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Tor Books (2003), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 448 pages
Description
As the Threshold, the massive pyramid constructed by the Magic of Ashdod to propel themselves into Infinity at the cost of thousands of lives, nears completion, Tirzah, a glassworker slave who possesses the forbidden magical power to communicate with glass, becomes the key to preventing an evil for
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LibraryThing member robynls
As I have found with all of Sara Douglass' books, this one is hard to put down. Fortunately, I read it on a long plane trip. I enjoy the way she weaves a story around real historical people and places to the point where you start to think it could really have happened.
LibraryThing member veracity
A father and daughter master glassworker team are sold into slavery to pay debts. They are sold to the sorcerous Magi to help construct Threshold, a glass encased pyramid that the Magi have created through mathematics and is supposed to connect creation with their world. The slaves on the site are
There are some disturbing scenes of infanticide and domestic violence in this book, although it could be argued that these create the necessary level of horror at the wrongness of the Magi's work and as well as emotional poignancy.
This is a strong 'unputdownable' book.
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highly skilled in their chosen crafts, and many of them are Elemental (meaning that they can communicate with glass, metal, gems) which the Magi have forbidden. The Elemental slaves hear the glass scream when it is placed in the pyramid and know that something is very, very wrong about Threshold and that the Magi are playing with forces they don't (or won't) understand. There are some disturbing scenes of infanticide and domestic violence in this book, although it could be argued that these create the necessary level of horror at the wrongness of the Magi's work and as well as emotional poignancy.
This is a strong 'unputdownable' book.
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LibraryThing member avidreaderlisa
I would have to say this is my favorite Sara Douglass book. I loved the setting and the characters.
LibraryThing member krizia_lazaro
It was an okay book. The first half was really good and exciting. I really loved the Tirzah - Yaqob - Boaz love triangle. The plot was also exciting. I was really anticipating what evil lurks in Threshold. But after Tirzah and Boaz got together and the evil from Threshold was released everything
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went downhill. The second part was kind of boring. I wished it was shortened by the author. A lot of unnecessary and silly stuff like the Fetizzah. It was really weird. Also the author made use of a lot of deus ex machina using Fetizzah. Maybe editing the second part would make the story better. A little mystery is also good. This is for mature readers who also loves young adult fantasy books. Show Less
LibraryThing member brakketh
Starting to feel quite samey from Sara Douglass, misunderstood spirituality with a hero of one world-view converted and then saving the world. Still good world-building and an easy read.
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Original publication date
1997-01-22
Physical description
448 p.; 9.3 inches
ISBN
0312876874 / 9780312876876