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Title: Darkspell by Katharine Kerr ISBN: 0-553-56888-4 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Katherine Kerr convinces me to buy the next book...
Comment: Kerr is the first Celtic fantasy author I've read, and I find her books very compelling. Darkspell is quicker moving than Daggerspell, but still has the same flavor.
In this book, the influence of Dweomer is much more pronounced--however, she manages to make it believable.
Rating: 5
Summary: point of no return
Comment: After reading Daggerspell, I thought Kerr was a good writer but wasn't really sure her story could really merit more than one book. However, Darkspell got me thoroughly hooked. It seems as though she really has two plots that intertwine: the time-spanning reincarnations and the present dweomer war, and this book introduces the reader to the intricacies of each and the relationship between the two. I enjoyed the plot developments and further explanations of the type of magic she has created. I also loved the ending because it resolved enough for me to feel satisfied, but left enough hanging issues to keep me reading. I wouldn't recommend making a decision about the series until you've read this book.
Rating: 3
Summary: Almost, but not quite
Comment: This is the first Katherine Kerr novel I've read and I generally enjoyed it. She is a solid storyteller with no real weaknesses apparent in this book. She has a knack for creating memorable characters with credible motivations. The world she has invented is very well imagined and thoroughly integrated. The way in which magic functions in this world is very interesting. I also liked the ideas behind the Deverry religion. Kerr has obviously spent some time researching Welsh culture and history, and it has served her well here. The idea of a race or society from our world being transported part-and-parcel to another is a popular one in fantasy fiction, but it does provide for a believable background to the story. On the whole, I found the book to be quite engaging.
The only thing preventing me from giving this book four (or more) stars is a strange underlying current of homophobia. The only gay characters are a pair of evil sorcerers who use rape to generate power and their sniveling victim. On at least two occasions, one of the main characters even reacts to the very idea of homosexuality with horror and disgust, leaving the reader to wonder where the author stands on the issue. I'm not saying that a book can't have a gay villain, of course, but with these characters, Kerr almost seems to make their sexuality part and parcel of their evil. As it is, however, it's as if someone had written a cop drama in which the only black or Hispanic character in the whole story was the violent murderer.
If you can get past this small detail, or if such things don't bother you as much as they do me, you should enjoy this novel.
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Title: The Bristling Wood by Katharine Kerr ISBN: 0553285815 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr ISBN: 0553565214 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Dragon Revenant by Katharine Kerr ISBN: 0553289098 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Days of Air and Darkness by Katharine Kerr ISBN: 0553572628 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Days of Blood and Fire by Katharine Kerr ISBN: 0553290126 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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