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It was supposed to be a game: seven college students sitting down for an evening of role playing. But it quickly turned real and deadly, and they found themselves in a world where magic worked, with their only way home the Gate Between Worlds. Could they manage to survive long enough to find it?Tags
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wolfjack I believe anyone who enjoys a light read involving those of our world entering a fantasy land of magic and battle will also love this book.
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The Guardians of the Flame: The Warriors contain the first 3 books of the series, of which I believe there are 10 total.
I first read these books many years ago and throughly enjoyed them as they gave a somewhat plausible explanation of the two different worlds, and had a raw gritty feel to them that I enjoyed.
Rereading them however, I had a hard time with symphathizing with the characters - the main characters seemed self indulgent and spent most of the time bullying other characters into doing what he wanted. The "takeover" of the fantasy world seemed far to easy, and despite the killing of several characters I really didn't care whether they lived or died.
The world the the author built however was interesting, I particularily liked show more how magician were portrayed, how spells were learned and how they couldn't be reused until learned again. So while magicians were powerful they were also limited in a significant way.
The ideas of the book, tackling of the slavery issue for example, were of a very serious nature and although I thought its admirable to write a book that addresses some of these issues, it also didn't handle them in a very compelling way.
Regardless, I enjoyed the books. show less
I first read these books many years ago and throughly enjoyed them as they gave a somewhat plausible explanation of the two different worlds, and had a raw gritty feel to them that I enjoyed.
Rereading them however, I had a hard time with symphathizing with the characters - the main characters seemed self indulgent and spent most of the time bullying other characters into doing what he wanted. The "takeover" of the fantasy world seemed far to easy, and despite the killing of several characters I really didn't care whether they lived or died.
The world the the author built however was interesting, I particularily liked show more how magician were portrayed, how spells were learned and how they couldn't be reused until learned again. So while magicians were powerful they were also limited in a significant way.
The ideas of the book, tackling of the slavery issue for example, were of a very serious nature and although I thought its admirable to write a book that addresses some of these issues, it also didn't handle them in a very compelling way.
Regardless, I enjoyed the books. show less
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- Canonical title
- The Warriors
- Original publication date
- 1983
- People/Characters
- Karl Cullinane; James Michael Finnegan (Ahira Bandylegs); Walter Slovotsky; Andrea Andropolous; Doria Perlstein; Lou Riccetti (show all 7); Jason Parker
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