Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!Scott_D._Gellerman.osbunorth From: Scott_D._Gellerman.osbunorth@Xerox.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Guardians of the Flame (A Flame!) Message-ID: <3141@topaz.ARPA> Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 12:44:21 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.3141 Posted: Tue Aug 6 12:44:21 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Aug-85 00:21:06 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 21 From: gellerman.osbunorth@Xerox.ARPA I would like to defend The Guardian of the Flame Series. I personally loved the books and am looking forward to the next one. In fact, everyone I've talked to who has read them either liked them or loved them. I've recommended them to people and they thanked me not scolded me as the last review (or should that be, critique) would suggest. I mean, that is a pretty harsh beating for a series that has pretty damn good character developement (you really get to know them), plenty of action (ala D&D, but so what -- it's done well), and a little comic relief (from Elegon and such) to keep it interesting. Personally, I really enjoy SF with a twist of humor, and Rosenberg (sorry, but Greenbaum or Silverbob weren't very close) does quite a good job with it. Sure, it gets cute sometimes, but some people like that. Take the Xanth books by Piers Anthony -- they get just as cute and they're best-sellers. A lot of people out there like this stuff! Scott Gellerman (Gellerman.osbunorth@xerox)