| Title | : | Necessary Evil (Milkweed Triptych, #3) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0765321521 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780765321527 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2013 |
Again.
Raybould Marsh, one of "our" Britain's best spies, has travelled to another Earth in a desperate attempt to save at least one timeline from the Cthulhu-like monsters who have been observing our species from space and have already destroyed Marsh's timeline. In order to accomplish this, he must remove all traces of the supermen that were created by the Nazi war machine and caused the specters from outer space to notice our planet in the first place.
His biggest challenge is the mad seer Gretel, one of the most powerful of the Nazi creations, who has sent a version of herself to this timeline to thwart Marsh. Why would she stand in his way? Because she has seen that in all the timelines she dies and she is determined to stop that from happening, even if it means destroying most of humanity in the process. And Marsh is the only man who can stop her.
Necessary Evil is the stunning conclusion to Ian Tregillis's Milkweed series.
Necessary Evil (Milkweed Triptych, #3) Reviews
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7/10
Aunque se queda en el 7/10 le pongo las 4 estrellas porque algo bueno tendrá una trilogía para que consiga que la leas entera.
Y esta tiene sus cosas positivas, sobre todo que te mantiene con el interés en alto por el desenlace y cómo finaliza el autor el entuerto en el que se ha metido. Y lo finaliza bien, sí señor.
En esta tercera entrega vivimos una II Guerra Mundial más parecida –que no igual- a la que conocemos de los libros de Historia. Es distinta de lo que vimos en los libros 1 y 2. ¿Y cómo es eso? Pues os toca leer para saberlo, que el spoiler sería bestial.
Me apena que el personaje más carismático, Gretel, se diluya en esta entrega, pero a cambio el sosón de Marsh toma fuerza. Y el final es correcto, bien hilado y sin extravagancias. Admito que mi espíritu histriónico hubiera preferido algo más salvaje, pero cumple.
Y ya. El resumen: hay cosas mejores, pero te engancha lo suficiente. -
Necessary Evil turns the events of the first two books on their head in a Looper/Terminator ,World War Two mash up. It was great and a satisfying conclusion to what has been a brilliant trilogy. Highly recommended and I'm looking forward to reading more by Ian Tregillis.
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This third and final volume in the Milkweed Triptych was enjoyable, but ultimately a disappointment. Tregillis continues to deliver on the fast-paced action, and handles the rewriting of the timeline of
Bitter Seeds and
The Coldest War well. With two Raybould Marshes running around, his decision to make Old Marsh's perspective first person and Young Marsh's third person kept the two narratives clearly separate. Some of the suspense is lost when it becomes clear that this "new" timeline is our actual history, which presumably isn't going to be obliterated by Eidolons, but the internal suspense (such as Liv and the baby heading off to doomed Coventry for safety) keeps the story moving.
It's the ending I object to, in which all the loose ends are tied up and Gretel finally receives her just reward: . It's said more than once that Gretel is evil, but aside from those assertions I don't see much evidence for her being anything but criminally insane. In particular, the interludes where we get inside her head reveal that she's completely doolally and focused entirely on creating a reality in which Young Marsh falls in love with her. Her attempts to kill Liv and Agnes are evil, but I'm not sure a person with her type of insanity can really be said to be evil. She is definitely not in the same class as von Westarp, who murdered and tortured children to achieve his goals in perfect sanity, and I don't even think she's in the same class as the necrophiliac Reinhardt, who burned a dozen kids out of vengeance. Gretel, like von Westarp's other children, needed to die to prevent the apocalypse; the two Marshes' justice for her is nothing more than personal vengeance, and it makes them less than heroic. What's unfortunate is that it fits with their personalities, so my question is, why should I have any respect for either of them?
