{"id":714,"date":"2011-03-22T09:05:01","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T08:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olvasonaplo.net\/olvasonaplo\/2011\/03\/22\/meljean_brook_the_iron_duke\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T19:24:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:24:06","slug":"meljean_brook_the_iron_duke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/olvasonaplo.net\/olvasonaplo\/2011\/03\/22\/meljean_brook_the_iron_duke\/","title":{"rendered":"Meljean Brook: The Iron Duke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"blossom-image-align-left alignleft\" title=\"Meljean Brook: The Iron Duke\" src=\"\/files\/konyv2010\/ironduke.jpg\" alt=\"Meljean Brook: The Iron Duke\" \/>Steampunk az \u00faj divat. S istenemre mondom, ha ilyen reg\u00e9nyek sz\u00fcletnek n\u0151k toll\u00e1b\u00f3l n\u0151knek, mint ez, meg a <a href=\"\/2010\/05\/16\/Gail_Carriger_Soulless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soulless<\/a> \u00e9n beh\u00f3dolok, teljesen.<\/p>\n<p>A steampunk igaz\u00e1b\u00f3l a sci-fi, az alternat\u00edv t\u00f6rt\u00e9nelem \u00e9s a spekulat\u00edv irodalom egyik alfaj\u00e1nak sz\u00e1m\u00edt, ami az 1980-as \u00e9vekben \u00fct\u00f6tte fel a fej\u00e9t. Itthon m\u00e9g kev\u00e9s ilyen reg\u00e9nyt jelentettek meg, b\u00e1r az egyik alapm\u0171nek sz\u00e1m\u00edt\u00f3 <em>A g\u00e9pezet<\/em> William Gibson \u00e9s Bruce Sterling toll\u00e1b\u00f3l magyarul is olvashat\u00f3, mint ahogy Tim Powers <em>Anubisz kapui<\/em> is, valamint id\u00e9n j\u00f6n a mindenf\u00e9le d\u00edjakkal jutalmazott <em>Gy\u00e9m\u00e1ntkor <\/em>Neil Stephensont\u00f3l. Nyugaton azonban egyre nagyobb teret h\u00f3d\u00edt, \u00e9s lassan a mainstream sz\u00f3rakoztat\u00f3 irodalomba is bek\u00fczdi mag\u00e1t; nemcsak reg\u00e9nyek, de k\u00e9preg\u00e9nyek szint\u00e9n el\u0151szeretettel foglalkoznak vele, \u00e9s m\u00e1r az ifj\u00fas\u00e1gi irodalomnak is van steampunk alfaja. Mert milyen j\u00f3l lehet \u00e1br\u00e1zolni egy olyan vil\u00e1got, ahol a viktori\u00e1nus kor erk\u00f6lcsi norm\u00e1i \u00e9s t\u00e1rsadalmi berendezked\u00e9se mellett g\u0151zg\u00e9pek sz\u00e1llnak az emberek feje felett, \u00e9s m\u00e9g a t\u00f6rt\u00e9nelmi adatokkal, t\u00e9nyekkel, szerepl\u0151kkel \u00a0is j\u00e1tszadozni lehet. Gail Carriger <em>Soulless <\/em>c\u00edm\u0171 reg\u00e9nye (\u00e1ll\u00edt\u00f3lag tavasszal magyarul is megjelenik) volt az egyik ebbe a vonulatba tartoz\u00f3 m\u0171, amit tavaly olvastam \u00e9s tetszett annyira, hogy ha valami hasonl\u00f3 felt\u0171nik, azt kipr\u00f3b\u00e1ljam. Meljean Brook <em>The Iron Duke<\/em> c\u00edm\u0171 k\u00f6nyve pedig\u00a0 rengeteg \u00e9v v\u00e9gi toplist\u00e1n felt\u0171nt, \u00fagyhogy adta mag\u00e1t, mint a k\u00f6vetkez\u0151 reg\u00e9ny, amit elolvasok.<\/p>\n<p>A k\u00f6nyv leger\u0151sebb r\u00e9sze a vil\u00e1g fel\u00e9p\u00edt\u00e9se, ami nem zavar\u00f3an, nem sz\u00e1jbar\u00e1g\u00f3san van \u00f6sszefoglalva, hanem az els\u0151 oldalt\u00f3l, az esem\u00e9nyekbe be\u00e1gyazva, kiv\u00e1l\u00f3 k\u00f6r\u00edt\u00e9ssel bontakozik ki. Londonban, Angli\u00e1ban j\u00e1runk, ahol a mindenf\u00e9le g\u00e9pek \u00e1ltal kibocs\u00e1tott koromt\u00f3l a nap nem is l\u00e1tszik, s \u00e9ppen gy\u0151zelmi b\u00e1lt \u00fclnek. Ugyanis az orsz\u00e1g kilenc \u00e9ve szabadult fel k\u00e9t \u00e9vsz\u00e1zadnyi rabs\u00e1gb\u00f3l, mert k\u00e9tsz\u00e1z \u00e9ve