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Helliconia Spring: A battle for survival on a fantastic planet

Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss What if the planets orbited not only the sun, but the whole solar system orbited another, even larger sun? Cycles within cycles is the basic premise of Brian Aldiss’s HELLICONIA trilogy, of which the first installment is Helliconia Spring (1983). A planet of the fantastic, Helliconia is home to a diverse […]

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The Elfin Ship: Charming, light-hearted and funny

The Elfin Ship by James P. Blaylock Audible has recently put several of James P. Blaylock’s novels in audio format, so I’m giving a few of them a try. The Elfin Ship, first published in 1982, is the first book in Blaylock’s BALUMNIA trilogy about a whimsical fantasy world filled with elves, goblins, dwarves, wizards, […]

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The Gunslinger: The world has moved on

The Gunslinger by Stephen King Stephen King’s The Gunslinger is a post-apocalyptic Western-fantasy hybrid about the gunslinger Roland Deschain and his pursuit of the man in black across a desert. At first glance, the Western plays the largest role in The Gunslinger. Roland carries two heavy six shooters with sandalwood handles, and he can fire […]

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Magician: Apprentice: A less graphic reminder

Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist Raymond E. Feist’s Magician: Apprentice was one of my favorite books in the mid-1980’s — I read it over and over. If I have read this book less than 20 times I would be completely amazed. The wonderful part of re-reading it recently and having 20 years plus of fantasy literature experience […]

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God Stalk: Heists, action, intrigue

God Stalk by P.C. Hodgell God Stalk, first in the Kencyrath series authored by P.C. Hodgell in the early 80s, opens with Jame stumbling into Tai-Tastigon, which is apparently deserted, after being so long on the run that she’s delirious with exhaustion and fighting off her race’s healing dwar sleep. She chances upon Penari, a […]

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Pawn of Prophecy: Juvenile

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings I read Pawn of Prophecy as an adult, a few years ago. I had heard great things about it, so I was disappointed after reading it. The plot is typical “orphan boy saves the world” fantasy, the description is weak, the dialogue is often silly (humor is a focus, and […]

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The Belgariad: Sometimes fun is enough

THE BELGARIAD by David Eddings Back before David Eddings became a shampoo-rinse-repeat sort of author, churning out the same old storylines and character types, there was the original Belgariad series, which remains by far his best work. The premise is an old stand-by — farmboy discovers he’s not who he thought he was and, along with […]

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The Darkangel: An Incredible Tale

The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce I picked up The Darkangel the first time at my school library when I was 13 and I stayed up past three in the morning trying to finish it; It was that captivating. It has all the components of a fairytale, and yet is worked into a fantasy novel that […]

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