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Summary: Fantastic!!
Review: Nylund has not only encorperated mischief, intrigue, and action, (which, really, who could ask for more,) but he has given people a point of view into, and from, a world of magik. He let's you create your own world around his. This book is an awesome journey and should be shared with any and all who can listen or read!
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Summary: Just plain fun
Review: Nylund's style is easy to devour, and his plot intricacies, broadly looping and carefully crafted, make Dry Water one of the better books I have read this year.His smooth, believable descriptions of magic and fantasy add to what is, underneath it all, a well-spun down-to-earth story. Reading this book confirms the wisdom of truly thinking sideways.
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Summary: Dry Water
Review: There is more compressed into this novel than in any other fantasy I've ever read, and I've been a fan for forty years. Poul Anderson's sf novel The Boat of a Million Years covers as broad a span of history, but in three times the pages and half the complexity. Charles de Lint and Terri Windling have defined contemporary mythic fiction for me, but I was even more bowled over by this book than I was by The Little Country. For creatively dramatizing the complexities in the mythic war of good and evil, Nylund rivals Clive Barker. From the strength of his writing skill, imagery, and characterization, I believe I'll like Eric Nylund's other books too, although I don't expect the rest of them to be like this one; he does say that this is inspired by Roger Zelazny. I don't have space in my small room for keeping many books, but this is a keeper. It's worth hunting down a used copy. Hope that the publishers wise up and reprint it.
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Summary: The biggest little book I've ever read
Review: There is more compressed into this novel than in any other fantasy I've ever read, and I've been a fan for forty years. Poul Anderson's sf novel The Boat of a Million Years covers as broad a span of history, but in three times the pages and half the complexity. Charles de Lint and Terri Windling have defined contemporary mythic fiction for me, but I was even more bowled over by this book than I was by The Little Country. For creatively dramatizing the complexities in the mythic war of good and evil, Nylund rivals Clive Barker. From the strength of his writing skill, imagery, and characterization, I believe I'll like Eric Nylund's other books too, although I don't expect the rest of them to be like this one; he does say that this is inspired by Roger Zelazny. I don't have space in my small room for keeping many books, but this is a keeper. It's worth hunting down a used copy. Hope that the publishers wise up and reprint it.
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Summary: a compex fantasy about good intensions and their results
Review: This is a very good novel. Basically, it could be called urban fantasy, allthough, it shouldn't be, considering that the action takes place in a small town in New Mexico. So, it should be rural fantasy, I think. This is not unlike the works of Tim Powers and James P. Blaylock.
So, if you like them - give "Dry water" a shot. I found the main character sympathetic, allthough the romantic storyline was rather perfunctory. But the magic IS there in this novel, as are some interesting persons (not all of them alive), and the story of the antagonist, when told, rises interesting points. This book has intelligence, controlled lightnings and one annoying, though good-natured ghost - what more do you need?
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Summary: A Book that Challenges the Imagination
Review: With only a five dollar bill in my pocket, I found myself wandering through a bookstore in downtown Salt Lake City one day, trying to find a cheap book to read. I stumbled upon Dry Water. It was on sale for a special $3.99 price. I bought it, and took it home. I knew nothing of the book, except for the fact that it had a bland cover. However, after reading it, I can say this about it: It is an awesome book. I have read a lot of books, but never one that challenges the reader to use his imagination the way this title did. The characters were incredibly detailed, and easy to understand. Larry Ngitis is an every day Joe that turns into something much more magical, Raja Anumati is a witch with a fairy heart, Judzyas is a necromancer with a hidden agenda, and Matt Carlson is ... hilarious. I loved the plot to this book. It keeps you thinking about alternate possibilities while reading. I also liked the way Nylund wrote the ending to this book; I have often said that the end of a book is the most critical part of a story. In fact, I only have one real complaint about this book: It gets very deep at times. People without a very active imagination would have a hard time reading this story. Overall, I had to give this book four stars. The only reason I did not give it a full five was because of occasional misspellings (which irritate me), and the fact that the story was difficult to read at times. Dry Water is an outstanding title, and Eric S. Nylund is a brilliant author. I will definitely be reading more of his stories.
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