Cantata in Coral and Ivory The Coral Palace L Shelby 9780992152871 Books
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Ikhsior never expected to inherit the family title, and would rather return to the roving life of a sea captain than remain a part of the Imperial Court. But it isn't easy to withdraw from emperor's service without damaging his family's honor. To regain his freedom, he must first master the intricacies of his new position. But a courtier's skills do not come easily to the former sailor, and the Coral Palace holds far more mysteries than he was expecting. How has he won the enmity of the court's most fashionable lord? Why did a young lady give him a device that shouldn't even exist? What is this moving statue that everyone seems to have seen but him? Could he possibly have lost his heart to one of the throng of art-obsessed courtiers? And does the future of the country really depend on what he does next? He has always been confident of his ability to achieve his goals, but this is the hardest and most confusing challenge he has ever faced. How can he succeed when he's no longer certain what he's trying to do?
Cantata in Coral and Ivory The Coral Palace L Shelby 9780992152871 Books
I read Cantata a couple months ago and have been mulling over how to review it. My impulse is to push it on everyone and say "read it, it's good." But that usually doesn't work.So... The main character is Iskior a sea captain forced by family death into prominence at court. He doesn't DO court. He's the sort of person who gets things done. Court is the sort of place where appearances matter more than his sort of accomplishments, and everything has to be done artistically, complete with song. He doesn't fit. THe narrative is through the eyes of one of his servants who doesn't know what to make of him, and tries to help by cluing him in, when the servant has a clue. But it isn't done to suggest the Lord doesn't know anything, so... there's a fair amount of dry humor in the getting around that sort of social stricture. Iskhior does succeed in making a place for himself and just by being himself shifting things for the better in the Empire, avoids the marriage that everyone thinks he's been angling for, while providing an enjoyable read with songs, poetry, sea voyages, painting and clever people.
The setting is tropical, in my opinion vaguely African inspired, but both setting and culture, as far as I can tell are very much original. Iskhior had his position of authority on the ship not due to connections, but character. People choose their leaders at that level. There are lords and an Emperor, who inherit power in the standard way, but for most of the population the important people are the ones whom the populace chooses to do things, lead, whatever. It's not a structure I've run across elsewhere. Seeing that type of character shoved into the different culture of the court and working out how to get things done without appalling the new Powers That Be he has to deal with is a pleasure.
four stars, because I reserve 5 stars for once in a decade blow me away reads.
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Cantata in Coral and Ivory The Coral Palace L Shelby 9780992152871 Books Reviews
The events in this book unfold slowly. It may seem that little is happening beyond the admittedly complex and amusing efforts of a newly-promoted courtier to marry the woman he actually wants instead of the one everyone thinks he should have.
However, much more is happening than that and the events in this book will determine a great deal of the future course of a nation.
But the events do unfold slowly and it might not be worth following them but for the charm and wit of the characters and the setting.
if the scale were more granular, this book would not rate up there among the truly great novels but it isn't all that far off.
I'm reading out of my comfort zone here. Usually I'm reading action adventure set in ancient magical lands. I just finished a more or less straight up romance set in an ancient and magical near Chinese kingdom. Great romance, plenty adventurous.
Magnificent comedy of manners and romance in a fantasy world. A rough sea captain is is over his head when the death of his brother forces him into the labyrinth of a government run by good manners run amok. Utterly delightful. I just finished the second book, and dived straight into the novella. Every. Single. One. Is. Magnificent.
I read Cantata a couple months ago and have been mulling over how to review it. My impulse is to push it on everyone and say "read it, it's good." But that usually doesn't work.
So... The main character is Iskior a sea captain forced by family death into prominence at court. He doesn't DO court. He's the sort of person who gets things done. Court is the sort of place where appearances matter more than his sort of accomplishments, and everything has to be done artistically, complete with song. He doesn't fit. THe narrative is through the eyes of one of his servants who doesn't know what to make of him, and tries to help by cluing him in, when the servant has a clue. But it isn't done to suggest the Lord doesn't know anything, so... there's a fair amount of dry humor in the getting around that sort of social stricture. Iskhior does succeed in making a place for himself and just by being himself shifting things for the better in the Empire, avoids the marriage that everyone thinks he's been angling for, while providing an enjoyable read with songs, poetry, sea voyages, painting and clever people.
The setting is tropical, in my opinion vaguely African inspired, but both setting and culture, as far as I can tell are very much original. Iskhior had his position of authority on the ship not due to connections, but character. People choose their leaders at that level. There are lords and an Emperor, who inherit power in the standard way, but for most of the population the important people are the ones whom the populace chooses to do things, lead, whatever. It's not a structure I've run across elsewhere. Seeing that type of character shoved into the different culture of the court and working out how to get things done without appalling the new Powers That Be he has to deal with is a pleasure.
four stars, because I reserve 5 stars for once in a decade blow me away reads.
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