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Counselors and Kings

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Spellbound, Jul 1, 2003.

  1. Spellbound

    Spellbound Fleur de Mystique Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    I've just had my first exposure to Elaine Cunningham's books in the trilogy, Counselors & Kings. I'm about 100 pages from the end of the second book -- The Floodgate -- and while the first book, Magehound, started out slowly, in no time at all I was totally hooked. The character development is superb and I thoroughly enjoy the odd nuances of the different locales -- like the clockwork castle, the underwater wizard, the different swamps, etc. She's quiet an impressive writer and her humour rocks. Anyone else experience the same?
     
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    Elaine rocks!
    I've read The Magehound and The Floodgate in Turkish and her Starlight and Shadows and Evermeet.And I must say that her writing style is really good.Her books have a different taste and it's a little bit lighter than others.Yeah she rocks, I can't wait to read Songs and Swords.
     
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    I agree with you both, Elaine's books are great. She makes places and people interesting and mysterious. I've read only three Elaine's books: Elfshadow, Elfsong and Daughter of the Drow. I can't wait that I get Silver Shadows in my hands. I don't have much money to spare, so I have to use libraries (and just guess how many others want to read the same books), although Finland has good library system.
     
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    Ditto - Elaine really has a sense for character development, and her descriptions are pretty incredible too. I could go on, but the rest of you have pretty much said it.
     
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    I read the first two books in the daughter of the drow series and they were really entertaining. I like the immense culture clashes and a female character that is neither a damsel in distress nor a maternal character taking care of everyone. But neither is she a totally cold hearted ***** but a very interesting character that is having great problems rebelling from her own culture and upbringing but she is still one mean girly.
     
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