Ongoing notes: This is a "middle" book in an ongoing series based on the classic Compleat/Incompleat Enchanter stories by de Camp and Pratt.
The original series was one of my favorites. It occupied a special place in the pantheon of genre fiction; something a bit more nerdy and special. Those who knew the Enchanter series were definitely well-read fans.
I intensely dislike most modern exploitation of classic SF. All too often, the new contributors or co-authors suck, and the new additions to classic series do nothing but detract from the luster of the originals (see Foundation, Dune, etc.).
I hadn't heard of the authors of the first segment, but they did a surprisingly good job at imitating the style of the original stories.
Unfortunately Christopher Stasheff, the author of the second segment, failed rather badly at maintaining the tone and style of the original stories.
The original series was one of my favorites. It occupied a special place in the pantheon of genre fiction; something a bit more nerdy and special. Those who knew the Enchanter series were definitely well-read fans.
I intensely dislike most modern exploitation of classic SF. All too often, the new contributors or co-authors suck, and the new additions to classic series do nothing but detract from the luster of the originals (see Foundation, Dune, etc.).
I hadn't heard of the authors of the first segment, but they did a surprisingly good job at imitating the style of the original stories.
Unfortunately Christopher Stasheff, the author of the second segment, failed rather badly at maintaining the tone and style of the original stories.