I'm no less a fan of Tregillis's work because of this book, but I hope his next novel is less disappointing for not being part of an otherwise very satisfying trilogy. -
The plot of Necessary Evil is just as fast paced and intricate as all the other books. In fact, with the time jump going on, I’d say it’s even more intricate than the other books. It’s detailed and riveting. Tregillis ends his series with one hell of a bang, but somehow that fits. It’s dark and atmospheric. His characters are raw and real, but it’s the details that really make Necessary Evil stand out. It’s those details that show Tregillis for the literary grandmaster that he truly is. Necessary Evil is the end of a series that rocked my world. It’s a series I’ve already read twice, and I have every intention of reading it over and over again. Necessary Evil ties everything together nicely and the complex, fast moving, incredibly dark plot is the icing on the cake. This is an edge-of-your-seat read that had me saying (very unprofessionally), “holy shit…” in absolute reverence over and over again.
And I’m mad as hell, because the series is over.
Read my full review here:
http://www.bookwormblues.net/2013/04/... -
I hope I get this cover
rather than this one 
Ideally, they will be reissued with covers that match. -
After being disappointed by the ending of Book two, this one fully redeems the trilogy. The story comes to a satisfying end and there is some excellent explanations to events that happened back in book one. There were quite a few mysterious events in that book, but they are all explained here. Some very clever writing indeed. However, I still think book two could have ended better and not remind me of a Bobby Ewing Dallas moment:)
If you enjoyed book one, then read books 2 and 3. It's well worth it. The ending of book 2 was a bit rough to me, but book 3 made up for it. -
Lielbritānija ar saviem eidoloniem līdz šim ir izdevies veiksmīgi turēties pretī Trešajam Reiham un vēlāk Padomju Savienībai un to pārcilvēkiem. Taču šis konflikts, kurā maģija cīnās pret tehnoloģiju beidzas katastrofāli abām pusēm. Tikai Asinzāles aģents Reibolds Māršs iespējams spēs izmainīt vēstures gaitu, lai atrastu to vienīgo notikumu scenāriju, kas ļautu saglabāt pasauli. Taču arī viņš ir tikai daļa no ārprātīgās gaišreģes Grētas lielā plāna. Grētas patiesos nolūkus un motīvus nezina neviens, taču viņa ir vienīgā, kas piedāvā reālu risinājumu. Reiboldam Māršam viņa ir pēdējais salmiņš pie kura pieturēties, lai izglābtu savu valsti un ģimeni.
Labākais grāmatā ir tas, ka tā ir iespaidīga triloģijas noslēdzēja, lielākā daļa sižeta līniju tiek noslēgtas. Lasītājam tiek sniegtas atbildes uz jautājumiem, kas radušies lasot iepriekšējās grāmatas. Un tas, kas iepriekš šķita kā autora nevīžība tagad parādās pavisam citā gaisām. Ir redzam, ka autors pirms ķerties klāt sērijas rakstīšanai ir to nopietni pārdomājis un jau rakstot pirmo grāmatu ir zinājis kā beigsies trešā. Nu nevar izslēgt arī citu paņēmienu, kad rekursīvi saliktas nepieciešamās epizodes, lai viss izskatītos slīpēti pārdomāti.
Grēta noteikti ir visas šīs triloģijas dzinējspēks, taču tikai šajā grāmatas autors ļauj mums ieskatīties viņas domās. Saprast kā tas ir uztvert pasauli ne tikai dotajā brīdī, bet apjaust arī visus iespējamos vēstures scenārijus. Kā tas ir apzināties, kā katra tava rīcība ietekmē nākotni un pats galvenais, kā šajā procesā saglabāt saprātu. Grēta šo spēju izmanto uz pilnu klapi un neskatoties ne uz kādiem līdzekļiem mēģina maksimizēt savu nākotnes labklājību. Ja man iepriekšējā triloģijas daļā šķita, ka Grēta varbūt nemaz nav ļauna, tad šajā grāmatā nācās vien saprast, ka sižetam labāku antagonistu ir grūti izvēlēties.
