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December 23, 2004
Hidden Warrior, by Llyn Flewelling
While I wouldn’t recommend Hidden Warrior as a read-alone, it certainly is a fantastic follow-up to the first book of the Tamir Trilogy, The Bone Doll’s Twin. I read the book in only a few days. I’m eagerly anticipating the third novel, which Lynn Flewelling, on her website, says:
Due to circumstances beyond Lynn's control, the book has been delayed. Expect a 2005 release date. Lynn greatly appreciates all reader mail, and still does her best to reply, but due to time constraints, can no longer respond to "When's the next book out?" queries. Please watch this site or join the excellent, lively "Flewelling" newsgroup at yahoo.com. For now, the answer is, "Sometime in late 2005."
Sounds like another George R. R. Martin situation in the works (see his comments about his book, A Feast for Crows)
It seems that fantasy authors think they can just leave their readers hanging without taking care of things. They get big and they forget about us.
Oh, remember where I talked about how the artwork for Bone Doll’s Twin’s cover dramatically resembled the cover for Bradley’s Lady of Avalon? Turns out they were the same artist, John Jude Palencar. This doesn’t explain, however, the similarity between Hidden Warrior and another Marion Zimmer Bradley title, The Mists of Avalon. Granted, the horse is in the opposite direction and the sword is pointing a different direction, but considering the earlier similarity, I’m getting more and more suspicious. Just look:
Bizarre, isn’t it?
As far as the book is concerned, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Flewelling’s characters remain well-rounded and sympathetic, even the “bad guys” remaining not quite completely bad. Tobin/Tamir continues to grow as he has discovered that he is a she; yet Flewelling persists in allowing us to think of him as a “he” the same as those around Tobin perceive him.
Hidden Warrior should be a welcome addition to any fantasy library.
Buy it here: Hidden Warrior (Tamir Trilogy, Book 2)
Posted by Bastique at December 23, 2004 11:07 AM