Les Aigles d'Orient (Wang, #2) by Pierre Bordage

Les Aigles d'Orient (Wang, #2) Reviews

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  Cholera

  Je l'avais déjà lu et j'avais été déçue : de tous les livres de Bordage, c'est celui que j'avais aimé le moins, parce qu'il est le plus dur et qu'il est presque dépourvu d'espoir. Après l'avoir relu... c'est en fait un très bon livre ! Très Bordage, avec toute la politique compliquée, l'ordre général qui s'effrite inévitablement et le pouvoir de l'individu. Une histoire dense, qui a beaucoup de choses à dire. Il faut se concentrer, par contre, le ton est un peu monotone, si on ne fait pas attention aux messages cachés, on s'ennuie très vite.
  I had read it already and didn't like it : it was hard, grim and a little boring. Now that I read it again, I realize that it is actually a very good book. Very Bordage, which means politics and balance between order and chaos in societies. It's still hard, grim and a little boring, but it's worth the read. Liked it.
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  Roxane

  
  This is the second and final book in the series Wang and it's definitely a nice wrap up to the overall series as it ties up all the loose ends and finally leaves our main characters in a comfortable place... Perhaps it even wrapped things up a bit too nicely for my taste.
  
  The first book ended with the Fredric Alexandre winning the Uchronic Games against all odds, mostly thanks to the Chinese immigrant Wang. The second book opens on another final of the Uchronic Games, two years later. The mixed feelings and jealousy Fredric experiences towards his first officer Wang are quite obvious and render their military association somewhat hazardous.
  
  Outside the Games, the stakes are still the same: Western Nations are attempting to fight an invisible enemy whose numbers are fewer but which possesses a greater and much more advanced technology. This enemy sees in Wang the one who will lead the immigrants' army and bring down the electro-magnetic wall which separates the West from the rest of the world and bring an end to Western domination.
  
  The first 150 pages take place during the Uchronic Games and while there were some very poignant scenes illustrating the extent to which the immigrants are forced to go to in order to survive, 150 pages was just too long for me. And so, it momentarily suspended the pace of the series. But then, things started to get interesting again as soon as Wang was out of the Games and thrown into real life issues (though those being as life threatening as they were during the Games, you might not notice the difference).
  
  My main complaint about this conclusion to the series is that it's been too well introduced, i.e. it renders the book too predictable. You know how it's going to end, you know why and there are very few surprises. I still consider it a worthwhile read, but the first book was far more interesting and engaging the second one. Still, if you've enjoyed the first volume, you need to read the second, it's still a very powerful conclusion but it definitely doesn't compare to the first.
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  Z3d

  Je ne tarissais pas d'éloges sur le premier tome de ce dyptique, le second, en revanche, n'est pas du même niveau. Non pas qu'il soit mauvais mais il est selon moi un cran en dessous. La première partie du roman m'a semblé une redite du premier tome pour ce qui est des 2eme jeux Uchronique. L'auteur n'a pas su suffisamment se renouveler et utilise les mêmes artifices pour sauver son héros.
  En dehors de cela, l'histoire est toujours interessante et on se laisse facilement porté par l'histoire. Cependant, un défaut de Bordage, c'est que nous ne craignons jamais pour la vie de Wang. On sait d'avance que le tout se passera bien!
  Pour conclure, j'ai trouvé ce tome moins réussi que le premier même s'il mérite d'être lu, avec notamment quelques longueurs. La fin nest pas à la hauteur de l'ensemble selon moi et reste très prévisible. Ceci constitue tout de même le meilleur Pierre Bordage que j'ai pu lire.
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  Tim Rose

  The second in the Wang series. See my review for the "Portes d'Occident." These two books are probably my favorite sci-fi novels of all time.If you can read French, Russian, Italian or a few other european languages then definitely read this two book series. Hopefully they will be published into English one day.
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  Dimitri de Meester

  Pierre Bordage est sans aucun doute mon auteur de science Fiction francophone.
  La duologie de Wang est vraiment grandise!