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    <body><![CDATA[Fantasy without any fantastic. 'Riddles' without any riddles! More accurately, what here is described as riddle-figuring is actually history/mythology research. But I guess that 'The Primary-and-Secondary-Document Seeker of Hed' doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. <br/><br/>Characters should be g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69020254">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Patricia A. McKillip, The Riddle-Master of Hed (Ace, 1976)<br/><br/>McKillip's Riddle Master trilogy has attained something of legendary status over the years, and it seemed to me that, as a fantasy fan, it was something of a must-read. I did find it somewhat difficult to get into at first, but on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29212106">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A lovely trilogy that somehow manages to balance an epic scope while being focused on just two people trying to figure out who they are.  This first book is about Morgon, a farmer with a knack for answering riddles (a bit more like Zen koans) who was born with three stars on his head.  <br/><br/>Y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21212312">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was fortunate enough to find all three books in this trilogy at the same time a couple of weeks ago in a thrift store. It’s a fantasy novel series written by Patricia A. McKillip in the late 1970’s.<br/><br/>Here’s a good Wiki article about it:<br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w…/The_Riddle-Master_of_Hed" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w…/The_Riddle-Master_of_Hed">http://en.wikipedia.org/w…/The_Riddle-...</a>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20831328">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good fantasy book loaned to me by Nadia. This one was published in 1976 and there are two others in the series. It does a good job of transporting the reader to another universe or at least to a time when riddles were important enough to have masters of them who held sway over other being...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70035645">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I reread this book again to see how it holds up and it definitely is still one of the best fantasy novels (and part of one of the best fantasy trilogies out there.  McKillip sets the stage for the trilogy with a spare style refreshing in this age of overblown epic fantasies.  There is just the myste...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13125687">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This one's a classic. It has certain 1970s qualities, such as its overall brevity and its reliance on strong archetypes, but McKillip does magica mystery and wonder in a way that other writers spend their careers trying to capture. This one is worth returning to after many years.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Beautifully written tale of a man discovering and reluctantly comming to terms with his destiny.<br/><br/>Note that this does not stand alone and the entire trilogy should be taken and read as one volume to get the most out of it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I got the same thrill from reading this book as the first time I read Earthsea.  It's so rare to stumble across a fantasy novel that really seems to borrow nothing from the rest of the canon -- to be entirely unique, and wonderful.<br/><br/>I loved how it was written in riddles.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the early female authors of SF/Fantasy (besides Anne McCaffrey) that I found that I could not out down.  I thought this was just as good as the Wizard of Earthsea which was required reading.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[See my review of the omnibus volume. I stumbled over this book back in '77 or '78 and then had to wait till I could find the next volume. Very frustrating. A good series, I find the first volume to be the best of the 3 though I've read reviews of those who disagree.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Lots of characters, a little confusing.  I think she tried too hard to make it an epic fantasy trilogy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[bedtime reading book with maddie]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting writing style.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is, like most of Mckillip's books, twisted in a strangely pleasing way. There are people named Deth, who go through death, but then end up not really being dead, but also being dead at the same time. Other people materialize into trees or live underwater. If you are dedicated strictly to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4754840">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Intriguing world, interesting story.  I like how music is mixed up with power and music.<br/><br/>My only complaint is the main character decides to go home every time there is a new challenge thrown in his path.  While this might be realistic, I get bored to having the other characters conniving ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35553776">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When I read this it was the first of a trilogy--I think the books have been combined now. It's some of my favorite fantasy. The characters are likeable--even loveable. The twists in it made me sick to my stomach and made me cry. And parts of it inspire me. Those are qualities in a book I don't take ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21075320">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the most significant prose stylists in modern fantasy, McKillip's prose is subtle, textured and unspeakably beautiful.  She flies under the radar which, I think, is part of the enchantment. She seems unconcerned with fame despite having garnered countless awards. She is and will always be amo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29606854">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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