The Dandelion Knight eBook Matt Weber
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Altronne is the Last City, harried from within by a society of vandals, muckrakers, and killers who call themselves the Dandelion Knight. The Champions are Altronne's defenders, and Mireille Absolon is their newest recruit -- her body and mind made superhuman, her memories taken to keep her from using her new power for herself.
Much is not well in Altronne. The shadow government that controls the Champions has bloodily ousted its own leader; a capitalist-prince who funds sedition has eluded the police; the strange beings that support the city's unstable geology have begun to slip their chains. And the Dandelion Knight wants to give Mireille her memories back. No strings attached.
It's too good to be true, of course. But tampering with the Champions is high mischief -- and with high mischief come great spoils for the Champion who thwarts the plot...
THE DANDELION KNIGHT is a post-post-apocalyptic science fantasy. Its conclusion, THE FLAME BENEATH THE STONE, will appear in late 2014.
The Dandelion Knight eBook Matt Weber
An impressive first novel. The writing is excellent, and the setting is detailed and definitely intriguing. Not everything about the world is explained, and though there were some things I would have liked to hear more about, I think the gaps actually work well given the found-document / history premise (someone writing about their own society wouldn't need to explain everything); the fact that I wanted more things filled in just speaks to how involved I got in the story. I especially enjoyed found-document presentation and the choice of narrator, which add suspense and helps to incorporate worldbuilding into the story without the long explanatory digressions that sometimes pop up in fantasy. The characters are well-drawn and complex, and the plot is very engaging, if a bit tough to follow at times. That was my only real problem with the book; I sometimes was confused about what was going on, particularly toward the end. It's very possible that this is at least partly deliberate, maybe intended to highlight the fact that political intrigue and conspiracy is always complicated, to reflect the reticence of the narrator, or to lay foundations for the planned sequel. Deliberate or not, it threw me off a bit. But just a bit.Product details
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The Dandelion Knight eBook Matt Weber Reviews
The Dandelion Knight is not an easy read; the style is very elaborate; there are many characters and places, and a whole fantasy world history to discover. However, as the narrative winds its way through the pages it is falling into a strange rhythm that absorbs you completely. This is not a novel to be read fast; you need time to understand all its mysteries and subtleties, and the author did not make the things easier for you. There is action too, but it could be described as slow, and those who don't enjoy lengthy dialogs, might find the book tedious especially due to the frequency and length of such episodes, but those who stick to it are rewarded with a complex dystopian world that, in parts, may come to us in a future being closer than we expect.
One of the most interesting things of this dystopyan world is that a group of 'elite' people have financial and technological means allowing them to walk without being seen by common people.
I receoived the book from the author.
The Dandelion Knight is a long story set in a dystopian city in a strange future where, although there is much advanced technology, people still write on paper and read printed books. A cataclysm of great magnitude has left this as the only remaining civilization (although I have my doubts that will prove to be the case in the next book). The plot revolves around Mireille, a new Champion (which equates to the city's secret police), who has overnight had her memories wiped and has been given enhanced physical and mental abilities. She'll be a Champion just 31 days, and then it's back to her old life without any memory of being a Champion or that they even exist. During her tenure, she gets an inside look at the political intrigue present in the city's government, and she becomes increasingly involved with the terrorist group, the Dandelion Knight, which she is supposed to help eradicate. All the characters are well developed and believable. The society is interesting and complex. The political intrigue rivals that of any good thriller.
The work has two flaws. First, there are too many narrators, and they are intrusive. The book is introduced by a translator (a mythical standin for the author), and then by a scribe, the person who wrote the work the translator is translating. The scribe interjects info dumps a various points in the story. Then there's the supposed real author/narrator of the book who describes events (since she's stuck in a cave and can't really participate the way a reader wants a character to participate). But the story is told in close third person, and it appears to be Mireille's story. When the various narrators jumped in to comment, I was thrown out of the story. I'd pretty much forgotten any of them were there and didn't appreciate their intrusions. Enough with the intrusions. Let's get on with the cracking good story!
My second quibble is the writing style. If you're a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs, you'll love this book. Quite often, the sentences run to sixty or more words. In some cases, they filled an entire page of my ereader. The vocabulary will have you reaching for your dictionary. It's not like the word choices have subtle nuances that make a difference to the story. They're pretentious. They make for slow, labored reading that is too much like work. And the book is sprinkled with made-up words disguised as words you think, if you were just a little smarter and well-read, that you should know but can't quite place.
If you want escape from boredom and are up for the challenge of wading through the wall of words, this is a complex dystopian story that will make you think, which is the best kind of science fiction. If you're after relaxing space opera, this isn't the book for you.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
An impressive first novel. The writing is excellent, and the setting is detailed and definitely intriguing. Not everything about the world is explained, and though there were some things I would have liked to hear more about, I think the gaps actually work well given the found-document / history premise (someone writing about their own society wouldn't need to explain everything); the fact that I wanted more things filled in just speaks to how involved I got in the story. I especially enjoyed found-document presentation and the choice of narrator, which add suspense and helps to incorporate worldbuilding into the story without the long explanatory digressions that sometimes pop up in fantasy. The characters are well-drawn and complex, and the plot is very engaging, if a bit tough to follow at times. That was my only real problem with the book; I sometimes was confused about what was going on, particularly toward the end. It's very possible that this is at least partly deliberate, maybe intended to highlight the fact that political intrigue and conspiracy is always complicated, to reflect the reticence of the narrator, or to lay foundations for the planned sequel. Deliberate or not, it threw me off a bit. But just a bit.
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