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Friday, December 21, 2018

Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia A. McKillip
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was obviously not in the right frame of mind to read this book since I didn't enjoy it and I have yet to read anything by McKillip that I didn't enjoy. Instead of finding it lyrical, as the critics would have it, I thought it was overblown and wordy and took much too long to get to the point.

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Sunday, November 21, 2004

The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I just cannot say enough good things about Patricia A. McKillip. Her fantasies are always different and unexpected and always so surprisingly simple. This one is about . . . hmmm . . . I was going to say change, but I think it is more about want.

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Sunday, August 15, 2004

The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another wonderful book by Patricia A. McKillip. This one is a wonder of language, the way she puts words together to form sentences to make thoughts to tell the story. She paints pictures without rambling on incessantly. In my opinion, Ms. McKillip is probably one of the best fantasy authors writing today. There is nothing typical about her stories and they are not derivative of those fantasy authors who spawned the lot of fantasy we get all to often these days.

This book is the story of a mage who, in pain and horror, creates a horror to stave off an even worse one.

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Sunday, July 18, 2004

Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Anyone who reads Ms. McKillip knows the kind of fantasy she writes. Her stories always seem very dark though they often have bright(ish) endings. This one is about what happens when light and shadow overlap. This is only the third McKillip book I've read, but I have become a huge fan. I enjoy her non-traditional style of fantasy with its darker tone.

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