The Ice House (The Honours, #2)

Posted on 19 January 2017 by Tim Clare

WAR DOESN T END IT SLEEPS.Delphine Venner is old, but she remembers everything.She remembers what it is to be a child of war, she remembers fighting for her life and what the terrifying creatures from another world took from her all those years ago She remembers the gateway, and those she lost.And in that other world, beast filled and brutal, someone waits for her Hagar, a centuries old assassin, daily paying a terrible price for her unending youth, is planning one final death that of her master, the Grand Duc A death that will cost her everything A death that requires Delphine.Voyaging into this violence and chaos, Delphine must remember who she really is and be ready to fight, before war reawakens But in the battle to destroy an ageless evil, will both worlds be saved or will every mortal creature lose everything Best Read [ The Ice House (The Honours, #2) ] By [ Tim Clare ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr About 50 pages into this one I realised it was a sequel and the world built in it is way too complex to skip book 1 The Honours So shelving this as part read for now Love the writing so I ve ordered the first book and I ll be backI picked up Tim Clare s latest novel, The Ice House, because of my high regard for Tim Clare as a generous, encouraging presence in the writing community His excellent podcast, Death of 1000 Cuts, is full of insight, writing tips and exercises, and interviews with authors and publishing professionals Literary fiction ismy jam than fantasy, although I ve read the classics like Tolkien and,recently, George R R Martin and N.K Jemison I jumped into The Ice House without having read I picked up Tim Clare s latest novel, The Ice House, because of my high regard for Tim Clare as a generous, encouraging presence in the writing community His excellent podcast, Death of 1000 Cuts, is full of insight, writing tips and exercises, and interviews with authors and publishing professionals Literary fiction ismy jam than fantasy, although I ve read the classics like Tolkien and,recently, George R R Martin and N.K Jemison I jumped into The Ice House without having read the first book in the series, The Honours, but it wasn t hard to get oriented to the worlds inside It took a littleeffort to get oriented to the relationships driving the conflict, but those also came into focus the further I read.Clare has an artist s eye and a poet s ...The Ice HouseTim ClareAllen and Unwin 29.99ISBN 9781786894816Cover Art 2015, Tim Clare released his debut fantasy book The Honours That book felt like a reinvigoration of classic British fantasy Set around a stately home, Alderberen Hall, in the 1930s, if focussed on a precocious 13 year old called Delphine Venner The Honours had everything readers might expect of a grand British fantasy a gateway to another world, strange creatures, secrets and The Ice HouseTim ClareAllen and Unwin 29.99ISBN 9781786894816Cover Art 2015, Tim Clare released his debut fantasy book The Honours That book felt like a reinvigoration of classic British fantasy Set around a stately home, Alderberen Hall, in the 1930s, if focussed on a precocious 13 year old called Delphine Venner The Honours had everything readers might expect of a grand British fantasy a gateway to another world, strange creatures, secrets and a plucky heroine who gathers allies for a final battle The end of The Honours could well have been the end of the story and the book works perfectly well as a stand alone But in The Ice House, a name meant to trigger an association with the earlier book, Clare returns to Delphine and h...I finished this book at 2 Am so there was no direct write up of the review other than, omg I loved it, go read it and that felt insufficient haha.I will say when I requested this on NetGalley I had no idea that it was the SECOND book, and really this was before I leaned my lesson on checking goodreads to see, so, I m not putting the blame on them or me, it just happened that way haha But that really didn t takeaway from the reading experience, not as much as I thought it would so yes you cou I finished this book at 2 Am so there was no direct write up of the review other than, omg I loved it, go read it and that felt insufficient haha.I will say when I requested this on NetGalley I had no idea that it was the SECOND book, and really this was before I leaned my lesson on checking goodreads to see, so, I m not putting the blame on them or me, it just happened that way haha But that really didn t takeaway from the reading experience, not as much as I thought it would so yes you could say this would have had a full 5 stars from me instead of 4.5 if I had read the first but still, 4.5 without reading it isn t shabby.Delphine is probably one of the best MCs I ve read of, and I don t mean necessarily that she was complex and multifaceted and all, but we start off in this book