Šī grāmata ir tāda uz kādu cerēju sākot lasīt sērijas pirmo grāmatu. Tad es vēl savā naivumā cerēju, ka nebūs nekādas alternatīvās vēstures un globāli visi notikumi norisināsies tāpat kā manis lasītajās vēstures grāmatās. Tā vis nebija un man nācās pieņemt autora radīto alternatīvo vēsturi ar visām tās šausmām un nolemtību. Šeit lasītājam tiek dota iespēja redzēt vēstures pārstartēšanu visā tās pilnībā. Autors gan vairāk pievēršas trillera un piedzīvojumu elementiem, nevis paradoksiem, ko izraisa ceļošana laikā un vēstures līniju kolapsēšana. Un labi vien ir pārmaiņas pēc te netiek apsūkāta vecvecāku nogalināšanas iespēja (bez tā mūsdienās iztiek reti kurš alternatīvās vēstures romāns).
Taču ir arī lietas, kurām autors, manuprāt, varēja veltīt vairāk uzmanības. Nopietni izstrādāti ir tikai Reibolds un Grēta. Tomēr arī viņu iekšējā pasaule ir vairāk tādu „rīcības cilvēku” kategorijās. Jā, Reibolds mīl savu sievu un meitu, viņš darīs visu, lai glābtu viņas. Ar šī fakta konstatāciju viss arī aprobežojas, tas ir viņa virsmērķis un ar nekādiem citiem motīviem un iekšējās pasaules analīzēm lasītājs netiek apgrūtināts. Grēta ir pusjukusi gaišreģe, kas spēj no tūkstošiem scenārijiem izvēlēties vienu sev vispiemērotāko, viņa ir egoiste, viņa ir pusdieviete un viņai vajag Reiboldu ar to arī ir viss ir izskaidrot. Vils, Līza un visi pārējie ir tikai fona tēli, pat Klauss, kurš bija izveidots kā personība atkal pārvērties par figūru stāstā. Taču no otras puses, šis ir trilleris ar zinātniskās fantastikas un fantāzijas elementiem nevis attiecību romāns tādēļ šo lietu esmu gatavs autoram piedot.
Grūtāk ir piedot pāris paviršības sižetā, nav tā ka no krūmiem lektu ārā glābēji un uz naidniekiem no gaisa kristu klavieres. Neminēšu konkrētas lietas, lai nesamaitātu citiem lasītprieku, taču vietām varoņu pārliecināšanas spējas un spējas tapt pārliecinātiem liek pasmīkņāt. Un visu jau nevar nevar norakstīt uz Grētu.
Grāmatai lieku 9 no 10 ballē. Viņa beidzas tieši tā kā triloģijas grāmatai ir jābeidzas. Daļa no varoņiem tiek novākta, daļa paliek, tiek ciesti zaudējumi un gūtas uzvaras. Iepriekšējo grāmatu notikumi nezaudē savu aktualitāti, bet piešķir notiekošajam jēgu. Pirms ķeries pie lasīšanas uzmanies, ja rit būs jāiet uz darbu var rasties problēmas ar pamošanos. Grāmatu nav iespējams atstāt puslasītu. -
You know how sometimes you fall in love with a book--say Tregillis' first novel, Bitter Seeds? You love the WWII spycraft, you love the action, the Nazi superheroes and the British warlocks. You love the explosions and the way momentum is totally conserved. And then you're afraid that the rest of the series might not live up to the awesomeness that was the first book? Then you read book 2, The Coldest War, and it also totally rocks, but really, how likely is it that the third book in the series will leave you walking away satisfied, anxious to pick up the author's next book?
Well, Necessary Evil knocked the socks off my expectations. It surprised me, it wooed me, it had me biting my nails, and it made me cry. It's a phenomenal conclusion to the Milkweed trilogy. As always, Tregillis delivers awesome action, great intrigue, fascinating characters, and some of the best prose you'll find in the genre. I couldn't put it down--and had to fight off my husband to read it first. I'm glad I won. -
El primero me costó un poco. La ambientación estaba muy lograda y el planteamiento, interesante, pero le faltaba algo. La trama no me terminó de enganchar.
