![]() Hautman has not only made a book that presents wondrous ideas, but also has managed to make them very logical and reasonable. The book flows very fluidly as the result of each time jump seems reasonable and inevitable. ![]() Hautman has written an original and unique book that incorporates history and gives us a different view of what could have happened. It most suited for those in High School and University. In conclusion, the Obsidian Blade is a Scientific-Fiction book that always has us anticipating what the next page holds. When you think closely, every time jump and every after-effect that occurs in the story seems logical and inevitable. But the great thing about the book is that Pete Hautman never failed to waver in any part of the book. Similar to other time-travel novels, The Obsidian Blade is a book that takes a little time and effort to truly understand the plot and what is happening, especially considering the changes in scenes such as time paradoxes and crossed paths and swallowed years. The genre being science-fiction and fantasy would not be suited to older readers. The references to the different time spaces, especially in the future provokes and entices the imagination of young minds. /rebates/2fwiki2fObsidianLongbow&2. There is also reference to alcohol usage and smoking, especially with Tucker’s uncle Kosh. Along with that, there are some violent scene, such as when the priest cuts the old lady, Awn, in half. This would be because some statements in the book may be too hard for the younger readers to process. The Obsidian Blade is a book most suited for High School and College students. We get to know Tucker and his experiences as well as some of the other characters. The book takes us along with Tucker on a search for his parents through time and space. Hautman has incorporated suspense and mystery effectively to produce this result. The author has written it in such a way that we find it very hard to put the book down and stop reading, until we are through all the pages. Hautman writes book effectively, as at the end of each chapter, we, like the main character Tucker, have more questions than answers. ![]() From this turning point Tucker knows what he has to do, find his parents. Soon Tucker realises that his parents have gone through these mysterious disks. One day, after his mother gets sick, Tucker a note from his father saying that they are going to seek help. But one day his father disappears and He comes back with a girl who doesn’t speak and declares that he no longer believes in God and that their household will not pray anymore. The Obsidian Blade is about a curious religious boy, named Tucker whose father is a reverend at the Church that he founded and his mother plays the organ during the services. It is told in third person omniscient, meaning that we learn not only the main character’s thought s but also the others present. This book is a very original and thrilling book that keeps you on your toes. The Obsidian Blade written by Pete Hautman, is a Science-Fiction book that also presents a religious concept. The art pictures above show drawings in the Spanish Codices for correct scale of size and manner of wielding.Review of The Obsidian Blade - Arnav Sojan These obsidian pieces were made in the traditional manner, hand knapped from prepared real obsidian blade cores. This is a model in between with core blades that are pressure flaked to square shape, so that they are sharp the way that arrowheads are sharp, rather than raw flake surgical scalpel level sharp. This is the model we have chosen to make here, which is the type seen most often in the Spanish drawings. Other types were made with larger bifaced squares. There are several styles that can be found depicted in the descriptions, and many of these are made from long thin Obsidian blades made from prepared cores. This model is 30 inches long, The main club or paddle is made in Central American Bloodwood, and is grooved to fit the glued in Obsidian flakes. This and other types are seen in the Codex Mendoza, the Codice Tudela and the Codex Ixtlilxochitl in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France. There are few surviving fragments, but during this time of Conquest the Spanish drew many descriptions which are available for study today. This replica showcases one of the deadliest prehistoric combat weapons known, the Macuahuitl, or Obsidian war club, or sword. This weapon had its origin in Pre-Columbian Meso-America, and was at its height of use during the Spanish conquest of the 1500's.
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