
The Green Pearl
Lyonesse, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Kevin T. Collins
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By:
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Jack Vance
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In The Green Pearl, King Aillas of Troicinet defends the peace of the Elder Isles against both the Ska marauders who once enslaved him and the wicked King Casmir. While organizing the unruly barons in the frontiers of his land, Aillas goes out of his way to capture the lovely Ska noblewoman who once stung him with her disregard. When he gets separated from his men, his dream of forcing the lady's recognition becomes the toil of dragging a defiant captive across lands governed by Casmir's henchmen. Meanwhile, the world of magic has gone on the move. The concentrated malice of the witch Desmëi has manifested as a green pearl, breeding lust and envy and death; and a sorcerer in Casmir's employ abducts the princess Glyneth, in a bid to draw Aillas and friends on a hopeless rescue mission across a bizarre and deadly alternate world.
A masterpiece of romantic, picaresque adventure, The Green Pearl extends the epic founded with Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden and concluded in the World Fantasy Award-winning Madouc
©1986 Jack Vance (P)2010 Audible, Inc.Critic reviews
One of the best fantasy books
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As for criticisms voiced here about the narrator - I am somewhat baffled. As a Scotsman living on the island of Ireland, I am more than attuned to what constitutes as plausible attempts at these and other accents. Regardless - it’s a moot issue. This is a fantastical realm that never existed (or perhaps has faded from memory by magical means ?) so against the issue of ‘veracity’ must be set the benefit that is brought in bringing the world alive. I found the characterisations - in particular of one of the main ‘villains’ to be superb and overall the narrator further added to my enjoyment of this great work of fantasy. Onwards now to ‘Madouc’ !
A fantastical delight !
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Progresses the story brilliantly
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having said all this I enjoyed the audiobook tremendously and have already highly recommended it to many. thank you
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Epic!
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Kevin T. Collins does true justice to a fantasy masterpiece.
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Wonderful fantasy but dire narration
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