Ana i Dinios istražuju smrt visokog carskog časnika iz čijeg je tijela iznenada izraslo drvo toliko snažno da je rastrgalo i njega i sve u njegovoj blizini. Iako su opasnosti na rubu Carstva već dobro poznate, ovakva smrt je dosad neviđena…
E ovo je bilo baš zabavno!
Roman me uvukao u priču od prve stranice. Prvo me privukao sam žanr – kombinacija fantasyja i kriminalističkog romana. To su dva žanra uz koja se osjećam kao da sam se zamotala u najmekšu dekicu i otputovala u neku sasvim novu avanturu. Obožavam dobar krimić. Obožavam dobar fantasy. A sad zamislite ta dva svijeta spojena. Preludo i predobro.
Oduševio me i svijet i radnja, ali najviše likovi.
Ana Dolabra je ekscentrična, otkačena i potpuno nezaboravna istražiteljica. Dinios Kol njezin je pomoćnik i memorist s fotografskim pamćenjem. Njih dvoje su kao Holmes i Watson, ali u još luđoj, originalnijoj verziji. A Dinios… njega sigurno neću tako brzo zaboraviti.
Svi ga smatraju nesposobnim pa čak i on sam o sebi misli tako, ali zapravo je jedan od najinteligentnijih likova u knjizi. Bori se s disleksijom, i upravo me to oduševilo. Po prvi put sam u fantasyju naišla na lik sa stvarnim poteškoćama, prikazanog s toliko topline, dubine i poštovanja.
Uz odličnu kriminalističku zagonetku, dobili smo i čaroban fantasy svijet, sasvim drukčiji od već poznatih.
Od mene preporuka, a ja jedva čekam nastavak. 😊
Hvala izdavaču!
“So instead of committing robbery, I made tea.”
[english]
The Tainted Cup – Robert Jackson Bennett
Ana and Dinios are investigating the death of a high-ranking Imperial officer whose body suddenly sprouted a tree so powerful that it tore him and everything around him apart. Although the dangers on the edge of the Empire are well known, this kind of death is unprecedented…
Now this was really fun!
I was drawn into the story from the first page. What first got my attention was the genre – a combination of fantasy and murder mystery. These are two genres that make me feel like I’ve wrapped myself in the softest blanket and travelled to a whole new adventure. I love a good murder mystery. I love a good fantasy novel. Now imagine those two worlds combined. So crazy and so good.
I loved both the world and the plot, but most of all the characters.
Ana Dolabra is an eccentric, wacky and completely unforgettable investigator. Dinios Kol is her assistant and a memoirist with a photographic memory. The two of them are like Holmes and Watson, but in an even crazier, more original version. And Dinios… I’m certainly not going to forget him so quickly.
Everyone thinks he’s incompetent, and even he thinks so himself, but he’s actually one of the most intelligent characters in the book. He struggles with dyslexia, and that’s what really got me excited. It’s the first time in fantasy that I’ve come across a character with real struggles, portrayed with such warmth, depth, and respect.
Along with a great murder mystery, we also got a magical fantasy world, completely different from the ones we’ve already seen.
A huge recommendation from me, and I can’t wait to read the sequel. 😊
