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ISBN:	0380788144 (ISBN13: 9780380788149)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Ile-Rien #2
Literary Awards:	Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1998)

The Death of the Necromancer (Ile-Rien #2)

Martha Wells

Paperback | Pages: 544 pages

Rating: 4.05 | 2758 Users | 259 Reviews

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Title	:	The Death of the Necromancer (Ile-Rien #2)
Author	:	Martha Wells
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 544 pages
Published	:	July 1st 1999 by Eos (first published July 1st 1998)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Steampunk. Mystery. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy. Horror. Urban Fantasy

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Nicholas Valiarde is a passionate, embittered nobleman with an enigmatic past. Consumed by thoughts of vengeance, he is consoled only by thoughts of the beautiful, dangerous Madeline. He is also the greatest thief in all of Ile-Rien... On the gas light streets of the city, he assumes the guise of a master criminal, stealing jewels from wealthy nobles to finance his quest for vengeance the murder of Count Montesq. Montesq orchestrated the wrongful execution of Nicholas's beloved godfather on false charges of necromancy--the art of divination through communion with spirits of the dead--a practice long outlawed in the kingdom of Ile-Rein.

But now Nicholas's murderous mission is being interrupted by a series of eerie, unexplainable, even fatal events. Someone with tremendous magical powers is opposing him. Children vanish, corpses assume the visage of real people, mortal spells are cast, and traces of necromantic power that hasn't been used for centuries are found. And when a spiritualist unwittingly leads Nicholas to a decrepit mansion, the monstrous nature of his peril finally emerges in harrowing detail. Nicholas and his compatriots must destroy an ancient and awesome evil. Even the help of Ile-Rien's greatest sorcerer may not be enough, for Nicholas faces a woefully mismatched battle--and unthinkable horrors await the loser.

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To say it with goodreads, "it was ok" but I can't say that I "liked it".I feel bad rating this so low because of all the research that probably went into it. I'm sure someone whose hugely into pseudo Victorian settings and loves all the trappings and archetypes associated with that type of fiction is going to enjoy this book way more than I did. But none of these things are for me and I need to stop trying. One could argue that The Element of Fire was more of a cliché-fest than this one, but

Wake the living dead! Vivisection, resurrection, and insurrection. Political intrigue via golems and hedge witches, science and sorcerers, magical trees (a lá Hogwarts), and steampunk-ish spheres melding magic and technology. There's Unsealie Court Dark Fey and cute garden fairies, too (but not a dragon in sight).It's captivating, somewhat heartwarming, fast-paced and coherent. The plot is set mostly in a fantastical rendition of old world London and Vienna. The good guys are a band of thieves,

DNF. Nothing to do with the book. Just wasn't in the mood for it. Might return to later.

" I think you'll do anything for curiosity's sake.!"I'm trying to establish foundation for a hypothesis.""You're curious.""That's what I said."About two thirds into the book Nicholas, the main character, gets in a situation that looks really bad. My immediate reaction to that was Ugh. No.. I wasn't particularly worried about Nicholas or any of his friends. They had, so far, gotten into a lot of trouble and out again without any losses. Besides, I didn't care enough about him or any of the others

Irregulars in MoriaThis was a fun and fast read. 19th c. style cat and mouse featuring magic with an air of revenge, Sherlock Holmes meets Fellowship of the Ring story. The characters are fun, the setting is detailed, almost too much, but it is rendered completely. Nicholas Valiarde is the leader of these "irregulars", a motley crew of unfairly wronged persons pursuing their own justice. I suppose I should go read book #1, now. "He united the ferocity of a madman with the cognitive ability of

Victorian mystery with a splash of horror and a touch of sly humour. Elegant prose, interesting characters, engaging mystery and great worldbuilding on the whole a very good experience. The only thing I could pick at the architecture/surroundings descriptions couldve been condensed or skipped altogether in some places to keep up the suspense. Still a good read, if you enjoy Victorian fantasy/mysteries highly recommended.

Possible minor spoilage through. Major spoilers behind tags.*sigh*There's nothing particularly wrong with this story, but I never really got caught up into it. I don't know if it was the writing style, the meh characters, or what, but I never clicked with the characters and, by extension, was never fully engaged in what was going on.And it's not the anti-hero or revenge plot aspect or anything, because I can quite get behind both of those. It's... ugh... I don't know...Let's start with Nicholas.