Reading this book was sort of like exercising. I didn’t really want to start reading it but, once I did, I found I was enjoying it. Then tedium started to set in and, by the end of the book, I was happy to be done. Once it was over, I was glad I had read it. This is one of the many sixties-era scien...
There! I'm finally caught up on my June reading! There's something to be said for a quick and easy book. Some positive things, in fact. It's entertaining and light without ever becoming a burden on your time. I read this one on a train trip from Maryland to New York (or almost to New York) and enj...
What makes this series different is that it's the anti-high fantasy. This is the third book in the series. In the very first, seven role-playing college students are transported to the world of their game as their alter egos. Those who survive stay and bring technology--and a crusade against slavery...
What I loved about this series was that it was the anti-high fantasy. In the very first book of the series, seven role-playing college students are transported to the world of their game as their alter egos. Those who survive stay and bring technology--and a crusade against slavery to their new home...
At first impression the first book in this series, The Sleeping Dragon didn't seem like it would be anything special. Seven college students from modern-day America playing a game reminiscent of Dungeons and Dragons are transported to the fantasy world of the game as their role-playing alter egos. S...
This review can also be read on my blog, Stumptown Books.I fell in love with the world of Midkemia in Magician: Apprentice, and Magician: Master really solidified it for me. Feist’s world is incredibly fleshed out and a pleasure to escape into. I am following the reading order recommended by a fello...