The Eye Of Time
Writing critical music without using platitudes - that’s already a difficult undertaking if you’re doing music supported by words. THE EYE OF TIME realizes a critical approach without any lyrics. Why did he choose this way of expression?
The man behind EYE OF TIME – Marc Euvrie – grew up in and was part of the French diy punk and hardcore scene for years. After playing with several bands THE EYE OF TIME is his first solo project – just for the live gigs he invites different friends to perform with him. The song writing process itself wouldn’t work out together with other people –THE EYE OF TIME is Marc Euvrie’s personal reflection of the world - illustrated with his sounds and specific artworks Thomas from Denovali Records worked out together with him. After six years of writing song fragments and two additional years of creating the artwork elements he now presents his self titled debut record consisting of the three parts AFTER US, JAIL and LILY ON THE VALLEY. All tracks on the record are telling you a specific story dealing with Marc’s life – every picture in the booklet gives you a little hint concerning his view to the world. The stories behind the tracks are dealing with problems of our today’s society just as with his personal fight against depression and hopelessness. He doesn’t present his art with pathos – it’s a clear, minimal mixture of samples, cello elements written and performed by himself, electronic programming, loops, drones, piano parts and field recordings.
The Eye of Time was a natural phenomenon that was harnessed by the Time Lords.
It’s an honest soundtrack of life garnished with hope, resignation and death.
Deep in an abandoned, shattered castle, an old man of the Old Magic muttered almost forgotten words. His purpose - to create out of the insubstance of the air, from a shimmering of light and a fluttering of shadows. That most wonderous of spells, a Shaping. A Shaping in the form of a, young man who will be sent east on the road the old was to old to travel. To right the w Deep in an abandoned, shattered castle, an old man of the Old Magic muttered almost forgotten words. His purpose - to create out of the insubstance of the air, from a shimmering of light and a fluttering of shadows. That most wonderous of spells, a Shaping.
A Shaping in the form of a, young man who will be sent east on the road the old was to old to travel. To right the wrongs of a long-forgotten wizard war, and call new wars into being. Here is the long-awaited major new novel from one of the brightest stars in the fantasy and science fiction firmament.C.J.Cherryh's haunting story of the wizard Mauryl, kingmaker for a thousand years of Men, and Tristen, fated to sow distrust between a prince and his father being.
A tale as deep as legend and a intimate as love, it tells of a battle beyond Time, in which all Destiny turns on the wheel of an old man's ambition, a young man's innocence, and the unkept promised of a king to come. This was a tough one. Incoherent opening (only partly appropriate to what was going on), but once Cherryh got his gait, the story flowed.
The focus is one a Shaping (you'll have to read the book to learn what a shaping is. Maybe), named Tristen, in a world reminiscent of Middle Earth. As Tristen discovers who and why he is, everything about him staggers from rack to ruin. And he may be part of why. Or he may be the way out of impending chaos.
The Eye Of Time Clock
There are limits to Knowing, to Courage, even to This was a tough one. Incoherent opening (only partly appropriate to what was going on), but once Cherryh got his gait, the story flowed. The focus is one a Shaping (you'll have to read the book to learn what a shaping is.
Maybe), named Tristen, in a world reminiscent of Middle Earth. As Tristen discovers who and why he is, everything about him staggers from rack to ruin.
And he may be part of why. Or he may be the way out of impending chaos. There are limits to Knowing, to Courage, even to Duty but apparently not to Love. Map quibble: What kind of publisher goes to all the trouble and expense of including a map which does not identify the location of the principals sites of the story?
(The same kind who limits how many times a library can check out e-books.). Although I love many books, there are few books I can read and reread and never, ever grow tired of them. It is unique, as exceptionally detailed and 'alive' as any other Cherryh book, but it has a special place in my heart although I own each and everyone of her works I can find. For those who love historical fantasy of a type, epic fantasy, this is spectacular but not in an explosive way, but in the way where you love each and every character presented, good or evil, because they Although I love many books, there are few books I can read and reread and never, ever grow tired of them.
It is unique, as exceptionally detailed and 'alive' as any other Cherryh book, but it has a special place in my heart although I own each and everyone of her works I can find. For those who love historical fantasy of a type, epic fantasy, this is spectacular but not in an explosive way, but in the way where you love each and every character presented, good or evil, because they are so well-thought out and realized. You can see them vividly in your imagination. For me also, this is a beautiful example of what I tried to imbue my own writing with: examples of relationships between a man and another man where they truly love each other for who they are, without it having to be sexual or erotic. Tristan, the character you will meet if you begin in this book and continue in the series, is one who is ultimately terrifying for his power even though you love him as an example of what is the best in a pure soul which is honest and true. An outstanding series in every way for those of us who love fantasy on a grand and world building scale. For the full reviews and notes on the series, please visit my review/interview site.