En el segundo, la historia se complicaba y la hacía más atractiva. Uno quedaba con ganas de saber cómo se resolvería.
Este es el tercero y último. Debo decir que Mr. Tregillis la ha bordado. La trama se lía, se retuerce sobre sí misma y no se sabe dónde va a desembocar. No obstante, al final, todos los hilos quedan bien enhebrados y no quedan flecos pendientes.
En resumen, la historia va de menos a más, lo cual es de agradecer porque habitualmente sucede lo contrario. -
A solid end to an impressive trilogy. Definitely going to get round to Tregillis’ next series soon, which involves robots! And who doesn’t love robots?
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Necessary Evil is the final instalment of the Milkweed Triptych trilogy, I must admit war novels are not my thing and usually I don't even consider picking one up. This series however has some riveting aspects that are sheer genius, the first we encounter is the German technological advancement in the form of scientifically engineered supersoldiers with incredible abilities. The second being the British answer to this supersoldier, the use of blood magic to communicate with the Eidolons, beings that exist outside of reality. This coupled with some amazing characters on both sides of the war and a clever intricate plot that never ceases to amaze, giving a series I highly recommend.
Initially I approached this with some trepidation regarding the time travel aspect of the book, thankfully it was handled perfectly and the way in which it was told could not in my opinion have been done any better. Completely believable and the dimension added to the story was fantastic, events that you wondered about in the first two novels are revealed in all there entirety, very impressive story telling.
The Milkweed Triptych trilogy deals with a relatively small array of characters but this works as a major strength with respect to characterization and the pace of the story flows majestically, the saying 'never a dull moment' describes this extremely well.
Marsh is transported back in time to London to 1940 and he has a list of tasks he needs to accomplish to change the time lines, first he must destroy the German supersoldiers and all evidence of their existence, second he must prevent the British warlocks from using blood deals and negotiating with the Eidolons and third he must save his children from both Gretel and the Eidolons. Not an easy mission, he has to deal with his younger headstrong self and on top of that he soon becomes a wanted man.
We finally get a much more in-depth insight into Gretel, her plans and her infatuation with Marsh that leads to her eventual downfall, the first chapter of the book is about Gretel and how she perceives the different time lines and eventualities. How she manipulates all around her and her ability shows her that the only way she can save herself is by ending the Eidolons involvement. She wants Marsh and she will do anything and everything to get him, a sociopath with little remorse even regarding her brother. Gretel was the most compelling character for me in the first two novels but here we have the younger and older Raybould Marsh and their largely separate journeys are equally as interesting and intriguing.
Necessary Evil compared to the previous two books in the series is the difference between eating a meal cooked by the best chef in the world and one cooked by the Mother in law, or looking through the crack of door compared to an fully opened door - you suddenly realise the scope and depth of what's on offer and that's a massive credit to the author.
Conclusion: Absolutely convincing, intricate and a fitting end to the trilogy. -
Review of Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis
AWESOME CONCLUSION TO A BRILLIANT SERIES
(No spoilers)
I really loved this series and it was fun to read the third and concluding novel of the Milkweed Triptych, Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis. The plot threads were nicely tied up, and I was constantly surprised with the direction of the book.
The first two, Bitter Seeds and Coldest War were amazingly good (see my reviews of both) and Necessary Evil kept up the tension. I won’t ruin the first two books here, as the beauty of the series relies heavily on not knowing what’s coming. Overall, I think the first two books had me more worried about the characters and their fates, but Necessary Evil was excellent. I still never knew what was going to happen.
Gretel, the character who can see the future is back and the interludes from her point of view were brilliant. The chapters when we get into her mind were my favorites. The turn her character takes later in the book was unexpected for me, but I can totally understand why it happened. I don’t know what else the writer could have done with a goddess like character to make the rest of the novel work, but I wasn’t expecting the series of events involving her shift. Never trust Gretel is still the best advice anyone can give.
