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Summary: The releasing of the demons
Review: Anghara Kalingsdaughter is the princess of the southern isles. She is headstrong and has a great deal of curiosity for things that have an 'aura' of mystery. Although she lives perfectly happy with her family and fiancee, she sometimes roams near the 'tower of regrets' and can't help asking herself what lies within, although there are ancient stories that say that the tower is doomed. Anghara acts recklessly and opens the box whithin the tower, releasing seven demons. But she must pay for her error, and seek and destroy every demon, the very demons that destroyed everything she loved. And until she destroys every demon she will became immortal and loose her name, for she is nothing more but a weapon. It's very interesting to see the development of the character Indigo, from this first book to the others. She really changes her view on life.
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Summary: A new world
Review: Even the world Louise created is the reverse of our own. North-South-West-East. This a story of an old civilazation, built upon the rubble of an even older civilization, and all that remains of the past civilization is it legacy, a solitary tower built by a man whose name is forgotten. The only things that are remembered of that ancient time, is preseved in the stones of the tower, and the words of a song. In the song the people of the new world are warned never to appraoch this tower, because it is forbidden to mankind. And so untouched, shrouded in mystery and the scars of the past, the tower reminds each passing generation of the folly of striving to take to much from the Earth Mother. That is until Anghara Kaligsdaughter Princess of the Southern Isles, unlocks the secrets of mankinds past, and opens the door to the destruction of her world. She then is condemned to repair the ruin she has caused, and until she can do so, she cannot die, and has to renounce her name and all that goes with it. An original take on the Pandora's Box myth. Through the eight books that chronicle her journeys, we see the evolution of her character and the extent of the burden she carries. As a reader you are as compelled as Indigo to see the quest followed through to its completion, and you task is also very difficult. All eight books have been out of print for years, and copies are scarce. It doesn't help that Louise has many fans look at the same time as you are. It is well worth the effort. This series comes highly recommended.
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Summary: A wonderful fantasy book
Review: I found this at a used book store and picked it up because I thought it looked interesting. I asked the woman working at the counter if she anything about it. She told me it was a great book and that she had read the whole series; that it was a "women kick ...." book. It definetly is. This is one of the best books I have ever read. I read it in three days almost non-stop. You don't even have to be one those people who like the "women kick ...." fantasy books, or Xena, or anything like that. If you want a good read full battle, honor, and love, this is one of the best.
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Summary: This book is great
Review: I have to say that the Indigo series is THE BEST fantasy series that I have ever read. Louise Cooper lights up the imagination with her words. If I could I would rate this book as a ten out of five stars.
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Summary: Fantasy of a Celtic Pandora
Review: I read Louise Cooper's Time Master trilogy and the first book of the Time Master prequel series (when Chaos rules), and enjoyed them for their chilling, vivid imagery. They were un-put-downable. I had to read through the night to finish them. Cooper has one of the most original, malign, and imaginative minds in the fantasy business. When I was unable to locate the two other books of the Time Master prequel, I started working my way through one of her earlier series: the Indigo books, of which "Nemesis" is the first. "Nemesis" is the story of a Celtic Pandora named Anghara who opens the wrong box and lets evil back into the world. There are large sections of imaginative, Cooperesque fantasy and well worth reading. In fact, I've already ordered the second book in the Indigo series. However, overall I'd have to guess that 'Nemesis' is one of Cooper's first ventures into fantasy. The heroine is an arrogant, impulsive, headstrong adolescent who doesn't really change through the course of the book, even though her whole family is slaughtered by the demons she frees, and her lover is condemned to purgatory until she can rescue him. The lover is the character I really feel sorry for. He is brave, kind, and completely innocent of wrong-doing and yet he is condemned to a particularly awful life-in-death while Anghara-Indigo escapes pretty much unscathed from her own act of wickedness (her hair turns gray and a few months into the plot, she sprains her ankle). With occasional pick-me-ups from the Earth Mother, Anghara-Indigo sets out to recapture the demons she let loose on the world, hindered by her nemesis (an evil copy of herself with what appear to be vast supernatural powers) and helped by a talking wolf. 'Nemesis' is a good fantasy and worth reading, just not as good as Cooper's later books.
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Summary: Fantasy of a Celtic Pandora
Review: I read Louise Cooper's Time Master trilogy and the first book of the Time Master prequel series (when Chaos rules), and enjoyed them for their chilling, vivid imagery. They were un-put-downable. I had to read through the night to finish them. Cooper has one of the most original, malign, and imaginative minds in the fantasy business. When I was unable to locate the two other books of the Time Master prequel, I started working my way through one of her earlier series: the Indigo books, of which "Nemesis" is the first. "Nemesis" is the story of a Celtic Pandora named Anghara who opens the wrong box and lets evil back into the world. There are large sections of imaginative, Cooperesque fantasy and well worth reading. In fact, I've already ordered the second book in the Indigo series. However, overall I'd have to guess that 'Nemesis' is one of Cooper's first ventures into fantasy. The heroine is an arrogant, impulsive, headstrong adolescent who doesn't really change through the course of the book, even though her whole family is slaughtered by the demons she frees, and her lover is condemned to purgatory until she can rescue him. The lover is the character I really feel sorry for. He is brave, kind, and completely innocent of wrong-doing and yet he is condemned to a particularly awful life-in-death while Anghara-Indigo escapes pretty much unscathed from her own act of wickedness (her hair turns gray and a few months into the plot, she sprains her ankle). With occasional pick-me-ups from the Earth Mother, Anghara-Indigo sets out to recapture the demons she let loose on the world, hindered by her nemesis (an evil copy of herself with what appear to be vast supernatural powers) and helped by a talking wolf. 'Nemesis' is a good fantasy and worth reading, just not as good as Cooper's later books.
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Summary: What a fantastic series!
Review: I read these books probably five or six years ago when a friend lent them to me. Of course, since they are so hard to get a hold of, she made me give them back to her right away, so I only got the chance to read them once. I have been dying to get my hands on my own copies ever since. Although each book could probably stand alone, I recommend that you read them all, in order. Indigo is an intriguing heroine, a headstrong princess who inadvertently makes a terrible mistake and is forced to spend decades setting things right again. Although these books are very hard to find, I highly recommend you put in the effort - they are worth it!
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Summary: What a fantastic series!
Review: I read these books probably five or six years ago when a friend lent them to me. Of course, since they are so hard to get a hold of, she made me give them back to her right away, so I only got the chance to read them once. I have been dying to get my hands on my own copies ever since. Although each book could probably stand alone, I recommend that you read them all, in order. Indigo is an intriguing heroine, a headstrong princess who inadvertently makes a terrible mistake and is forced to spend decades setting things right again. Although these books are very hard to find, I highly recommend you put in the effort - they are worth it!
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Summary: Breaking the Mold
Review: Louise Cooper broke th mold on this one, could it be someone wrote about a princess who is happy with her life? Usually princesses are written either to be rebels or victims of there parents wishes or both but this one isn't. This story teaches a valuable lesson and is startling new. If you read this one you have to read all eight books. Also read the time master trilogy, it is every bit a sgood as nemesis.
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Summary: A lovely book
Review: The first in a series of seven, this book tells of a headstrong princess' rash action in the name of curiosity, and the consequences of that action. She no longer exists to her people, and must take on a new identity to begin her quest to right the great wrong that she has brought down onto the earth. She loses everyone and everything that she loves, and she must learn to face herself, as well as her fears. This is a lovely book that is well-worth seeking out.
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