Ако беше филм - сниман в Ангкор Ват и околностите, с щедър бюджет за ефекти, масовки и костюми, с печен режисьор и няколко симпатични лица сред основните актьори, заедно с качествен злодей - щеше да е приятен за окото хит.12-ти век. Един миролюбив и застаряващ крал губи кралството си и едва се спасява в джунглата. Един параноичен, умен и амбициозен крал слага ръка на Ангкор Ват. Една булка губи семейството си в деня на сватбата си, за да се озове като наложница при един от враговете си, който не...

Ambientato nella Cambogia del XII secolo, John Shors ci svela la storia della cattura di Angkor Wat e della battaglia tra i popoli Cham e Khmer. Non posso credere di aver aspettato così tanto per leggere *Temple of a Thousand Faces* di John Shors, perché è stato un romanzo storico avvincente di cui mi sono innamorato all'istante. Non ho letto nessun libro sulla Cambogia e non credo di essere stato così catturato da un romanzo da quando ho letto *Sotto un cielo di marmo*, che, guarda caso, è stat...

This delightful author's personality shines through in his writing - yes, that is an assumption but John Shors gave me the rare experience of being both deeply engaged in his story and believing, at the same time, that I could hear him thinking. I would rarely make any attempt to say I know anything about an author but if JS is not an optimist, a romantic and does not truly like women I will eat every hat I possess! I gave the book to a friend and she had much the same reaction.Don't get the ide...

Temple of a Thousand Faces wasn't bad, it just wasn't for me. I'm sure it was quite realistic about the fates of a conquered people in Cambodia in the 12th Century. Based on the title, that's not the story I was expecting. I somehow thought it was going to be about something besides conquering, pillaging, raping and slaughtering. It was really much darker and more desperate than I like, as the story was told from the perspectives of several different people who were affected by the pillaging, ra...

Found the characters to be too sappy, with overly lengthy sections of dialog repeating their devotion to one another. Felt that the novel would've benefited from tighter editing to make the story more compact and faster paced. Was also looking for more description of the historical setting, but the author chooses to focus on character interaction. Animals are randomly thrown into the middle of conversations for no apparent reason. Eg 'A snake glided through the dense undergrowth.' or 'A carp fli...

No matter where he takes us, he gives us a rich storyJohn Shors travels. That fact is certain. Not only does he travel to the exotic places from which his intricate and exhilarating novels are seeded, but he obviously travels to the libraries that hold the compendium of historical data with which he embroiders his tales. This is his seventh novel, and with each new novel his maturity as an artist grows.The dependable factor in owning and reading a John Shors book is that in addition to weaving a...

Timing in life is everything. Read this one on my way to visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia, which is the site for this historical novel, which is set in the late 12th century when the temple is overrun by the warring Chams, and the local Khmer prince has to go into hiding with his lover as his entire family is slaughtered. Besides having to rally his people, now King Jaymar has to align himself with the Siams, and befriend a Cham military leader who falls in love with a Khmer. Excellent characters, s...

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I was lucky to get an early read of this novel (I review books from time to time). Temple of a Thousand Faces is everything I love in an epic work of historical fiction--ambitious, complex, unique, powerful, and unfogettable. I simply loved this novel.

Per correttezza: sono l'autore!Ma ecco alcune recensioni indipendenti del mio nuovo romanzo, Temple of a Thousand Faces:"Un romanzo epico, straordinario, sull'amore, la bellezza e la guerra, Temple of a Thousand Faces saprà sicuramente conquistare." - Sandra Gulland, autrice bestseller di Mistress of the Sun"Scritto nello stile avvincente di John Shors... questo romanzo storico è destinato a essere un successo clamoroso. Altamente raccomandato." - Historical Novels Review"Una storia d'amore avvi...