61. Book Review Of The Wizard Hunters By Martha Wells Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de or Amazon.ca. martha wells. Book Reviews. The Wizard Hunters by martha wells Reviewed by Rob H. Bedford Buy from Amazon http://www.sffworld.com/authors/w/wells_martha/sffreviews/wizardhunters.html

Support sffworld.com , buy your books through these links ( read more Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de or Amazon.ca Martha Wells Book Reviews Death of a Necromancer The Element of Fire Featured Reviews The Death of the Necromancer The Wizard Hunters The Wizard Hunters by Martha Wells Reviewed by Rob H. Bedford Buy from Amazon.com In the opening volume of the sequel trilogy to The Death of the Necromancer , Martha Wells further fleshes out the world she introduced in that Nebula nominated novel. While the events take place in the same gothic, magic-laden world of Ile-Rien, The Wizard Hunters strongly stands on its own as the initial tome of the series, The Fall of Ile Rien. To open the novel, Wells introduces the readers to protagonist Tremaine Valiarde, a young woman at odds with herself: "...Tremaine was trying to find a way to kill herself that would bring in a verdict of natural causes..." This is not the typical protagonist, nor is this the typical fantasy novel. While there are dark creatures, magic and a struggle against a seemingly evil enemy, Wells has laid out a world that is both recognizable and set apart from the one in which we live and more importantly, apart from many that readers of fantasy have visited before. While the novel is set primarily in the nation of Ile Rien, many of the surrounding and neighboring cities and states have familiar sounding names such as Lodun and Vienne. This world is similar to ours in that there are things like automobiles and wireless communicators, similar to other fantasies with dark creatures and magic is fully at work, but set apart from both through the amalgamation of all of these elements into an appealing and richly developed world.

62. Martha Wells The real star of martha wells s third novel, The Death of the Necromancer, is the incredibly detailed city she permits her characters to inhabit. martha wells. http://www.sffworld.com/authors/w/wells_martha/sffreviews/necromancer.html

Support sffworld.com , buy your books through these links ( read more Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de or Amazon.ca Martha Wells Book Reviews Death of a Necromancer The Element of Fire Featured Reviews The Death of the Necromancer The Wizard Hunters The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells Avon Eos - 0-380-97334-0 - 359pp/March 1998 Reviewed by Steven H Silver The real star of Martha Wells's third novel, The Death of the Necromancer , is the incredibly detailed city she permits her characters to inhabit. Seemingly an amalgam of Victorian London and eighteenth century Paris with a soupçon of magic thrown in, Vienne comes alive as a complex city with a long history. Into this background, Wells places a Sherlock Holmes character (Inspector Ronsarde) and a Moriarty figure (Nicholas Valiarde), but then turns the tables by telling the tale from Moriarty/Valiarde's point of view. The plot seems relatively simple. Nicholas is attempting to avenge the execution of his foster father, Edouard Viller, who was framed for being a necromancer several years before the novel opens. To achieve his goal, Nicholas has become the godfather of Vienne crime. On one of the last heists before turning his attention to Montesq, the villainous nobleman responsible for Viller's death, Nicholas runs across Doctor Octave, a spiritualist who may or may not be using necromancy, but is definitely using some of Viller's apparatus. Nicholas and his accomplices get sidetracked by investigating Doctor Octave and the possibility he is a necromancer.

63. William Wells (#000559) Wife martha. Daughters Mary wells and martha House. Sonsin-law William wells, John House, and James Inder. Grandsons William House and Job Inder. http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong/s00559.htm

