reviews:
Prepare yourself before you read.......2007-01-30
You need to be ready before you read this book. Upon finishing this little dandy I was physically shaking. I can't think of any other book that has made of shake. The manic style and never ending punch in the face flow of this Hubert Selby Jr. masterpiece will stay with you for the rest of your life. If you saw the movie and so decided to not read the book, you are making a mistake. The book is a totally different experience then the movie. Each is a masterpiece in a completely unique way. It's amazing how real this book is. You will feel insane compassion for the lowest of individuals. You will want to reach out to these amazing characters. I don't know how Hubert Selby Jr. does it. His mind must have been a dark but beautiful and loving realm. If you want to be a book this one will make you its own. Read it.
AMAZING.......2006-09-30
by far the best book i have ever read about the troubles about addiction. and the movie was also the best movie i have ever seen. i recommend to do both. this story is so moving, and it introduces drugs, and addiction in a way i have never witnessed. the book is so descriptive, your reading about addiction, and at the same moment your so addicted to the book you cannot put it down for even a split second. the movie is a masterpiece, it is so emotional, you feel the pain, all the emotions the characters go through, you feel like you are there when you watch the movie. its amazing, Requiem for a dream takes four main characters, with the same excruciating addiction to drugs and creates a vivid illustration of what they deal with, words cannot describe how beautiful this story of reality is. and lastly after you watch this movie, you will be madly in love with jared leto.
The Movie.......2006-09-15
I happened to see the movie before I read the book, and I know that there are people who frown upon that. I've seen the movie a ton of times and it's a stunning piece of work, which made me finally decide the time was right to read the book. All I can say is the book is very intense. Had I not seen the movie first though, i'm not so sure i'd have been able to follow the book. Selby is a genius authour, but if you have not seen the movie or read his books, you might get a little lost. There are no quotation marks when people are speaking and that can get a little confusing.
Wow.......2006-07-21
I'm currently on page 233. I'm going to finish this book tonight and edit my review, but I had to type this. I never thought I'd read or see anything that matched the movie, but this has matched it, and may surprass it when I'm done reading it. It offers a lot more insight into the downfall and the reasons for it that the movie does. Excellent piece of writing.
Though, Selby could have used some quotation marks, but after a while, you start recognizing who says what.
Remarkable.......2006-01-27
Though i wouldn't recommend this book to everyone, i mark it as
one of my favorites. I have read most of Selby's work and I am
once again amazed by his talent to keep his readers. If you liked
Requiem for a Dream I would also recommend his other work.
Book Description
Welcome to the Danse Macabre
Since time immemorial, the Kindred -- vampires -- have stalked their prey, unseen by the mortal masses. Their world is a xenophobic nightmare, populated by tyrannical despots, wildeyed heretics, bloodthirsty rogues and scheming manipulators, all unified by the mysterious curse of vampirism. And you would join them? You would live forever? To play the lusts of mortals like a violinist plays the strings? Then beware, the price is steep to enter the neofeudal hell that the Damned have wrought.
Welcome to Undeath
Join the revival of the Storytelling tradition.
Vampire: The Requiem invites you to tell your own stories set within the world of the Kindred. This book includes rules for using vampires in World of Darkness® chronicles, covering everything from the five clans to covenants to Disciplines, bloodlines, storytelling advice and a complete spread of game systems governing the undead. Hardcover. Requires the
World of Darkness rulebook for play.
Customer Reviews:
Ruin before Revolution.......2007-07-20
White Wolf ended the Original World of Darkness with grand fanfare. They promised after its discontinuation a new line, a new setting, and a new vision where fans of the original lines could tell a whole array of horror stories that had not been well supported by the original setting.
Requiem was to be the first offering in fulfillment of that promise. It fails to deliver.
In all fairness, I must offer three distinct ratings to the three distinct subsections of this game.
Mechanics 4/5
Presentation 4/5
Setting content 1/5
The mechanics are solid, and while some of the names seem a touch hokey (especially in comparison to their counterparts in Masquerade), the actual mechanics function well, and serve their purpose admirably.
The presentation is beautiful, downright breathtaking in many places. The game tries hard to look good, and it shines for it (I find it somewhat amusing to note that the developer, Justin Achilli, actually stated in his live journal that a coworker had put a drop of blood into the ink vat used on the first print run.... very fitting for a game about vampires)
The setting though... The setting is nothing new. It reuses three of the clans from Masquerade with almost no tweaking of their respective themes, and the two original clans have all the vibe of simply being composites of discarded clans. The advent of covenants, admittedly new, in many ways redraws the faction lines that they tried to eliminate by removing the Camarilla. The whole thing comes away feeling like a simplified iteration of Masquerade, with an alternate history founded on the same roots.
