Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780441013883
Edition: Reissue
ISBN: 0441013880
Label: Ace Books
Manufacturer: Ace Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: February 01, 2006
Publisher: Ace Books
Studio: Ace Books

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Rating: - Flawed Hero.
I must confess I was looking forward to this book, perhaps a bit too much. It seemed an interesting premise of magic users working as pairs (Shield and Source) to act as a type of preternatural disaster fighting duo. And to be fair, it is competently written and does deliver on plot in a faux-Victorian setting, if rather plodding at times with some moments of light humour thrown about. What I found lacking was the rather cardboard characters. The heroine's special skill seems to be glibly ignoring ... Read More

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Rating: - If only for the sake of balance...
Apparently unlike the rest of the reviewers I found this book dull and predictable.

The idea for the Sources and Shields was undeniably interesting and even the obviously stereotypical beginning sounded like a fun read.

The plot just seemed too obvious, and the characters. Every scenario was reacted to exactly how you would expect. The interesting plot points were quickly discarded, the scenes seemed almost random.

Despite much of this the story carried just enough ... Read More

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Rating: - Much better than the title suggests
The title of this book was a little offputting, as was the cover art, but it was actually a very enjoyable read. It's rare to start a fantasy that seems to have such an original plot and whose characters are quite unformed and young but who grow up rapidly during the events of the book.

The heroine, Dunleavy Mallorough, is a Shield. This is someone with a supernatural ability to help those people who are Sources and who are able to direct the weather and reduce natural disasters on the planet ... Read More

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Rating: - An Excellent Read!!!
I wasn't really expecting this book to be much good being as it is a first novel but i was very pleasantly surprised. The plot is very involved and the characters have real depth to them.
The book is narrated by the Shield Dunleavey Mallorough as she is bonded with Source Shintaro Karish and what happens when you add natural disasters with feelings a crazy Source who wants to rule the world and one bonded pair (Dunleavey and Mallorough) with out of the ordinary abilities.

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Rating: - very original and fun
Reading some of the reviews i was surprised.Although everyone liked this,like me,it is surprising to hear it called a romance. o.k so it does have some of that but that would be a certain interpretation. Also this is compared to Tamora Pierce-one of my fave authors-but it wasnt until i read that the resembalance struck me.I dont know why people dont like the cover(ive known less accurate) but i definitely sympathise about stuff hanging round my recomendations!This makes me smile, ive been reading it all day ... Read More

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