Crystal Dragon (The Great Migration Duology, Book 2)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Facinating premise
  • Disappointing
  • Well, it wasn't the successor to Carpe Diem
  • Disappointed
  • The beginnings of the Liaden Universe
Crystal Dragon (The Great Migration Duology, Book 2)
Sharon Lee , Steve Miller , and Donato Giancola
Manufacturer: Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc.
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ASIN: 1592220878

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A Letter from Anne McCaffrey about Crystal Dragon:

Every now and then you come across an author, or in this case, a pair, who write exactly what you want to read, the characters and personalities that make you enjoy meeting them. Apart from my passion for Kim by Rudyard Kipling, I had read some authors whose books I would buy the moment they came on sale (thanks to Amazon's policy and pre-ordering facility) and then there are the precious few who sit in honor on my comfort shelf. The books I reach for when something in life has become intolerable. And I rediscover the joy that had infused me at the first reading. Such a book was "Agent of Change" first published by Del Rey. When I had finished, hungering for more, I got in touch with Shelly Shapiro, my editor at Del Rey and, prayers answered, she had the manuscript for "Conflict of Honors" on her desk. I beseeched her to send me a copy asap…my hunger for more of the Liaden Universe so intense. She did. However, I had to wait for the third of that first series: "Carpe Diem!"

I found out that Steve and Sharon had published chap books on the Liaden universe, Val Con and Miri Roberson, Shan yos `Galan and Priscilla. Sharon and Steve are always throwing you quips like that and reading them is all the more enjoyable for them. So I bought those as they were published. Some of them are now also published in hard cover. The only trouble with the chap books is that while they sort out one problem, or elaborate on a special character, they are not very long.

Then I discovered that Meisha Merlin was going to continue the series. I was delighted to get a hard-cover of "Partners in Necessity" which is the three single titles mentioned above…then we have more good chunks of Liaden in "Pilot's Choice" which contains the two titles "Local Custom" and "Scout's Progress". Following them, is "Plan B", which has the most devious plot and then on to "I Dare". Which is gorgeous. And then, for dessert, "Balance of Trade"…and the tales of "Low Port".

What fascinates me most about Lee and Miller as a team is how well blended they are, with a structured society that is almost Chinese in its adherence to custom…the graciousness of the language is always a delight (something I wish I had phrased as aptly). I can certainly see the Tree in my mind's eye, spreading its ancient leaves over the valley it protects and the people it cherishes. And now these authors have come up with another pair of characters and a new chapter in the history of Liaden…"Crystal Soldier". Better yet, it says on the title page Book One of the Great Migration Duology. So, Happy Day, it means another book is coming "Crystal Dragon". Hurrrah. The hero is M. Jela Granthor's Guards, and the heroine is Cantra: names which will have significance to those who have already entered the magic of Liaden.

I rarely rave on and on about stories, but I am devoted to Lee and Miller novels and stories. Start at the beginning, dear reader, and you will be rewarded with a sanctuary you can escape to, as I do when this world we're stuck with is impossible to endure.

Anne McCaffrey, Dragonhold-Underhill, Co Wicklow Ireland.

Book Description

You can't go home again... What do you do when home is a conspiracy that's been discovered and destroyed? When home is a planet in a star system that's gone missing? When home means working for the destroyers of galaxies? When home is a spaceship that's calling out to the enemy? Cantra 'yos Phelium isn't a quitter, but she has more than a little problem: the Enemy has accelerated its attacks and how do you fight an Enemy whose major form of attack is the de-crystallization of everything around itself? A smuggler with a rogue soldier for a co-pilot, and a tree with an attitude for crew, Cantra's the only one who can get close to the man who holds equations that might, that just might - thwart the Enemy. All she has to do is help a young pilot from a missing world, juggle a slippery promise she never quite made to a pair of wizards, and then forget who she is along with everything, and everyone, she's ever known.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Facinating premise.......2007-05-06

Very interesting premise with characters you can relate to. A good story in itself but leaves you wanting more.

3 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2007-01-10

I didn't think this sequel did as good a job with grabbing the reader as the first book. It was all right once I got into it, but wouldn't have read a second one if this one had been first.

