Dark of the Moon

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Summary: Hodgell's Fantasy Trilogy is a "not-to-miss" wonder!
Review: Dark of the Moon is the fantastic second book of an outstanding trilogy from an author who certainly deserves to be better known and more widely published. The world created is vibrant and powerful, with characters that seem as real as family members. To top it all off, there is a wonderful sense of humour which adds to an already amazing read. This trilogy may be hard to find, but is certainly worth the effort! (There's also a set of short stories out there about Jame.)

If you're a real fan, look for the Kencyr website, which has interesting facts and some book-finding advice! (Reviews aren't allowed to list URL's, so you'll need to do a web search to find it.)

If you enjoy well-written fantasy, DON'T MISS THESE BOOKS!

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Summary: THIS BOOK IS GREAT
Review: I've been a fan of PC Hodgell's books since I first came across a paperback copy of Godstalk in my teens. I spent YEARS looking for a copy of the sequel, only to find one in my own public library. D'OH!
While not quite as gripping as God Stalk or Seekers Mask, this book illuminates much of the history of both Jame and the Kencyrath...a MUST read!

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Summary: Arguably the finest fantasy fiction that I have ever read.
Review: In her ongoing series centered (more or less) on the lost Kencyr Jame of Knorth, P. C. Hodgell has crafted some of the most compelling fiction that I have ever encountered in any field. She deftly weaves a background culture spanning thiry millenia of warfare into the tangled thread of a charming--but very, very dangerous--young woman's destiny. Full of flawed, human characters that readers can readily identify with--no shining, flawless heroines here!--and leavened with dark, whimsical humor, these books draw you into Jame's life and refuse to let you go. It is a terrible loss to the general fantasy-reading public that only the first two books (Godstalk and Dark of the Moon) have been widely published. Fortunately, the third (Seeker's Mask) and hopefully soon the fourth (Jame Goes to the Citadel) are available in limited editions from Hypatia Press, along with a Jame anthology, Blood and Ivory. I hope that some day, publishers will recognize these treasures for what they are, and help them to reach the larger readership they deserve.