William Wells Jane WELLS Solomon STRONG John Burge WELLS Elizabeth STRONG John H. Strong: The Wells family, like the Strongs, are said to have come from Ringwood , Hampshire, England in 1793 ( John Wells ' notebook). Edwin Aposhian reported that his given name was William. His source was data provided by Queen Milley. However, Seary wrote "John, from Ringwood (Hampshire), settled at Joe Batts Arm in 1797, died in 1851, aged 72 (MUN Hist.)". Joe Batts Arm Old Anglican Cemetery - This is a large cemetery located between the Anglican Church and the ocean. http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/NGB/Cemetery/joebatt_ndb.html WELLS, John native of Ringwood, Hants d[ied] Jul 16, 1851 72y[ears] - (So he was born about 1779.) ROLLS, Dora d[ied] Aug 13, 1893 3y[ears] According to http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/NGB/Parish/twgate1816.html "Baptisms Solemnized in the Parish of Twillingate in the Island of Newfoundland in the Years 1816 through 23. From records held at PANL. Transcribed by Amalie Lewis Tuffin, September, 1999. I [ALT wrote] believe that these baptisms were performed by missionaries from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel". The Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Three Arms at

64. Martha Penny Wells (#000090) martha Penny wells Henry L. Shearing. +Henry Wallace wells b. 22 Oct 1841 d. 20 Mar 1917 m. 22 Nov 1865 +-martha Penny wells http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong/s00090.htm

Martha Penny Wells Henry L. Shearing Henry Wallace WELLS Charlotte Caroline LANGDOWN Barbara Pederson reported that the Little Bay Islands United Church Records lists her birth date as June 8, 1867. Bertha was adopted. Henry E. Sherring (age 74) and his wife Martha P. Sherring (age 68) are listed in the 1935 Newfoundland Census for Three Arms. Their headstone is on Three Arms island. Legend Home Index Prev ... Next Last Updated on July 9, 2002

65. Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works: Martha Wells Sciencefiction and fantasy books by martha wells rated and critically discussed by the universal standards of fine literature. A Few Words About martha wells. http://greatsfandf.com/AUTHORS/MarthaWells.shtml

a critical list with discussions Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books by Martha Wells This is a brief discussion of Martha Wells and, of course, of some books by Martha Wells. This discussion and list does not necessarily include every book by Wells; it includes those books that I both know and like. Just as with the author list itself, omission of a particular item may mean I didn't think highly enough of the omitted item, or it may simply mean that I have not yet sufficient familiarity with it. (In a very few cases, I have listed some books merely on the strength of my opinion of the author: all such books are clearly marked below, as throughout these lists, with a hash mark ( ) before the' title so you know what's what.) I don't pretend that this discussion is a deep analysis. My intent is no more than to give you a rough idea of what kinds of tales Wells tells, how those tales are usually told, and what makes them and Wells worthy; in sum, to help you rank Wells (and the works by Wells listed here) on your personal literary "to do" list. A Few Words About Martha Wells [Discussion: tba] Notable Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books by Martha Wells ** City of Bones Wheel of the Infinite The Death of the Necromancer The Element of Fire The Ile-Rien Series: The Wizard Hunters The Ships of Air You loaded this page on Friday, 28 May 2004, at 21:31 EDT.;

66. Martha Wells : An Icon Of The Creative Universe - A Master Of Science Fiction An martha wells An Icon of the Creative Universe A Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy Quill - Paver of Past, Present, and Future. All about martha wells. http://www.inlogosveritas.com/science_fiction_and_fantasy_2/martha_wells.html

Martha Wells : An Icon of the Creative Universe - A Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy Quill - Paver of Past, Present, and Future More about Martha Wells Martha Wells DVDs KEY SITES: PRIME-RADIANT FUTURE'S EDGE Future Books Educational Priorities THE LUMINARIES SCIENCE FICTION ARCHIVES: FIRST PILLAR kurt vonnegut arthur c clarke david brin ... All about Martha Wells Must Check KEY TOPICS and Something about Accounting and Financing ECLECTICS INVESTMENT Cars for the Heart ... Public Laws of the 107th hold your thoughts Please note - at times desired information might not be available. Many of the links do provide interesting and valuable information. bookmark this page for easy return ... you just might think of something later. Resources many have found useful ... you might find these to be the most valuable for you! Quantum Psychology Robert Anton Wilson Quantum Psychology : How Brain Software Programs You and Your World ASIMOV's FOUNDATION TRILOGY IS A MUST Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov Foundation by Isaac Asimov Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov Foundation's Triumph (Second Foundation Trilogy) by David Brin Asimov's Chronology of the World Isaac Asimov From the world's greatest science writer, a history of the world from the Big Bang to 1945, told in irresistible short takes and highlighted by a timeline.