The choice to eliminate Metaplot from the New WoD lines hits Requiem hard. Masquerade was arguably the most metaplot dependent of the original world of darkness, and while many felt that this constrained the game by writing material that the individual storytellers could have worked up themselves... it did create a sense of a dynamic, inhabited world. Requiem lacks this. Anyone intending to run this game will have a lot of work cut out for them, because material on individual cities is sparse, and examples to inspire are similarly hard to find.
Overall, this feels like Masquerade with training wheels put on for the newcomers. It's not what the old guard was promised, it's insulting to the newcomers who should have been offered a game of at least equal complexity and quality to it's predecessor, and it just plain doesn't measure up to the high standards that White Wolf has set for itself.
The BEST roleplaying game Ive played.......2007-07-04
Im new to this game and I think this game is the best one out there. Unlike Dungeons and Dragons this game offers more potential for roleplaying and is more mature in nature. You do need to buy the World of Darkness along with this book in order to play, but that is still cheaper than buying a Players Handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide and Monster Manual in order to play D&D.
Plus this game allows alot more flexibility if you want to play with Werewolves, Mages and other supernatural creatures. It gives you the freedom to create almost any character concept from lord of the night to shapeshifting vampires.
This game is absolutely amazing and I plan on buying the other supplements for it.
BEST DEVELOPED GAME IMO.......2006-09-25
To begin with, this is a review by a new player for new players. I like horror role-playing and picked this book up on a whim. I really love the system and the setting and have bought a lot of the White Wolf games since. But I've never played or read Masquerade, so I can't possibly talk about whether the changes have been better or worse. But I can relate to someone who is interested in trying this game for the first time and I'll try to make this review useful to you.
To start at the very beginning, REQUIEM uses the Storytelling System, so you'll want to buy the WORLD OF DARKNESS corebook. This corebook runs through the basics of the system: each dramatic action has a number of 10 sided dice that you roll called your dicepool. Usually this number is the sum of an ability score and a skill, plus or minus situational modifiers. You get one success for each die that rolls 8 or above and you get to reroll 10's. Most actions succeed with a single "success", although many require a certain number of successes over time, or you compete against a target for the msot successes. This corebook explains how to make mortal characters, and other sourcebooks (like REQUIEM) have you start with a mortal character based on these rules and add "supernatural" elements to have a vampire, mage, or whatever. Some people are unhappy that more than one book is needed. I love it for 3 reasons: the corebook is awesome on its own and it allows you to play mortal horror games all by itself (which a great many people have discovered the joy of; I would now only run CALL OF CTHULHU using World of Darkness characters); if you buy more than one gameline, having character generation and the rulesystem repeated in every book seems a waste of time and money; and finally, REQUIEM is already a pretty big book and something would have to go in order to add the extra rules. It would be a shame to wedge in the extra rules since REQUIEM is so well developed its like a work of art.
Speaking of art, I thought I'd note the high production quality of the book. Some people are embarassed that they like a book based on its cover. Not me - as a bibliophile, I like a book that looks nice on the shelf and holds up well in addition to being useful between the covers. REQUIEM is a gorgeous holographic red hardcover with tight binding that has held up well. The pages have a glossy finish to them that makes this tome really stand out in a crowd. I like how each of the game lines has a distinctive cover that draws your eye to which series a book belongs to. The interior art is all black-and-white; some is a little cartoonish, but for the most part it is good and gritty.
So, what's so great about REQUIEM besides a pretty face? Well, the content is well laid out, is clear and orderly, and supports the theme of the game. Maybe the first quarter of the book is nothing but flavor text. This is important; a game designed around "storytelling" should itself tell a good story. Even if it isn't terribly narrative, the reader should feel immersed in the setting before breaking in with rules and numbers. REQUIEM does an excellent job of discussing what vampires are, what are the different biological and sociological groups, how they relate to each other and what they do. No rules-jargon is used at this point; everything is conversational (not that I mean that the wordcount is puffed up, but that you don't need special knowledge to understand everything that is going on). The section is concise, informative, interesting, and colorful, and it leads into character generation very smoothly. I never felt the need to flip forward or backward in order to understand something and I was very excited about the setting by the end of these chapters.
The middle half of the book is devoted to character creation. You start by creating a "mortal" - you assign points as if you were a mortal, and then you add on the bonuses based on your vampiric clan and choose vampire powers. You get discount access to some abilities due to your clan but the others are harder to learn. Each ability is well explained and they all seem fairly well balanced. If you buy status in your covenant you can buy "magic" or get a discount on other merits. The covenant Ordo Dracul gets the most poweful abilities in that they can overcome vampiric curses by changing their physisology but the XP cost is extremely high. Again, everything in this chapter is well-ordered and easy to understand. I was able to make interesting characters right away (no need to buy additional supplements to do interesting things) . The Humanity system is explained, which introduces a tangible mechanic for acting in violence or cruelty; as you act like less of a decent person, humans see through your facade to the predator within. The character can't "pass" as human any more, with caps on dice pools when interacting with people. Feeding and loosing control of the monster within are also discussed. Rules for Blood Potency are given, which is a measure of the relative power of the vampire (the "super stat").
