Silicon Mage: Amazon.ca: Barbara Hambly: Books

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Armed with a .38 Colt, a Renaissance gown, and a worn program computer disk, Joanna Sheraton crosses the Void and reenters a world of magic now threatened by the Dark Mage, whose mastery of the secrets of science and technology poses a danger to his world as well as her own. This sequel to The Silent Tower combines taut fantasy adventure with an intriguing love story. Highly recommended. JC
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It was impossible, Joanna knew. When she betrayed her lover Antryg Windrose to the Council, he had been sentenced to death. Then she had believed his brain was possessed by the Dark Mage Suraklin, though now she knew that Suraklin had chosen Gary Fairchild. But guilty or innocent, Antryg was separated from her by the awesome Void between the worlds, far from any hope of rescue.

Nevertheless, she had to save him. Suraklin was planning to gain immortality by placing his mind in a computer that would get its power by draining the life-force from all on both worlds, dooming everyone to eternal misery and hopelessness. And only Antryg was strong enough a wizard to challenge the Dark Mage.

Once again, Joanna dared the fearsome tunnel through the Void, praying desperately that Antryg still lived and that she could find help to free him. If not...But she refused to think of that.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read and outstanding characters, Oct 4 2007

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D. Campbell (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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I recently discovered both The Silent Tower and The Silicon Mage in my husband's old books. We both love SF and fantasy but I had never read these...

I was totally surprised and delighted with the great mix of fantasy and technology and it's extremely well-written. The characters of Antryg and Joanna are like real people I would like to meet. Antryg, who's one of the best characters I've come across in a very long time, reminds me of a cross between Tom Baker's Doctor from Doctor Who and Master Robinton from Anne McCaffrey's Pern series. I've ordered Dog Wizard and can't wait to read it in a few weeks.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You wish you could invide them over for lunch!, Jun 1 2004

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Cilly (Eastern WA) - See all my reviews

Ce commentaire est de: Silicon Mage (Mass Market Paperback)

OK. You pick up a book.
You open it.
The first sentence is:
"The worst thing about knowing Gary was dead was seeing him every day at work."

You want to know a little bit more, don't ya?

Of course you have to read the Silent Tower first, but you won't be bored.
Barbara Hambly is an excellent writer; she creates these Technicolor characters. They're priceless, detailed, 3-D and believable; I'd love to invite them over for lunch. (Especially Antryg; he's a corker. I can just see him waving his fork and expounding on turtle shells and Unreal Tournament and the Punic Wars and pretty much everything. I'd listen until my ears fell off.)

In general, this is an exciting espionage-ish book; they're wrecked, lost, captured, escaped, imprisoned, etcetera--you certainly won't be bored. It's a complex, highly plotted book, with lots of twists and surprises. She creates some very Lovecraftian monsters as well, so you can get some exercize by letting your flesh crawl. And you *have* to meet NineTenTwo, who looks like an H.R. Giger Alien but talks like a cardigan-wearing physics prof.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Story! DON'T MISS!, Mar 1 2004

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EmBee (Oregon, United States) - See all my reviews

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Oh, this is bad. Joanna has betrayed Antryg to torture, imprisonment, and horrific torment - and she's back in Los Angeles, a universe away and unable to help him. Gary, possessed by the dark mage, can open the void for her to cross and rescue Antryg - if she can follow.

What would YOU take with you if you were charging off to another world with the grand agenda of saving Antryg and stopping Suraklin from plunging both worlds into horrible, hopeless greyness forever to fuel his bid for immortality, once again constantly trying to evade capture, avoid monsters, and keep track of all the players?

This truly excellent novel wraps up the story begun in The Silent Tower. Never predictable, the tale is taut from start to finish as Joanna, Antryg, and a few surprising allies fight the good fight against staggering odds. It doesn't seem possible that they could win.

And what would it mean if they did?

Buy this book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A slight correction to the description
The heroine does NOT have a worn computer disk. She has a worm program on a disk. This is important in the story.

My daughter and I love this book. Lisez davantage