"Sword of the Bright Lady by M. C. Planck" Topic
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Tango01 | 30 Dec 2014 12:44 p.m. PST |
"When Christopher Sinclair takes a walk one night in Arizona he suddenly finds himself waking up in a strange land gripped by a freezing winter. Sinclair is quickly quickly finds himself embroiled in the affairs of the titular Bright Lady as her consort, the God of War Marcius, offers an exchange: Christopher's help in dealing with the the threat of war for Marcius' help in returning to his wife and home. From its initial layout Sword of the Bright Lady there is a sense of familiarity to the tale that reminded me a bit of the Thomas Covenant or even A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court series but hearkens back even further to the old fairy stories of mortals wandering into strange in new lands full of magic and water. Sword of the Bright Lady stretches credulity with Sinclair coming off a touch like a Mary Sue. He knows a bit too much to be able to survive in a pre-industrial society as he is able to bring techniques and technologies to bear in order to improve the quality of weapons and armor. Similar his prowess with a weapon, though below that of the native in the novel, is a bit too good for someone from our world…" Full review here link Book here link Amicalement Armand |
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