4 out of 5 stars Well, it wasn't the successor to Carpe Diem .......2006-11-09

I picked this up at the library, mistakenly being impressed that this picked up where


When the other review says "There is a prologue story in Crystal Dragon that has been known to convince people that they picked up the wrong book - but keep reading, it will make sense" -- they were really right. I almost dropped the book back in the library return without finishing it.

This is a prequel novel, a foundation novel that explains about as much as it obscures. Once it gets moving the writing is tight, the characters make sense and you get a feel for how a universe could come up empty and how everything was before everything was.

3 out of 5 stars Disappointed.......2006-07-18

Not an enjoyable read- certainly way Below others in this series.....disjointed - hard to hold on to the main "story Line"....seems like this all could have been in a synopsis of 1-2 chapters or one of their "magazine" phamplets.........kind of like boy meets girl- boy marries girl- one dies the other goes on - the enemy "vanquished- sort of. so forth and so on and on and on......but the reader does learn a bit more about Jela, Cantra and the founding of Clan Korval in between alot of gobblety gook.....but characters not developed well at all to hold your interest.

5 out of 5 stars The beginnings of the Liaden Universe.......2006-07-14

Lee and Miller's Liaden universe never fails to enchant, and this latest book answers all of the reader's questions about the beginnings of the story very satisfactorily. The characters sweep the reader up and take him along on their adventures; sharing along the way their joys and sadness. An excellent read.
Crystal Dragon: Book Two of the Great Migration Duology
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Challenging, Intriguing
  • Good characterizations, dreadful science magic
Crystal Dragon: Book Two of the Great Migration Duology
Sharon Lee , and Steve Miller
Manufacturer: Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc.
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ASIN: 1592220908

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What do you do when home is a conspiracy that's been discovered and destroyed? When home is a planet in a star system that's gone missing? When home means working for the destroyers of galaxies? When home is a spaceship that's calling out to the enemy? Cantra 'yos Phelium isn't a quitter, but she has more than a little problem: the Enemy has accelerated its attacks and how do you fight an Enemy whose major form of attack is the de-crystallization of everything around itself? A smuggler with a rogue soldier for a co-pilot, and a tree with an attitude for crew, Cantra's the only one who can get close to the man who holds equations that just might thwart the Enemy. All she has to do is help a young pilot from a missing world; juggle a slippery promise she never quite made to a pair of wizards; and then forget who she is along with everything - and everyone - she's ever known.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Challenging, Intriguing .......2007-07-11

Some of the criticisms found in other reviews of this book are justified, but as a whole, Crystal Dragon is a worthwhile entry in the Liaden Universe series. It continues the story begun in Crystal Soldier, and lays the groundwork for the books set at a later date (Local Custom, Scout's Progress, Conflict of Honors, etc.). It's important to note that Crystal Soldier and Crystal Dragon actually are among the last of the books written for this series. I would recommend reading them in order of publication rather than in the order of the time periods in which they're set, as I think the whole story unfolds much more effectively this way. Tantalizing bits alluded to in the earlier novels are fleshed out in later ones, and it becomes apparent how masterfully the authors have maintained continuity across a series it's taken them nearly 20 years to write. And quite frankly, readers who don't start with the more accessible earlier novels are probably going to be completely lost through most of Crystal Dragon.

It's unfortunate that sections of the story are written so obliquely that they require several readings, but this narrative style is characteristic of the authors and is often used to good effect in their other novels. The Liaden Universe novels had a small but very devoted following from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Perhaps both the authors and editors assumed that the fan base would be so familiar with both the Liaden Universe themes and the authors' narrative quirks that the more obscure passages wouldn't pose a problem.

(WARNING - Minor Spoiler Follows) Much of Crystal Dragon is occupied with how the protagonists (Cantra and Jela) are to overcome an Enemy that is seemingly unstoppable. Indeed, the authors have created an Enemy so powerful that their victory seems an all but foregone conclusion. The solution of using mathematical equations and physics to engineer an escape is quite ingenious in this non-scientist's opinion. And at heart, the Liaden books are space opera far more than they're hard sci-fi, so the rather tortured explanations for how this is accomplished should be taken with a large grain of salt anyway. Much more affecting are the unfolding of the romance between Jela and Cantra and reading about the earliest seeds of the establishment of Liaden society. And, as usual with the books in this series, there's an entertaining cast of secondary characters that helps to move the plot along.

