Re: F&SF that I Read in 2007: W

On Sat, 3 May 2008 15:29:56 +0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (James
Nicoll) wrote:

>THE NINTH TALISMAN                       Watt-Evans, Lawrence    5/1/2007
>
>	The second part of a trilogy, eight guardians wait to see if
>the new ruler of their land can be trusted with power or if he will
>be as bad as the previous one. Note that there's less plot potential
>in "The Wizard Lord ruled wisely for the rest of his life and Sword 
>spent most of his time growing roses."
>
>	Actually, there is a plot in a class of guardians who become
>so eager to carry out their functions that they find danger where none
>exists but that would be a different book than this one.

Are you sure?

(Yeah, okay, it would indeed be a different book, but the character of
Bow is there as an indicator I had considered that option.)






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