Auralia's Colors (Auralia Thread, #1)

by Jeffrey Overstreet

When thieves find an abandoned child lying in a monster’s footprint, they have no idea that their wilderness discovery will change the course of history.
 
Cloaked in mystery, Auralia grows up among criminals outside the walls of House Abascar, where vicious beastmen lurk in shadow. There, she discovers an unsettling--and forbidden--talent for crafting colors that enchant all who behold them, including Abascar’s hard-hearted king, an exiled wizard, and a prince who keeps dangerous secrets. When Auralia’s gift opens doors from the palace to the dungeons, she sets the stage for violent and miraculous change in the great houses of the Expanse.
 
Auralia’s Colors weaves literary fantasy together with poetic prose, a suspenseful plot, adrenaline-rush action, and unpredictable characters sure to enthrall ambitious imaginations.

• ISBN10: 1400072522
• ISBN13: 9781400072521
• Publish Date: 4 September 2007
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 352
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781400072521

Reviews

[ladygrey]

I've wanted to read this book for a while. The premise sounded intriguing and a very different sort of magical. But I didn't love it. And it's not because it wasn't well written, or the world not fully developed. I just never fell into the story.

The focus of the book is very much on the plot and the world and while there are several strong characters in it, I never felt connected to any of them; never felt that I truly understood any but one; and so never really rooted for them or became attached to them or resonated with them in any way.

For me, the way into a book is through the characters and so I felt that this book was stifled. There was so much to explore and play with but I always felt it was at arms length and so I could never dive in and enjoy it.

I almost want to read the other books in the series, just out of curiosity, but I didn't care about any of the characters enough that I need to see where it goes next.

[cherryblossommj]

What an interesting story Jeff has woven together through the novel of "Auralia's Colors". This is a story to set sometime aside to read and let it soak in. I will bet that this is one that would even fascinate my husband to read.

Sections in this book lost my interest, and I wanted to walk away, but I am glad that I did not because all in all it was quite an enjoyable journey and I plan to read the rest of the Threads as they present themselves.

I found the atmosphere for me was very reminiscent of [a:Stephen Lawhead|28083|Stephen R. Lawhead|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1247321485p2/28083.jpg], especially his lately series including [b:Hood|73931|Hood (King Raven, #1)|Stephen R. Lawhead|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170843498s/73931.jpg|1458314], [b:Scarlet and in 2009 book Tuck].

As a Fantasy novel, this is one of those that you fall into and forget about what is real and what is not. That is one of the hardest parts for me, but once I click into the world, I do not want to leave. I'm so glad that I have [b:Cyndere's Midnight|2443783|Cyndere's Midnight The Blue Strand (The Auralia Thread #2)|Jeffrey Overstreet|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216964067s/2443783.jpg|2450977] that I can jump into right away.

If you enjoy Lawhead, or Toilken, or Madeleine L'Engle, I do believe that you will find enjoyment through the creative prose that is practically poetry in the writings of Jeffrey Overstreet.