Of Swords and Spells

By Delia Marshall Turner

Book Overview

The first in-depth study of Kinsella's fiction since 1987, this book offers a unique and updated analysis. Utilizing a variety of approaches and the hermeneutical lenses of race, gender, class,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345424328
• ISBN13: 9780345424327
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Simply Amazing!

I love this author so much. I can only hope she'll write another book, and soon! The characters are funny and engaging, the writing fluid and imaginative... and overall, this book is just great!

Of Swords and Spells -- Read it...

I remember reading this book a long time ago and falling in love with it. I can't really say what I liked most about it. What amazes me is how the author packed such a story into such a tiny book. Not that I'm complaining. If you're in a mood for a good, short fantasy with some interesting twists, this book and "Nameless Magery" would be what I'd reccomend. I liked how this book picked up where the other one left off, but with a different perspective. It's amazing how vastly different the tone of each book is just by looking at the same storyline through a different character's eyes. You'd have to read it to judge for yourself, but I think these two books were perfect examples of Sci-Fi/Fantasy. They were very good, honest.

Different Characters, Same Good Story

At first I was a little upset that the focus was not on Lisane, but as I read on I really came to like Malka and appreciate what she was going through. As the story advanced, you could see her change from a scared little "monkey" to a strong woman, just like Lisane in the first novel. I also liked how Ms. turner set up the story's timeline so it took place around the same time as the first one and how the characters got to meet one another. I can't wait for her next book!

Easy to Read? Well, good!

Personally, I don't always go for edifying, thoroughly enriching books for my bedtime reading. Ms. Turner's books are perfect for the other kinds of books -- the ones that make you feel good and don't make you want to fall asleep with complex plots and interwoven ideas. Not that there isn't a place for the books which do have complex plots and interwoven ideas, etc., but that place certainly is not when I just want to enjoy myself with a book and not have to figure out the significance of anything. :) I really *liked* Malka, and I think the main character was developed in a way that shows the author settling into her style. I'm certainly looking forward to more.

Wow- Whatta book!

This is one of the finest sci-fi/fantasy books I've read in recent memory. The story is intense and well paced, with characters who are so well rendered that they could be people I already know, or maybe people I wish I knew. I couldn't put it down. The author, Delia Marshall Turner is a master of her art, and is destined for literary imortality. Philosophical, action-packed (the scene between Sefir Zul and Malka had me holding my breath!) and intriguing, this little gem of a novel is distinct and refreshing in a genre full of macho males with zinging one-liners. I'll definitley be ordering Turner's first novel, Nameless Magery.