This was a very unique and ambitious series, and book one, Bitter Seeds was an incredible achievement. Book two, The Coldest War blew my mind, especially the ending, and I wondered how the third novel would compare. For me, the second book was probably the peak of the series as far as high drama and tension, and Necessary Evil was not as epic in some ways, though it was a worthy conclusion. I think reading the three books back to back to back would be best, as there are clues in book one and especially two that will improve the experience of the reader in book three. All the books are so interdependent with each other it’s hard to separate them. Having book two fresh in your mind when reading book two would be best.
The author created such a complicated web that little things mean a lot, and small events change the course of history. Pulling it all together in the finale was a fantastic achievement and the epilogue had a lot of heart. I was so glad to read the last chapter, as some writers fail to deliver there, but Tregillis pulled it off perfectly.
If you’re a fan of alternate history, spies, characters with super-powers, and great writing, read this series for sure.
Highly Recommended 5/5 Stars
Paul Genesse -
This is still one of the most original concepts I've come across in quite some time. I was very excited to see what would happen when Marsh is sent back in time, as has been foreshadowed since the very first book. However, I didn't get quite the book I expected.
There was a lot of unrequited love to deal with that I wasn't expecting. Old Marsh (as I'll refer to the Marsh who was sent back from the 60's to the 40's) becomes obsessed with his wife, Liv. He is still trying to change the future, but he sends his younger self off to do the hard stuff while he hangs around his old home mooning over his family. I wasn't especially fond of that relationship in the previous books, and I wasn't prepared for the 1st person POV of Old Marsh and how much that POV centered around regret for his family.
We get a POV from Gretel here, too, and sadly, she is not the anti-hero that I was rooting for her to be, making the tough decisions necessary to save the world at least once. No, she's also romantically obsessed, with Marsh. She's also undoubtedly nuts. I think I wanted her to be more than she actually turns out to be, so I was a bit disappointed.
I didn't feel like we saw enough from the 40's this time around to be as interested in plot development. I already knew about the farm, and the records, and the pixies, and the warlocks. Things do turn out differently, but I didn't get as much emotional mileage out of them as I thought I might, possibly due to all the romantic distractions. Also, I missed Klaus. I loved that character, and we don't get any POV from him this time around, although we do see him in action.
So, I didn't quite get what I was expecting. Romance between Old Marsh and Liv meant not enough focus was given to the WWII arena, which was what I was hoping for.
However, I am a huge fan of Ian Tregillis, loved the other books, and look forward to reading anything else he writes. -
I liked "Bitter Seeds", although it was a bit rough. I thoroughly enjoyed "The Coldest War", despite its cliffhanger ending. I had great expectations when I picked up "Necessary Evil", but it ended up being a considerable disappointment in an otherwise promising series.
Ultimately, it's pretty pointless to review the finale of a series. Either you've read the rest of the series or you haven't. If you haven't, go read someone's review for the first book. If you have, then you've most likely already decided to buy this book. At any rate, I don't feel compelled to avoid spoilers in my review, so consider yourself warned. -
Про финал трилогии труд��о что-то сказать, чтобы не раскрыть главную интригу всего цикла, поэтому вынесу под спойлер:
Гретель видит все временные линии возможного будущего, но во всех них человечество гибнет, пожранное демонами-эйдолонами, которых вынужденно пробудили англичане для спасения от гитлеровских полчищ. Своими многоуровневыми манипуляциями Гретель все же ухитряется "отщепить" от основного ствола временного дерева новую ветку и скрыть ее от взора эйдолонов, но существование этой временной линии тоже висит на волоске, и альтернативные версии наших героев должны совершить невозможное, чтобы спасти последнюю версию человечества.
Несмотря на резкий переход от шпионского романа к темпоральным приключениям, книга читается очень легко и оставляет ЯРКИЙ след в памяти – особенно ближе к концу, когда читатель наконец понимает по косвенным намекам, что эта отщепившаяся временная ветвь и есть наша реальная история.
