Conjure Wife
by:
Fritz Leiber (author)
Such an enchanting wife ... The faculty members of solid old Hempnell College -- male -- think that they are well in control of their own fates. Their wives know better. The entire structure of Hempnell rests on the ancient and potent magick that all women know, and all men deny. Tansy Saylor has...
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Such an enchanting wife ...
The faculty members of solid old Hempnell College -- male -- think that they are well in control of their own fates. Their wives know better. The entire structure of Hempnell rests on the ancient and potent magick that all women know, and all men deny.
Tansy Saylor has done well by her Norman -- so far. But now he has discovered her occult machinations, and demanded that she give up such childish nonsense. How is he to know that he has opened the door to a power so ancient, so malevolent, that all of Tansy's might had been required to bind it -- and all the might in the world may not be enough to bar the door again
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780441117499 (044111749X)
Publish date: 1984-11-01
Publisher: Ace Fantasy
Pages no: 210
Edition language: English
In brief, the novel involves a small-town college professor who discovers that his wife is a practicing witch. A man of unshakable reason, he forces his devoted spouse to do away with all her charms and anything associated with witchcraft. Ever obedient, her purge has results that are entirely unexp...
I can see where this one would be (and should be) considered a classic. It’s hard to believe it was penned in 1943 as it stands up extremely well. You can see the influence Fritz Leiber has had on many of today’s modern horror authors. Well done. 3.5+ Stars
Published in 1943, this doesn't read as dated as much as true to it's period, but with delicious hints of subversion here and there. The conceit of the story is that all women are witches--men just don't know it--and are constantly engaged in covert sorcerous warfare to protect or promote their men....
In my opinion this must have been a good novel at the time it was written. I imagined it had received good critics. But unfortunally reading it today I didn't felt connected to it. First of all I think Leiber is an excelent writer. No doubt about it. But the plot suffered for what I call TimeLife. M...
I read this out of the Dark Ladies: Conjure Wife/Our Lady of Darkness duology, but I wanted to jot down my thoughts separately for this one before I finish the volume.I found the writing clever. I was transplanted into the cutthroat world of college politics. Who knew that the wives could be just ...
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