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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780765353986
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 0765353989
Label: Tor Science Fiction
Manufacturer: Tor Science Fiction
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 736
Publication Date: June 02, 2009
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Release Date: June 02, 2009
Studio: Tor Science Fiction
Features:- ISBN13: 9780765353986
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The world has changed. The mercantile kingdom of Charis has prevailed over the alliance designed to exterminate it. Armed with better sailing vessels, better guns and better devices of all sorts, Charis faced the combined navies of the rest of the world at Darcos Sound and Armageddon Reef, and broke them. Despite the implacable hostility of the Church of God Awaiting, Charis still stands, still free, still tolerant, still an island of innovation in a world in which the Church has worked for centuries to keep humanity locked at a medieval level of existence.
But the powerful men who run the Church aren’t going to take their defeat lying down. Charis may control the world’s seas, but it barely has an army worthy of the name. And as King Cayleb knows, far too much of the kingdom’s recent good fortune is due to the secret manipulations of the being that calls himself Merlin—a being that, the world must not find out too soon, is more than human. A being on whose shoulders rests the last chance for humanity’s freedom.
Now, as Charis and its archbishop make the rift with Mother Church explicit, the storm gathers. Schism has come to the world of Safehold. Nothing will ever be the same.
Average Rating: 
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This is the second book on the story of Merlin, King Cayleb and the adventures on Safehold. Weber continues to surprise the reader with his depth of the characters. The twist and turns laid out in the plot keep us turning the page with expectation. This second book is worthy of the story started in the first book of the series, Off Armageddon Reef. Well written and a fun read.
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The first book in this series was a good read. It had an interesting premise and plenty of action. In this second book Weber seems not sure what to do with the second book in a trilogy, other than to prepare for book three. Roughly the first half of this book is dedicated to tediously exploring the geo-political implications of Charis' victory in book one from the point of view of every political leader involved. Then there are a few minor naval actions, and that's it. I found myself skipping pages ... Read More
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Mankind is hiding from aliens who have eliminated all but this last secret colony of humanity. Re-writing history and even colonist memories, the leadership has set up a religion where they are worshipped as Archangels and that religion is set to keep technology from developting to the point of sending signals or emissions the aliens will track to eliminate the last vestiges of human life. The megalomaniacal twist is countered by a hero bent on freeing the minds and history of the colony, empowering ... Read More
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I was at the library and saw all the Weber books. Thinking of trying a new author, I saw the Honor series. However, they didn't have the first one, so I looked for a book that seemed to be standalone. I picked up By Schism Rent Asunder. It was a simple story with a good writing style -- except for the idiotic naming conventions. That only names are treated that way makes it even more annoying.
The biggest problem is that, in writing as if it's the beginning of the industrial revolution, he ... Read More
Rating:  -
Quality was just as good as the first however the story line had me wanting to do something else a few times. Some parts of the story was dragged out a little too long and like everyone else felt that you could of gone with out the whole wedding theme.
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