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When Marianne's parents died, leaving control of their fortune to her feared older brother, she struggled to make her way as a student in America - and her old home began to seem as unreal as a fairy tale, her childhood there as distant as a dream . . .Until the Magus came to claim her, and the Black Madame to destroy her, and the Manticore to hunt her down through the streets of another world - for there is magic in Marianne's blood, and magic in her soul.And in a battle fought in an show more everchanging world of warped time and wicked magic, it is the souls of Marianne and her family that are the ultimate prizes.Marianne, the Matchbox and the Malachite Mouse is the final volume of Sheri S. Tepper's acclaimed Marianne Trilogy. show lessTags
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Not nearly as engaging as Book 1, Marianne, the Magus, and the Manticore. A novel written, for the most part, as playing on a game board. The premise was less than enthralling. Most of the time, there were not enough indications as to what 'creatures' Marianne and her companions had been changed into.
From time to time, the narrative pops out of the board-game milieu and into the world from the first novel We then enjoy Makr Avehl's exploits chasing around in the strange world of Cattermune's devising. By Chapter 21, Makr Avehl in dragon form, brings the novel back into a more enjoyable tale and the resolution follows a somewhat scripted dénouement. I would have liked the characterizations a lot more had Tepper devised less of a man show more rescues woman scenario, but the plot is reflective of a 1980's theme, so has to be taken with that frame of reference. show less
From time to time, the narrative pops out of the board-game milieu and into the world from the first novel
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Sheri S. Tepper was born Shirley Stewart Douglas on July 16, 1929 near Littleton, Colorado. She held numerous jobs before becoming a full-time author including working at Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood from 1962 to 1986, eventually becoming the executive director. In the early 1960s, she wrote poems and children's stories under the name Sheri show more S. Eberhart. In the 1980s, she became a feminist and science fiction/fantasy writer. Her books include The Revenants, After Long Silence, The Gate to Women's Country, Grass, Shadow's End, Gibbon's Decline and Fall, The Family Tree, Six Moon Dance, Singer from the Sea, The Fresco, The Visitor, The Companions, and The Margarets. She received the Locus Award for Beauty and a World Fantasy life achievement award in 2015. She also wrote horror under the name E. E. Horlak and mysteries under the names A. J. Orde and B. J. Oliphant. She died on October 22, 2016 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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