The Ill Made Mute - by holsfisher on 10:10 21 Apr 2003
After reading the Ill Made Mute and the next in the series, Lady of Sorrows, I was horrified to find that in Britain we have to wait another two months to get the last of the Bitterbynde Trilogy, the Battle of Evernight, even though it came out in Australia months ago! In the meantime, I was wondering if anyone could recommend another series of similar dimensions to fill in the time.
After reading the Ill Made Mute and the next in the series, Lady of Sorrows, I was horrified to find that in Britain we have to wait another two months to get the last of the Bitterbynde Trilogy, the Battle of Evernight, even though it came out in Australia months ago! In the meantime, I was wondering if anyone could recommend another series of similar dimensions to fill in the time.
The Ill Made Mute - by Brad on 19:25 21 Apr 2003
Hi holsfisher, welcome to the forums!
I am not familier with an Ill Made Mute so it is hard to find something just like it. Just read the blurb over at Amazon and it sounds good.
For fantasy, I highly recommend "The Deed of Paksenarrion" by Elizabeth Moon. It is excellent.
Hi holsfisher, welcome to the forums!
I am not familier with an Ill Made Mute so it is hard to find something just like it. Just read the blurb over at Amazon and it sounds good.
For fantasy, I highly recommend "The Deed of Paksenarrion" by Elizabeth Moon. It is excellent.
The Ill Made Mute - by Arislyn on 12:42 23 Apr 2003
I'm afraid I haven't read this book, either, so I'm not going to be able to recommend anything exactly like it, either.
However, I saw that you mentioned it had a bit to do with European mythology. With that in mind, I thought I might suggest "The Bifrost Guardians" series by Mickey Zucker Reichert. (I may have spelled that wrong. It may be Reichart...I'm not sure and I'm too lazy to check at Amazon.
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Basically, it is about a young man who is torn from the jungles of Vietnam by one of the Nordic gods as he dies in a blast of gunfire. He finds himself thrust into an elven body and told that he has a quest to prevent Ragnarok. *grins* Isn't that always the way it is? Anyway, it draws very heavily on Nordic mythology, assuming that it was all real in the past. And, I must say, that I truly enjoyed the twist at the end, revealing how that mythology ties into today's Christianity.
I'm afraid I haven't read this book, either, so I'm not going to be able to recommend anything exactly like it, either.
However, I saw that you mentioned it had a bit to do with European mythology. With that in mind, I thought I might suggest "The Bifrost Guardians" series by Mickey Zucker Reichert. (I may have spelled that wrong. It may be Reichart...I'm not sure and I'm too lazy to check at Amazon.
)Basically, it is about a young man who is torn from the jungles of Vietnam by one of the Nordic gods as he dies in a blast of gunfire. He finds himself thrust into an elven body and told that he has a quest to prevent Ragnarok. *grins* Isn't that always the way it is? Anyway, it draws very heavily on Nordic mythology, assuming that it was all real in the past. And, I must say, that I truly enjoyed the twist at the end, revealing how that mythology ties into today's Christianity.
The Ill Made Mute - by holsfisher on 13:19 01 May 2003
That sounds good - but when I got my local bookshop to look it up they couldn't find it! Who is the publisher?
That sounds good - but when I got my local bookshop to look it up they couldn't find it! Who is the publisher?
The Ill Made Mute - by Arislyn on 13:25 01 May 2003
D'oh! *smiles* They may not be able to find it under "Bifrost Guardians" since that's actually the name of the series.
Here's a link to Amazon giving more details about the book. (That's not an affiliate link, btw. I just did a search and copied in the results. ).
It's put out by DAW Books and the ISBN is 0886779197.
D'oh! *smiles* They may not be able to find it under "Bifrost Guardians" since that's actually the name of the series.
Here's a link to Amazon giving more details about the book. (That's not an affiliate link, btw. I just did a search and copied in the results.
).It's put out by DAW Books and the ISBN is 0886779197.
The Ill Made Mute - by holsfisher on 06:41 05 May 2003
Thanks! I've ordered it from amazon.co.uk since it doesn't appear to have a British publisher, and I'm eagerly awaiting it!
Thanks! I've ordered it from amazon.co.uk since it doesn't appear to have a British publisher, and I'm eagerly awaiting it!
The Ill Made Mute - by Arislyn on 07:11 05 May 2003
I really hope you enjoy that series! If not, feel free to come back here and flog me for recommending it.
I really hope you enjoy that series! If not, feel free to come back here and flog me for recommending it.