Entry for 12-08
Book Two of the Tamuli, The Shining Ones
Years ago, the Child-Goddess Aphrael had hidden Bhelliom, the Stone of Power, at the bottom of the sea. Yet now it is needed again to stop a malign force from spreading evil and destruction across the lands. Sparhawk, Queen's champion, sets out to retrieve the Stone. But others seek the gem for their own diabolical ends. Most fearsome of these are the Shining Ones, whose mere touch melts human flesh from bone. Now Sparhawk finds himself stalked by these creatures out of myth . . . whose touch is all too real.
The above description about the Shining Ones is a little misleading. Forgive me for this spoiler, but they're not evil creatures. And it's rather funny to see Styrics, who try to avoid being discriminatory, become like the Elenes and say all sorts of bad things about the Shining Ones. For more, you'll have to read the book.
I like the Shining Ones. Not just because it's Eddings' work, but the very creatures themselves. They're a unique group of mythical creatures and like nothing I've ever encountered before in a book. Kudos to Eddings for such an imagination!
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Yep. More coming soon. I'm just getting caught up on the book reviews for right now. Please bear with me
Years ago, the Child-Goddess Aphrael had hidden Bhelliom, the Stone of Power, at the bottom of the sea. Yet now it is needed again to stop a malign force from spreading evil and destruction across the lands. Sparhawk, Queen's champion, sets out to retrieve the Stone. But others seek the gem for their own diabolical ends. Most fearsome of these are the Shining Ones, whose mere touch melts human flesh from bone. Now Sparhawk finds himself stalked by these creatures out of myth . . . whose touch is all too real.
The above description about the Shining Ones is a little misleading. Forgive me for this spoiler, but they're not evil creatures. And it's rather funny to see Styrics, who try to avoid being discriminatory, become like the Elenes and say all sorts of bad things about the Shining Ones. For more, you'll have to read the book.
I like the Shining Ones. Not just because it's Eddings' work, but the very creatures themselves. They're a unique group of mythical creatures and like nothing I've ever encountered before in a book. Kudos to Eddings for such an imagination!
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Yep. More coming soon. I'm just getting caught up on the book reviews for right now. Please bear with me