A.A. Attanasio
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| Title | : | Wyvern |
| Author | : | A.A. Attanasio |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 693 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 1990 by HarperCollins (Mm) (first published 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. Pirates |
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I picked this up as a free Kindle download and was pleasantly surprised to discover what a deep and intelligent adventure novel it is. Although not quite operating on the level of sophisticated cross-cultural analysis one finds in David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob Zoet, that is the closest work I can think of to compare it to--both books will teach you vocabulary, ask you to ponder religions, colonialism, and far-off, exotic cultures, and tell complicated stories of romance and epic intrigue set at the dawn of the 17th century in Asia.Wyvern balances the wild and the civilized, and the struggle between the two, both on individual and international levels. The hero is a dashing halfbreed from the wilds of Borneo who moves through and across cultures--and oceans and continents--as the book progresses (by the way, it is more than 700 pages--but it's charming escapism!). He reflects on animistic wisdom as a tribal sorcerer, on emergent capitalism and colonialism as a pirate, on the shared insights he has with Islam and Buddhism as a budding merchant married to an English beauty, all the while working through the psychological struggles of the self against the Mother and the Father; on the quest to find, hold, and keep the ephemerality of true love; and on the taking of responsibility for one's omissions, sins, and ultimate charge as a parent, as the cycle of life goes ever forward.
This book made me fondly remember my time in Borneo, Malacca, and Singapore. The author's background research appears accurate, the language is as lush as those jungles, and the high seas adventures are swashbuckling. Hail the dragon flag of Wyvern!
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| Original Title: | Wyvern |
| ISBN: | 0061000116 (ISBN13: 9780061000119) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jaki Gefron, Lucinda Quarles, Trevor Pym |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 445 Users | 43 ReviewsNotice Based On Books Wyvern
I'm done with reading. I quit. I've reached complete fulfillment in Wyvern. Nothing else will ever be this good. Pure perfection.Attanasio's brilliant reinterpretation of Tarzan, wherein a young orphan is raised by apes and eventually grows up to be the world's most feared pirate. How can you go wrong with a story about apes and pirates? This is one of the all-time best swashbuckling, two-fisted, read-all-night, make-you-abuse-hyphenation action epics ever!
"Mothered by the jungle, fathered by the wind, he was half serpent sorcerer and half raptor pirate--a child of lust and deception--the earth aching with the effort of heaven."A super tasty enchilada stuffed with Tarzan of the Apes, The Jungle Book, Treasure Island, Arabian Nights, and The Count of Monte Cristo. A fantastic globe-trotting adventure story. Most highly recommended.
Really compelling story of tragedy, youth, magic, adventure, morals and Love.I both loved and hated the ending and yet i wouldnt have the author change it.I would really suggest this to any eddings lovers and books alike in this genre.I will pass this lovely story on.
This book is an epic. It will be going on my read-again-many-times shelf. It is lush, exotic, harsh, and shares a tragically beautiful philosophy in a fascinating story of a time period that I hadn't known much about previously.
This was a beautifully written epic story about life, death, love and self-discovery as Jaki Gefjon struggles to unite the teachings of both the jungle and the sea. I especially liked Jaki's interactions with his mentors Jabalwan and later Captain Pym.
What a cultural clash! A young boy in Borneo, half Dutch and half Aborigine, is raised by a native sorcerer and trained to follow the ways as a sorcerer and healer. He carries this philosophy and skills through several different changes of his life. From pirate to trader he struggles with the differences between his native beliefs and the hard-learned lessons trying to become more European to fit with his long-dead father's world.Wonderful detail and excellently crafted. Really brings to life
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