The final section has is on using REQUIEM to play a game. This chapter is more high-level than I hoped for, in that it discusses how to make sample campaigns, how to break up the action into digestible scenes, how to make a coherent plot, etc. It would also have been useful to have some turn-by-turn play examples. This section also details "bloodlines", which is a way to introduce your own tailored kind of vampire with special powers and disadvantages. This is a very useful chapter if you are not experienced with the Storytelling System.
There is also an Appendix which describes the signature city of New Orleans. It seems a little dated since Katrina, but it spells out (to the extent of usefulness) the movers and shakers, what there is in the city, and the vampire history of the city. It is very helpful to have a setting right out of the box, with no additional purchases demanded of you. There is some political intrigue to start a new story, or just to allow your characters to explore the town.
Overall, this is a superb product. The production quality is outstanding, the layout and design shows maturity in the field, and the setting is exciting. Character generation is easy. There is sufficient explanation of every class and ability to make it immediately useful. And there is a setting to start play in right away, which also ties into the free demo for download from White Wolf's website.
Vampire: The Requiem - Not Your Typical "Masquerade".......2006-09-25
If you're expecting the same ole same ole in Vampire: The Requiem, best to look elsewhere, because Vampire: The Requiem isn't Vampire: The Masquerade, Fourth Edition. It certainly qualifies as being different from Vampire: The Masquerade, with some improvements to the basic rules to make playing and Storytelling easier, despite the fact you need the World Of Darkness rulebook in order to play the game.
While the number of basic vampire clans have been paired down to five, the bloodlines of those clans have expanded considerably (many of the original clans of Vampire: The Masquerade have been relegated to bloodline status), and this allows players to create richly textured, more complex characters, continuing the basic mortal characters they created with the World Of Darkness rulebook.
Also, five vampiric Covenants will allow your vampire character to become a more interesting character because he/she has to live within (or attempt to escape from) the boundaries and strictures of a particular Covenant, because a Covenant is similar, in many ways, to choosing a particular "religion". Characters can leave a particular Covenant, if they wish, but escaping from a vampiric Covenant can be much more difficult than you might think.
Each Covenant -- Ordo Dracul, Circle Of The Crone, Lancea Sanctum, Invictus and Carthians -- has its own book, but the V:tR core rule book gives you an overview of each Covenant, and this should help you decide whether or not you should get one or more of the Covenant books (why, oh, why did White Wolf decide to publish all of their supplement books in hardcover form? Hardcovers ARE pricey, so if you decide to play in the World Of Darkness, better have plenty of cash and a strong bookshelf.).
Some reviewers have complained (and with some justification) that much of the history, the rich backstory and suspense which made Vampire; The Masquerade an RPG classic is missing from Vampire: The Requiem. While some are pleased with those changes, especially the removal of the oft-confusing "metaplot", the rich backstory which V:tM had made it interesting and fun to play was one of the highlights of the game, and that's the problem I have with Vampire: The Requiem. Where's the history and the rich backstory about ancient vampires playing games of power? I miss that particular element, but perhaps this has been done in order to make room for other books which offer several versions of the V:tR backstory, like MYTHOLOGIES, which is now available.
If the good folks at White Wolf had included a much richer backstory, I'd gladly give this book five stars, but since that's the one element which it lacks, I give it four and a half stars.
It's not bad, overall, but it could have used a little more ... bite.
A good game that gets better with time (and supplements)........2006-09-15
Vampire: The Requiem presents an interesting, dark, narrowly focused take on vampires with an emphasis on personal horror. While the vampires in this setting have mystical power, their dark abilities are subtle and preserve the low powered horror atmosphere of the setting. Those interested in exploring the theme of a person who has become something horrible, the devolution of self, and how our decisions in life remain with us forever will enjoy this game.
However, while the game does an excellent job of realizing the type of stories it wants to tell it will not fulfill everyone's desire for vampire storytelling. The powers are low key, game mechanics reinforce vampires as isolated from humanity, and the sort of vampire being depicted is narrowly focused. What's more, a large amount of the content is vague and left up to an individual group (or later products) to flesh out. While this can be a strong advantage to some products, Vampire: The Requiem does it too often. The Clans, Covenants, and a lot of the setting material feel unrealized. Additionally, some mechanics, such as Frenzy, seem like they could cause difficulties as written. Greater attention to detail could have made for a sharper product.
This product requires the World of Darkness core book.
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Requiem for the Sun is the standalone sequel to the USA Today-bestselling Rhapsody trilogy (Rhapsody , Prophecy , and Destiny ). This novel will please fans of Elizabeth Haydon's high-fantasy series, but it may confuse newcomers because numerous characters from the trilogy return, and most are introduced in the book's early pages.