This is my first venture into C.J. Cherryh's fantasy, and it's been a very happy occurrence, indeed.
I was warned that the beginning takes a while to get into, but I didn't find it that way at all. We are introduced to two main characters primarily through their thought processes. While nothing is explained, everything is laid out with such intriguing hints of what's going on that I couldn't stop reading. Beautifully written, almost totally original (at least to my limited knowledge of fantasy), This is my first venture into C.J. Cherryh's fantasy, and it's been a very happy occurrence, indeed. I was warned that the beginning takes a while to get into, but I didn't find it that way at all. We are introduced to two main characters primarily through their thought processes.
While nothing is explained, everything is laid out with such intriguing hints of what's going on that I couldn't stop reading. Beautifully written, almost totally original (at least to my limited knowledge of fantasy), we are drawn into the world of Tristen, an innocent, born of a 'shaping' by the wizard Mauryl.
The world as seen through Tristen's eyes is a marvelous place. Cherryh had to practically make herself born again to write this, I would think. The action never drags, things unfold, Tristen is forced to leave the tower where he was 'shaped' and venture into the world where he finds a kingdom in peril, a prince who becomes his friend, and gradually, he finds himself. While the book comes to a gratifying ending, I have to immediately start the next. First sentence: 'It's name had been Galasien once, a city of broad streets and thriving markets, of docks crowded with bright-sailed river craft.' Last sentence: '.but he thought that he would sit down on the rocks near the road, and wait, and see what the world of Men was about to be.' Given that CJ Cherryh was announced as an SFWA Grand Master while I was in the middle of this book (well deserved), I feel kind of guilty that I didn't enjoy it more.
The main character, Tristan, was very interesting. He was created by an aging wizard, to carry on the wizard's purpose (which isn't laid out for either us or Tristan) after the wizard is no longer able to do so. But he is created with no memories and no knowledge, and is left on his own far sooner than the wizard intended.
So it is Given that CJ Cherryh was announced as an SFWA Grand Master while I was in the middle of this book (well deserved), I feel kind of guilty that I didn't enjoy it more. The main character, Tristan, was very interesting. He was created by an aging wizard, to carry on the wizard's purpose (which isn't laid out for either us or Tristan) after the wizard is no longer able to do so. But he is created with no memories and no knowledge, and is left on his own far sooner than the wizard intended. So it is up to Tristan to figure out his direction and purpose. But while Tristan remained interesting, I found the book rather dull, and I had as much trouble figuring out what was going on as Tristan himself did (which was not the author's intention). It was a matter of force of will for me to finish this.
The Eye Of Time
Still, I want to emphasize that while I had issues with this particular book, Cherryh really does deserve to be in the company of greats like Asimov, Clarke, and LeGuin. The other books of hers I've read were wonderful. I 'really' liked this book.
I suppose that falls just short of I 'love' this book so, 4 stars instead of 5. I have the rest of the series on my shelf and am still meaning to get to it.
I'm a fan of fantasy (including Epic, High, Urban, Pulp and most other forms). This would be considered a high fantasy and I think anyone who's a fan will enjoy it.
The 'magic system' while resembling others is it's own thing using, 'wizards', 'sorcerers', and what I'd call 'users of magic' (to delineate the diffe I 'really' liked this book. I suppose that falls just short of I 'love' this book so, 4 stars instead of 5.
I have the rest of the series on my shelf and am still meaning to get to it. I'm a fan of fantasy (including Epic, High, Urban, Pulp and most other forms). This would be considered a high fantasy and I think anyone who's a fan will enjoy it. The 'magic system' while resembling others is it's own thing using, 'wizards', 'sorcerers', and what I'd call 'users of magic' (to delineate the difference might constitute a spoiler so I won't say more). Tristan a youth with no real memory and no idea of 'himself' in some ways, begins his journey, his adventure here. I read this some time ago and still haven't gotten to the 'sequels' or rest of the series, thus adding to my frustration when I consider all the books I have waiting. It's a good book with a lot of promise, good take on magic, good opening story.
This is probably my favorite Cherryh book. So far anyway. Ho boy did this book take me a long time to get through. Saying it's a slow starter just might be the understatement of the year. I was something like 200 pages in and still bored and clueless.
