- Library Binding
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1439504571
- ISBN-13: 978-1439504574
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Confusion reigns in this often funny, frequently precious fantasy about usurped thrones and lost heirs. After the Gorgorian barbarians conquer the civilized kingdom of Hydrangea, their leader Gudge makes himself king, marries Hydrangean Princess Artemisia and settles down to a highly satisfactory life of drinking and debauchery. Royal triplets, separated at birth because of a Gorgorian superstition that multiple births suggest the mother's infidelity, receive very different upbringings. The only girl, Avena, is brought up in the palace as Prince Arbol, heir to the throne and a fearsome swordsman. One brother, Wulfrith, is raised by a shepherd; although a young ewe is his favorite companion, his size makes him a fearsome battler. The other brother, Dunwin, reared by the outlawed wizard Clootie, develops into a talented magician. To this basic brew Watt-Evans (the Ethshar series) and Freisner ( Gnome Man's Land ) have added a couple of dragons, some attempted seductions, mistaken identities and misguided spells to produce a lighthearted fantasy.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"If Robert Bechley and Dorothy Parker had teamed up to write epic fantasy, something like Split Heirs might have resulted."--John deChancie
"An excruciatingly funny book."--Susan Shwartz
"Watt-Evans and Friesner, two of the leading lights of humorous fantasy..send up nearly every common gimmick of every kind of fantasy ever classified--and a few kinds that haven't been...Readers hot for well-handled humorous fantasy will like it immensely."--Booklist
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"An excruciatingly funny book."--Susan Shwartz
"Watt-Evans and Friesner, two of the leading lights of humorous fantasy..send up nearly every common gimmick of every kind of fantasy ever classified--and a few kinds that haven't been...Readers hot for well-handled humorous fantasy will like it immensely."--Booklist
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The scream from the north tower of the Palace of Divinely Tranquil Thoughts was loud and shrill enough to shatter seven stained-glass windows in the banqueting hall below-six of them among the handful of remaining works by the master artisan Oratio, dating from some fourteen centuries back, and the last a cheap imitation installed during the reign of Corulimus the Decadent, a mere millennium ago. Read the first page
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The scream from the north tower of the Palace of Divinely Tranquil Thoughts was loud and shrill enough to shatter seven stained-glass windows in the banqueting hall below-six of them among the handful of remaining works by the master artisan Oratio, dating from some fourteen centuries back, and the last a cheap imitation installed during the reign of Corulimus the Decadent, a mere millennium ago. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A funny, light read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Split Heirs (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is a hoot! It sends up most of the major conventions of the fantasy genre and has a great time doing it (what else would you expect from these authors?) Read this book a little at a time so you can savor all the zingers. But DON'T read it before bedtime--laughter is not conducive to sleep!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rather amusing,
By borealis@nc.rr.com (Apex, NC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Split Heirs (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a nicely done comic fantasy book. The characters are fairly shallow, the cliches are rampant and yet the book is an well done poke in the ribs at traditional "serious" fantasy. At times it comes off like a cross between a Monty Python script and the "Who's on first" conversation.My only complaint is that it takes a little bit (50 pages or so) to ramp up to the truly funny scenarios, and thus initially gives the mistaken initial impression of not being all that entertaining. Once it's warmed up though it's a good fun read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funnier than the Tough Guide,
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This review is from: Split Heirs (Mass Market Paperback)
This great rip on fantasy cliches predates Dianna Wynne Jones' satire by almost a decade, and it's considerably funnier. I love rereading it every couple of years; it's a keeper.
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