Triplet

One of my earlier forays into fantasy. I picked it up having only read (and enjoyed) Zahn's Star Wars work. This is a relatively-interesting book about (if I recall correctly) a planet that holds a gateway to a world of unbelievably-advanced technology, which in turn holds a gate to a world of magic and sorcery. (And, further down the rabbit hole, the world of "demons".) Not a great book, but entertaining enough, with a lot of tension built as someone or something tries to off the protagonists. Speaking of which, the main POV character, Ravagin, didn't really do anything for me. And I can't for the life of me remember the details, but I do remember being somewhat frustrated that Zahn didn't delve a little deeper into a couple of mysteries.

It was a fairly imaginative world (3 of them with gates between) & the story idea was fairly interesting, but somewhat contrived - the plot was pushed along in places. Something about it never really clicked with me, though. I read it, but doubt I'll do so again. I could put it down at any time with no regrets.

I think part of the problem was his characterization. He just didn't pull them off well. They were forced & used to push situations too much. The suspense just didn't ring true.

Premis was interesting but the main female character was annoying to the point of hoping some bad would happen to her.

2005 Review:
I enjoyed this much more since this was my second time. But Zahn really needs to stay away from fantasy. His fantastical side of things are just too much like his aliens. He is good with aliens and should stick to them.

F/SF