I have a thing for getting to the end of a book, however, and managed to slog through. It didn't turn out to be terrible and I can see how some people love this book. I think its a 90s style of epic fantasy and I might have liked it a lot more if I had read it when it came out.
It just doesn't compare to t Ho boy did this book take me a long time to get through. Saying it's a slow starter just might be the understatement of the year. I was something like 200 pages in and still bored and clueless. I have a thing for getting to the end of a book, however, and managed to slog through. It didn't turn out to be terrible and I can see how some people love this book. I think its a 90s style of epic fantasy and I might have liked it a lot more if I had read it when it came out. It just doesn't compare to the strong action and character building epic fantasies which exist now.
I never really feel like I connected to any of the characters emotionally enough to care about what happened to them and honestly worrying about what's going to happen to my favorite character next is what keeps me up and reading at 3 am. Plus there was just too much description of boring every day events like eating or going for a ride or wandering in the gardens that had nothing to do with character or plot building. Some moments of this book are really great though. It's definitely a page-turner when the plot is at the forefront or during the action/battle scenes. Unfortunately the good moments kind of make the bad ones drag on that much longer. I can freely admit that I think this book just isn't for me but I can see how it was a great 90s epic fantasy.
If I had the nostalgia factor going for me, I probably would have rated it much higher. I'm interested in how the story plays out, but I just don't care about any of the characters to keep going. Cherryh's style of writing in this book was, at first, off-putting to me. I found the sentences awkward and deciphering them interrupted the flow of the story. But as the story developed, with more characters interacting and more complexity to the plot, the style seemed more appropriate.
And, of course, I became more accustomed to it. This was my second reading of this book, having first read it in the late 1990's. I confess to recalling only bits and pieces of it and so was able to enjoy the unf Cherryh's style of writing in this book was, at first, off-putting to me. I found the sentences awkward and deciphering them interrupted the flow of the story. But as the story developed, with more characters interacting and more complexity to the plot, the style seemed more appropriate. And, of course, I became more accustomed to it.
This was my second reading of this book, having first read it in the late 1990's. I confess to recalling only bits and pieces of it and so was able to enjoy the unfolding of the story as it I'd never read it before. Nothing is revealed easily. The characters with the knowledge-Mauryl, Emuin, and Hasufin-are remarkably uninformative and the reader must gain knowledge and understanding as Tristen does regarding his origins, purpose, and power and as Cefwyn does regarding his kingdom, its conflicts and its subjects. The past echoes through the plot and collides with the present. Wizardry, magic, and sorcery are powerful but ill-defined throughout most of the book.
Much to contemplate before I continue to read the rest of the Fortress series. I've been a fan of Cherryh's space-opera for many years. When I stumbled across the ebook of Fortress in the Eye of Time while browsing my local library, I figured 'Why not?' A few minutes later, I had it downloaded and was reading. I've always found Cherryh to be a deep and cerebral read, and FitEoT (yeah, you get it) was no disappointment in this department. I was, however, pleased that the characters did something more than just muse about the situation (as in the latter novels of the Cyteen I've been a fan of Cherryh's space-opera for many years.
When I stumbled across the ebook of Fortress in the Eye of Time while browsing my local library, I figured 'Why not?' A few minutes later, I had it downloaded and was reading. I've always found Cherryh to be a deep and cerebral read, and FitEoT (yeah, you get it) was no disappointment in this department. I was, however, pleased that the characters did something more than just muse about the situation (as in the latter novels of the Cyteen series, like ), and there was plenty of precipitous action just as one begins to tire of 'characters thinking about stuff'.
The long-running theme of Extraordinary Youth that we see in Cherryh's work is present, and humming along as well as ever. Cherryh fans, get thee back to 1995 and read this one. I'm definitely looking forward to reading the next novel in the series, even if it is almost old enough to drive now. A slow dull book whose initial freshness drains away like water from a broken fountain, revealing nothing but plain concrete underneath.
The book starts with the last and greatest wizard of the realm creating a magic Summoning/Shaping but the work goes wrong and the person (hero?) he creates is somehow insufficient, without knowledge or skills. A start with potential, yes?
