Debris (The Veiled Worlds Series)

from f-a-n-t-a-s-y

Just amazing! I couldn't stop turning the pages for the next disaster! It was refreshing break from my normal fantasy readings. It started off with a really sad and disappointing scenario- a girl named Tanyana who was highly skilled with her work with pions had just lost all of her identity. She ...

from alchemie

This books is, in many ways, difficult to categorize. It's not traditional fantasy, because the setting is futuristic rather than medieval, but it's not really science fiction, because the fantastical elements are more like a magic system than a scientific gadget or principle. It's not really a Y...

from thewalkinggirl

The problem with having the narrative in 1st person POV is that loads of internal dialog ranging in tone between bitter, self-righteous, whiny and (deliberately) clueless can create a truly irritating main character. Add to that muddled world-building (the whole pion binding thing still makes ver...

from zjakkelien

I was a little worried that this book might be too shallow, but I actually rather enjoyed it! The only thing I really didn't like was the creepy lover, who seemed bad news to me at once, and towards whom the protagonist seems to feel mostly guilt. Sounds like a good reason to break it of to me......

from Tsana

I enjoyed Debris by Jo Anderton. I read a lot of fantasy, especially by Australian writers (no surprise that they're dominating my reading so far this year). I've found that Australian fantasy is less likely to stick to clichéd convention and in that respect, Debris definitely does not disappoint...