Moon Called

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Summary: mooncalled
Review: are we talking about the same book i loved it and after 9 yrs still want it in my library my kids tore my copy in half and have been forlorn to replace it for years and yes if there is a sequill i want that too.

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Summary: Really disapointing
Review: I can't say I liked this book. I found it was incredibly boring with no writing style whatso ever. And the plot could have been taken from a 'typical science fiction' receipe book. Honestly. I barely managed to finish it. Thora had potential. Nothing else did. She didn't even change in the course of the book. Leave this one in the bookshelf. Its not worth the time.

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Summary: Does this book have a sequel that I don't know about?
Review: I have to say that I was somewhat disgusted when I finished reading this book. It had good ideas yet the story just didn't appeal to me at all. The main character seemed to have an attitude and many things were unexplained. The story has potential if it was extended into a series. I felt as though things were just beginning and I was just beginning to find things out when the story suddenly ended. Hopefully there is a sequel that I'm unaware of to balance this odd work out.

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Summary: Chaste Heroine worships Moon Goddess, fights evil
Review: I think "Moon Called" is for Norton fans only. It seems to have started out as fantasy, then switched to science fiction midway through the manuscript. The hero and heroine, who both practice white magic, ride to the rescue of one of their comrades in a hi-tech tank. Although Norton successfully combined magic and technology in some of the early Witch World novels, it doesn't work as well in "Moon Called". Thora, the heroine is also a bit too prickly and too inclined to argue about religion to be likeable. Dialogue (never a Norton strong point) is exceptionally stilted and long-winded. Thora is given lines like, "Him also do all who serve the Lady call enemy," and "I am one with those who draw the Moon---though I was not yet brought to Her as one of the Three."

The action scenes and the confrontation of white versus dark magic are vintage Norton, both suspenseful and eerie, so there is meat in "Moon Called" for the die-hard fan (I've read it at least three times). However, I would recommend "The Crystal Gryphon" or "Year of the Unicorn" as a 'starter fantasy' for those who are not yet familiar with this fine author.

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Summary: Chaste Heroine worships Moon Goddess, fights evil
Review: I think "Moon Called" is for Norton fans only. It seems to have started out as fantasy, then switched to science fiction midway through the manuscript. The hero and heroine, who both practice white magic, ride to the rescue of one of their comrades in a hi-tech tank. Although Norton successfully combined magic and technology in some of the early Witch World novels, it doesn't work as well in "Moon Called". Thora, the heroine is also a bit too prickly and too inclined to argue about religion to be likeable. Dialogue (never a Norton strong point) is exceptionally stilted and long-winded. Thora is given lines like, "Him also do all who serve the Lady call enemy," and "I am one with those who draw the Moon---though I was not yet brought to Her as one of the Three."

The action scenes and the confrontation of white versus dark magic are vintage Norton, both suspenseful and eerie, so there is meat in "Moon Called" for the die-hard fan (I've read it at least three times). However, I would recommend "The Crystal Gryphon" or "Year of the Unicorn" as a 'starter fantasy' for those who are not yet familiar with this fine author.

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Summary: Chaste Heroine worships Moon Goddess, fights evil
Review: I think "Moon Called" is for Norton fans only. It seems to have started out as fantasy, then switched to science fiction midway through the manuscript. The hero and heroine, who both practice white magic, ride to the rescue of one of their comrades in a hi-tech tank. Although Norton successfully combined magic and technology in some of the early Witch World novels, it doesn't work as well in "Moon Called". Thora, the heroine is also a bit too prickly and too inclined to argue about religion to be likeable. Dialogue (never a Norton strong point) is exceptionally stilted and long-winded. Thora is given lines like, "Him also do all who serve the Lady call enemy," and "I am one with those who draw the Moon---though I was not yet brought to Her as one of the Three."

The action scenes and the confrontation of white versus dark magic are vintage Norton, both suspenseful and eerie, so there is meat in "Moon Called" for the die-hard fan (I've read it at least three times). However, I would recommend "The Crystal Gryphon" or "Year of the Unicorn" as a 'starter fantasy' for those who are not yet familiar with this fine author.

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Summary: This was Boring!
Review: This was a boring book. Nothing happened! The descriptions of people, places, and events were really good-unlike the plot. Basically, Thora is from some community where if you're born with the mark of the goddess, you learn how to use a limited amount of magic, and don't have to get married or take care of the home. The community is attacked by pirates, but Thora and her dog escape. Thora finds a wounded familiar, and they travel together. They find an underground storage chamber thing, and go through it. There are all sorts of things there from the old days, where technology was above that of the middle ages. Thora and Malkin and Kurt go to the place where Malkin's blood-bonded person is, they fight some evil people, blah, blah, blah. The thing I didn't like about this book was that nothing really interesting happens. They have battles, but the battles aren't realistic, even for a fantasy/science fiction story. I mean, they don't know who they're really fighting, none of the bad guys ever say anything. Plus, Thora is _really_ intolerant of other people's religious beliefs and customs. If someone doesn't go with the code she was raised with, she pretty much gives them the cold shoulder. It got on my nerves. Again, nothing happened. I liked the furry people-the familiars, and their relatives in the woods-but the people were boring. Thora's is the only view point, and she never changes her mind about any of them. Basically, it's a boring book with boring characters. I've read a few of Norton's other books, and feel pretty confident when I say that this is definately not her best work.