Трегиллис просто невероятно талантливый автор. Очень жаль, что ушел из литературы, так мало написав. -
Man pie sirds vislabāk gāja triloģijas otrā grāmata "Visaukstākais karš".
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Beigās palika garlaicīgi.
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WARNING: Great big spoilers for the first two books in the Milkweed trilogy.
In the first book of the Milkweed trilogy, British secret agent Raybould Marsh and his poncy toff friend Will Beauclerk tried to find a way to fight supersoldiers created by Nazi science. The solution was the top-secret Milkweed project: gathering Britain's warlocks, who can bargain with cosmic horrors called Eidolons, they used magic to destroy the Reich's armies and counter the supermen, at the cost of sacrificing their own citizens.
The second book, The Coldest War, set in the 1960s, showed a Soviet Union in control of the supersoldier program, held back only by the warlocks of the Milkweed Project.
Both books were strong on plot and concept, a little weak on characterization. Book two ended with the literal end of the world.
In Necessary Evil, Raybould Marsh is sent back in time thanks to Eidolon sorcery and the machinations of Gretel, the most powerful of all the original super-soldiers, with the power to see the future and, it turns out, all the many possible branches it can take, and choose between them. Gretel is basically unstoppable: she brings into the question the very existence of free will, since nothing happens that she doesn't foresee. Unfortunately, she foresaw the end of the world in every possible future, and so schemed to create a new timeline in which the Eidolons don't destroy the world and she lives.
Thus, Necessary Evil is not only an alternate history but a time travel novel. The older, scarred Raybould Marsh has to somehow manipulate his younger self and his friend Will into not using the power of the Eidolons to save Britain from the Nazi supermen. The problem with this, of course, is that saving the world might mean losing World War II. With a younger Gretel also involved, still playing her omniscient games, the plot twists through replays of events in the first book, taking them in new directions.
Like the first two books, Necessary Evil is heavy on plot and imagination, and while the characterization is still a little shallow at times, the tormented Raybould Marsh, seeing a wife that still loves his younger self, manages to elicit sympathy, while Gretel becomes, almost, human. Still batshit crazy and evil, but human. The "necessary evils" the characters are required to perform cause quite a bit of angst, but they never really search for alternatives.
Time travel is tricky to pull off; time travel combined with an all-seeing precog even trickier. How do you create surprises and avoid paradoxes? Tregillis manages to pull it off without unraveling the plot. The ending is just right: a climactic battle, a bittersweet victory, and just desserts. It's a fine ending to the trilogy. -
My enduring fondness for both time travel and alternate versions of history is probably all that saves this concluding book of the trilogy from a heap of unmitigated disappointment.
The problems for me were largely technical in nature, the result of a narrative that finds itself frequently switching tenses and perspectives. I guess this was the necessary outcome from the way the story developed, in that it required both the perspective of the older and younger/alternate Marsh and the easiest way to differentiate between the two was to have one be in first person and one to be in third person. I get that, but when you take that and combine it with weird present tense occasional stream of consciousness Gretel interludes, it makes for a jarring reading experience. I hate stream of consciousness in any book and this was no exception. Memo to all authors: Any time you think it might be a good idea to have a page with like twelve words randomly indented, it's not. This only occurs once, but it's enough; the rest of the Gretel parts were less of a mess but still a mess.
It was jarring in the sense that I couldn't really get into the flow of the narrative, couldn't get the suspension of disbelief going as much as I'd like because of that structure. That is never enjoyable.
As for the story itself, it's pretty standard fare for what it is. The espionage element from the first couple of books is gone because you can't have much of a compelling mystery about who is the mole and all that when there's a guy from 20 years into a busted future who knows everything that is going to go wrong. Granted, he can't reveal himself, for the most part, because people will freak out, but he manages. The characters do their things, the alternate history is different accordingly.