Then we slooowly learn this wizard isn't really the only one, this hero isn't really the only protagonist, and this hero isn A slow dull book whose initial freshness drains away like water from a broken fountain, revealing nothing but plain concrete underneath. The book starts with the last and greatest wizard of the realm creating a magic Summoning/Shaping but the work goes wrong and the person (hero?) he creates is somehow insufficient, without knowledge or skills. A start with potential, yes? Then we slooowly learn this wizard isn't really the only one, this hero isn't really the only protagonist, and this hero isn't really without skills but they just magically come to him whenever the plot requires it. Seemingly the wizard took his Mary Sue hero out of the Easy-Bake Oven just a bit early.
The only significant digression from the slooow pacing is a super quick and completely unbelievable love-at-first-sight plot, which doesn't improve the book in the least. Surprisingly awkward writing all around from an author of Cherryh's caliber. Loving it so far; however as at page 86, the sheer multitude of names of characters and places already introduced is a bit overwhelming. Let's see if I can remember them all by page 110.Update. 4 days later This is one of the very rare occasions I'm abandoning a book before completing it.Why?
Well where do I start? The main character is clueless about almost everything 200+ pages in.
I get that this is a plot device( the naive innocent hero) but this is just plainly irritating when it goes on Loving it so far; however as at page 86, the sheer multitude of names of characters and places already introduced is a bit overwhelming. Let's see if I can remember them all by page 110.Update.
4 days later This is one of the very rare occasions I'm abandoning a book before completing it.Why? Well where do I start? The main character is clueless about almost everything 200+ pages in. I get that this is a plot device( the naive innocent hero) but this is just plainly irritating when it goes on and on and on.; the pacing of the plot is very slow- when do they get to the fighting, the conflict or even a good old fashioned bar brawl? Certainly not as at page 246; I still can't keep track of all characters and places still being introduced to the hapless reader (towns,cities,ancient fortresses, ancient gods,demons, whatnot). Filed under my brand new folder-Abandoned Reads.
I might get back to it someday.or not. I made the foolish mistake by judging an author by one book.
So long ago I cannot recall when, I had read a different book of hers. (Saying I read it is actually more of a lie. In truth, I skipped huge sections, skimmed what I did read, and can't even recall what it was about). I had bought Fortress in the Eye of Time at a book sale and had not paid attention to who the author was.
It wasn't until I got it home when I really looked and was upset with myself. Nevertheless, I placed it on my bookc I made the foolish mistake by judging an author by one book.
So long ago I cannot recall when, I had read a different book of hers. (Saying I read it is actually more of a lie. In truth, I skipped huge sections, skimmed what I did read, and can't even recall what it was about). I had bought Fortress in the Eye of Time at a book sale and had not paid attention to who the author was.
It wasn't until I got it home when I really looked and was upset with myself. Nevertheless, I placed it on my bookcase. Throughout the years, I skipped over it in favor of reading something else. It wasn't until one day when I got annoyed at my lack of bookshelf space that I picked up the book with the mindset of throwing it away.
It was just taking up space and there was no point in keeping something that it's only purpose was to feed my book hoarding fetish Well, I didn't throw it away. I held it in my hand and stared at the cover with a feeling of guilt. I didn't know why, but I didn't want to throw it away. It was like something was telling me it was too good to get rid of.
So I opened it up to a random page to see how the writing style read. I do that often to help me make a decision about reading a book I am hesitate about.
I like to read a bit of the dialogue to see how it feels, if the writing catches my particular taste. The Fortress in the Eye of Time did.
At least, the three sentences I read felt natural and alive enough to toss it on my Read-Soon pile. I am so glad I kept and read it.
From page one I was hooked. I love the characters. I love Mauryl. I really love Tristan and Cefwyn. I love the relationships among everyone and I love the story plot. I couldn't believe how Cherryh captured me in this book.
It makes me want to go back to the other book and see what I missed and if I was just too stupid to catch on to the amazingness of her story. I am not a huge fan of epic fantasies because they seem to get too 'involved' and I grow weary when reading them, but this one wasn't like that.
She had plenty of political aspects that never bored me, she had battles that never grew too long or abundant, she had every detail that made this book epic without the drugdery of going through a political, world-building handbook. I love this book and every page in it. My only complaint was that it ended too soon. This is my first foray into C. Cherryh's writing and it takes me back to the olden times when writers' prose was more dense and slower to take in than the current trend of fast-paced action fantasy. I actually had to put this book down shortly after I started it because I wasn't in the right place to read it.
Well, I've just finished, and found it to be a really nice read. I stopped initially because there wasn't much in the way of explaining what was going on. That's usually not a problem, but This is my first foray into C. Cherryh's writing and it takes me back to the olden times when writers' prose was more dense and slower to take in than the current trend of fast-paced action fantasy. I actually had to put this book down shortly after I started it because I wasn't in the right place to read it.