In the peace following the events of the trilogy, the singer Rhapsody believes she and her husband, the part-dragon Lord Cymrian, can at last start a family. Meanwhile, the assassin-king Achmed seeks to rebuild Canrif, his mountain capital. Then Lord Cymrian rejects Rhapsody's heart's desire; the giant Sergeant-Major Grunthor hears the earth itself screaming; the Dowager Empress of Sorbold, a realm of deep magic, dies under suspicious circumstances; and a powerful unknown enemy, as ancient and youthful as Rhapsody, seeks stealthily to steal her for himself. --Cynthia Ward
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A Tale of Treachery, Love, and War Book Four of the Symphony of AgesThree years have passed since Rhapsody, the Lady Cymrian, helped bring peace and prosperity to the land of Roland. However, when the death of the Dowager Empress of Sorbold leaves empty the line of succession, dark clouds of war threaten the fragile Cymrian Alliance. And an old and deadly foe of Rhapsody's-presumed dead for centuries-rises up to threaten her and all she holds dear.
Customer Reviews:
Great Read!!.......2007-01-15
Loved this book!! Recommend reading if you enjoy fantasy books. Elizabeth Haydon is my favorite fantasy author ever!!! She has written several books and they are all great!
excellent series.......2006-10-30
My sister and I shared this series together, taking turns buying the newest edition, and staying up late discussing the twists and turns in the brilliant tale. We truely enjoyed its adventure, love, and humor.
Hoping her writing finesse shines again in next book.......2005-10-21
When I read the first three books of Elizabeth Haydon's series, I was overjoyed; here was an author whose written work was absolutely impeccable, whose voice totally resonated with me, and whose development/progression of characters, scene-setting, and story lines were all exceptionally considerate of her reader. I couldn't WAIT for Requiem to come on the book store's shelves.
I was stunned when I read it. It seemed as though the book was put through the paces in rather a hurry, with only cursory attention given to editing (typos are NOT Elizabeth Haydon's style), and some of the writing seemed....well, forced. Although it was still a better book than many I've read, I expected better from this author.
I am hoping she wins me back with the next book in the series.
While I simply love the series...........2005-09-24
I almost feel that E. Haydon lost a bit of steam on this one. I mean, it's worth reading just to get through the rest of the series, but it's like she's kind of lost grip on the personalities of Grunthor and Achmed. And Ashe, even. They all kind of wind up like Rhapsody in their mannerisms.
And there's a lot of... whiney, poor me angst. Though as always lots of action. Just... not quite as well portrayed as it was in the first three books.
Now, when you get to the bad guys and the new characters, they're a bit better! Wait 'til you meet Faron. Poor Faron!
Her first three books were absolutely wonderful reads. This was flatter. Though definetly finish the series! Next book onwards was a tad better and I can't wait for the end :)
Sad. There was so much potential........2004-12-26
I really enjoyed the original Trilogy, and was excited to discover Ms Haydon had expanded upon it.
But, I ended up sighing through much of the book. I had grown to love the main characters in the first books -- I felt like I really knew them. In this book, I felt I was reading about strangers -- obnoxious ones, at that.
The first 100 pages felt like tiny glimpses into their lives. We're given no chance to reaquaint ourselves with them. We're not given a chance to understand them, to feel what they're feeling.
And, it introduced too many new characters and side stories too quickly. I found myself dizzy and confused. Do I know this character? Is it a new character? Do I care?
Overall, I felt it was a good story -- told badly.
I found a few of the plot devices to be too contrived. I was especially disturbed at the unlikely way Theopolis managed to get herself hired. She seemed to rely an an awful lot of big IFs. Way too much uncertainty for something so important to her. She could never have expected Achmed to do the things he did that allowed him to discover her. And, why would she risk it all as a petty grave robber? She would never have done that. Good grief.
And, Michael had too much power available to him through Faron. Not only is that potential out of balance (the ability to know whatever you want when ever you want is just too much -- too unbelievable), his use of it seemed rather amatuerish and ineffective.
Finally, while I normally don't care about a few typos, the sheer volume of them in this book was distracting.
I'll read the following ones because I do want to complete the story. I just wish the author told it as well as she did the original trilogy.
Amazon.com
Horst Faas and Tim Page's Requiem is a portfolio of work by combat photographers who died in Vietnam and Indochina. The photographers came from many countries. Some were famous, such Robert Capa and Sean Flynn; others will be remembered only thanks to this stunning book. Among the photographs presented here are some that everybody old enough to remember the war has seared into their memory: Larry Burrows's famous image of a first-aid station south of the DMZ, where a wounded black marine reaches out to his white brother; Huynh Thanh My's wrenching photographs of suspected Vietcongs' being tortured by government troops; Dana Stone's elegiac portraits of American soldiers marching to their deaths in the A Shau Valley. Requiem is a masterwork, a grim testimonial to a war that seemed as if it would never end--but that has too quickly been forgotten.