az \u00e1zsiai Horda nagyon cselesen olcs\u00f3 cukorban \u00e9s te\u00e1ban nanochipeket csemp\u00e9szett be a brit szigetekre, hogy miut\u00e1n azok elterjedtek, t\u00e1vir\u00e1ny\u00edt\u00e1ssal hatalmuk al\u00e1 vonhass\u00e1k az embereket. Az angolok pedig innent\u0151l kezdve mindig azt tett\u00e9k, amire programozt\u00e1k \u0151ket. Elnyomt\u00e1k az \u00e9rzelmeiket, vagy \u00e9ppen kihaszn\u00e1lt\u00e1k azokat, p\u00e9ld\u00e1ul ha azt szerett\u00e9k volna, hogy szaporodjanak, a Horda p\u00e1rz\u00e1si l\u00e1zt bocs\u00e1tott r\u00e1juk. S mindezt \u00fagy, hogy k\u00f6zben az emberek tudata megmarad, azaz tiszt\u00e1ban voltak azzal, mit cselekszenek, csak \u00e9ppen tenni nem tudtak ellene. Miut\u00e1n 9 \u00e9vvel kor\u00e1bban egy sz\u00f6k\u00f6tt rabszolg\u00e1b\u00f3l kal\u00f3zz\u00e1 v\u00e1lt kapit\u00e1ny, Rhys Trahaearn megsemmis\u00edtette az ad\u00f3tornyot, a nanochipek felett elveszett az ir\u00e1ny\u00edt\u00e1s, s az \u00e9rzelmek felszabadultak. A f\u00e9rfib\u00f3l nemzeti h\u0151s lett, c\u00edmet kapott, de legink\u00e1bb a Vasherceg n\u00e9ven emlegeti mindenki. Az ir\u00e1ny\u00edt\u00e1s megsz\u0171n\u00e9se azonban \u00fajabb probl\u00e9m\u00e1kat sz\u00fclt, mert a bogarasok (ahogy a chippel ell\u00e1tott briteket h\u00edvj\u00e1k) n\u00e9ha egyszer\u0171en k\u00e9ptelenek mit kezdeni az \u00e9rzelmeikkel, \u00fagyhogy a Scotland Yardnak rengeteg dolga van. A n\u0151k ebben a vil\u00e1gban egy\u00e1ltal\u00e1n nincsenek elnyomva, lehetnek ugyanolyan j\u00f3 m\u00e9rn\u00f6k\u00f6k, feltal\u00e1l\u00f3k, rend\u0151r\u00f6k, kal\u00f3zok, l\u00e9ghaj\u00f3kapit\u00e1nyok, ha nem jobbak \u00e9s elismertebbek, mint a f\u00e9rfiak.<\/p>\n<p>Wilhelmina Wentworth nyomoz\u00f3 fel\u00fcgyel\u0151t, akiben a Horda v\u00e9re is csorog, pont a Vasherceg tisztelet\u00e9re rendezett b\u00e1lr\u00f3l sz\u00f3l\u00edtja el a k\u00f6teless\u00e9g, mert egy meztelen holttestet tal\u00e1lnak a saj\u00e1t \u00fcnnepl\u00e9s\u00e9n r\u00e9szt nem vev\u0151 Rhys birtok\u00e1n. Mivel a rend\u0151rs\u00e9get is bevonj\u00e1k a nyomoz\u00e1sba, Mina j\u00f3 kop\u00f3 m\u00f3dj\u00e1ra nem hagyja, hogy a titokzatos, mag\u00e1nak val\u00f3 szabads\u00e1gh\u0151s egyed\u00fcl int\u00e9zkedjen, hanem l\u00e9pten-nyomon vele tart. Miut\u00e1n azonos\u00edtj\u00e1k a holttestet, fokozatosan der\u00fclnek ki k\u00fcl\u00f6n\u00f6s dolgok, \u00e9s minden egy j\u00f3val bonyolultabb \u00f6sszeesk\u00fcv\u00e9sre mutat, mint amit els\u0151nek b\u00e1rki is felt\u00e9telezett.\u00a0 Mina tiszt\u00e1ban van vele, hogy sz\u00e1rmaz\u00e1sa (mindenkiben a Hord\u00e1t esz\u00e9be juttat\u00f3 k\u00fclseje) miatt k\u00e9tszer annyira kell dolgoznia minden elismer\u00e9s\u00e9rt, mint b\u00e1rki m\u00e1snak. Ez\u00e9rt kiv\u00e1l\u00f3 nyomoz\u00f3, mert m\u00e9g a leglehetetlenebb helyzetekben sem adja fel. \u00dagyhogy a f\u0151szerepl\u0151k egy\u00fctt indulnak titokzatos fegyverek, elrabolt haj\u00f3k, t\u00faszul ejtett nemesifjak nyom\u00e1ba, s bej\u00e1rj\u00e1k a zombikt\u00f3l ny\u00fczsg\u0151 Eur\u00f3p\u00e1t \u00e9pp \u00fagy, mint a forrong\u00f3 Afrik\u00e1t \u00e9s az \u00f3ce\u00e1nokat, utaznak f\u00f6ld\u00f6n, v\u00edzen, leveg\u0151ben \u00e9s tal\u00e1lkoznak mut\u00e1nsokkal, rabszolg\u00e1kkal egyar\u00e1nt.