(urth) Silverlock

[Craig Brewer]

I enjoy it immensely, as well. But even if it's not your cup of tea, I've heard a majority of "new wave" writers often cite it as an early influence on them, even though it isn't "new wave," itself.


----- Original Message ----
From: Tim Walters <walters at doubtfulpalace.com>
To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 8:44:29 PM
Subject: (urth) Silverlock

> OT: Has anyone ever read John Myers Myers's *Silverlock*?  Recommend it?

Yes to the first, maybe to the second--I love it, and re-read it
regularly, but it's easy to imagine someone not liking its mannered and
somewhat goofy style. If you like other wise-cracking,
Saturday-Evening-Post-ish fantasies of its (rough) period (e.g., _The
Circus of Dr. Lao_, _Jurgen_, _Messer Marco Polo_, _The Night-Life of the
Gods_, _The Crock Of Gold_, _Fancies And Goodnights_) you should read it
post-haste.

If not, it still might be worth a shot (since, unlike any of those books
except _Jurgen_ and _F&G_, it transcends that sub-genre), but maybe it
shouldn't top your want list.

-- 
Tim Walters | http://doubtfulpalace.com


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