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Duainfey
by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
from Baen

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

• Dark romantic (in the classical sense) fantasy
  When people talk about "romantic" these days, they tend to mean happy things like love. But that wasn't always so -- the romantic movement in art was originally not necessarily only about the happy forms of our emotional nature.
  This book has a very high "ick-factor". The heroine is not just raped, but she is repeatedly raped and gang raped (and it is described quite explicitly). Furthermore, not just her body but her also her mind is being controlled and manipulated. It's certainly not for those... more info

• Well-written dark fantasy
  It was written well, with rich descriptions of the gardens- I especially liked the fact that there were touches of actual gardening knowledge, albeit for faerie plants.
  There were moments in the book that I found truly repulsive- mental and physical rape is a major plot point in Duainfey. I liked the way that these aspects were slipped in somewhat under the radar of the reader. The progression from reasonable to horrific was very authentic.
  In short, it's less disturbing than many movies. I've... more info

• Fantastic Segue from Liad Series
  I thought this was a fantastic book, with great characters, plot, and especially dialogue. Any fans of Victorian type settings and fantasy should love this book. Yes, it's different from other Lee/Miller work, but that's expected when the difference is that it's fantasy and not science fiction.
  If you don't like fantasy, especially dark fantasy, you may not like this, but please try not to blame your dislike of the genre on the authors or their considerable talents.
  A beautiful work of art with a... more info

• brave
  I think it was very brave of Lee and Miller to explore new genres of writing....
  although I don't think the themes are that different from their other books as some seem to think....
  there were several reviewer complaints about s/m content being new and different...
  actually, both Pricilla and Aelliana (from the Liaden series) were emotionally and physically abused, including being raped... and if you are looking for really creepy evil, how about the department of the interior and what... more info

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