Went to the bookstore on Sunday and picked up some books, which I've been reading off and on since then. So far, read 'With a Single Spell', 'The Unwilling Warlord', and 'The Wizard Lord', all by Lawrence Watt-Evans.
I won't claim the man's a literary genius, but he writes decent, enjoyable fantasy and science fiction, and sometimes that's all I want. I'd already read 'Wind a Single Spell' before, found it fairly enjoyable, so decided to pick it up, but the other two are new reads for me.
'The Unwilling Warlord' is set in his usual Ethshar universe and was reasonably interesting...though, a lot what interests me about his Ethshar books is the world itself, since I have a strange attachment to the various magic types presented in it. Hmm...should see about rereading 'Night of Madness' sometime.
'The Wizard Lord' is set in a new universe, and I find many aspects to be intriguing about it, particularly since I'd considered some of those concepts before...particularly the way they utilize true names. I suspected the twist from near the beginning, not that it was particularly difficult...but, mmm, still enjoyed it for the most part. Though, given some of the setup, particularly of 'The Chosen', it really makes me want to reread 'Villains by Necessity' by Eve Forward, which I haven't ever been able to find in a bookstore, or, indeed, anywhere since I left Colorado and the library that had it.
Still have 'The Universe Twister' by Keith Laumer and 'The Third Lynx' by Timothy Zahn to go, neither of which I believe I've read before, so, we'll see how those are.
I won't claim the man's a literary genius, but he writes decent, enjoyable fantasy and science fiction, and sometimes that's all I want. I'd already read 'Wind a Single Spell' before, found it fairly enjoyable, so decided to pick it up, but the other two are new reads for me.
'The Unwilling Warlord' is set in his usual Ethshar universe and was reasonably interesting...though, a lot what interests me about his Ethshar books is the world itself, since I have a strange attachment to the various magic types presented in it. Hmm...should see about rereading 'Night of Madness' sometime.
'The Wizard Lord' is set in a new universe, and I find many aspects to be intriguing about it, particularly since I'd considered some of those concepts before...particularly the way they utilize true names. I suspected the twist from near the beginning, not that it was particularly difficult...but, mmm, still enjoyed it for the most part. Though, given some of the setup, particularly of 'The Chosen', it really makes me want to reread 'Villains by Necessity' by Eve Forward, which I haven't ever been able to find in a bookstore, or, indeed, anywhere since I left Colorado and the library that had it.
Still have 'The Universe Twister' by Keith Laumer and 'The Third Lynx' by Timothy Zahn to go, neither of which I believe I've read before, so, we'll see how those are.