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As this is the entire trilogy in one volume, I'll comment on each book separately as I finish them.
1) The Riddle-Master of Hed: The beginning of Our Hero's quest to unravel the riddles that reveal the fate of the World and his true Destiny (all the while resisting the urge to just pack it all up and go home). A LOT of characters are introduced, and it's a bit unclear just who will be important later. However, the back of the book compares the author to Tolkien, and I can see why. Her world is co ...more
1) The Riddle-Master of Hed: The beginning of Our Hero's quest to unravel the riddles that reveal the fate of the World and his true Destiny (all the while resisting the urge to just pack it all up and go home). A LOT of characters are introduced, and it's a bit unclear just who will be important later. However, the back of the book compares the author to Tolkien, and I can see why. Her world is co ...more
A beautifully written book. McKillip's language is almost poetic and dream like.
Although the hero in the story is a young prince, the female "side-kick", a princess of course, is a strong character with her own powers.
In McKillip's book, I can usually count a a strong female character which I enjoy. I'm not much of one to read stories with the whinny helpless type princesses. I like my princesses with spunk.
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Although the hero in the story is a young prince, the female "side-kick", a princess of course, is a strong character with her own powers.
In McKillip's book, I can usually count a a strong female character which I enjoy. I'm not much of one to read stories with the whinny helpless type princesses. I like my princesses with spunk.
...more
Aug 17, 2008
christine.
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