Rating: 
Summary: really enjoyed it
Review: The Warslayer is one of those "Galaxy Quest" type plots an actor goes to a fantasy land and has to be a real hero. An actress a lot like Xena, Vixen has to save the day from the Warmother and does. book has lots of great action scenes, really enjoyed it
Rating:
Summary: really enjoyed it
Review: The Warslayer is one of those "Galaxy Quest" type plots an actor goes to a fantasy land and has to be a real hero. An actress a lot like Xena, Vixen has to save the day from the Warmother and does. book has lots of great action scenes, really enjoyed it
Rating: 
Summary: Great airplane book
Review: This is a fun book - it's funny and a quick read. I have always liked Rosemary Edghill, there is a certain humor in most of her books that appeals to me. I really like the main character and the premise. It is a lot like Xena meets Galaxy Qwest, but then I enjoyed both of them. It's a great airplane or beach book.
Rating:
Summary: Great airplane book
Review: This is a fun book - it's funny and a quick read. I have always liked Rosemary Edghill, there is a certain humor in most of her books that appeals to me. I really like the main character and the premise. It is a lot like Xena meets Galaxy Qwest, but then I enjoyed both of them. It's a great airplane or beach book.
Rating:
Summary: Standard plot - well executed
Review: This is another "average joe transported to a mystical realm and saves the world" book. An old plot, but still enjoyable. Some interesting twists for people who are into science-fiction and/or fantasy conventions.This book is a quick read. I bought it at dinner time and was finished that night. It was a pleasant evening's escape.
Rating:
Summary: Standard plot - well executed
Review: This is another "average joe transported to a mystical realm and saves the world" book. An old plot, but still enjoyable. Some interesting twists for people who are into science-fiction and/or fantasy conventions. This book is a quick read. I bought it at dinner time and was finished that night. It was a pleasant evening's escape.
Rating: 
Summary: NOT BAD FOR LIGHT BEER
Review: This was a "fun" book, even if it wasn't deep
literature. An Australian actress/gymnast becomes a
worldwide cult icon playing an Elizabethan nemesis to evil, a
ninja "Zena" in tights and leather armor. She is accidently
drafted by desperate emissaries from a magical dimension to
be the prophesied hero who saves their people. (All the
other heroes, wisely, turned them down.)
_Zena_ meets _Galaxy Quest_ as a not-especially-talented
actress levers herself into becoming the hero she has been
portraying. At least magic really works in her new realm,
but the rules behind it are intentionally murky. Her
clients, the Allimir, are pathetically accepting and almost
neurotically passivistic. Their enemy and her vicious
minions are the nastiest of villains. Everything that
bothers our hero Glory/Vixen, bothers her several times, so
that we will understand the problem when we bump into it
later. Very little will surprise a thoughtful reader here,
except the details of the Allimir's hidden past. Ms.
Edghill telegraphs her moves well in advance.
She even wedges the ending's door slightly open for a
possible sequel. (Doesn't anybody write just _one_ book
anymore?) Nevertheless, for all its lack of literary
heights, _The Warslayer_ also never sinks into the depths of
hack fiction. It is a comfortably entertaining story
throughout. Enjoy it on a couple of evenings when you
decided to go to bed early anyway.
Rating:
Summary: NOT BAD FOR LIGHT BEER
Review: This was a "fun" book, even if it wasn't deep
literature. An Australian actress/gymnast becomes a
worldwide cult icon playing an Elizabethan nemesis to evil, a
ninja "Zena" in tights and leather armor. She is accidently
drafted by desperate emissaries from a magical dimension to
be the prophesied hero who saves their people. (All the
other heroes, wisely, turned them down.)
_Zena_ meets _Galaxy Quest_ as a not-especially-talented
actress levers herself into becoming the hero she has been
portraying. At least magic really works in her new realm,
but the rules behind it are intentionally murky. Her
clients, the Allimir, are pathetically accepting and almost
neurotically passivistic. Their enemy and her vicious
minions are the nastiest of villains. Everything that
bothers our hero Glory/Vixen, bothers her several times, so
that we will understand the problem when we bump into it
later. Very little will surprise a thoughtful reader here,
except the details of the Allimir's hidden past. Ms.
Edghill telegraphs her moves well in advance.
She even wedges the ending's door slightly open for a
possible sequel. (Doesn't anybody write just _one_ book
anymore?) Nevertheless, for all its lack of literary
heights, _The Warslayer_ also never sinks into the depths of
hack fiction. It is a comfortably entertaining story
throughout. Enjoy it on a couple of evenings when you
decided to go to bed early anyway.
Rating:
Summary: If you like kick action heroines...
Review: Warslayer is an excellent book, especially if you are a Xena fan. It's a must read if you are looking for an exciting adventure. Check it out.
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