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| 438.1 | One man's opinion ... | VACCIN::ROUTLEY | | Thu Feb 05 1987 18:38 | 29 |
| I believe the SFBC edition is a collection of the three Warlock stories
"The Warlock in Spite of Himself", "Escape Velocity", and one of the two
"King Kobold Revived" or "The Warlock Unlocked".
"Escape Velocity" is a prelude to "The Warlock in Spite of Himself", even
though Stasheff wrote it after the latter book.
"King Kobold Revived" is a re-working of Stasheff's original "King Kobold".
Working from memory, the Warlock books are (in the approx. order of release):
1 "The Warlock in Spite of Himself"
2 "Escape Velocity"
3 "King Kobold Revived"
4 "The Warlock Unlocked"
5 "The Warlock Enraged"
6 (title forgotten)
7 "The Warlock is Missing"
As previously mentioned, 2 is a prelude for 1. 1,3,4,5,6 happen in
chronological order. 6 and 7 happen concurrently.
I have seen comparison in SF-Lovers between Anthony's Xanth series and
Stasheff's Warlock series, with all the negative criticism that implies.
I partly agree in that the series seems to be dragging out a bit, the original
spontainaity (sp?) and humor lacking somewhat. However, I have enjoyed the
series immensely, and will continue to buy the books if the sequel ever appears.
kevin
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| 438.2 | Stasheff's series are better than Anthony's | TLE::MCCUTCHEON | The Karate Moose | Thu Feb 05 1987 19:41 | 5 |
| I think Stasheff is a little more even in his books than Anthony.
Anthony seems to just drone on and on with endless words.
I find Stasheff reasonably light and interesting. I just read
The Queen's Wizard (I think - I'm bad at titles). Pretty good.
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| 438.3 | Now Where's That Circuit Breaker Gotten To? | SSDEVO::YOUNGER | I haven't lost my mind - it's Backed-up on tape somewhere | Thu Apr 02 1987 21:58 | 8 |
| "Is it any good?" Is Sturgeon "any good"? The Warlock In Spite
of Himself is, in my opinion, one of the ten greatest SF books of
all time!!!! It is true that the sequels are not quite in the same
category, but they are all (with the exception of King Kobold and
King Kobold Revived - almost the same book) brilliant exceptions
to Sturgeon's Law. Read and enjoy. BTW, the later two books are
also available in one volume from SFBC. I used to have a first
edition paperback of TWISOH, but that was back in High School (1967?)
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| 438.4 | Me Too! | MIST::IVERSON | There's a seeker born every minute | Sun May 31 1987 17:28 | 7 |
| Yes! Yes! I loved The Warlock in Spite of Himself too!
It is very light stuff, but I laughed all the way thru the
book. The next books are good but not as funny. Sometimes, I
just want to laugh! Next time I'm in that mood, I'll try
#5 and #6.
Renee
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| 438.5 | | AMRETO::CHELSEA | Mostly harmless. | Wed Jun 03 1987 13:53 | 6 |
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Lauriat's in Pheasant Lane (second floor, just outside Lechmere's)
has some copies of _Escape Velocity_, the prequel to _The Warlock
In Spite of Himself_. I was surprised to find it, since I've been
keeping my eyes open for it for several months now and hadn't come
across it.
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| 438.6 | Another Stasheff fan | BPT::MOREAU | Ken Moreau, VAX DEBUG | Wed Jun 03 1987 15:41 | 12 |
| RE: .2
> I find Stasheff reasonably light and interesting. I just read
> The Queen's Wizard (I think - I'm bad at titles). Pretty good.
The book is "Her Majesty's Wizard".
I agree, Stasheff is quite good. The only book of his I didn't enjoy was
"A Wizard In Bedlam". I don't know why, but it seemed really forced, and
not at all like his other books.
-- Ken Moreau
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