The Spear Cuts Through Water
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4.3
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Simon Jimenez
Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The Vanished Birds.“A beguiling fantasy not to be missed.”—Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown’s GameWINNER OF THE IAFA CRAWFORD AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE IGNYTE AWARDONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, Vulture, Polygon, She Reads, Gizmodo, Kirkus Reviews, The Quill to LiveThe people suffer under the centuries-long rule of the Moon Throne. The royal family—the despotic emperor and his monstrous sons, the Three Terrors—hold the countryside in their choking grip. They bleed the land and oppress the citizens with the frightful powers they inherited from the god locked under their palace.But that god cannot be contained forever.With the aid of Jun, a guard broken by his guilt-stricken past, and Keema, an outcast fighting for his future, the god escapes from her royal captivity and flees from her own children, the triplet Terrors who would drag her back to her unholy prison. And so it is that she embarks with her young companions on a five-day pilgrimage in search of freedom—and a way to end the Moon Throne forever. The journey ahead will be more dangerous than any of them could have imagined.Both a sweeping adventure story and an intimate exploration of identity, legacy, and belonging, The Spear Cuts Through Water is an ambitious and profound saga that will transport and transform you—and is like nothing you’ve ever read before.
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Author
Simon Jimenez
Pages
544
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2022-08-30
ISBN
0593156595 9780593156599
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"This is a tough book to get into unless you have plenty of time to immerse yourself in it. The chapters are extremely long and it’s very prose heavy, lots of character and time jumping. It wasn’t until I was halfway through that I was able to dip in and out without missing a beat as much as my time allowed. It’s a grueling, slow pace, which allows for a lot of texture and deep story to develop, and it turns out to be a very rewarding experience if you can make it through, but this is not a casual read."
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CaitVD
"I wanted to love this book, truly. Seeing all the reviews that this book was so life changing, I wanted my life to be changed too. I just couldn’t get into it. I trudged my way to 46%, but I cannot go on any longer."
Rachel Ord
"Extremely well written. Great world and character development. Keeps you guessing the entire time!"
Emilia Elgeness
"I’m so torn about how to rate this. In my opinion, this book is far too long, confusing, and unenjoyable. But the concept and storytelling techniques are so clever, I had to give it at least three stars. <br/><br/>Why did I almost never understand what was going on? Because the narrator constantly shifts from omniscient second person to omniscient third person to first person from anyone and everyone with no rhyme or rhythm. It just happens, and it threw me for a loop every time, and I hardly understood what was happening, who was speaking, and why it was all happening this way. <br/><br/>On the other hand, this was one of the most intriguing ideas for framing a fantasy novel. This is a frame story. The second person narrator is watching a play unfold. We are being told a story within a story. Those lines are blurred often. <br/><br/>Maybe I’ll enjoy this book if I try it at another time, now that I have an idea of what’s going on. However, I wouldn’t recommend this book. Too much work for too little takeaway, as beautiful as the prose was."
Charis Negley