<\/p>\n<p>A reg\u00e9nyt els\u0151sorban paranorm\u00e1lis-romantikus k\u00f6nyvk\u00e9nt hirdetik, val\u00f3ban van benne er\u0151s \u00e9rzelmi sz\u00e1l a k\u00e9t f\u0151h\u0151s k\u00f6z\u00f6tt. Viszont enn\u00e9l t\u00f6bb a sztori, ugyanis a j\u00f3l fel\u00e9p\u00edtett, izgalmas vil\u00e1g \u00e9s a k\u00fcl\u00f6nleges emberek, kalandok, l\u00e9nyek mellett m\u00e9g ott van a faji el\u0151\u00edt\u00e9letek k\u00e9rd\u00e9se is. Min\u00e1ban ugyanis els\u0151 pillant\u00e1sra mindenki az ellens\u00e9get l\u00e1tja, r\u00e1n\u00e9z\u00e9sre el\u0151\u00edt\u00e9letesek vele \u00e9s enn\u00e9l csak rosszabb dolgok is t\u00f6rt\u00e9nnek ott, ahol megjelenik. Neki\u00a0 minden egyes alkalommal bizony\u00edtania kell, hogy a k\u00fclseje nem teszi egyenl\u0151v\u00e9 az elnyom\u00f3kkal, hogy \u0151 is pont olyan \u201ebogaras\u201d mint mindenki k\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00f6tte.<\/p>\n<p>El\u00e9g \u00f6sszetett olvasm\u00e1nynak tal\u00e1ltam a reg\u00e9nyt, a steampunk igaz\u00e1n sz\u00f3rakoztat\u00f3 dolgokat hoz ki az \u00edr\u00f3kb\u00f3l, van n\u00e9mi humor, erk\u00f6lcsi k\u00e9rd\u00e9sek garmad\u00e1ja, ami egy ilyen vil\u00e1gban felmer\u00fclhet, \u00e9rzelmek \u00e9s rengeteg kaland. Na meg egy k\u00fcl\u00f6nleges vil\u00e1g. Meljean Brook \u00e9lvezetesen, izgalmasan \u00edr, kiv\u00e1l\u00f3 \u00f6tletei vannak \u00e9s b\u00e1r a m\u00e1sik urban fantasy sorozata nem \u00e9rdekel, az <em>Iron Seas<\/em> k\u00f6vetkez\u0151 r\u00e9sz\u00e9t, amit okt\u00f3berre \u00edg\u00e9rnek, \u00e9s f\u0151szerepl\u0151i m\u00e1r itt is felt\u0171nnek, v\u00e1rom.<\/p>\n<p>Eredetileg megjelent az <a href=\"http:\/\/sfmag.hu\/2011\/03\/22\/meljean-brook-the-iron-duke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SFmag.hu oldal\u00e1n<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/2011\/03\/irondukesfmag.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Kiad\u00f3: Penguin Books<br \/>\nMegjelen\u00e9s: 200<br \/>\nTerjedelem: 384 p.<br \/>\nISBN: 9780425236673<br \/>\nHonnan: V\u00e1s\u00e1rl\u00e1s, saj\u00e1t p\u00e9ld\u00e1ny<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/rating-9.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bookdepository.co.uk\/scripts\/click.php?a_aid=olvasonaplo&amp;a_bid=e00866c9&amp;desturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookdepository.co.uk%2Fbook%2F9780425236673\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" title=\"Buy This Book from Book Depository, Free Delivery World Wide\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bookdepository.co.uk\/accounts\/default1\/banners\/BuyFrom_Grey_160x30.gif\" alt=\"Buy This Book from Book Depository, Free Delivery World Wide\" width=\"160\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/affiliates.bookdepository.co.uk\/scripts\/imp.php?a_aid=olvasonaplo&amp;a_bid=e00866c9\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ubb-final-rating\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/olvasonaplo.net\/olvasonaplo\/files\/\/2015\/11\/rating-9.gif\" alt=\"4.5 Stars\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steampunk az \u00faj divat. S istenemre mondom, ha ilyen reg\u00e9nyek sz\u00fcletnek n\u0151k toll\u00e1b\u00f3l n\u0151knek, mint ez, meg a Soulless \u00e9n beh\u00f3dolok, teljesen. A steampunk igaz\u00e1b\u00f3l a sci-fi, az alternat\u00edv t\u00f6rt\u00e9nelem \u00e9s a spekulat\u00edv irodalom egyik alfaj\u00e1nak sz\u00e1m\u00edt, ami az 1980-as \u00e9vekben \u00fct\u00f6tte fel a fej\u00e9t. Itthon m\u00e9g kev\u00e9s ilyen reg\u00e9nyt jelentettek meg, b\u00e1r az egyik 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