chabot@miles.DEC (L S Chabot) (04/01/85)
Well, SZKB is right. _The_Secret_Country_ is great. Not the least of Pamela Dean's gifts is demonstrated in the conversation of the characters: it's natural. The tension in the conflict of is-this-a-game-or-is-this-reality, of this-is-beautiful-or-this-is-potentially-dangerous, is compelling and impossible to avoid. This will speak to all of us who've ever stared at the ceiling in the bedroom and piloted shuttles to the belt or tracked dragons or well, you know what I mean. I haven't read a book I felt such a strong desire to read again immediately (all-the-way-through, yes, yes!) in such a long time. And it's out in bookstores now (I got mine Saturday). L S Chabot UUCP: ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot ARPA: ...chabot%amber.DEC@decwrl.ARPA UStale: DEC, LMO4/H4, 150 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752