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| Title | : | Madwand (The Changeling Saga #2) |
| Author | : | Roger Zelazny |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | May 12th 2011 by iBooks (first published July 1981) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Fiction. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Pol Detson, son of Lord Det of Rondoval, has come home. He is now a powerful sorceror of unsurpassed natural ability - in a world where the power of magic is the only kind that matters. But Pol is still an untrained talent, a 'MADWAND'. To take control of his powers, to rule in his father's place, he must survive arduous training and a fantastic initiation into the rites of sorcery. As friends, Pol has one dragon and one thief. As enemies he has the most powerful wizards of the land. And at least one of them wants him dead.Present Books Conducive To Madwand (The Changeling Saga #2)
| Original Title: | Madwand |
| ISBN: | 0743475267 (ISBN13: 9780743475266) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Changeling Saga #2 |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1982) |
Rating Out Of Books Madwand (The Changeling Saga #2)
Ratings: 3.74 From 1647 Users | 32 ReviewsCommentary Out Of Books Madwand (The Changeling Saga #2)
Pol Detson is in a strange land where there is magic. He grew up in our world,but his parentage was from this other place. He has succeeded in acquiring his birthright, and now he has gotten it into his head to attend the congress of sorcerers. His friend Mouseglove will go with him, but feels it is not a good thing for Pol to do. There is a creature who introduces the story who is very unknown, even to himself. This creature travels with the pair to this congress, though they do not know"Z" is for "Zelazny" who never, uh, zisappoints.This is the second in the "Changling" series of books, which series is a total of two. So I guess it's just a sequel but it seems like it could've played out for 2 or 3 more books. It's okay, though: Neither this, nor Changeling are written as cliffhangers so you don't feel ripped off. You could even read them in reverse order, I think, without diminishing your experience too much.N.B. that I read "Changeling" 20-30 years ago. But what stuck with
Better than its predecessor, Changeling, Zelazny's follow-up story of Pol Detson leaves too much unfinished to be truly enjoyable. While Madwand's prose is far more fluid and engaging than the previous book, the story never quite gels. Pol's journey feels more like a walk through an (admittedly sketchy) neighborhood than a vast epic trip through the magical underworld. His rebellion against the various forces seeking to control him, arguably the most important theme of the novel, is undermined
The sequel to Changeling. Sometimes the books are published together as Wizard World (now there's an uninspired title!).I wanted to like this book, but it falls into the category of Zelazny's "railroaded protagonist" books, where the hero, in spite of having considerable power (although inexperienced with it), has no idea about what's going on, and is constantly herded towards some final destination by a variety of other characters yet more powerful. It gets old, as it does in the second set of
A worthy sequel to Changeling. This is an enjoyable read and could easily have been followed up by other books in the series had Roger Zelazny chosen to do so.
Another good book. You pick up the story of Changling here. The only draw back is that Zelzany never got to finish the trilogy.
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