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Sales Rank: 215419
Category: Book
Author: Jeffrey Overstreet
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Studio: WaterBrook Press
Manufacturer: WaterBrook Press
Label: WaterBrook Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 1400072522
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781400072521
ASIN: 1400072522
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
Release Date: September 4, 2007
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Product Description
When thieves find an abandoned child lying in a monster?s footprint, they have no idea that their wilderness discovery will change the course of history.
Cloaked in mystery, Auralia grows up among criminals outside the walls of House Abascar, where vicious beastmen lurk inshadow. There, she discovers an unsettling?and forbidden?talent for crafting colors thatenchant all who behold them, including Abascar?s hard-hearted king, an exiled wizard, and a prince who keeps dangerous secrets.
Auralia?s gift opens doors from the palace to the dungeons, setting the stage for violent and miraculous change inthe great houses of the Expanse.
Auralia?s Colors weaves literary fantasy together with poetic prose, a suspenseful plot, adrenaline-rush action, and unpredictable characters sure to enthrall ambitious imaginations.
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 Fantasy... December 29, 2008
Auralia's Colors
Jeffrey Overstreet
Waterbrook Press, 2007
ISBN: 9781400072521
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com, 12/08
4 Stars
Fantasy...
Auralia's Colors is not a fast read. The reader will want to savor every bite of this novel. Jeffrey Overstreet is a talented writer. His style is almost poetic. As they ponder the words of this fantasy, the reader will see the plot develop before his eyes. This haunting tale will stay with the reader long after they close the book for the last time.
There is a lot of violence in this fantasy novel. The reader should not expect Auralia's Colors to be an action adventure or thriller; instead this is a book is to be contemplated deeply. The cover of this book is beautifully done and tempts the observer to delve inside. I suspect this will be a very successful series.
A unique story of a world searching for color December 19, 2008
Two Gatherer thieves find an abandoned child lying in a massive footprint near the river. They take the girl back to the village where she grows up wild and mysterious amongst the Gatherers, those unworthy of living inside the walls of House Abascar. The girl, Auralia, has a unique gift, the ability to weave breathtaking colors from the world around her. When Queen Jaralaine issues a proclamation that sends all of House Abascar into a colorless season of winter, Auralia's gift becomes illegal.
As Abascar's Winter stretches year after year Auralia grows up, nearing the age of sixteen when all enter House Abascar for the Rites of Privilege to show what gifts they might offer the kingdom. As the Rites draw near, Auralia must decide if she will go and reveal her gift to the king or if she will remain safely hidden in the forest all her days. Either way, her choice could mean the end of life as she knows it.
Auralia's Colors was a unique book. The writing was beautiful. I couldn't read it as fast as I like to read. It had many point of views, but the author brought them all together in the end in a wonderful way that fulfilled most of the plot lines, but left several dangling so that I have to read the next book to find out what happens. It was entertaining, creative, and unique. Recommended.
Most of it was good November 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is decent, but I had problems with the first 77 pages of the book. The story jumps all over in time with numerous flashbacks. So does the point-of-view, which constantly slide from one person to the next in a very distracting way. The author also rarely went very deeply into any one person's head.
In these first few chapters, there is very little dialogue and what little action occurs is often repetitious: we're told in a distant viewpoint what happens, then we jump back and replay the scene with dialogue and various point-of-view characters. I couldn't bond with any character because there were so many of them being introduced (with few of them reappearing during the first 50 pages), and Auralia wasn't even one of the point-of-view characters.
However, after page 77, the time- and head-jumping halts, Auralia becomes the main point-of-view character, and the reader is allowed more fully into the point-of-view characters' heads. The pacing became more balanced at this point, and book was pretty enjoyable.
Another problem I had, though, was that Auralia was at least 15 years old and was probably 16. However, she's repeatedly described like a young child (e.g. she has tiny arms and hands). People keep saying, "But she's just a child!" and reacting to her like she was about 8 years old. In fact, she often acts like a 8 to 12-year-old (depending on the scene).
The world-building in the book was good, but the author frequently invented names for things with little to no concrete description attached. I often had difficultly visualizing what a new thing or creature was like. The characters were interesting and varied, but only one character really changed much during the book.
As for positives, there was no sex or cussing. Overall, I'd recommend this as a good, clean fun novel.
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A new world to fall into October 22, 2008
What an interesting story Jeff has woven together through the novel of "Auralia's Colors". This is a story to set sometime aside to read and let it soak in. I will bet that this is one that would even fascinate my husband to read.
Sections in this book lost my interest, and I wanted to walk away, but I am glad that I did not because all in all it was quite an enjoyable journey and I plan to read the rest of the Threads as they present themselves.
I found the atmosphere for me was very reminiscent of Stephen Lawhead", especially his lately series including "Hood", "Scarlet", and in 2009 "Tuck".
As a Fantasy novel, this is one of those that you fall into and forget about what is real and what is not. That is one of the hardest parts for me, but once I click into the world, I do not want to leave. I'm so glad that I have "Cyndere's Midnight" that I can jump into right away.
If you enjoy Lawhead, or Toilken, or Madeleine L'Engle, I do believe that you will find enjoyment through the creative prose that is practically poetry in the writings of Jeffrey Overstreet.
Slow start, but an ending that left me wanting more September 29, 2008
I must admit, I'm biased. I'm a story junky, and the story here really drew me in. I was not used to the prose and style in the beginning, but I forced myself to get used to it because I really wanted to know what happened to the characters next! So if you are used to a smoother style of writing, and it bothers you to have to wade through the first sections of a book, this would be a 3 star.
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