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Liked It “Excellent, overall. Yes, there were some cliches (as one would only expect, coming from a YA fantasy about boarding school orphans with special powers), and it did, at times, cater a bit to ever-present hormones of the standard teenager. However, it was still a good, old-fashioned (think Zelazny...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Excellent, overall. Yes, there were some cliches (as one would only expect, coming from a YA fantasy about boarding school orphans with special powers), and it did, at times, cater a bit to ever-present hormones of the standard teenager. However, it was still a good, old-fashioned (think Zelazny here, folks) mythological sci-fi fantasy story. The physics were handled fairly adroitly, the mythology was handled well, and the character development (while slightly archetypal) was well done. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a good fantasy read -- not limiting it to my teenage friends.”
Son of Hud wrote this review Saturday, August 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love this book! I like how the author is able to blend sci-fi and fantasy and mythology all into one whole and have it come out making sense. And the language is so clear you can picture these incomprehensible acts these children are able to do perfectly. I've heard a lot of reviews say it's not much more than a pre-teens wet dream, but I never noticed it. Just seems like stuff everybody normaly goes though.”
Kenny L wrote this review Monday, September 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a pleasant surprise. I liked Wright's "post-singularity" trilogy, but this looked like a "young adult fantasy", a major turn off. I only read it because it was a free Tor download and I found myself with a new bit of hardware to try out as an ebook reader. It turned out to be a really cool book. It's not really a "young adult" novel...it is a bit on the kinky side for that, though there's no overt sex and the evil boarding school ascends beyond Harry Potter with solipsistic musings on belief and diversions into Einsteinian physics.
Steve B wrote this review Saturday, August 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“Gah! They stopped the book with the decision to wipe the heroine's memory! Evil!
Kassiana wrote this review Friday, June 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Good, frightening book. Creates real empathy for its heroes, the children of the Titans. I hope in the next two they win their freedom and get to go back home, rather than continue to be held prisoner by the North Wind et al.”
“I'm sorry. Ok I'm not. This book was confusing. It seems to me that this author is trying to convey teen fiction with SciFi EXTREME with a dash of mythology. One second the girl who is narrating the story is explaining an idea in an incomprehensible fashion, then giggling or blushing on a subject that is in no way related. I felt like I should tell the author to make up his mind, be a racy teen book or an EXTREME wannabe SciFi.”
Nik wrote this review Thursday, June 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Simply one of the most imaginative takes on mythology i've seen. Tihs book will not treat you like an idiot, and will lead you around wondering where they're going to go next”
Rich M wrote this review Monday, March 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wondeful book. I say: Narnia meets His Dark Materials. You might get even more out of this book if you'd brush up on your greek mythology. I bought this book thinking: Why not, let's try it. That was friday. I had a REALLY busy weekend, but every moment I had, i read.... It's monday. I'm into part two now. Cannot stop. Must... Read... ”
Bart wrote this review Monday, October 15 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Orphans of Chaos is something of an odd book. I liked the premise: five god-like entities are imprisoned in human bodies and held in an English bording school run by Greek gods. With their memories erased, the "children" think they are normal humans, but slowly they discover their powers and those of the teachers at the school. Each child has a unique way of view the universe, based on his or her power; for example, Amelia can see beyond the third dimension and interprets the others' powers as manipulations of time and space, whereas Quentin, a sort of shaman or sorcerer, sees their powers as harnessing spirits or other entities to their will. All sorts of gods and goddesses make cameos and it's great fun to figure out who is who (this same sort of game is played in American Gods by Neil Gaiman). However, there's also lots about this book that I didn't like. The narrator is a teenage girl and some of her thoughts and dialogue struck me as false. This could be just that my own experience as a teenage girl was so different that I just couldn't relate to the character. And also, this character has a BDSM streak that made parts of the book seem a little seedy and while I read this, I couldn't help wondering if the author was living out some fantasy of his. Also, this book is the first in a series and reads like it - the ending is slightly abrupt and unsatisfying. I may read the second book, but if the bondage theme continues/becomes the focus of the series, I'll probably pass on the third.”
eris404 wrote this review Sunday, July 1 2007. ( reply | view 3 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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