Silver on the Road

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A heroic fantasy by an award winning author about a young woman who is trained in the art of the sinister hand of magic, but at what price On her sixteenth birthday, Isobel makes the choice to work for the devil in his territory west of the Mississippi But this is not the devil you know This is a being who deals fairly with immense but not unlimited power, who offers opportunities to people who want to make a deal, and makes sure they always get what they deserve But his land is a wild west that needs a human touch, and that s where Izzy comes in Inadvertently trained by him to see the clues in and manipulations of human desire, Izzy is raised to be his left hand and travel the circuitous road through the territory As we all know, where there is magic there is power and chaos and death. Best Download Silver on the Road [ author ] Laura Anne Gilman [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Wonderful world building with an interesting heroine growing into the position that she s been given.In this world, an alternate American west, the Devil has claimed a Territory encompassing the midwest of North America, and all within it must hold to his Agreement or their own Bargains It s not clear that this is the biblical Devil, but the analogy fits and he doesn t seem to mind the name Isobel was brought up in the Devil s house and after her sixteenth birthday she makes a Bargain with him Wonderful world building with an interesting heroine growing into the position that she s been given.In this world, an alternate American west, the Devil has claimed a Territory encompassing the midwest of North America, and all within it must hold to his Agreement or their own Bargains It s not clear that this is the biblical Devil, but the analogy fits and he doesn t seem to mind the name Isobel was brought up in the Devil s house and after her sixteenth birthday she makes a Bargain with him to help him with his business and he in turn makes her the Devil s Left Hand and sends her on her way with an experienced Rider to teach her the ropes.From there we get the slow unfolding of life on the road in the Devil s Territory and Izzy begins to explore what s needed o...I absolutely loved this book It was just what I was looking for, weirdly enough a western dark fantasy Not often do you find something that just perfectly suits your reading tastes, but this was it for me And just to note, I m only giving it 4 stars because I think books should improve over the course of a series, so I m giving it room to grow The world Gilman created is huge and complex, but feels very worn in and very real This is our world, but with a different overlay of mythology th I absolutely loved this book It was just what I was looking for, weirdly enough a western dark fantasy Not often do you find something that just perfectly suits your reading tastes, but this was it for me And just to note,...The right hand gathers and gives, visible to all But the left hand, Isobel, the manu sinistra It moves in shadows, unseen, unhearduntil I deem it time for it to be seen and heard And when it moves, its work cannot be undone It is the strength of the Territory, the quick knife in the darkness, the cold eye and the final word Sixteen year old Isobel has lived her entire life in the town of Flood, at the centre of the Territory, the area claimed and protected by the devil It is bounded byThe right hand gathers and gives, visible to all But the left hand, Isobel, the manu sinistra It moves in sha...3.5 stars Spare, lovely writing, and an intriguing setting, but an extremely slow story without much resolution.I follow Ms Gilman on both Facebook and Twitter and had been seeing snippets of this story as she was working on it When she offered review copies, I jumped at the opportunity as she s one of my favorite fantasy authors She did not disappoint Silver on the Road was a fresh take on the hero s journey, a teen s growing up, and having your wish granted Despite having been raised by the devil, and seeing him in action close up, the bargain Izzy makes ends up costing her in ways she didn t ant I follow Ms Gilman on both Facebook and Twitter and had been seeing snippets of this story as she was working on it When she offered review copies, I jumped at the opportunity as she s one of my favorite fantasy authors She did not disappoint Silver on the Road was a fresh take on the hero s journey, a teen s growing up, and having your wish granted Despite having been raised by the devil, and seeing him in action close up, the bargain Izzy makes ends up costing her in ways she didn t anticipate And when the devil unexpectedly sends her on the road with a strange man as her mentor, who isn t entirely clear on what it is he s supposed to be teaching her, she s hurt and confused.The world felt very much like ours but was different enough that I could see the similarities while keeping it separate it fro...If I could, I d give this 3.5 stars The world building is wonderful The writing is lovely The major characters are interesting Unfortunately, the book falls apart in the plot Terrible things are happening in the Territory, but Isobel the Devil s Hand is always too late to see them occur Often, she isn t even allowed to see the aftermath When she does, the encounters never appear in the text.Throughout the story, things happen to other people, but not to Isobel At the very end, when If I could, I d give this 3.5 stars The world building is wonderful The writing is lovely The major characters are interesting Unfortunately, the book falls apart in the plot Terrible things are happening in the Territory, but Isobel the Devil s Hand is always too late to see them occur Often, she isn t even allowed to see the aftermath When she does, the encounters never appear in the text.Throughout the story, things happen to other people, but not to Isobel At the very end, when all her protectors have been injured or stepped aside, Isobel finally gets the chance to DO someth...The story was one long, very slow ride, both literally and figuratively The premise of the book was intriguing and the characters both interesting and likeable But it was a frustrating read in that it sprinkled tiny droplets of action and revelation at about the rate one sees rain in the desert during its dry season I felt at times I could die of thirst before getting a drink view spoiler In addition, little is resolved by the end of the book It felt like merely one of innumerable pauses The story was one long, very slow ride, both literally and figuratively The premise of the book was intriguing and the characters both interesting and likeable But it was a frustrating read in that it sprinkled tiny droplets of action and revelation at about the rate one sees rain in the desert during its dry season I felt at times I could die of thirst before getting a drink view spoiler In addition, little is resolved by the end of the book It felt like merely one of innumer...This book didn t read to me like Gilman s usual work it felt less like a novel, anda folk tale told in an almost lyrical manner You can easily imagine it being told around a campfire, somewhere on a trail through the Devil s West Like an oral history related by a storyteller.I won t spoil anything in the way of the plot, but it s clear there s a well thought out mythology behind the Devil s West Despite this, you don t get any sort of exposition or info dump about it even by the end This book didn t read to me like Gilman s usual work it felt less like a novel, anda folk tale told in an almost lyrical manner You can easily imagine it being told around a campfire, somewhere on a trail through the Devil s West Like an oral history related by a storyteller.I won t spoil anything in the way of the plot, but it s clear there s a well th...Never has a book so accurately captured the tedium of travel in a pre automobile age so much so that the reader herself will feel said boredom Want to wander through huge swathes of nothing much, while nothing really happens, and characters have repetitive conversations and mull over the same questions without any develop...Silver in the West didn t really grab me, but I liked the main character It felt like much of the plot was empty, just like the expanse of land the characters are traveling Based on the reviews, seems like I read a different book than most readers, as I didn t like this one so much.Izzy lives in a town called Flood, out in the land that we know as the Louisiana Purchase The exact timepoint is not clear, but it s in the 1800s for sure, based on the map in the book and the setting.Izzy has been Silver in the West didn t really grab me, but I liked the main character It felt like much of the plot was empty, just like the expanse of land the characters are traveling Based on t...

Silver on the Road
  • English
  • 24 August 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 400 pages
  • Laura Anne Gilman
  • Silver on the Road