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From: jjm@hou5e.UUCP
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Subject: Re: RIDDLE OF STARS
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Date: Mon, 11-Jul-83 13:23:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 11 13:23:00 1983
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	I hate to disagree with the original review of these books,
	because the author clearly enjoyed the series greatly.

	However, I disliked these books with an equal intensity.

	I don't mind stories where there is word play, but it has to
	be done playfully and it must fit in with the tone of the 
	story.  These "serious" books actually have a villain named 
	"Deth"... and a volume entitled "The Heir of Land and Sea"
	(Air, , ...)

	I found that poor word play such as this detracted from the 
	story.  I could just never take it seriously, and it didn't
	succeed as a farce.

	Jim McParland
	American Bell - Holmdel
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