The Lodge of the Lynx (The Adept, Book 2)

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Summary: Love this book and the series is a must read.
Review: I don't usually care if protagonists are male, female, or androgynous, but, these characters are so obviously men as written by women they read more like a harlequin romance than a sf-mystery. ( Unlike rice's vampire chronicles there is no sexuality to these characters outside of a surface victorian feel of "gentlemen" and "ladies") Another oversight is the lack of supporting cast, one main character is introduced in book one, and by book 5 still has not met the "entire" "fellowship" he has joined. As far as I can see only two people in the "lodge" have proactive abilities, the rest are drones whose abilities only serve the "master of the hunt" (noel mcleod included).

As for the magic, they (the writers) are afraid to use it. Most of the "arcane" practices are relegated to hypnotic trances and past life regression. Unlike Kurtz's Derynii, the boundaries and potential for the use of magic are inconsistent and ill defined.

I've read the entire series and it is a nice change from an exclusive diet of dungeons and dragons. But if you're a fantasy buff, read the Derynii series for Kurtz at her best.

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Summary: Love this book and the series is a must read.
Review: I find the writing to be wonderful. The historical details, imagery and incorporation of magic into a modern setting are all too rare in sci-fi, occult and fantasy literature. Although the characters are not fully developed as individuals and their interrelationships are not fully explored the excitement and potential for these stories to reflect "authentic" modern occultism more than compensates for these defficiencies. I expect very few books to hold up to the standards of great literature... ie Tolkein, Hardy, Dickens, Doestoevsky etc. and these books are certainly not timeless classics. However, these books are quite pleasant reading for an educated audience and a far cry better than the common pasteboard series.

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Summary: Simply the best
Review: I have just recently finished the series and am fascinated with it still...I am deeply interested in the meta physical studies and this series by kuntz has realy opened my eyes to the possibilities. Though i agree in that some of the characters are a bit shallow... and the conversation is a bit proper and gay a little too much. It was a fascinating series and i hope to read more of kuntz's books. Also i hope she would write a book or two on Sir Adrian Sinclair and Hunting lodge's past, as i never fully understood it...

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Summary: Great occult mystery
Review: I love occult fiction and a friend recommended the Adept series to me because he knew I liked Dion Fortune's fiction. Unlike Fortune's fiction, this novel won't gift you with verses for your rituals, but it certainly captures the feeling of the astral realms and the battle of good versus evil. Okay, so the hero is wealthy and lives a life of luxury we can only imagine, but, hey, this is a fantasy, no? And what better to fantasize than the genteel life of a British gentleman? Even if one is female (like me), one can still fantasize about such privilege. A very good read.