67. Martha Wells Taught In City Public Schools Saturday, February 8, 2003 Obituary martha wells, teacher martha Elaine wells, a retired Cincinnati Public Schools teacher, died Monday in Winter Park, Fla. http://enquirer.com/editions/2003/02/08/loc_ledeobit08.html

ENQUIRER POST WCPO CIN WEEKLY ... Customer Service Currently: Clear Weather Traffic HOME NEWS ... Newsroom Directory Saturday, February 8, 2003 Obituary: Martha Wells, teacher Loving guidance extended to all By Rebecca Goodman The Cincinnati Enquirer Mrs. Wells Martha Elaine Wells, a retired Cincinnati Public Schools teacher, died Monday in Winter Park, Fla. The Bond Hill resident was 83. During a career that spanned more than 30 years, Mrs. Wells strove to instill a sense of responsibility and a love of learning in her students and in children in her neighborhood, according to her daughter, Dorothy Wells of Amberley Village. The mother of six and aunt to the children of her 15 siblings, Mrs. Wells told funny stories about her own life and taught them history. She loved to laugh and had a knack for remembering names. While she was a teacher, she also worked as a clerk at Becker's Drug Store in Walnut Hills, where she was called "The Becker Lady," for 19 years. She delighted in seeing her former students in the store and keeping up with their lives. Mrs. Wells was born in Byhalia, Miss., on Christmas Day 1919 - the 15th of 16 children born to Will and Alice Albright.

68. Martha Wells: The Death Of The Necromancer by martha wells. It takes place two hundred years after the events of martha wells first novel, The Element of Fire, but it is an entirely independent story. http://www.epiphyte.net/SF/death-necromancer.html

Epiphyte Book Review up to review index 1998 Nebula final ballot The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells The Death of the Necromancer is an intelligent fantasy set in the fictional city of Vienne. It takes place two hundred years after the events of Martha Wells' first novel, The Element of Fire , but it is an entirely independent story. Nicholas Valiarde is a master criminal obsessed with destroying the aristocrat who framed his foster father for the capital crime of necromancy. His carefully laid plans for revenge begin to go awry when he is attacked by a ghoul while burgling a Duchess's cellars. The attack seems to be connected to mysterious corpses that are turning up in the river. Dead bodies are common in Vienne, but these bear gruesome evidence that someone is practicing necromancy in the city. Necromancy has been outlawed in Vienne for centuries, but sorcery is common, and Nicholas's mysterious enemies soon turn deadly magic against him. Nicholas's close-mouthed manner and established history make him a difficult character to warm up to, but he is surrounded by likeable companions with checkered pasts. They include a disgraced cavalry officer, a popular stage actress, and a sorcerer who would be formidable if only he weren't tanked to the gills on opium. Their chief enemy is Inspector Ronsarde, a thinly disguised Sherlock Holmes figure complete with Dr. Watson. Martha Wells marvelously depicts Vienne as a gently crumbling city, lit by gaslight and shrouded by fog. Its underside is shown as much detail as its surface, as Nicholas pursues his enemies through the theater district and the houses of the

69. Martha Wells: City Of Bones Epiphyte Book Review, up to review index. City of Bones. by martha wells. I m not sure what book the jacketflaps on City of Bones describe. http://www.epiphyte.net/SF/city-of-bones.html

