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Title	:	Wyvern
Author	:	A.A. Attanasio
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 693 pages
Published	:	March 1st 1990 by HarperCollins (Mm) (first published 1988)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. Pirates

Wyvern

A.A. Attanasio

Paperback | Pages: 693 pages

Rating: 4.15 | 445 Users | 43 Reviews

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I picked this up as a free Kindle download and was pleasantly surprised to discover what a deep and intelligent adventure novel it is. Although not quite operating on the level of sophisticated cross-cultural analysis one finds in David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob Zoet, that is the closest work I can think of to compare it to--both books will teach you vocabulary, ask you to ponder religions, colonialism, and far-off, exotic cultures, and tell complicated stories of romance and epic intrigue set at the dawn of the 17th century in Asia.

Wyvern balances the wild and the civilized, and the struggle between the two, both on individual and international levels. The hero is a dashing halfbreed from the wilds of Borneo who moves through and across cultures--and oceans and continents--as the book progresses (by the way, it is more than 700 pages--but it's charming escapism!). He reflects on animistic wisdom as a tribal sorcerer, on emergent capitalism and colonialism as a pirate, on the shared insights he has with Islam and Buddhism as a budding merchant married to an English beauty, all the while working through the psychological struggles of the self against the Mother and the Father; on the quest to find, hold, and keep the ephemerality of true love; and on the taking of responsibility for one's omissions, sins, and ultimate charge as a parent, as the cycle of life goes ever forward.

This book made me fondly remember my time in Borneo, Malacca, and Singapore. The author's background research appears accurate, the language is as lush as those jungles, and the high seas adventures are swashbuckling. Hail the dragon flag of Wyvern!

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Original Title:	Wyvern
ISBN:	0061000116 (ISBN13: 9780061000119)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Jaki Gefron, Lucinda Quarles, Trevor Pym

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Really compelling story of tragedy, youth, magic, adventure, morals and Love.I both loved and hated the ending and yet i wouldnt have the author change it.I would really suggest this to any eddings lovers and books alike in this genre.I will pass this lovely story on.

picked it up decided to give it a whirl, when I finished sweat drenched and needed a smoke (metaphorically).

I had the hardest time getting into this book which is odd because I feel like it's a book that's right up my alley with the pirates and sorcery. I didn't really starting getting into it until Jaki took off with Pym and started being a pirate but even that only moved a bit faster for me. Perhaps this book was just not meant for me

An epic novel ranging from the jungles of Borneo, to the origins of New York, with a journey through India on the way, with pirates and sorcery. Jaki was a fascinating and complex character, and all the characters had depths of light and shade to them.

A truly epic adventureWow, a very strange history of a half breed boy taken from the headhunter jungles of Borneo to becoming the last soul catcher and sorcerer. Finally becoming a pirate and falling In love, only to face heartache. A very hard book to read, you want Jaki to catch a break somewhere, but life happens. It leaves you in awe of the story, but with a distinct desire to cry. Wonderfully written, but not everyone's favorite tale. Not really mine but I have a feeling I will be thinking



Attanasio's brilliant reinterpretation of Tarzan, wherein a young orphan is raised by apes and eventually grows up to be the world's most feared pirate. How can you go wrong with a story about apes and pirates? This is one of the all-time best swashbuckling, two-fisted, read-all-night, make-you-abuse-hyphenation action epics ever!