Another problem is that the time travel nature essentially renders the development of all characters in the second book except for Elder Marsh moot. The universe was destroyed. So in retrospect, what value does most of that have? Take, for instance, Klaus, who, freed from the years of torment, got to spread his wings in the doomed world. He barely exists as a character here. The same is true of Reinhardt. They are just back to uninteresting villains rather than kind of tragic figures. I guess they're still tragic but, never getting their perspective, there's no reason to think of them as such. They don't get any future echoes.
As I say too often, I wanted to like it more than I did. -
Domāju, ka grāmata par karu, izrādījās par mīlestību. Nē, nu bija arī par karu. Tomēr visa triloģijas trešā daļa ir par Reibolda Mārša cenšanos savākt visus sūdus, ko savārījis pirmajās divās daļās. Un pamatu pamatā cenšanās izglabt savu ģimeni: sievu, meitu un vēl nedzimušo dēlu. Arī tādas var būt rūpes par ģimeni... Autors to visu ir pagriezis interesantā rakursā. Rūpes par ģimenes nākotni, zinot iespējamos nākotnes variantus, bet apzinoties , ka tajā nevarēs piedalīties. Skaudri!
Grāmatas pirmā puse vairs nebija tik aizraujoša kā iepriekšējās grāmatas, tomēr nedaduz tāda atgremošana, bet uz beigām jau apgriezieni neļāva atrauties no grāmatas pat tik saulainās dienās, kā bija šī nedēļas nogale.
Autors arī interesanti atainojis ceļošanu laikā, tikšanos ar savu jaunāko versiju un ietekmi uz savu nākotni. Nākotnes pareģošanai arī ir savs zinātniskais pamatojums. Tik daudzas vēstures līnijas, un neliels fakts var mainīt līnijas, dzīves , likteņus.
Katrā gadījumā šī ir grāmata. kuru noteikti jāpārlasa vēlreiz. Var arī lasīt uzreiz pēc trešās daļas izlasīšanas. It īpaši cilvēkiem ar īsu atmiņu. :)
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Viņš piespieda degunu pie viņas mīkstās galviņas un ieelpoja viņas smaržu, Agneses zīdainie matiņi sakutināja viņa degunu. Viņa smaržoja tik tīri. Tik svaigi, tik brīnišķīgi. Kā ģimene.
Kad jūs kaut ko salaižat grīstē, jūs to izdarat labi un pienācīgi.
Man bija diezgan liels izaicinājums nošķirt un nesajaukt šī nolādēta kara abas versijas.
Dīvaini, kā mainās lielās lietas, bet sīkās nekad. -
A pesar del buen nivel que ya ha venido demostrando el escritor norteamericano Ian Tregillis en entregas anteriores, la conclusión del Tríptico de Asclepia no hace sino confirmar que esta trilogía bélica con ligeros toques de fantasía y ciencia-ficción es una de las apuestas más originales, trepidantes y satisfactorias que se pueden encontrar entre las últimas novedades. Si Semillas amargas y La guerra más fría me gustaron precisamente por esa extraña pero acompasada mezcla entre acción, intriga, elementos sobrenaturales y grandes personajes que gira en torno al estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Un mal necesario supone una interesante vuelta de tuerca que afecta de manera fundamental al grueso de la saga; un impredecible viraje de los acontecimientos que nos traslada de vuelta al escenario donde comenzó a desarrollarse la historia por primera vez, solo que dese un punto de vista completamente diferente. Con una sorprendente habilidad para manejar y entrelazar varias tramas a la vez, rellenar esas lagunas argumentales que de vez en cuando salpican el relato y dotar de una renovada profundidad a personajes que ya conocíamos de sobra (entre los que indudablemente destacan un atormentado Raybould Marsh y la siempre maliciosa Gretel), Ian Tregillis cierra con esta fascinante novela una serie adictiva, carismática y muy recomendable para cualquier amante del género.
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Non-stop adventure and intrigue with very poignant human drama. Like a good spy/adventure novel with a healthy dose of weird/supernatural/sci-fi fiction thrown in.