Epiphyte Book Review up to review index City of Bones by Martha Wells I'm not sure what book the jacketflaps on City of Bones describe. It sounds like a cross between The Phoenix Guards and the Arabian Nights, and I really would like to read it someday, because it sounds like fun. But while I wouldn't describe City of Bones as "rollicking," I'm certainly glad that it happened to be tucked into this particular dustjacket, because it's a Very Good Read. Charisat is a tiered city, in which the richer you are, the higher you live. The closest things to law and order are the Trade Inspectors, who wield big sticks, and Warders, who wield Mystical Powers. Khat is a lower-Tier dealer of relics, artifacts that predate the ancient holocaust that turned the region (and, presumably, most of the planet) into a desert Waste. When a First Tier Warder hires him to guide her to an already thoroughly picked- over ancient building in the nearby Waste, he ends up involved in a search for stolen relics. Everyone, of course, is after these particular relics, and the quest turns into a panicked race to Save the World. Post-holocaust novels of every stripe generally irritate me, but

70. Allscifi Information Page The Ships of Air martha wells Book Review. Review Summaries of The Ships of Air. The Ships of Air martha wells Eos, Jul 2004, $24.95, 416 pp. http://www.allscifi.com/Topics/Info_25363.asp

The Ships of Air - Martha Wells Book Review Click here for Movies Television Shows Books Games Or enter a book or movie review and become a paid scholar! Enter a review of your own! Other books by author Martha Wells ... Message Board Martha Wells Resident Scholar Profiles TOP SCHOLAR: Harriet Klausner SCHOLARS: Lani Would you like to be a scholar and make 50 cents per review? Click here to submit a review! Review Summaries of The Ships of Air The Ships of Air Martha Wells Eos, Jul 2004, $24.95, 416 pp. ISBN: 0380977893 Using magic, the mysterious off-worlders Gardier has conquered Ile-Rien though the embattled Rienish wizards have learned how to open an inter-world portal. Another defeated foe of the Gardier, the Syprians, fear magic due to its misuse by evil wizards. Their Chosen One, Giliead, is resistant to most magic. Meanwhile Tremaine Valiarde knows that the soul of the powerful wizard Arisilde rests inside a magical sphere that is the last hope that the Rienish wizards have to defeat Gardier magic. She and her fellow exiles on Syprian pull a passenger liner through the portal that upsets the locals and bring them to the attention of malevolent wizards who want the sphere. To ease the minds of the anti-magic local populace about her motives, Tremaine marries Gilead's brother Ilias, a freedom fighter who has killed several evil wizards. The intrepid Tremaine leads a raid on the Gardier, but she and others become trapped inside an enemy airship that a wizard transports from this orb to what she assumes is the enemy's homeworld with no exit for her and her allies.

71. Allscifi Information Page The Wizard Hunters martha wells Book Review. Review Summaries of The Wizard Hunters. The Wizard Hunters martha wells Eos, May 2003, $24.95, 400 pp. http://www.allscifi.com/topics/info_16820.asp

The Wizard Hunters - Martha Wells Book Review Click here for Movies Television Shows Books Games Or enter a book or movie review and become a paid scholar! Enter a review of your own! Other books by author Martha Wells ... Message Board Martha Wells Resident Scholar Profiles TOP SCHOLAR: Harriet Klausner SCHOLARS: Lani Would you like to be a scholar and make 50 cents per review? Click here to submit a review! Review Summaries of The Wizard Hunters The Wizard Hunters Martha Wells Eos, May 2003, $24.95, 400 pp. ISBN 0380977855 The off world Gardier use powerful magic to invade the land of Ile-Rien. The off-world military are winning on all fronts defeating the natives at sea, on the land, and in the air. Unless something is done quickly, the people of Ile-Rien will become enslaved. A magical artifact attached to Tremaine Valiarde transports her and two sorceress to the Isle of Storms. They meet the Syrneiese warrior Ilias and Giliead who have come to the island to see if an evil wizard has taken up residence there. The two groups team up when the Gardier, who have an outpost in a huge cave on the island, captures them. Working together, they escape and go to the homeland of Ilias and Giliead and then back to Ile-Rien to get an army together that will destroy the Gardier outpost and subsequently the means of traveling between the two worlds. Book one of the Fall of Ile-Rien is a fantastic opening installment in what looks to be a great fantasy epic. The heroine, a potential suicide victim, finds she has something to live for as she becomes a freedom fighter intent on saving two worlds from Gardier domination. Martha Wells is an excellent world builder, a writer who makes the audience believes that the Gardier and the two worlds they want to conquer actually exist.

