Treason

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Now, there is definitely a point to the story. But-- and here genre fans will gasp in horror-- the point is not in the science fiction. Card is (I can only assume deliberately) playing extremely fast and loose with the consistency of the story, and with all of the realistic and scientific aspects. The point is character, and specifically (because this is a Card novel) one character, the hero, Lanik Mueller. As much as it has the trappings of science fiction, Treason really uses its setting more like fantasy or even magical realism, to explore Lanik's character and identity as he asks the questions, "who am I?" and "what kind of life should I live?".

A Planet Called Treason, published in July, was Card's second published novel-length science fiction story; the short story collection Capitol had been published in January; Hot Sleep was published in April. Berlie Doherty is one of the UK’s favourite children’s authors. She has been writing for over twenty years and is published in more than twenty languages. She is a prolific writer of novels, storybooks, picture books, and plays. Berlie lives in Derbyshire.

Anyway... Mwaba-Mawa later tries to have sex with him. There's a bit where she gropes him and the texture of her skin changes to be rougher and manlier on cue, but that never went anywhere so WHY DID THAT HAPPEN? Oh, and what is one of the considered solutions to this problem? TO CUT OFF - wait, I need you to understand the logic here - to TAKE HIS DAGGER AND CHOP OFF HIS - wait... do you not get it? HE WAS GONNA CHOP OFF HIS JUNK. I'm not going to go through the entire story. Now I'm just going to go through a few parts of the book that I thought were really odd.

A rich piece of historic fiction… a wonderful story that is enhanced by the author’s expert writing style. I finally gave up. I’ve moved on, mostly. He does have some intriguing ideas that make me think about reading his books every once in awhile. (This happens when I read about Terry Brooks as well – though usually the desire to read his books is more of a “Hmm I wonder how that turned out?” which almost invariably has the answer “Huh? What? I wasn’t asleep.”) I was particularly impressed with the way in which Doherty sprinkled in a significant amount of well-researched historical detail, without overlabouring the point and weighing the story down, thus rooting the events firmly in their historical setting. Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap...I felt I had to write Treason. I have always been fascinated by the Tudor period, especially during the reign of Henry VIII, who is himself one of the most fascinating kings in the history of England. England was scarcely out of the dark ages, yet on the brink of major exploration and discovery. Because of King Henry, the Church and the State were torn asunder forever. England was changing, and Treason sees the changes beginning. Heritage, Stuart (26 December 2022). "Treason review – say hello to TV's cuddliest spy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022 . Retrieved 28 December 2022. When Bobby begins a new school and endures sadistic cruelty at the hands of his new teachers, he is drawn away from his old friends and towards newcomer Daniel.

Before I talk any more about the story, I should also bring up that this is technically not written in the OSC voice you're familiar with. It's in first-person... This is a totally personal preference, but I don't like his first-person voice, especially because I have basically no idea if I'm supposed to like Lanik Mueller. He's smarmy, whiny, and can't seem to figure out if he likes his breasts or not. In this delightful novel, the author weaves an intriguing story around key historical events that occurred during Henry VIII’s reign, perceived from the point of view of a court member whose family fall foul of the Reformation.A teaching PowerPoint with an introduction to the author, their other works and copies of the questions. This revision is not an attempt to tell the story of Lanik Mueller as if I were writing it for the first time in 1988--that novel would be half again as long as this, with much more time spent on developing other characters and relationships. Instead, this edition retains the simplicity of the original, the story of one young man's discovery and transformation of his world and of himself. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments

The scene when Mwaba-Mawa (I think that's how you spell it (I really hate stupid names. Looking at you Brandon Sanderson.)) shows Lanik how to "drop" was just weird... It is, I think, this very simplicity which makes Treason work better than some of his more mature works. In some of his later work, I sometimes feel Card is working hard to show us how brilliant he is (and he is), how well he understands the human condition. Though I love a good deal of his work, at times it comes across as heavy-handed. Treason feels much more intuitive and far more subtle, and this is what makes it work, I think. This is a fantastic historical novel for children. Just as much period detail as Philippa Gregory and a story with excitement, journeys, family, kings and beheadings. Last one. There's a bit where he is in a cabin somewhere and he meets this girl who says that she's waiting for the right one. I honestly thought we were going to get something meaningful in this sexual travesty, but nope! Turns out, the girl is an old guy using some illusory science/magic and he makes his girl image naked, starts straddling Lanik so that she can get close enough to stab him. Through some science/magic that Lanik learned halfway through, he's able to freeze time and that allows him to see that the hot naked girl is an old guy...? And then I think he kills the guy - I really don't remember.Very much a fun history lesson about the Tudors. You get transported to that time and find out about Henry VIII and his son, about the rich and poor divide. Also about religion at the time, how people were hanged for being Catholic. Treason’, by Berlie Doherty, is a wonderful, well-written story and she once again succeeds in producing a book that, along with being entertaining, has much to offer younger readers in terms of learning about history. This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Now with this book, there are just a bunch of different cases of rape or sexual assault, and they all seem to end in ways that I didn't think they should. Lanik's dad gropes him and it was just weird to think about because later, it just turns out that he's a good guy sweetheart the whole time.