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Ru Emerson

Auteur de Fortress of Frost and Fire

35+ oeuvres 2,656 utilisateurs 18 critiques 3 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

Comprend les noms: Ru Emerson, R. Emerson, Roberta Cray

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Séries

Œuvres de Ru Emerson

Fortress of Frost and Fire (1993) 464 exemplaires
The Calling of the Three (1990) 175 exemplaires
The Princess of Flames (1986) 157 exemplaires
The Two in Hiding (1991) 155 exemplaires
One Land, One Duke (1992) 137 exemplaires
In the Caves of Exile (1988) 125 exemplaires
The Craft of Light (1993) 118 exemplaires
On the Seas of Destiny (1989) 114 exemplaires
The sword and the lion (1993) 111 exemplaires
Spell Bound (1990) 107 exemplaires
The Art of the Sword (1994) 104 exemplaires
The Empty Throne (1996) 93 exemplaires
The Huntress and the Sphinx (1997) 92 exemplaires
Keep on the Borderlands (2001) 88 exemplaires

Oeuvres associées

In Celebration of Lammas Night (1996) — Contributeur — 441 exemplaires
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Second Annual Collection (1987) — Contributeur — 199 exemplaires
Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996) — Contributeur — 186 exemplaires
The Crafters (1991) — Contributeur — 168 exemplaires
Low Port (2003) — Contributeur, quelques éditions157 exemplaires
Warrior Princesses (1998) — Contributeur — 144 exemplaires
Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Contributeur — 142 exemplaires
Spell Singers (1988) — Contributeur — 131 exemplaires
Blessings and Curses (1992) — Contributeur — 127 exemplaires
Arabesques II (1989) — Contributeur — 71 exemplaires
Werewolves: A Collection of Original Stories (1988) — Contributeur — 32 exemplaires
Drabble II: Double Century (1990) — Contributeur — 25 exemplaires

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1944-12-15
Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Butte, Montana, USA
Lieux de résidence
Oregon, USA
Professions
novelist

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Avevo messo questo libro in lista perché ero convinta facesse parte dei grandi classici del fantasy e invece proprio per niente: è uno dei tanti. A volte mi convinco delle cose come se fossi una terrapiattista antivax qualunque…

Comunque, nonostante il granchio preso sulla sua rilevanza, è stata una lettura piacevole e consona ai quaranta maledetti gradi. Il suo difetto più rilevante è stata la prima metà lentissima, durante la quale il gruppo di personaggi scappa attraverso le montagne e non succede pressoché niente se non caccia, pesca, accensioni di fuochi, raccolta di erbe, bagni nei laghi e compagnia bella.

È vero che tutto questo camminare serve a introdurre e costruire i vari personaggi e le loro reciproche relazioni, ma a Emerson non è riuscito benissimo, visto che sono abbastanza stereotipati e di parecchi continuavo a dimenticare i nomi (in particolare, c’è una coppia di gemelli che confondevo sempre, sebbene fossero anche rilevanti nella storia).

Mi è piaciuta molto, invece, l’impostazione blandamente femminista del romanzo, che va oltre il solito principessa forte che spacca culi. Emerson mette in luce tramite Ylia tutta una serie di dinamiche tossiche di potere tipiche del patriarcato senza bisogno di fare grandi discorsi, per rendere certe critiche digeribili a qualunque tipo di pubblico. Visto che ultimamente spopolano le eroine sarebbe bello vedere più impegno su questo fronte da parte di chi scrive.
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lasiepedimore | Jan 12, 2024 |
This is a decent novelization if nothing spectacular. It takes on three episodes from the television series; "Arabesque," "Masques" and "The Watcher." I was anticipating that author Ru Emerson would link these three disparate stories better into one cohesive whole but this is never done. The episodes are also taken out of the order they appeared in the show, so Emerson plays pretty fast and loose with the chronological timeline of the series. As an uber-fan this irritated me a bit, but it's something easily overlooked.

The stories of the first two episodes are very straightforward adaptations, nothing spectacular or new is brought to them that wasn't apparent in their original televised forms. I've always found "Arabesque" to be a rather dull episode, but "Masques" is always enchanting.

It's in "The Watcher" that Emerson really hits her stride. She gives the character of The Watcher some added background and motivation that aren't included in the TV show. Novelizations can sometimes come across as very dry, but Emerson is able to insert her own authorial voice to the proceedings, especially when delving into thoughts of secondary characters.

Overall a worthy effort, but there's not much new here to recommend it besides the "Watcher" segment.
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bugaboo_4 | Jan 3, 2021 |
Enjoyed; but my favorite character always dies in this series…
 
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ca.bookwyrm | 1 autre critique | May 18, 2020 |
Okay, it's really tropey, but I do love the arranged-marriage storyline. An overarching plot that started out very 90s "Drugs Are Bad, Mmkay?" is developing more of the nuance that I expected from the first three books in this series, although it took its sweet time. I am skeptical of the proposition that cotton is a major crop in America but slavery was never a thing, though (and making a main character the daughter of a Black indentured servant instead was...lazy).
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jen.e.moore | Jun 21, 2017 |

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Membres
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Évaluation
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Critiques
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