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| Original Title: | Das kupferne Zeichen |
| ISBN: | 3404157001 (ISBN13: 9783404157006) |
| Edition Language: | German |
| Series: | Das kupferne Zeichen #1 |
Katia Fox
Taschenbuch | Pages: 550 pages Rating: 3.68 | 971 Users | 94 Reviews
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England 1161. Die 12jährige Ellen, Tochter eines Schwertschmieds, möchte nur eines: ebenfalls Schwertschmiedin werden. Doch das ist für ein Mädchen undenkbar. Als sie nach einer ungeheuerlichen Entdeckung von zu Hause fliehen muss, verkleidet Ellen sich als Junge und nutzt die Chance: Sie begleitet einen berühmten Schwertschmied in die Normandie und lernt dort als Schmiedejunge Alan das Handwerk ausüben und das höfische Leben kennen. Doch die Lüge, auf der sie ihr Leben aufgebaut hat, wird ihr zum Verhängnis, als sie sich in einen jungen Ritter verliebt, denn sie darf ihre Identität nicht preisgeben. Zu spät erkennt sie, wem sie vertrauen darf – und dass sie bei Hofe einen Feind hat, der zu allem bereit ist …
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| Title | : | Das kupferne Zeichen (Das kupferne Zeichen #1) |
| Author | : | Katia Fox |
| Book Format | : | Taschenbuch |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 550 pages |
| Published | : | July 2007 by Bastei Lübbe (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.68 From 971 Users | 94 ReviewsWeigh Up Of Books Das kupferne Zeichen (Das kupferne Zeichen #1)
3.5 stars. I'm glad I stuck with it. Our heroine goes through many great struggles and some of them really are accurate portrayals of some of the things in the 11th century life. But I learned a lot about the making of swords, scabbard's, hilts, etc. and this book certainly brings you in touch with struggles that a woman would go through if she had wanted to be a swordsmith in those days. The plot contains many interesting shifts and tight spots. Lots of diabolical intrigue. It was refreshing,This book is a 3 star in the begging but goes down to a 2 star in the end. I was really interested in the idea of the book, the writting however seemed juvenile. The way the story was told seemed geared for young adults, however there were sceens I would definitely not want a teenager to read. They also might be bogged down in the history and the details of smithing. Which as an adult I enjoyed the depth of research she obviously had to do. In the end the character became so self centered and
Research - 5 stars (at least as far as blacksmithing goes)Execution - 1 starWriting ability - 2 starsOriginally published in Germany in 2006, The Copper Sign was picked up and translated by Amazon.com's AmazonCrossing publishing imprint. Now, I don't know if it's the fault of the translator or if it's the fault of the original prose, but despite the book's history, it still reads as a self-published work. There's a good book in here and a competent editor would've brought it out. As it stands,
A book containing self flagellation, a girl in disguise, incestual rape, jousting, sword fighting, and more should be exciting. Somehow, this managed to include all of this and I still had to keep myself awake reading it. Also, all of the characters talked like they were doing their best robot impressions. I don't think anyone used a contraction during dialogue until the last chapter, it was very odd. "You are gorgeous and very interesting." was my favorite line, I laughed out loud. Everything
I'm not sure how to place this book. Though the storyline of a young girl going against society and becoming a master swordsmith sounds like young-adult, the intrigues along the way are downright adult romance-novel material.Storyline moves along nicely throughout, dates and place-names given on the chapter help the reader along. Dialogs are natural and unforced, with emotional color. Societal and culinary history add the flavors required to give the reader a feeling for the period. Descriptions
This was a very good read set. In the 1100's I recommend it.The story grabbed me by the second page. I read the kindle edition on an iPad and added the audio file as I knew I would not have enough free time to read it. The main comment people make about this format is the editing but neither the audio or the printed text caused me to complain. It start with the main character a young girl and ends when she is in her thirties. Her success and defeats of her life time all have the feeling of
READ MEREAD this book, I feel like I was taught a lot of things from this book. Well worth reading for all!
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