72. Martha WELLS - I966 - Individual Information - PHPGedView 2.12 Thomas wells DEACON Birth 11 December 1605 ., Colchester, Essex, England Death 26 October 1666 ., Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Mother, http://wiley.ed.usu.edu/familyhistory/individual.php?pid=I966

73. Martha WELLS - I938 - Individual Information - PHPGedView 2.12 Nathaniel wells Birth 1636 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Death 15 December 1681 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Mother, http://wiley.ed.usu.edu/familyhistory/individual.php?pid=I938

74. THE DEATH OF THE NECROMANCER  Martha Wells Avon Eos 1999  PB 513 Pgs ISBN 0 THE DEATH OF THE NECROMANCER martha wells Avon Eos 1999 PB 513 pgs ISBN 0380-78814-4 Highly Recommended Fairly well-to-do art dealer and minor nobleman http://www.yetanotherbookreview.com/death_of_the_necromancer.htm

THE DEATH OF THE NECROMANCER Martha Wells Avon Eos 1999 PB 513 pgs ISBN 0-380-78814-4 Highly Recommended Fairly well-to-do art dealer and minor nobleman Nicholas Valiarde masquerades as the infamous criminal mastermind Donatien, who, with his band of followers, perpetrate daring robberies in an attempt to hurt and ultimately frame the evil Count Montesq, the man responsible for the death of Nicholas' foster father. But just as his plans for Montesq's final downfall are coming to fruition, a mysterious spiritualist named Dr. Octave has appeared on the scene, seeming to be far too aware of the Valiarde/Donatien connection. Is it just coincidence or has Montesq caught scent of the scheme and decided to act? Or is it more insidious? Could Octave be involved with the strange appearances of mutilated bodies that keep cropping up around the city? Bodies obviously used in the illegal arts of necromancy. Anyway he cares to look at it, Nicholas can't afford to look the other way. The Octave problem must be looked after, no matter the cost. This is a real entertaining, action/adventure/mystery/fantasy story, set in

75. Steampunk: Authors : W : Martha Wells Authors W martha wells. http://www.steampunk.com/newsfch/Authors/W/Martha_Wells/

Authors W Martha Wells Contents Unofficial Sites Contact Info Reviews Search Categories Authors Awards Bibliographies Movies ... What's New Unofficial Sites Information Page - from Alpha Ralpha Boulevard. General Home Page Official Home Page Contact Info M.WELLS14@genie.geis.com Reviews City of Bones - Review from Fantasy Finder by Karl Henriksson. City of Bones - Review by Christina Schulman. The Death of the Necromancer - Review from SFSite by Wayne MacLaurin. Comments/Suggestions Welcome

76. Food Network: From Martha's Kitchen From martha s Kitchen Episode MS1C72, AIR TIMES May 24, 2004 630 PM ET/PT. Cooking in Provence with Patricia wells Join Patricia wells for a tour of her noted http://www.foodtv.com/food/show_ms/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9983_20670,00.html

