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World's End (The Age of Misrule : Book 1) (originale 1999; edizione 2000)

di Mark Chadbourn

Serie: Zeitenwende (Buch 1), Age of Misrule (1), Weltendämmerung (Buch 1)

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When Jack Churchill and Ruth Gallagher encounter a terrifying, misshapen giant beneath a London bridge, they are plunged into a mystery that portends the end of the world as we know it. All over the country, the ancient gods of Celtic myth--together with terrifying creatures of folklore--are returning to the land from which they were banished millennia ago. As technology starts to fail, Jack and Ruth are forced to embark on a desperate quest for four magical items--the last chance for humanity in the face of powers barely comprehended.… (altro)
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Titolo:World's End (The Age of Misrule : Book 1)
Autori:Mark Chadbourn
Info:Millennium Paperbacks (2000), Mass Market Paperback, 557 pages
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I enjoyed the book enough to get the second in the series, but the characters don't seem able to EVER learn from their mistakes and act like they've never heard of magic before. I'm having a hard time relating to them ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
Marvelous book I highly recommend for anyone with an interest in Celtic mythology, urban fantasy, or anything in between. If I had to pitch this at Hollywood, I'd say it's The Dresden Files on a Lord of the Rings scale. ( )
  SESchend | Feb 2, 2024 |
I wanted to like this book. I really did.

A story about how the modem day world had to deal with the return of magic, and all the creatures of myth and legend?

That should make for a great story.

Unfortunately there's not a single likable character in the book. Not one. Everyone is constantly at eachothers throats. Hardly a civil word between the 5 main characters.

It took everything I had hoping for good character development, buy nope.

It's rare that I say this about a book I finished, but I'll never read this again.

I will give the author this though. He does a damned good job at storytelling. Is a great story. The magic system is superb, the villains are terrifying, and I loved how he drew the changes out instead of making it happen all at once. ( )
  tebyen | May 27, 2020 |
Marvelous book I highly recommend for anyone with an interest in Celtic mythology, urban fantasy, or anything in between. If I had to pitch this at Hollywood, I'd say it's The Dresden Files on a Lord of the Rings scale. ( )
  SESchend | Sep 6, 2017 |
This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.leafmarks.tumblr.com by express permission of this reviewer. Title: World's End Series: Age of Misrule Author: Mark Chadbourn Rating: 1 of 5 Stars Genre: SFF Pages: Abandoned Synopsis: The Age of Reason and Science is Over. The Pact between the Forces of Light and Dark has fallen and both return to our world to renew their war. The Age of Inimical Forces is upon humanity. A time of Heroes and Villains. My Thoughts: I really wanted to like this. The idea was just awesome. I love a good Apocalypse! However, 2 things really kept me from it. First, Chadbourn's singling out Christianity as the "bad" religion. I'm not denying his examples, but the way it is used is just wrong. Also, Chadbourn makes a very pointed mention of 4 other religions and that they are simply "all connected". It really bordered on the hypocritical and I have no interest in reading an author who is out to bash Christianity. Second, negating the rules of the Universe because "of Magic" is just ridiculous. It also goes against my underlying belief in an ordered universe because God is a God of order. So this was another philosophical difference and a major one to be honest. Magic can work under another set of rules, but negating the rules of science, well, the sun would go out and the earth would shatter. The Rules that govern electricity govern a whole lot more! So a swing and a double miss. If anyone has read further and Chadbourn stops singling Christianity out for his low blows, I'd be interested in continuing but definitely not on my own. " ( )
  BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |
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Nome dell'autoreRuoloTipo di autoreOpera?Stato
Mark Chadbournautore primariotutte le edizionicalcolato
Sullivan, JonImmagine di copertinaautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato

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And now the world turns slowly from the light.
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Weltendämmerung und Zeitenwende ist die gleiche Reihe. Zeitenwende ist die Neuauflage des Verlags Feder & Schwert.
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When Jack Churchill and Ruth Gallagher encounter a terrifying, misshapen giant beneath a London bridge, they are plunged into a mystery that portends the end of the world as we know it. All over the country, the ancient gods of Celtic myth--together with terrifying creatures of folklore--are returning to the land from which they were banished millennia ago. As technology starts to fail, Jack and Ruth are forced to embark on a desperate quest for four magical items--the last chance for humanity in the face of powers barely comprehended.

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