2 out of 5 stars Good characterizations, dreadful science magic.......2007-06-05

Book one of this set was very good and satisfying except the annoying hick/backwoods grammar of the heroine. This one had the same and other wonderful characters, but sadly half the book was nonsensical gobbledygook nonsense stuff that made no sense and totally distracted from both the book and the story. As a supposed background to the rest of the Liaden Universe, it falls flat on its face. Frankly, one might find more sense in A Clockwork Orange than the incoherent mutterings being passed off as the evil others and their creations who fight them. The part of the choosing of a submissive was so stupid it was embarrassing to read. I am very disappointed in this book and find the authors talking about needing to mature to write the background, then writing such drival... well it was very disappointing at the least. In fact, I suspect someone on psychedelic drugs could have written better sense than this book gave.
Dragon Power: The Origin of the Fiery, Flying Serpent and Its Obsession With Gemstones
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    • Very Good!
    The Crystal Dragon (Dragonrealm)
    Richard A. Knaak
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    Sinister dreams haunt the wizard Cabe Bedlam, leading both him and Darkhorse to the desolate peninsula of Legar. Here a desperate band of wolf raiders, their empire in ruins, have discovered the resting place and sorcerous artifacts of the inhuman Quel. Now Cabe, Darhorse, and the Gryphon are trapped between two hellish hordes and to defeat them, Cabe must become the willing pawn of the oldest, most enigmatic drake of all...the Crystal Dragon.

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    5 out of 5 stars Very Good!.......2000-06-11

    This book is a must read for all Dragonrealm fans. In it, Nimth is let into the Dragonrealm by the Crystal Dragon, who is really the last of the Vraad and a character that you met before if you read the Origin of the Dragonrealm, in an attempt to stop the wolf raiders from taking over Legar. Also, the wolf raiders awaken the Quel and take Darkhorse prisoner. The Gryphon and Troia return from over the sea and Cabe Bedlam is led by dreams to the aid of the Crstal Dragon. Very suspenseful and well written!
    Crystal and Dragon: The Cosmic Dance of Symmetry and Chaos in Nature, Art and Consciousness
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    • The Title Says It All
    Crystal and Dragon: The Cosmic Dance of Symmetry and Chaos in Nature, Art and Consciousness
    David Wade
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    We live in a universe of apparent dualities: light and darkness, reason and romance, order and chaos. Exploring the interplay of form and energy, David Wade takes the reader on a journey through the world of successive ages--from Plato's conception of the ideal form and the ancient Chinese philosophy of change to the modern scientific view of structure and indeterminacy as embodied in the laws of physics.

    The author shows us how perceptions about the nature of the universe are reflected in the art of of a given period. He details the form and fluidity of prehistoric art, the crystalline order of Islamic patterns, and the subtlety and vitality of Chinese landscapes and calligraphy.

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    5 out of 5 stars The Title Says It All.......2007-03-08

    I buy a lot of books about these current theories about the brain, consciousness, the cosmos...and how it all relates to art and creativity.
    This book is especially good in bringing all of those together...following threads in many directions...and keeping them all connected by common idea of Symmetry. Definitely grounded on scientific information as well as knowledge of the symbolic, spiritual, mystical, and artistic associations. The author has an enthusiasm about this subject that is evident, and he wants to explain his insights and broad views in a way that will be clear and interesting. Excellent book.
    Beyond the Crystal Cave (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Module UK1)
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      Dave J. Browne , Graeme Morris , and Tom Kirby
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        Beware of the Crystal Dragon
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          Maylan Schurch
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            Beyond the Crystal Cave, Advanced Dungeon and Dragons Module Uk-1
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • Thoughtful and unique
            Beyond the Crystal Cave, Advanced Dungeon and Dragons Module Uk-1
            Graeme Morris , Tom Kirb , and Dave Browne
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            4 out of 5 stars Thoughtful and unique.......2000-05-02

            Shades of Romeo and Juliet, mixed with Alice in Wonderland and a bit of pulp AD&D savagery, shake well... Juliana and Orlando fled the feud between their noble families two years ago, into the Cave of Echoes, and were never heard from again. Now, the PCs (levels 4-7) must delve into this mystic faerie realm in search of a courageous revelation that will impress you. A forgotten World of Greyhawk classic, recommended.

            Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
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            • Rescue us from fundamentalism
            • CARTER: SUPER HUMANITARIAN/HUMAN BEING!
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            Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
            Jimmy Carter
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            Even at his most irate, Jimmy Carter projects cool, communicating with a poise that commands attention while gently signaling to opponents that they better do their homework before mounting any sort of debate. Perhaps that's why the former president, Nobel Peace Prize-winner, and bestselling author ranks as one of the planet's most respected voices in the areas of human rights, diplomacy, and good government. And when a clearly agitated Carter suggests America is on a slippery slope, globally speaking, as he does throughout Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, it's wise to pay heed even if the book's overriding Christian perspective may trip cautionary bells in secular readers.

            More a set of loosely connected essays than a single, precise argument, Our Endangered Values outlines Carter's worldview while pondering what he posits are key problems looming in the 21st century. Thematic touchstones such as the war, environmental negligence, civil liberties, the rich-poor divide, and the separation of church and state form the book's backbone, with Carter filtering each through the prism of his own vast experience. He doesn't much like what he sees. Though much of the data Carter presents to support his arguments is familiar, it's worth repeating that "the rate of firearm homicides in the United States is nineteen times higher than that of 35 other high-income countries combined." That "In addition to imprisonment, the United States of America stands almost alone in the world in our fascination with the death penalty, and our few remaining companions are regimes with a lack of respect for basic human rights." That when it comes to sharing the wealth with poor nations "Americans are the stingiest of all industrialized nations. We allow about one-thirtieth as much as is commonly believed [or] sixteen cents out of each $100 of the gross national income." America: land of the free, home of the brave? Try global bully with a bad attitude and reckless sense of entitlement.

            Carter spends significant time contextualizing his own spirituality, as if to underscore the urgency of his message that fundamentalism in any form is bad, especially when it encroaches on government. Indeed, Carter persuasively links fundamentalism to harmful policy, the subjugation of women, general xenophobia, and a host of other ills occurring all around him. And while George W. Bush in particular and the current administration in general take fewer clips on the chin than might be expected, Carter's arguments for common-sense change are deeply resonant nonetheless. --Kim Hughes

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            President Jimmy Carter offers a passionate defense of separation of church and state. He warns that fundamentalists are deliberately blurring the lines between politics and religion.

            As a believing Christian, Carter takes on issues that are under fierce debate -- women's rights, terrorism, homosexuality, civil liberties, abortion, the death penalty, science and religion, environmental degradation, nuclear arsenals, preemptive war, and America's global image.

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            "President Carter has written importantly about his spiritual life and faith. In Living Faith, a huge bestseller, he recounted the values and experiences that shaped his personal and political life. In his companion book Sources of Strength, also a bestseller, he meditated on fifty-two of the favorite Bible lessons he has taught. In Our Endangered Values, Carter offers a personal consideration of ""moral values"" as they relate to the important issues of the day. He puts forward a passionate defense of separation of church and state, and a strong warning of where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred. Now, he describes his own involvement and reactions to some disturbing societal trends that have taken place during the last few years. These changes involve both the religious and the political worlds as they have increasingly become intertwined, and include some of the most crucial and controversial issues of the day -- frequently encapsulated under ""moral values."" Many of these matters are under fierce debate. They include preemptive war, women's rights, terrorism, civil liberties, homosexuality, abortion, the death penalty, science and religion, environmental degradation, nuclear arsenals, America's global image, fundamentalism, and the melding of religion and politics. Sustained by his lifelong faith, Jimmy Carter assesses these issues in a forceful and unequivocal but balanced and courageous way. Our Endangered Values is a book that his millions of readers have eagerly awaited. "

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars Rescue us from fundamentalism.......2007-09-13

            This book is warning against fundamentalism and the in-human lack of compassion that seems so deeply rooted in the American sub-culture that holds sway over Bush's White House. Are you a Christian who is concerned about poverty? The USA's policy of pre-emptive war? Gleeful disregard for nuclear proliferation? Torture? The environment? Carter lays out a passionate case that those concerns are in line with Christian values. Carter does not cede the definition of `Christian' to the pro war, pro death penalty, pro torture, anti ecumenical crowd who insist that they alone can articulate what it means to be a Christian. This is a courageous book by a very thoughtful man

            5 out of 5 stars CARTER: SUPER HUMANITARIAN/HUMAN BEING!.......2007-08-03

            Another refreshing and great book by former President Carter. Carter gives one a true feeling of hope, especially now, in this strange time in our country. It's as though President Carter is looking out for us. God bless you Mr. Carter, and please, keep on writing, writing and writing!!!
            We truly need more Jimmy Carters in this world.