Search Recipes Topic Search Tips TV TV Schedule Show List A to Z ... Where to Find Guide Show Highlights Bio: Martha Stewart From Martha's Kitchen Message Board From Martha's Kitchen Email Find a TV Show Select a TV Show $40 a Day 30 Minute Meals A Cook's Tour All American Festivals BBQ with Bobby Flay Barefoot Contessa The Best Of Boy Meets Grill Calling All Cooks Calorie Commando Chocolate with Jacques Torres Ciao America with Mario Batali Cooking Thin Cookworks Date Plate Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello Emeril Live The Essence of Emeril Everyday Italian Follow That Food Food 911 Food Fight Food Finds The Food Hunter Food Network Specials FoodNation with Bobby Flay From Martha's Kitchen Good Eats Good Food Fast with Family Circle Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay How to Boil Water Into the Fire Iron Chef Iron Chef America Jamie's Kitchen Keith Famie's Adventures Low Carb and Lovin' it Mario Eats Italy Molto Mario The Naked Chef Oliver's Twist Paula's Home Cooking Recipe for Success Roker on the Road Sara's Secrets The Secret Life Of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee The Surreal Gourmet Sweet Dreams Top 5 Trivia Unwrapped Tyler's Ultimate Ultimate Kitchens Unwrapped What Hot! What's Cool!

77. Review Of THE WIZARD HUNTERS By Martha Wells Review of THE WIZARD HUNTERS by martha wells (see her website). BOOK ONE OF THE FALL OF ILERIEN. EOS, 2003. Click to buy THE WIZARD http://www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages/sf_03/wizard_hunters.html

Search Booksforabuck Powered by FreeFind Site search Web search Review of THE WIZARD HUNTERS by Martha Wells (see her website) BOOK ONE OF THE FALL OF ILE-RIEN EOS, 2003 Tremaine Valiarde had just about given upon her dying country and her life, when one of her guardians appears demanding the magical sphere that her father had entrusted to her. But the sphere will only work for Tremaine, which gets her drafted into a secret research project to find some way to fight the powerful air armadas that have bombed the nation so close to defeat. The sphere sends Tremaine and a small group into an alternative realitywhere wizard hunters battle all forms of magic. Unfortunately, Tremaine and her group are quickly seen as wizards. Fortunately, the Gardier, the mysterious invaders, are causing problems in the new world as welland are seen as worse wizards. Working with a couple of handsome natives, Tremaine escapes the Gardier and develops an alliance with the population of this worldincluding a god. But the sphere remains a mysterycapable of doing things it shouldn't be able to do. Somehow, Tremaine has to get back to her own worldin time to save it from complete destruction by the Gardier. THE WIZARD HUNTERS opens strongly, but sags badly in the middle as Tremaine and company thrash through their escapes from the Gardier. I would have thought that the ILE-RIEN scientists would be more interested in the strange magical sphere and researched it more completely, but that doesn't seem to have happened.

78. Wheel Of The Infinite By Martha Wells WHEEL OF THE INFINITE by martha wells. EOS, July 2000. Maskelle, sometimesVoice of the Adversary, is returning to Duvalpore after years in exile. http://www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages/wheelinfin.html

Search Booksforabuck Powered by FreeFind Site search Web search WHEEL OF THE INFINITE by Martha Wells EOS, July 2000 Maskelle, sometimes-Voice of the Adversary, is returning to Duvalpore after years in exile. Their society, indeed their entire world's existance, depends on faithful completion of a series of rituals, but this year, the ritual is being distorted by an unknown force. Only the power of the Adversary can overcome this attack on the fabric of existance. Yet Maskelle has already admitted to failing. How can she preserve the perfection of the Wheel of the Infinite? In WHEEL OF THE INFINITE, Martha Wells (see more BooksForABuck.com reviews of novels by Wells) has created a fascinating alternate universe. The belief structures, centered around ancestoral figures who speak through voices, a Zen-like oneness with the universe, and a Palace/Temple system that actually does protect and preserve the universe, is fascinating. Maskelle is a tragically torn figure. She knows better than to trust herself, but she can trust no one else. When the ceremony does occur, she and a small group of priests and the nobility find themselves thrown into a parallel universe that has destroyed itself and is anxious to take over the world of Duvalpore. Ultimately, Maskelle must confront both the powerful undead citizens of the destroyed universe and the beliefs that preserve her own universe. Only through her understanding of rightness does the universe have an opportunity to mend itself. This was a hard book to put down. Wells' writing is a pleasure to read and Maskelle, in particular, is a powerful and complex character.

