De Ogen Van Kronos (2009)

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Author

Marie Rutkoski

Genre

Fantasy

Series

The Kronos Chronicles

Rating

3.94 of 5 Votes: 1

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ISBN

9047701887 (ISBN13: 9789047701880)

Language

English

Publisher

Lemniscaat

Shops

Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble

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About book De Ogen Van Kronos (2009)

It was really difficult to get into this book. Either I did not pay attention in the beginning, or the author did not appropriately bring me into the world of the book. It is a strange sort of magical book, but I kept reading it because my daughter (11 years) had recommended it to me. Halfway through, I started to understand the characters/situations/plot better, and by the end, it got more interesting. My daughter thought it was weird but good. One of the things I really enjoyed about the Cabinet of Wonders are the varied magical abilities the characters possessed. Like moving metal with your mind to make spiders, birds and dogs, and bending and enchanting glass to trap lightening inside, very cool. Even Neel's ghost like fingers that can pick pocket with ease added some action to the story. I also enjoyed how Rutkoski choose to set the story during the European Renaissance and highly recommend making sure your copy has the Authors Note at the end for information about the characters origins, history about cabinets of wonder and Bohemia. Overall, a nice mix of magic, steampunk with historical fantasy. Favorite quote "The horseshoe makes its own luck."