by Tamora Pierce
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Kethlun Warder was a gifted glassmaker until his world was shattered in a freak accident. Now his remaining glass-magic is mixed with lightning, and Tris must teach him to control it (if she can teach him to control his temper first). But there's more at stake than Keth's education. With his strange magic, he creates glass balls which reflect the immediate past and expose the work of a murderer. If he can harness his power properly, he'll be able to see the crimes as they take place. Keth and Tris race against time and the local authorities to identify a killer who's living in plain sight.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Glass Dragons, lightning bolts and a killer on the loose..., 2007-04-03
This book is a wonderful book but I suggest that if you wish to read the 'Circle Opens' quartet you first read 'The circle of magic' so that you have more background knowledge on these lovable characters. This book is a great ending to a great series and Tamora Pierce definetly did a splendid job on this book! It's definetly good enough to buy! I read and own all of Pierce's novels but after getting this one from the library I knew that I had to buy it so I could read it over and over again!
Trisiana Chandler is a fourteen-year-old girl with a fast temper and sharp tounge. She is a Weather Mage and very, very powerful. She and her teacher Niko come to a place that Tris is not used to. It's a place called Tharios on the Ithocot Sea. In this place sacred and magical rituals are put on the dead and the people seem scared of death. Those people who handle the dead are hated, ignored, treated differently, and hurt for talking to people out of their group. Tris knows that things like this are horrible and madness.
When Tris finds a man named Kethun Warder she knows that he has magic. It's simple to tell...he just created a dragon out of glass that is flying around the room with lightning in his veins. She knows that she must teach him to controle his power before he destroys himself so she becomes his mentor.
While she's teaching him another problem arrises. A killer is killing tons of performing women. Who are they? Why are they killing them? How will they find the killer? Well, those can only be found by reading this exciting novel by Tamora Pierce. Hope you enjoy!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Pretty Good, 2007-03-15
I really love this seires! I recomend them to anyone into the whole people with magic thing. If you are going to read them, be sure to read the ones before it first.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Shatterglass is both magical and exciting!, 2006-12-17
Shatterglass is an exciting fantasy by Tamora Pierce whom in my opinion is one of the best authors in the world! In this last book of the quartet Tris, a fourteen year-old mage with extrordinary powers ends up meeting a man named Keth. Though he is older than her in atleast his mid-twenties Keth has no idea that he has a magical gift that has to do with both glassmaking and lightning mixed. When Tris discovers his power it is her job to teach him how to controle his magic. As she works with her new student a murderer arrives in the city and is killing women performers almost everyday. Keth and Tris must combined their powers to catch the criminal before its too late!
-Hannah M.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
wonderful, magical read, 2006-09-20
I do enjoy reading Tamora's books, I am not only over 13, I am over 50, but I love a good book. This, in my opinion, is the best of the Circle books and maybe of all of Tamora's books. I was caught as soon as Chime appeared and loved the interations of a much matured Tris.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Astounding Conclusion!, 2006-06-08
Warning: Spoilers may be within text
This fourth and last book of the Circle Opens by Tamora Pierce has really ended the series quite nicely.
Trisana Chandler (Tris) and her teacher, Niko Goldeye, travel to Tharios for a convention of mages. While her stay in Tharios promises to be exciting, Tris finds that the city is not at all to her taste. While the music, performers, and glassmakers are superb, she finds that the way society is defined is offensive and repugnant. For instance, prathmun, the city's lowest member of society, are unable to participate in most city functions, are treated with scorn by the people, and must handle the worst jobs in the city. At times, they are even considered bugs by the people.
Tris, being a fair and kind (although sometimes hot-tempered) mage, is outraged. But her troubles are far from over when she discovers a glassmaker, Keth, who has the power of lightening magic as well as glass magic. Finding no other teacher in the area to instruct him in magic's proper use, she undertakes his training. The problem? Keth is an adult, whilst Tris is a 13 year old adolescent still struggling with her own powers.
To top matters, a murderer is stalking the city, killing the actresses and the female performers (the yaskedasi) of the city and then displaying their corpses in public places. Enraged by the contamination of the city, the government officials use every one of their resources to track down their killer.
Keth and Tris both utilize their powers to track down this killer in the hopes that the deaths will stop. The rest...you'll have to read for yourself.
As for my opinion on this novel, it's great. The characters are wonderfully written and the personalities are written with great detail. For instance, Keth, an adult violently objects to a teacher for his powers fearing change as many adults do. Pierce is even able to accurately portray the emotions that plague Tris, who after all, has not had much experience in the world.
The suspense is also a key factor that is well played. Each page keeps in a trance such that you'll never want to put down the book. Pierce even ties in problems in our own societies into the book including the treatment of those less fortunate (i.e.: the prathmun are a relation to the "untouchables" in India or the slaves in colonial times.)
Pierce also understands that no good novel is without its touch of strong emotion. She builds the feelings by killing off a character and creating situations where characters are torn with indecision.
Overall: This is a wonderful read that will certainly capture your imaginations. However, this is a book that composed mostly of fiction and the world of fantasy. Should you be opposed to the idea of magic, I strongly suggest that you do not pick up this book.
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