Book Description
Between the height of the French Indochina War in the fifties and the fall of Phnom Penh and Saigon in 1975, 135 photographers from all sides of the conflict are recorded as missing or having been killed. This book is a memorial to those men and women, and in many cases it includes the last photographs they took.
Horst Faas and Tim Page, two photographers who worked and were wounded in Vietnam, have gathered many thousands of pictures by those who were killed. Their search has taken them through the archives in Hanoi as well as those of Western agencies. In some cases families have generously provided access to private files where unknown bodies of work have lain unseen for more than forty years.
The list of the dead includes some of the greatest photographers of the century, such as Robert Capa and Larry Burrows, and some who had been working in Vietnam for only a matter of days before their deaths. A number of the Cambodian photographers working for the Western press were executed. Other photographers, like Sean Flynn and Dana Stone, disappeared. Their loss inspired Tim Page to begin this memorial.
The resulting sequence of photographs follows the course of the war and the transformation of the serene landscapes of Cambodia and Vietnam into scenes of nightmarish devastation. At the moments of intense battle one is reminded not only of the courage of the photographers but of the compassion amid the brutality of war. These photographers were intimate with war to a degree that may well be denied future generations. That intimacy led to their deaths. Their photographs are their legacy.
Customer Reviews:
Gives faces to the fallen soldiers and journalists........2005-06-06
Normally I am able to tell a person why I like a book or why I like a movie. However, in this case, I am really not able to say why I thought this book was excellent.
Requiem is a series of photos and stories from various wars in the Indochina region (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia mainly) from the 1950's to the 1970's. Most of the photos were taken by photographers that lost their lives during the various conflicts. The book reads like a magazine, a series of short stories about the region, the war, or about a deceased photographer augmented by photographs of the subject or by the subject.
I was confused about my feelings about the pictures in the book. I do not find any beauty in death, yet I found the photographs in the book are hauntingly beautiful. The pictures in the beginning of the book show calm, surreal scenes from the region. As the book progressed from the 1950's to the Vietnam war, the pictures became more destructive and consumed with death. Some pictures were unbelievable such as the photo by Hiromichi Mine of the plane hit in midair by an artillery shell. Other photos left images burned in my mind such as the photo of the last rights being given to Dixey Chapelle.
After searching for a few days as to why I thought the book was beautiful, I decided on the following: Personally, I have always been intrigued with war. I was never fascinated with the violence much as I was with the people who fought it and why it was fought. I've read a lot of first person accounts from various wars, but in the end, they were all stories. I believe Requiem and its photos tell the story of the people on both sides as well as the civilians caught in the middle. I thought it brought the concept of war out of the world of words on paper and into reality. The people killed were no longer statistics in an encyclopedia, their pictures shows young people with fear in their eyes. Like I mentioned before, it brought the soldiers from the world of words on paper to reality. It showed soldiers helping one another, fighting, tired after the battle, and deceased.
I would highly recommend this book for people interested in the Indochina wars or people interested in the Vietnam War. I think the book serves its purpose better in the hands of a mature audience, where people can look beyond the blood and violence to its hidden meanings.
Haunting . . . and a memorial to anyone killed in Vietnam.......2004-04-09
As a photographer, I can't say I own "Requiem" out of sheer joy for the greatness of the photographs within. (No one who owns this book will keep it for that reason.) In fact, this is a book that can be at times painful to open up and look at.
Perhaps this reaction is the result of the dual reality one is presented with - not only are the photos depicting (at times) someone being killed, but you also know that the person who took the photograph was also killed. In one photograph you actually see the last photo taken by that journalist before he died.
So why own it? "Reguiem" is a proverbial granite memorial to anyone who was killed in Vietnam - American, South Vietnamese, North Vietnamese, whoever. By showing photographs from all sides it is able to maintain a level of objectivity that you won't find in many books. It just hits you with, "Here, this was the reality. Deal with it." Because of this it also acts as a book of history and not just one about photographers and their work.
But still, I think "Requiem" will particularly appeal to anyone who's interested in photography and photojournalism.
I'm reminded of the book "The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War" which is about photographers in South Africa and the fall of Apartheid. The photographers within that book are driven by excitment and adrenaline. They also want their photography to make an impact, to change the world. (A feeling many photojournalists share.) One of the photographers in that book, a man by the name of Kevin Carter who won the Pulitzer Prize winner for his shot of a dying Sudanese child, committed suicide as result of the desperation he felt.
"Requiem" is in some ways a complement to "The Bang-Bang Club" because it shows the ultimate sacrifice war photographers sometimes make in their pursuit of the craft. This makes the book that much more haunting. While some of these photos did alter our perspective on the world, they didn't really change it. So was their sacrifice worth it? You have to open the book to decide for yourself.
photographs from both sides.......2004-01-18
this is an incredible collection of photographs from the men and women photographers who shot for both sides of the war in vietnam. The text is brillantly written, the bio sections at the end is very in depth and the photographs are incredible. A masterful book.
