- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Ace (MM); Reissue edition (April 15 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0441007511
- ISBN-13: 978-0441007516
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.2 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #779,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
From fantasy fan favorite Lynn Abbey, co-creator of Thieves' World(tm), comes a novel of modern witchcraft and one woman's newfound powers.
The novels of Lynn Abbey are..."Brilliantly conceived."-C. J. Cherryh
"All the things that make fantasy worth reading."-Booklist
The novels of Lynn Abbey are..."Brilliantly conceived."-C. J. Cherryh
"All the things that make fantasy worth reading."-Booklist
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Paranormal Story,
By Patricia Altner "PVN" (Patricia's Vampire Notes) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Out Of Time (Paperback)
Emma, a 50 year-old university librarian, has led a fairly normal existence until the day she stumbles upon a strange box in her basement. Her real name, Merle Acalia, is written across the yellowed cardboard. Inside she finds a book of charms and spells and old letters, all left to her by Eleanor, the mother who abandoned her when she was very young. To her distress Emma becomes involved in a world of dimensions she had never imagined, a frightening world where curses take on form and must be hunted through time and destroyed lest they cause terrible suffering for those who live in the here-and-now. With reluctance Emma takes up the mantel of hunter-witch. Out of Time has a brilliant plot and intricate, believable characters. There is a proper ending, but with one part of the plot left unresolved, leaving it obvious that there is a sequel. I searched Amazon.com to discover the title - Behind Time. I can't wait to read it!
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Second Face of the Goddess,
By Sires "I enjoy mysteries, historical and proc... (Chesapeake, OH, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Out Of Time (Paperback)
Lynn Abbey has always had the happy knack of writing what I wanted to read at the time I needed it. (I'm excluding her franchise work here.) This book is no exception.The main characters in fantasy works are often very young. The theme is often coming of age. This is a fantasy for the sandwich generation, the one caught between the demands of children and aging parents. The story opens with the heroine essentially an orphan. Her father, who raised her after her mother's death, has died. Romantic relationships have failed her and all she retains of her last marriage is an attachment to her step children. However, she finds herself reluctantly playing maternal figure to some troubled college kids while her mother reappears. It turns out her life is a great deal more complicated than she expected. There are going to be great demands placed on her but she is going to have great personal resources to meet these demands. Watching the heroine discovering who she is and essentially coming into her power is a positive experience. I found myself cheering her on as she copes with the unexpected burdens she finds laid on her, both magical and mundane. Of the three faces of the goddess-- virgin, matron, hag, this is the one that is shown the least and I'm very happy to have Ms. Abbey fill this lack.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Unusual Time travel concept,
By "sunnykissed" (Rolling Hills Estates, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Out Of Time (Paperback)
Kept me interested throughout. Unusual concept of time travel which seems to work well with the story. I also liked having a 50 something heroine for a change instead of a sweet young thing!
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