Sep 17, 2000
Another doorstop entry (560 pages) to the Recluce saga. This guy NEVER writes small books.
Credit where credit’s due though, what appeared at first glance to be a cliched fantasy story turns out to be something rather different. There’s an intriguing blend of high-tech and low-tech and a satisfyingly complex political situation.
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Unlike your standard fantasy blockbuster, L.E. Modesitt likes to ponder a few questions over the course of…
Sep 17, 2000
This, you won’t be surprised to discover, is a fantasy novel. Its also “The First Tale of Einarinn” although quite what that means isn’t clear. It might be interconnected stories or it may be a full blown series ala Jordan. Its also the authors first published work so make whatever allowances you feel appropriate.
Sep 12, 2000
Book two of Martin’s fantasy epic “A Song of Ice and Fire” continues the high standard set in book one. As with the earlier book chapters are split up according to the view point of a character and different characters have very different knowledge and in some cases different perceptions of the same situation.
This isn’t a story with simple “good” and “bad” characters. None of the…
Sep 9, 2000
George R. R. Martin is a well-established writer. He isn’t known for writing Fantasy though so I was curious about this book. Keeping with longstanding fantasy tradition it’s a big book and it’s the first part of a series. When I bought it I was under the impression that it was going to be a trilogy. Turns out that its actually going to be 6 books! If they’re all this…
Sep 6, 2000
Changer by Jane M. Lindskold was one of the books I won courtesy of EOS earlier in the year. If I’d had to pay for it I don’t think I’d have got it. The cover is not terribly attractive and the blurb on the back is downright off-putting.
It may just be me, but I am a bit tired of fantasy books that include Arthur and the rest of his…