Mind Blowing Photography........2002-09-06
The photographs in this book are absolutely mind blowing. They are a creditable testament to the memory of the incredibly brave and talented photographers who did not return from Vietnam and Indochina.
Some of the greatest photographers of all time are listed here. Some of their photographs have remained unseen for some 40 years.
Some of the photographs taken were the last visions seen by photographers who were actually killed whilst in the act of taking them.
The first hand reality of the 'at war' experience is brought home to the unitiated reader. To take these shots the photographers were of a necessity extremely close to the action and sometimes in the very midst of it. For their sacrifice in obtaining these images they lost their lives.
One can only sit back with awe at the scenes illustrated and wonder at the suffering, humanity & sometimes lack of it, that perpetuated these conflicts.
These photographers have done a great service in bringing home the reality of war to those who were not there. An amazing and fitting epitaph to those who fought, suffered and died on both sides.
Saw the exhibit of photos from the book in Ho Chi Minh City.......2002-03-10
My wife and I saw the photos from this excellent book at the War Crimes Museum in Ho Chi Minh City in February of 2001. Walked out into the street with tears streaming down our cheeks. Bought the book when we returned to the U.S. and cried again. Simple, evocative, and worth having in the permanent collection. Also, a must-have if you plan on reading The Cat From Hue.
Book Description
In a work rich with colorful anecdotes about family, friends, and colleagues, Sheldon Morgenstern reflects on his childhood in Cleveland, Ohio, summers at the Brevard Music Festival, and years at Northwestern University. He recounts his experiences playing French horn in the Atlanta Symphony, studying conducting at the New England Conservatory, his long tenure as artistic director at the Eastern Music Festival at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and performances as guest conductor with dozens of orchestras around the world.
Morgenstern scrutinizes the reasons behind the increasing mediocrity of classical music and the precarious financial state of professional symphony orchestras, many of which have already declared bankruptcy. He sharply criticizes the NEA, the Canada Council, and other arts councils and political groups for the elimination of music education in nearly all public schools. He is also highly critical of Yo-Yo Ma, Shlomo Mintz, Daniel Barenboim, and other superstars who command extraordinary fees for sometimes second-rate performances but do little to teach young artists or to support struggling companies and festivals. He concludes by calling for strong actions that will ensure the economic survival of the arts without sacrificing excellence in performance.
Filled with vivid behind-the-scenes descriptions and highlighting such well-known figures as Leonard Bernstein, Glenn Gould, Wynton Marsalis, and others, No Vivaldi in the Garage offers a refreshingly candid insider's perspective on the classical music scene.
Customer Reviews:
Misleading.......2006-12-29
This book, which flows nicely via simplicity in vocabulary and sentence structure, advertises an insider's opinion on why classical music is falling away from the heart of our culture. Instead, the book provided a brag-and-rant fest about (alright,) a very important person in the history of classical music in America. The book's author is a very capable man with intelligent observations and humorous stories, however his book might fail to wow anyone not related to and directly acquainted with the author. Order at your own discretion.
Tell it Like it is.......2006-07-29
Having known Mr. Morgenstern from years ago in college as well as attending Transylvania Music Camp in Brevard NC with him, I believe he "Tells it like it is" both in his memoirs & in the state & future of music in America. His experiences in his life combined with a long list of professional accomplishments more than qualify him to tell of the problems facing & eating away at the American musical scene. Agree or not with what he has to say, I found comfort in knowing him personally that it was "The truth & nothing but the truth"
A personal memoir, not a true assessment.......2006-02-06
This book starts out with the stated goal of assessing the decline of classical music in the United States and the reasons for it. However, it turns out to be essentially Morgenstern's personal behind-the-scenes memoir of venality and corruption and, in the process of writing it, he limns the all-too-human foibles of the great and near-great. In truth, it is a series of generally none-too-flattering vignettes with interspersed musings. Had the author stated at the outset that his goal was to write his own memoir, the book would have merited at least 4 stars because it is quite readable. Nevertheless, some of the author's more salacious tidbits cannot be confirmed and some have been outright denied by those he claimed participated in certain of the events mentioned. This, in turn, calls into question Morgenstern's ultimate veracity, although not the book's fascination for readers interested in the classical music scene. In fact, the author's conclusion that classical music needs to be more emphasized in elementary school in order for it to continue to (or begin to) thrive in this country is hardly a new insight. I have been hearing it for at least 30 years and perhaps longer. So, take this book for what it is--one man's memoir of his life in classical music. Enjoy it, but don't assume you're reading some sort of ultimate truth.
A Autobiographical View of the Decline of Classical Music.......2005-08-25
The state of classical music in America is precarious. Nowhere will the orchestras fill a stadium sized arena like the Rolling Stones are doing in Boston. Why is it in America that the best music of the generations is going so unappreciated?