with a woman in her 80s, do you know how rare that is Not to mention I adored Martha to the point of no return and I thought that Hagar was that compl...3.5 starsI made the very foolish mistake of not reading the first book first.Because of this,I was baffled as to Who,why,where and what for a lot of this book.I m not joking when I say I almost gave up on it several times.But as you see,I finished it,and gave it a better than average rating because I enjoyed the writing style,even when I didn t know what was going on.Also,almost every time I was ready to step sway,something would drag me back into the story,something weird and wonderful.I won 3.5 starsI made the very foolish mistake of not reading the first book first.Because of this,I was baffled as to Who,why,where and what for a lot of this book.I m not joking when I say I almost gave up on it several times.But as you see,I finished it,and gave it a better than average rating because I enjoyed the writing style,even when I didn t know what was going on.Also,almost every time I ...Without reading the Honours, The Ice House was a rather jolty read for me This is because I had to get well acquainted with Delphine first and then I had to research the story And once I was completely absorbed in, it was almost impossible to get out The Ice House is a fantasy but not basic in the genre It traverses across literature, meddling with the shrewd art of storytelling The beautiful world of Avalonia is difficult and sturdy but Delphine is now back in her youth and kicking some re Without reading the Honours, The Ice House was a rather jolty read for me This is because I had to get well acquainted with Delphine first and then I had to research the story And once I was completely absorbed in, it was almost impossible to get out The Ice House is a fantasy but not basic in the genre It traverses across literature, meddling with the shrewd art of storytelling The beautiful wor...Not for me, I m afraid so unable to recommend at this time. Recommended by Haley The Caffeinated Reader.I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book All thoughts and opinions are my own.A stunning follow up story to Tim Clare s The Honours, this is a gripping story that will definitely keep you on your toes Slightly verging on the brink of gore at times, it is, nonetheless, a very interesting and fascinating fantasy read, revolving around Delphine and her appointed assassin, Hagar.Truth be told, you probably have to read The Honours before moving to The Ice House, but the read i I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book All thoughts and opinions are my own.A stunning follow up story to Tim Clare s The Honours, this is a gripping story that will definitely keep you on your toes Slightly verging on the brink of gore at times, it is, nonetheless, a very inte...A ripping adventure of wild imaginings.The unstoppable Delphine Venner is the heroine I ve wanted to read all my life The Ice House opens in 1930s Norfolk, and an elderly Delphine has been scarred by the loss of her friends and family Seeking revenge, she embarks on a quest to save her loved ones In the world of Avalonia, Delphine returns to her youth and is supported and thwarted by a cast of eccentric characters.Clare s vivid writing sparkles with wit and originality The Ice House is the s A ripping adventure of wild imaginings.The unstoppable Delphine Venner is the heroine I ve wanted to read all my life The Ice House opens in 1930s Norfolk, and an elderly Delphine has been scarred by the loss of her friends and family Seeking revenge, she embarks on a quest to save her loved ones In the world of Avalonia, Delphine returns to her youth and is supported and thwarted by a cast of eccentric characters.Clare s vivid writing sparkles with wit and originality The Ice House is the sequa...Thank you to the publisher for an advance readers copy in exchange for an honest review.I did not want to rush through this epic fantasy novel created by Tim Clare Full of multi faceted creatures and characters, a blending of religion and urban fantasy, with a reassuring vision of a world which turns back time, I won t lie, I was annoyed when life intruded into my reading time and I was wrenched away from it all I loved that the female characters were strong, confident and kick ass, and that it Thank you to the publisher for an advance readers copy in exchange for an honest review.I did not want to rush through this epic fantasy novel created by Tim Clare Full of multi faceted creatures and characters, a blending of religion and urban fantasy, with a reassuring vision of a world which turns back time, I won t lie, I was annoyed when life intruded into my reading time and I was wrenched away from it all I loved that the female characters were strong, confident and kick ass, and that it didn t compromise on the streng...

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19 January 2017

Tim Clare