corwin@ut-ngp.UUCP (Corwin, Lord of Amber) (01/09/85)
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In browsing the local bookstores yesterday, I came across a trade book by
Diane Duane called _The Door into Shadow_. The back says this is the second
book in the _Tales of the Five_ which appears to be a five book set. Anyway,
it seems that the book(s) have everything: royal magic, Reaver Armies, Shadow,
exiled princes, elementals, a warrior Queen, a Great Sword, dragons, the Old Man
from Scene 23... you get the idea. Question: Has anyone read Book One of this
set? How is it? Anyone else seen this stuff?
Second, Where is the _Iron Tower Trilogy_ by Dennis McKiernan? I've been looking for months and no dice. Is it out in mass-market paperback or trade?
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-Off into Shadow
Corwin, Lord of Amber
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"Well you're DEAD now, so SHUT UP!!!"shaddock@rti-sel.UUCP (Mike Shaddock) (01/11/85)
In article <1168@ut-ngp.UUCP> corwin@ut-ngp.UUCP (Corwin, Lord of Amber) writes: > >In browsing the local bookstores yesterday, I came across a trade book by >Diane Duane called _The Door into Shadow_. The back says this is the second >book in the _Tales of the Five_ which appears to be a five book set. Anyway, >it seems that the book(s) have everything: royal magic, Reaver Armies, Shadow, >exiled princes, elementals, a warrior Queen, a Great Sword, dragons, the Old Man >from Scene 23... you get the idea. Question: Has anyone read Book One of this >set? How is it? Anyone else seen this stuff? The first book is called "The Door into Fire" and came out at least four years ago. I thought that it was quite good, particularly for a first novel. The world that she describes has one of the more interesting moral/social structures that I've heard of. I think the "Tales of the Five" doesn't mean that there are five books, but that there are five major characters (although I can only think of four at the moment). Mike Shaddock {decvax,seismo}!mcnc!rti-sel!shaddock
kalash@ucbcad.UUCP (01/11/85)
> In browsing the local bookstores yesterday, I came across a trade book by > Diane Duane called _The Door into Shadow_. The back says this is the second > book in the _Tales of the Five_ which appears to be a five book set. > Question: Has anyone read Book One of this set? How is it? Anyone else seen this stuff? I have, and I think it is excellent. I would recomend it to anyone who likes well crafted fantasy. The original dell paperback is VERY hard to find, but Blue Jay has just reprinted it in a trade paperback size. > > Second, Where is the _Iron Tower Trilogy_ by Dennis McKiernan? I've been looking for months and no dice. Is it out in mass-market paperback or trade? It is only out in hardback (doubleday). Joe Kalash kalash@berkeley ucbvax!kalash
mcdaniel@uiucdcsb.UUCP (01/14/85)
I've read _The Door Into {Fire,Shadow}_, and I recommend them highly.
Truly excellent and unique (and unique is hard to get in fantasy nowadays!)