--- product_id: 10351973 title: "The Tourmaline Mass Market Paperback – Bargain Price, November 27, 2007" brand: "paul park" price: "2451684₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/10351973-the-tourmaline-mass-market-paperback-bargain-price-november-27-2007 store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # The Tourmaline Mass Market Paperback – Bargain Price, November 27, 2007 **Brand:** paul park **Price:** 2451684₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Tourmaline Mass Market Paperback – Bargain Price, November 27, 2007 by paul park - **How much does it cost?** 2451684₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/10351973-the-tourmaline-mass-market-paperback-bargain-price-november-27-2007) ## Best For - paul park enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted paul park brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Tourmaline Mass Market Paperback – Bargain Price, November 27, 2007 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51S+ltTLaEL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Disappointing *by T***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2008* _The Tourmaline_ is the second book in Paul Park's fantasy series that began with _A Princess of Roumania_. It picks up immediately following the events of the first novel. Overall I found the book to be disappointing. I thought that the first book had some problems but that the setting had such promise the author might overcome these difficulties in the second novel. Alas, for me at least, it was not to be. First of all I would like point out the positive aspects of this book. I still like the setting after having finished the novel, as it is our Earth but with a number of interesting changes; the British Isles were destroyed in some sort of cataclysm, apparently France was devastated as well, so the major powers of the world are Germany, Roumania, Turkey, and Russia, that Europe was once inhabited by an aboriginal race that appear to be Neanderthals (and who still exist in the deep woods or on reservations), that the nations of Africa are the most advanced technologically at least (and have a self-imposed embargo of many materials to the warring nations of Europe), oh, and magic exists, including vampires, ghosts, shape shifters, and a visitable realm of the dead known as tara mortilor (well, it can be visited by magic). I still like the idea that Miranda, Andromeda, and Peter were hidden in a book that contained a whole world - our world, with our history - and that once they made their way to the "real world" of the novels, have to contend with a blending of the personality they had in the United States in our world with the person they were back in the real world. With Peter, who was Peter Gross in Massachusetts, student, and Pieter de Graz, soldier, wrestler, man of action in the real world, it is especially well done and interesting. I like the stranger in a strange land aspect, particularly of Miranda, of her trying to puzzle out life, society, and the rules of the game of this alternate Europe with magic, comparing things she encounters to the world she grew up with. The character of Nicola Ceausesca is still an interesting, well drawn character, one that is hard to predict (even by her admission within the novel, as she is famously impulsive), and by no means a typical villain, given to quick, impulsive actions that might hurt her as much as help her, of delighting in giving small wounds to those she likes, and then regretting it later, of really believing she is a good person and has the best interests of innocent people and her country at heart, all while committing murder, doing black magic, and collaborating with her country's conquerors. However, the negative aspects of the book are to me just a bit too much to overcome. Much like the first book, it can be hard to follow the action sometimes. It almost feels when I read it like some of the dreams I have had, as actions just suddenly happen, points of view change with absolutely no warning, even in the space of a paragraph or a sentence it seems. I find myself leafing back in the pages to find out when something happened, such as when someone gets shot for instance. It just feels like an odd way to write. The players and their plans are often still less than clear. Part of that maybe due to the fact there are some complex politics in the book and we often get the viewpoint of Peter, Andromeda, and Miranda, who are still learning some of the most basic aspects of the world, but even when we get chapters from the point of view of true natives of this "real world" it is still sometimes hard to puzzle out things. I still don't know what Miranda for instance is supposed to do, as she doesn't appear to have special powers as far I can tell. She basically seems to be a figurehead, someone for others with a cause to rally around, a symbol. Miranda herself seems puzzled by her destiny, why everyone is after her or going out of their way to follow her and her command. It doesn't help that particularly with Miranda whenever one of the people from our world tries to ask a question, to have some fact of life, motivations of a prominent individual, the history of something explained the others act impatient, don't want to talk about it, assumes she knows all about it, and just generally act irritated. One odd aspect of the world is that as far as I can tell time flows differently on different continents. When the three main characters journeyed from North America to Europe, five years and a few odd months passed. What? Also bothering is the character of Andromeda. She out of all them seems to have had the least trouble growing into a blended personality as it were, merging her our world persona with this "real world" persona. However, she is at times a dog, at times a girl, and I think (not clear again) at times a man. There are no rules given why she changes shape and when or to what end. At times the dog form of her seems quite aware of the plans she had as a person and understands her friends, but at other times (such as a single chapter told from the Andromeda-as-dog's point of view) it is pretty clear she doesn't know except in a very general way who her friends are when she is a dog, let alone any complex plans. Also there was a vampire, an individual by the name of Codreanu. I am fine with the idea of a vampire being different than our idea of a vampire, but except for the name and from what I gather a long lifespan and a fierce reputation, failed to see what made him a vampire. Most confusing! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The word of central Europe reimagined remains familiar to anyone whose mind has gone there through books like The Man without Qu *by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015* Astonishing, wondrous, unlike anything else of its (supposed) kind. The word of central Europe reimagined remains familiar to anyone whose mind has gone there through books like The Man without Qualities or the novels of Hrabal. The author's sensitivity to nuances of language, even to language as it changes when modernization appears, is nothing short of amazing. The quality of great realistic novels is how they organize and deploy the stuff of the world -- manners, goods, means of travel, work, officialdom, fuits and vegetables, furniture, clothes, pleasures -- to create the world. Park does this in just the way the great older novelists do it -- but within a world he has entirely built. It's like what they say about Ginger Rogers -- she could do everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heel: this is a fully-featured realistic novel in classic style about an unreal civilization. If the book doesn't deliver a thrilling, continuously evolving plot with good guys and bad guys, if events rarely pay off the way you expect, that is not failure but higher world-building, ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Progressive story *by P***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2019* This is # 2 of 4. The first was slow to develop. Was going to stop but then the end of #1 made me get #2 to see what was going on. Has gotten better with each book through #4. Read #1 to the end and you are committed to the end of #4. Starting with #2, you will be confused and not enjoy. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/10351973-the-tourmaline-mass-market-paperback-bargain-price-november-27-2007](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/10351973-the-tourmaline-mass-market-paperback-bargain-price-november-27-2007) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-06-03*