Lords of the Middle Dark : (#1)

Rating:
Summary: Excellent and worth the Effort
Review: I bought this book in its first printing back in the mid eighties (85 I think) While I was preparing for a canoe trip through Quebec. The whole plot line appealed to me for a number of reasons that I wont get into, however, I can tell you that the plot and charecter development were fabulously rich, and enveloped me in a Tolkienesque manner. I was drawn away from the rain and mosquitos, the biting flies, and the food poisoning we all suffered, to a world in the future that I felt could actually exist. I waited impatiently for the next few years for the forthcoming sequels to come out. The only disappointment in the whole series, was when I turned the final page, of the final book, and it was over.

Rating:
Summary: stands the test of time
Review: I read this book in the late eighties when I was in high school and loved it. Recently I reread the series and found that it was not dated (besides the sheer size computers can take up) the results and effects of technology are still believable. This series has near everything sex changes, species changes, mythology, space battles, high tech espionage. The characters range from flawed and tragic to flawed and heroic. There is so much crammed into these four volumes. One of the best and most consistent series I have ever read.

Rating:
Summary: stands the test of time
Review: I read this book in the late eighties when I was in high school and loved it. Recently I reread the series and found that it was not dated (besides the sheer size computers can take up) the results and effects of technology are still believable. This series has near everything sex changes, species changes, mythology, space battles, high tech espionage. The characters range from flawed and tragic to flawed and heroic. There is so much crammed into these four volumes. One of the best and most consistent series I have ever read.