79. Dragonsworn [book Review] - Wheel Of The Infinite, Martha Wells worlds of fantasy has previews and reviews of martha wells work, as well as autographed copies and interviews. in brief. wheel of the infinite. martha wells. http://www.dragonsworn.com/reviews/books/wheeloftheinfinite.html

resources worlds of fantasy has previews and reviews of Martha Wells' work, as well as autographed copies and interviews. in brief click to purchase wheel of the infinite martha wells the good: distinctive setting, dimensional, memorable characters, excellent prose style. intriguing magical concepts and imagery. the bad: nothing really. it is disappointing that the book had to end, one volume just isn't enough. we say: in depth Martha Wells is that rarity, amidst the glut of endlessly repetitive fantasy series and re-cycled cliches - she is a writer whose every book so far stands alone and features new and different settings, characters, ideas, etc. Now, in her fourth novel of fantastic fiction, Wells succeeds yet again in producing a wholly original, brilliant conception sure to cement her reputation as one of the finest writers in the field deserving to rank alongside such masters as Guy Gavriel Kay, Gene Wolfe, Jack Vance, Tim Powers and Tanith Lee. From her dreams of an eerie, inhuman city abandoned in the midst of devastation and other clues, Maskelle learns that the Voices have mysterious, magical opponents who have created a Wheel of their own in order to alter reality to benefit themselves; the Celestial Emperor himself has been duped by confederates of the invaders; and the Adversary itself might not be entirely sane. Maskelle and her companions cum allies, in their battle against the strange insurgents from another world, encounter murderous water spirits, possessed corpses, cursed puppets, murdered priests, magical assassins and the scheming court favorite Lady Marada, Wells wordsmithing skills making these odd ingredients blend together into an enthralling narrative.

80. Martha Wells martha wells. http://www.mauvaisgenres.com/martha_wells.htm

rechercher un article Toutes les rubriques Liste de discussion Critiques Rencontres Bibliographies Textes en ligne Interviews Collections Portraits et commentaires Espace jeunesse Association 813 Hard-Boiled Dicks La Noiraude Radio Revue de presse Agenda Repertoire Nouvelles en ligne Carnet d'adresses d'intervenants Salons et festivals Les critiques A B C D ... Auteurs W-Z Martha Wells Le Feu Primordial Ed. de l'Atalante, 2002. Coll. La Dentelle du Cygne. 19,50 €. "La Mort du Nécromant" est le premier roman traduit en France de Martha Wells. Dans un Vienne décalé du 19° siècle, Nicholas Valiarde a juré la perte du comte Montesq. Aidé d’une bande bien organisée, avec au premier rang la comédienne Madeline, il cambriole les aristocrates et se joue de la police avec désinvolture. Jusqu’au jour où il trébuche sur d’horribles créatures, avant-garde d'une horreur plus grande encore. Commence alors une poursuite infernale dans les rues et les sous-sols de Vienne, où tout allié sera le bienvenu, comme le commissaire Ronsarde, l’ennemi de toujours, ou Arisilde, un mage extraordinaire - lorsque l’opium lui permet de s’en souvenir - et même la grand-mère de Madeline. Après un départ un peu déconcertant, le roman retrouve toutes les recettes du roman-feuilleton du 19 e siècle, agrémenté de magie. Déguisements, filatures en fiacre, cannes-épées ne sont pas de trop pour contrer les goules, sortilèges et autres revenants qui déferlent soudain sur Vienne. "La Mort du Nécromant", c'est le roman qu’Eugène Sue aurait écrit s’il vivait aujourd’hui. Un roman de fantasy urbaine raffiné comme on aimerait en lire plus souvent.

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