Mr. Morgenstern writes with a great deal of sadness about the state of classical music in the United States. He offers little encouragment for the future. He would like to see the NEA increase funding to the arts. But in a time like this, the asking of everyone in the country to pay a contribution to arts that they find useless if not objectionable is out of the question.
A good book that clearly states and understands the problem.
An easy read for classical musicians........2005-02-07
Morgenstern relates the inner workings of conducting, teaching, managing, and performing that goes with being an orchestra player in the U.S., and does so concisely and humourously.
Book Description
The disturbing climax to the Berlin Noir trilogy
Philip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels have won him an international reputation as a master of historical suspense. In A German Requiem, the private eye has survived the collapse of the Third Reich to find himself in Vienna. Amid decaying imperial splendor, he traces concentric circles of evil and uncovers a legacy that makes the wartime atrocities seem lily-white in comparison.
Customer Reviews:
A detective/spy story.......2007-07-27
An enjoyable book but with flaws. It is a mixed detective story and a weak spy story intermixed. Kerr is a very good writer and I enjoyed his 'Berlin Noir'. The depressed and hopeless atmosphere is competently portrayed although it doesn't approach the novels of Alan Furst in that regard. The degrading times with the omnipresent trading of sex for food, cigarettes or anything of value is well represented. I know since I was there as a GI in 1944-1946. I find some of the incidents related to the U.S. Army hard to believe. Here's a private detective who has some shady credentials who becomes trusted by Army personnel. The lack of communication between the various services rings true. The person he is trying to clear of charges is a major black marketeer who gets little sympathy from anyone, innocent or not. So what else is new? And the Belinsky role is never adequately explained. At the end, I enjoyed the characterization of Bernie and the other people encountered, male and female, more than the story itself wherein there were too many unbelievable coincidences, a typical problem with both genres. I found the American involvement in the covering of high Nazi criminal types in the belief that they were needed to govern Germany particularly disgusting in view of its support by what has come up in government records since the war, and the hubris surrounding our present Iraq debacle. Nevertheless, a thoroughly enjoyable novel which I heartily recommend.
An absorbing novel set in Berlin and Vienna post-war.......2007-06-25
This thriller offers a definite cut above the average mystery with its fascinating setting and masterful writing. "A German Requiem" is set in Berlin in the ruins of World War Two as the black market and prostitution jostle with soldiers and buildings in rubble. The book doesn't give long descriptive passages of the surroundings but weaves the feel of the destroyed city throughout the plot, with the action switching to Vienna as the mystery deepens.
Bernie Gunther, an ex-policeman, ex-SS officer, ex-Russian POW now a private investigator, has been hired to find the true killer of an American soldier. The man in custody didn't kill the soldier although he was involved in war crimes that Bernie has witnessed. Bernie is persuaded to try to find out what really happened and travels to Vienna to unravel the mystery. However there are more and more layers and he finds himself uncovering some significant information about the fates of some of the major war criminals. Bernie's safety, and that of the people who help him, becomes more and more at risk as the complexities of the situation become apparent.
Philip Kerr's writing style is excellent, painting vivid pictures without being wordy, with touches of humour in the midst of some very dark storytelling. Kerr's understanding of German nature and of the feelings of the German people in Berlin, in danger from the Russians and not really seeing a future, rang very true. This is an atmospheric novel in the Raymond Chandler mode with a complex plot; characterisation is good for Bernie but not so much for the other people in the story but the reader is carried along with Bernie as he discovers the dark secrets that the new powers in Germany hold and as the Russian hold on Berlin tightens. There are two previous books featuring Bernie but it's unnecessary to have read them to appreciate this novel. It is an excellent story, particularly because of the masterful way in which post-war Germany and Austria are described.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book, [...]. © Helen Hancox 2007
There is no innocence anymore, not in Vienna.......2005-10-08
Bernhard Gunther is still in Berlin, but it is now 1947. Berlin is a fallen acropolis. Bernhard's wife Kirsten works at Johnny's American Bar. She had been a school teacher. Bernhard Gunther was a Soviet prisoner of war. His ability to speak Russian is useful to his work of private investigation in the aftermath of the Second World War.
He travels from Berlin to Potsdam because he is handling a case for Dr. Novak. Dr. Novak is paying him in coal. On the journey Bernhard has to give up his coat to a Russian. When a war has been fought a city consists of its women. Hunger dulls the wits and blunts the memory. The Russians have an officially licensed black market in their sector of Berlin!
Bernhard's wife has access to the PX. Her friendships bother Bernhard. Gunther, with various police personnel, had been drafted into an Action Group operating in White Russia. Not wishing to be part of the mass execution squads, Bernhard sought service at the front. He was transferred to the War Crimes Bureau in Berlin.
Bernie travels to Vienna to investigate the case of Emil Becker, a cigarette seller, among other things. The Central Cemetary in Vienna is larger than some towns. Most Austrians don't like Berliners. Becker is accused of murdering Linden. Bernie links up with an American, Belinsky, supposedly of the counter-intelligence corps, to solve the crime for his client who faces the death penalty. Belinsky is from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. It seems that Linden had had contact with some amateur Nazi hunters, the Drexlers.