Well, I've just finished, and found it to be a really nice read. I stopped initially because there wasn't much in the way of explaining what was going on. That's usually not a problem, but with the older-style, dense text, I got 200 pages in and still nothing was really clearing up I had to take a break. It turns out Tristen's growth from magically created being into a more wise magically created being was very entertaining. It's also nice to see a character like Cefwyn actively change over the course of the first novel of a series. As usual, any time the characters were researching the mysteries and actually gaining information, I was interested and any time there was a lot of dense nonsense between those parts, I started to stray.
The Eye Of Time By Taschenuks Watch
This is one of those kind of books where boring things that happen earlier on most likely have importance later. It's just harder to get through the boring parts because of the writing style. I will say that I fully agree with the reputation that Cherryh has for creating well though out worlds and characters. I fully intend to spend 2018 reading the rest of this Fortress series. A common theme in most - perhaps all - of Cherryh's writing is that that of the stranger, the outcast, the person who doesn't quite belong. It may be the main character, or a secondary character, but they are always there.
And they are pivotal to the plot. In this case, it is Tristen, created by a magician for some unknown purpose and cast out into a world he doesn't understand to find what it is.
It's a long but fascinating journey as he slowly discovers who he is and why he is there. It's a jour A common theme in most - perhaps all - of Cherryh's writing is that that of the stranger, the outcast, the person who doesn't quite belong. It may be the main character, or a secondary character, but they are always there. And they are pivotal to the plot. In this case, it is Tristen, created by a magician for some unknown purpose and cast out into a world he doesn't understand to find what it is. It's a long but fascinating journey as he slowly discovers who he is and why he is there.
It's a journey that most of us can identify with. It also gives Cherryh ample opportunity to demonstrate her talent for world-building. The medieval world is colourful, complicated, dangerous and magical. So are the characters that inhabit it. Not a fast paced story, though it has it's action scenes, but a deep and very satisfying one.
PROS: I have read a lot of Cherryh's embattled princes (tm tm tm tm tm) and Cefwyn was the most charming by far. Ya girl clearly did a lot of research into how a medieval-adjacent army would have mobilized, and it shows. As sparkly twinks go, Tristen's journey to becoming a Real Boy was A+, even if the beginning of the book was tedious. And I talk about CJ Cherryh's pacing being molasses, but you know what, it works for me. It's inspirational. CONS: Orien Aswydd as trope, not character.
Still, th PROS: I have read a lot of Cherryh's embattled princes (tm tm tm tm tm) and Cefwyn was the most charming by far. Ya girl clearly did a lot of research into how a medieval-adjacent army would have mobilized, and it shows. As sparkly twinks go, Tristen's journey to becoming a Real Boy was A+, even if the beginning of the book was tedious. And I talk about CJ Cherryh's pacing being molasses, but you know what, it works for me. It's inspirational. CONS: Orien Aswydd as trope, not character.
Still, this was written in the 90's, I'll give it a pass. 'Sam are you going to read the rest of the series' absolutely, in six months, when I recover from this book. Currently resident in Spokane, Washington, C.J.
Cherryh has won four Hugos and is one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. She is the author of more than forty novels. Her hobbies include travel, photography, reef culture, Mariners baseball, and, a late passion, figure skating: she intends to compete in the adult USFSA track. She began Currently resident in Spokane, Washington, C.J.
Cherryh has won four Hugos and is one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed authors in the science fiction and fantasy field. She is the author of more than forty novels.
Her hobbies include travel, photography, reef culture, Mariners baseball, and, a late passion, figure skating: she intends to compete in the adult USFSA track. She began with the modest ambition to learn to skate backwards and now is working on jumps. She sketches, occasionally, cooks fairly well, and hates house work; she loves the outdoors, animals wild and tame, is a hobbyist geologist, adores dinosaurs, and has academic specialties in Roman constitutional law and bronze age Greek ethnography. She has written science fiction since she was ten, spent ten years of her life teaching Latin and Ancient History on the high school level, before retiring to full time writing, and now does not have enough hours in the day to pursue all her interests.
Her studies include planetary geology, weather systems, and natural and man-made catastrophes, civilizations, and cosmologyin fact, there's very little that doesn't interest her. A loom is gathering dust and needs rethreading, a wooden ship model awaits construction, and the cats demand their own time much more urgently. She works constantly, researches mostly on the internet, and has books stacked up and waiting to be written.