            5 out of 5 stars Wonderful!.......2007-07-04

            Great book. It is terribly refreshing to read a book that treats logic and common sense as important values in our personal, public, and political lives. Shows very clearly that religious views and opinions can be separated from the political arena simply by deciding to do so. The parts dealing with the politics of dealing with the rest of the world are especially good. The world would be a far better place if we could just follow the live and let live philosophy.

            5 out of 5 stars Wonderful.......2007-07-03

            I'm an absolute fan of President Carter on a multitude of levels - and this book further supports my endearment of him. He accurate and thoughtfully discusses the crises occuring in the U.S. - particularly because of the current administration and educationally analyzes how to solve/correct these problems. He is my hero...
            (P.S. for anyone with any doubts as to Carter's greatness, they need to read some history and see his Presidential Library to gain some insight as to what he actually did and accomplished while President for both the U.S. and the world as a whole.)

            3 out of 5 stars A moral challenge to Americans.......2007-06-27

            In this book, Nobelist and former President Jimmy Carter asserts that Christian fundamentalists have taken control of the American government. Although he is a devout Christian himself, he outlines charges against fundamentalists and neoconservatives that reiterate many oft-aired criticisms of the current administration. He also decries fundamentalist control of the Southern Baptist denomination, which may be of less interest to business readers. However, one need not agree with Carter to be drawn by his political philosophy and sincerity, nor disagree to be bruised by his self-righteous tone. This is more sermon than essay, for it has a pronounced religious focus, but we find that it provides a heartfelt portrait of the value judgments of a historic figure who never hesitated to provoke debate. Readers seeking a liberal focus on issues about which conservatives and liberals disagree will find this to be a passionate touchstone, as will those alarmed by what they perceive as manifestations of fundamentalism in U.S. public policy.
            Our Endangered Values Americas Moral Crisis (Doubleday Large Print Home Library Edition)
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              Describing his own reactions to some disturbing societal trends, former President Jimmy Carter shows how the religious and political worlds have increasingly become intertwined.
              OUR ENDANGERED VALUES : America's Moral Crisis (Limited Signed Edition)
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                Jimmy Carter
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                Limited edition, signed by the author
                Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
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                  Jimmy Carter
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                  • Carter
                  Our Endangered Values:americas Moral Crisis

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                  leather bound book is accented in 22kt gold. Personally signed by President Jimmy Carter.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  1 out of 5 stars Carter.......2006-07-02

                  Jimmy Carter gives his impression on America's faith and politics, including issues of fundamentalism, conflict, church and state, divorce, homosexuality, foreign policy, human rights, terrorism, nuclear war, and environmentalism.

                  Quote: "Only the American people can redirect our government's legal, religious, and political commitments to these ancient and unchanging moral principles."

                  The main problem I had with this book is that it couldn't decide what it wanted to be. Part of the time it wanted to be a serious political analysis, but throughout were random *facts* such as "there has been a substantial increase in the number of Republicans who have confidence in government, with little difference now between the parties in that regard," or "prejudice against the poor is decreasing significantly among all Americans," without any attempt at justifying these *facts* with actual FACTS. Where are these numbers coming from? Polls, surveys? The author provides no footnotes, no endnotes, we are just to take his word for it (hello! Don't question Carter! What are you thinking?) Sometimes it wants to be religious (with the reader constantly being reminded that Carter is a good religious guy. A Baptist. And a good one. Because he loves Jesus. He is one good Christian Baptist who likes Jesus alright). Sometimes it wants to be a memoir. (Did you know Carter was president? Carter is not sure you are aware. To combat this, he will reassure you of this fact over and over and over again. He was a president, you know). /rant

                  Shockingly enough, I probably agreed with at least 75% of the politics expressed in Carter's book. But his way of expressing them drove me completely, completely insane.
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