Elemental Magic
by Sharon Shinn, Rebecca York, Carol Berg, Jean Johnson
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Author: Carol Berg, Jean Johnson, Rebecca York, Sharon ShinnEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-11-06
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Berkley Trade
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Book Review: Average
Summary: 3 Stars
This compilation of short stories written by Sharon Shinn, Carol Berg, Rebecca York and Jean Johnson are each based about one of the four elements: fire, earth, air, water.
"Bargain With the Wind" by Sharon Shinn. At Grey Moraine Lord Baler meets Lady Charis, who is in trouble. As they elope he remains ignorant of the air that surrounds him, but could kill him.
"Birthright" by Jean Johnson. Elrik the mage escorts Arasa on a quest to learn who will inherit the fire.
"Unmasking" by Carol Berg. Joelle is a searcher, who has failed at passing the final exam that would allow her to fight demons; yet whether it is in water or land, she will use her skill anyway to save those she can like Gareth the vegetable farmer.
"Huntress Moon" by Rebecca York. Although she feels as if she is on hell on earth, to save her mother from a terrible fate, Zarah accepts being sold as a slave, who must spy on Griffin to regain her freedom.
Being a fan of both Sharon Shinn and Carol Berg, I was most excited when I learnt that both were contributing to this book. And indeed, their stories stand out as being my favorites. Although Birthright was very interesting too, and I will be looking into further books by this author.
I really didn't like Huntress Moon though. There didn't seem enough depth or emotion in the characters, the whole thing felt very rushed, and the ending was fairly predictable (too much was given away too soon). The romance was difficult to believe real, and the love making scenes read more like an errotic fantasy (not my kinda thing). There were a few scenes that seemed pointless and some serious conflicts were resolved far too quickly. It all felt a bit childish and simplistic really.
The other three stories were enjoyable and kept my interest throughout. Unfortunately, none of them were entirely memorable, nor the sort of thing I'd want to read again.
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