Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!microsof!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5e!jjm From: jjm@hou5e.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: RIDDLE OF STARS Message-ID: <643@hou5e.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Jul-83 13:23:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hou5e.643 Posted: Mon Jul 11 13:23:00 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jul-83 18:45:00 EDT References: <2874@sri-arpa.UUCP> Lines: 19 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 hou5e!jjm