Melanie Rawn
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| Original Title: | The Golden Key |
| ISBN: | 0886777461 (ISBN13: 9780886777463) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Golden Key #1 |
| Literary Awards: | World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1997) |
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In a land where art is prized above all else, the master painters of the Grijalva family stand apart from other artists. Theirs is an art that can alter Reality, a secret Gift passed down for generations and always used for the good of the kingdom. But now the most talented of the Grijalvas has decided to use his power for his own dark intentions--with results more devastating than anyone could imagine!Define About Books The Golden Key (Golden Key #1)
| Title | : | The Golden Key (Golden Key #1) |
| Author | : | Melanie Rawn |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 893 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 1997 by DAW (first published 1996) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Magic. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.82 From 3514 Users | 120 ReviewsCritique About Books The Golden Key (Golden Key #1)
I'm going to take a moment here to talk about the authors and cover artist.Melanie Rawn has written numerous books since 1988 and been nominated for the Locus Award on three occasions. The rumor is that a prequel to The Golden Key is coming up later this year, the title? The Diviner. Jennifer Roberson has been publishing since 1984. She has multiple stand alone books as well as series and is still releasing books. Kate Elliott has been publishing since 1988 under her Kate Elliott name and alsoNearly a year after I started, I have finally finished The Golden Key! What a ride ladies and gents. What a ride. Magic, politics, drama, romance. And so much art. A little bit of everything for everyone, really. It's hard to put into words, how I would review this or recommend. At the very least, if you have any interest in secondary world historical fiction, this is for you. If you're after action, there's not much to see here. If you want finely rendered characters with depth, who have
This is, first of all, a whole trilogy's worth of book. This is not entirely to its credit, as it isn't quite structured as three satisfying novels, and so feels somewhat unfocused. But mostly making up for this is the engrossing worldbuilding. It feels in many ways like Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series, in that it's a lightly-painted-over version of Europe (specifically Spain) with magic and some cultural changes to enable the story to stay contained mostly within the one country. The world
A tour de force of imagination. The ability to paint pictures with a magical influence on people's lives.And what happens when somebody takes it too far...
A favorite of mine, one of the few books that I re-read every once in a while. The setting is inspired by the art scene in 16th/17th century Spain and Italy. Pictures painted in this world, by trained artists using special materials, have magically binding properties and are used for contracts, marriage agreements, and other important purposes. Sario Grijalva, a young member of one of the great painter families (the ability to use this magical art is an inherited trait) is obsessively in love
Aside from Suzanne Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell and Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana, which I also love, The Golden Key is actually my favorite fantasy novel. Too many fantasy novels are dominated by wars, quests, etc., and the repetition of the common war and quest plots gets old after a while. The first time I read the book, I remember being absolutely blown away by the idea of painters manipulating people, politics, and history by the use of spells in their art: ie; painting somebody to
A long but wonderful readI have loved Rawn's work for many years and found this book to be extremely satisfying. The three authors are very talented and this book seamlessly flows even though each wrote about 1/3 of the complete text. Sario is a character you want to love and want to kill. He has so much, but always wants more. He justifies his work by saying it is a service to his country, but is it really? Is he really a monster who only cares about himself? For 900 pages we are in awe of his
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