Reseña: Falcondance (The Kiesha'ra #3)

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Falcondance (The Kiesha'ra #3)

by 

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

 

183 pages

Published September 13th 2005 by Delacorte Press (first published January 1st 2005)

ISBN: 0385731949 (ISBN13: 9780385731942)

Edition Language: English

Series: The Kiesha'ra #3

SYNOPSIS: Nicias has never felt completely at home among the avians and serpiente in Wyvern's Court, despite his loyalty to Oliza Shardae Cobriana, the heir to both thrones. He is a falcon, the son of two exiles from Anhmik and images of this distant island have always haunted his dreams. But when Nicias's visions become more like reality, his parents have no choice but to send him back to the homeland and a royal falcon they've tried their best to forget.
If Araceli won't bind Nicias's newfound magic, it could destroy him. In a place where everyone is a pawn, only one other woman has the potential to save Nicias. But she holds the keys to a dangerous power struggle that will force Nicias to choose between his duty and his destiny.

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The truth is, I didn't remember the first 2 books in this series at all. And by the way, there is no romance in this book, there is quite a lot of fantasy and magic. And many women in power.

What is it about? Well, of shapeshifting breeds that live in permanent conflict (snake and avians), with mistrust and prejudice for thousands of years. The reason seems to be generated in a split of the races by magic, and the conflict has been helped by the falcons.

Queen Oliza's wyverns court appears to be on the brink of a new conflict, even though her parents have done their best to reconcile them despite being of two different races, pressuring her to choose a mate, and neither wants that the would-be-king of the other race that they do not favor.

This book focuses on Nicias, faithful guard of the princess, protector of the royal family. He is a friend of Oliza because they both share the conflict of being different, although in his case he leads him to live a life in which he mistrusts all Wyvern for being a full-blooded falcon. His parents fled the royal falcon court, preferring to lose their magic and true form to get out of there. But now Nicias is awakened by his magic, and this is deadly with no one to teach him how to handle it, and the only ones who can help him are those of the royal falcon court, of which he is the heir by blood.

Much of the story is a big one: "Who is telling the truth?" The unexplained fear of her parents (who do not give the image of very good parents), the people of the Wyvern court, Lily?, Araceli? The Emperatress Cjarsa? Darien? Those from the falcon court?

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Did anyone here ever work under pure motives, or was it all a facade, layers upon layers of deception?
We are Ahnmik's chosen, and Ahnmik is god of control and power and the mind. These games are the way of our realm.

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The center of everything seems to be who can we trust? In our memories? In what everyone tells us is the truth and how things should be? Do prejudices have a reason for being? On the other hand, Nicias is not a very heroic character, that of being tied by the oath to Oliza makes him quite 'square', he is not interested in anything else, he has no vision of the future in how everything he learns can affect the population in the future. And the cold way as it speaks of stripping someone of their magic as if that would not affect them at all ... Nicias as royal guard he is quite closed and with no future in view of all the decisions he is making.

The book ends with the idea that Hai will now influence upcoming events.

The madness of Eel and the magical ¿deities? that they dispute is rather confusing. But I would like to know what happens next.

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La verdad es que no recordaba para nada los primeros 2 libros de esta serie. Y de paso no hay romance en este libro, hay bastante fantasia y magia. Y varias mujeres muy poderosas.

¿De qué se trata? Pues, de razas de cambiaformas que viven en permanente conflicto (serpiente y avians), con desconfianza y prejuicio por miles de años. La razón se genera al parecer en una escision de las razas por magia , y el conflicto ha sido ayudado por los halcones.

La corte de Wyverns de la reina Oliza parece encontrarse al borde de un nuevo conflicto, pese a que sus padres han hecho lo posible por reconciliarlos a pesar de ser de dos razas diferentes, la presionan para elegir un esposo , y ninguno de los dos quiere que el futuro rey sea de la otra raza que no favorecen.

Este libro se centra en Nicias, fiel guardia de la princesa, protector de la familia real. Es amigo de Oliza porque ambos comparten el conflicto de ser diferentes, aunque es su caso le lleva a vivir una vida en que sufre la desconfianza de todos los Wyvern por ser de sangre pura falcon. Sus padre huyeron de la corte real falcon , prefiriendo perder su magia y su forma verdadera para salir de alli. Pero ahora Nicias sufre un despertar de su magia, y esto es mortal sin nadie que le enseñe como manejarla, y los unicos que pueden ayudarlo son los de la corte real de falcon, de la que él es el heredero por sangre.

Gran parte de la historia es un gran: "¿Quién esta diciendo la verdad?". El temor poco explicado de sus padres (quienes no dan la imagen de muy buenos padres), la gente de la corte Wyvern?, ¿Lily?, ¿Araceli? , ¿Darien?, ¿La Emperatriz Cjarsa? ¿Los de la corte falcon?

El centro de todo parece ser en quien podemos confiar? en nuestros recuerdos?, en lo que todos nos dicen que es la verdad y como deben ser las cosas?, tienen los prejuicios una razon de ser?. Por otra parte Nicias no es un personaje muy heroico, eso de estar atado por el juramento a Oliza lo hace verbastante cuadrado, no le interesa nada más no tiene vision de futuro en como todo lo que aprende puede afectar a la poblacion en el futuro. Y la forma tan fria como habla de despojar a alguien de su magia como si eso no fuera a afectarlos en nada... Para ser un guardia real es bastante cerrado y sin miras de futuro por todas las decisiones que esta tomando.

El libro termina con la idea de que Hai ahora influirá en los próximos eventos.

La locura de Eel y las mágicas deidades? que disputan es bastante confuso. Pero me gustaria saber que pasa despues.

+Leido para el Reto Popsugar #41: Libro escrito por un autor en sus veintes.

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