--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snippage> > The second series is fantasy in SF trappings and > begins with _The > Warlock In Spite Of Himself_. The "magic" is > explained, but not > entirely to my satisfaction; the "magic" is on one > planet in a universe > where humans have done a lot of colonizing from > Earth, and while there's > an attempt to explain the whole system, it isn't as > good as the > explanation of the dragons given in McCaffrey's > _Dragonsdawn_, for > comparison. Good light reading, if you can stomach > the premise. This > was a great favorite of the other 2 friends, and > since there have been > more books written in this series, if you're looking > for a whole lot of > relative fluff, you can get a lot from one universe. > > So, if someone you know likes fantasy and you're > wracking your brains > for a gift for them, this might be helpful. :) One friend who loves the Dragonrider series and The Belgariad has resisted my Brin-pushing <sigh>, so I've suggested The Wheel of Time series and just about anything by Patricia McKillip - The Riddlemaster series is a favorite.
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