Castle Perilous
by John DeChancie
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Read in September, 2007
This is one of those books that has an interesting premise, but then does nothing with it. The premise and setting were really good, but the plot and characterization frankly sucked. None of the characters made any sense. One was evil and scheming for no real apparent reason. Two hooked up and became romantic partners, again for no real apparent reason. It was just all silly and pointless, and the only thing that kept me reading to the end was, again, the interesting premise/setting. Too b...more
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I'd have to echo the review that mentions poor character development. These are fairly flat characters. You have to read the entire series before get to know them. However, this isn't anything close to fine literature. It could easily be a cartoon or a TV show. That said, it was fun to read. Fluff fantasy, but still quite readable. Three stars for the setting.
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Fans of Robert Asprin, Piers Anthony
This series of novels about humans and aliens stuck in a castle with constantly moving windows into different dimensions was a total blast and a half when I was a teen. It's light-hearted with great characters.
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