Overall rating: 4.5/5.0 stars.
Reviewed for Bitten by Books:
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A more than worthy final book to end the Milkweed Triptych.
A book with a stubborn character who is full of love, passion, determination, endurance and will.
The whole series is one of the best alternate history series I read so far. -
Ļoti piemērots un labs sērijas noslēgums.
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Es un final digno de la trilogía. Entretenido, bien hilado y mantiene el ritmo de los anteriores. Ahira bien y entrando en la trama como tal:
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En primer lugar, en todo momento ha habido menciones al famoso niño enfermo del carro de la introducción del primer libro y estaba deseando que tuviese verdaderamente peso en la trama y me sorprendieran por ahí. No se si era la idea original y luego no ha podido ser, porque resaltan la escena del carro muchas veces. Eso me ha dejado un poco decepcionado.
La muerte de Will es necesaria por trama pero me ha dado muchísima pena. Aunque he disfrutado viendo la versión más alegre y optimista del personaje. Me ha dado pena la desaparición del personaje de Gwendolyn, que para mi era de lo mejorcito del segundo libro.
En la misma línea me han dado pena la muerte de Heike, Klaus y las gemelas ( los demás se lo merecían, sobre todo Reinhardt). Que entiendo que es necesario, pero con la vida que han tenido, que todo lo que te cuentan son desgracias, me habría gustado darles otro final o por lo menos no una muerte tan horrible. Con lo majo que es Klaus.
Y que decir de Marsh. Si el final es el que tiene que ser, y que me duela indica que ha hecho que me enganche a su historia y la viva con él, pero pobre hombre. Se merecía una forma de redimirse o por lo menos ser feliz de alguna forma. Pese a todo me parece un epílogo muy acertado que cierra muy bien la historia.
Y para terminar, me encantan los capítulos escritos desde la perspectiva de Gretel y ver su decadencia. Una pena que su enfrentamiento con Liv sea tan rápido y desde mi punto de vista, soso. Pero creo que es el personaje que más se merece el final que tiene.
En resumidas cuentas, he disfrutado con la trilogía en conjunto y se lo agradezco a la persona que ha hecho que esté 20 días enganchado. -
el primer libro que quise comprar con mi propio dinero fue el primero de esta saga. tengo lindos recuerdos de el tambien de su secuela y realmente recordare esta saga con cariño .... pero que porqueria de tercer libro de lo peor que he leido destruye todo lo que me gusto en los anteriores dos libros !
marsh era rambo y ahora que hay dos marsh es doblemente rambo lo detesto no puedo creer como su esposa vence a gretel al final con unos simples golpes. por dios que le hicieron a gretel! fue un villano increible en los dos anteriores libros fue genial me encantaba el personaje su tranquilidad y en este libro la arruinaron , lo peor de todo fue klaus . todo el bello desarrollo del libro anterior se tiro a la basura . fue doloroso empesar el año con una decepcion como esta dios que mal!
se que suena que mi problema con el libro fue que no me gusto el final de los personajes pero el potencial era increible y lo destruyeron. lo unico bueno fue la parte del principio de gretel el resto se puede ir a la basura . gracias por los dos anteriores libros pero para mi esta tercera parte no existe -
Es varu tikai apbrīnot autoru par viņa prasmi pirmās divās grāmatās uzbūvēt stāstu, kuru šajā noslēdzošajā daļā noārdīt un sākt būvēt no pašiem pamatiem pilnīgi citādu. Turklāt izrādās, ka šie stāsti beigu beigās ir viens liels veselums.
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A solid conclusion to the trilogy, that managed to tie up most of the loose ends. Not the most exciting story, but it works.
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Táto séria je prekvapivá kvalitou zvyšujúcou sa každým dielom. Zápletka, postavy aj vykreslenie sveta je v treťom diele jednoznačne najlepšie.
Záver príjemne prekvapil.