A mysterious German group, simply known as the org, is connected to the crime Bernie is investigating. Bernhard Gunther is pleased to receive a letter from his wife who, it seems, misses him greatly. Agents spirit his wife out of Berlin before she is caught permanently in the Russian sector.
The plot turns on the use of double agents and is very exciting. The atmosphere of the story is suitably dark, considering the era and the circumstances of Germany and Austria in defeat and occupation.
Product Description
In the third installment of Carola Dunns cozy mystery series, Daisy Dalrymple is up to her fashionable bob in temperamental artistsone of whom is a cunning killer.
With dashing Scotland Yard Inspector Alec Fletcher at her side, Daisy is enjoying a delightful performance of Verdis Requiem, featuring her neighbor Muriel Westleas celebrated sister, Bettina. But when all that emerges from the doomed divas vocal chords is a dying gasp, Daisy soon discovers that the notoriously difficult opera star had her share of adversaries, among them a smugly philandering tenor, a burly Russian bass, and even her own vocal coach husband, with whom she shared a hardly harmonious marriage. Did one of them fatally poison the acclaimed mezzo? Or was someone else determined to see that Daisys investigation ends on as bitter a note as Bettinas fateful last performance
Customer Reviews:
The Third Installment in a Great Series.......2007-08-19
The third in the Daisy Dalrymple series, Daisy and Alec finally go out on a date. The problem is, the opera singer falls down dead in the middle of a song. Daisy and Alec become embroiled in the mystery of who killed her.
Dunn continues to develop the main characters in ways that make sense- Daisy continues to pursue liberation- finally "shingling" her hair, and Alec becomes more developed as a man, not just a detective. Philip makes a brief appearance in this book, but we get to know Daisy's roommate Lucy more. An excellent read.
Other books in this series are better.......2007-01-24
I didn't like this book that well. There were a lot of characters and I had trouble keeping them straight. It seemed like everybody was having an affair in this book and I believe that occurs in a lot of the other books in this series. My favorite Carola Dunn book is Rattle His Bones, which concerns a natural history musuem.
This Will Stop the Show.......2004-01-08
The Honorable Daisy Dalrymple and Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher are hoping to enjoy a nice quiet afternoon at a performance of Verdi's Requiem. The first half goes well, but after the intermission, Daisy's neighbor, raising mezzo Bettina Westlea, takes a sip from her bottle on stage and drops dead. Alec is upset that Daisy has once again gotten involved in one of his cases, but he must accept her help when suspects start telling her things they refuse to tell the police. Each of them has a different chief suspect in mind, but Bettina has made enough enemies that there are plenty of lesser suspects. Will they find the killer?
This book brings 1923 London to vivid life and fills it with interesting characters. The plot does seem to get bogged down a few times with a little too much recap, but it includes a couple of nice twists and kept me guessing. My biggest complain was the ending. It felt rushed, and therefore I felt cheated.
If you enjoy mysteries with a historic setting and interesting characters, this series is certainly for you.
Murder of a mezzo soprano.......2001-10-24
Daisy is given a pair of tickets to see her neighbors Muriel Westlea and her sister Bettina Abernathy in a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. She invites her favorite police officer, Alec Fletcher, to go with her. During the concert, Bettina takes a drink from a glass under her chair and immediately falls over dead. There is an odor of almonds. Was it cyanide? She was very unpleasant, but who hated her enough to kill her?
This is an excellent addition to the series. The singers are an interesting group of people, to the point of being bizarre. It is interesting to see the development of the relationship of Alec and Daisy.
Fun and mystery in 1920ýs London........2001-01-09
Set in 1923 England, this series follows the adventures of the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple, a young woman who has defied convention by choosing to make her own living (as a journalist) rather than let her aristocratic family support her. And her growing friendship with Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, a man decidedly NOT of her class, is a bone of contention between Daisy and her friends.
In this, the third of the series (preceded by "The Winter Garden Mystery" and followed by "Murder on the Flying Scotsman"), we get a glimpse of Daisy's home life in the Chelsea section of London. Friendly with her next-door neighbors, Daisy accepts their invitation to a concert where they will be singing. When one of them dies in the middle of the concert, Daisy and Alec find themselves, once again, investigating murder.
This is an extremely enjoyable and well-done series, and Dunn is adept at creating a compelling portrait of time and place. There's plenty of mystery to spare in this one, with more suspects and clues than Alec and Daisy know what to do with (though the scene in which suspect after suspect confides in Daisy is a bit overdone). It's also refreshing that the "set-up" is so different than in the first two books-instead of sending Daisy on yet another writing assignment at a country manor, Dunn keeps her in London.
This is a charming series, and this book is a strong addition to it.
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