Out Of Time: Amazon.ca: Abbey Lynn: Books

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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

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Paranormal Story, Feb 5 2003

By	Patricia Altner "la bibliotecaria" - See all my reviews

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!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Second Face of the Goddess, Jan 25 2003

By	Sires (It's a Toss Up Right Now) - See all my reviews

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.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Unusual Time travel concept, Jan 18 2002

By	"sunnykissed" (Rolling Hills Estates, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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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4.0 out of 5 stars This Literature, not Pap
Others have gone over the plot. I just wanted to say that the prose style here is the best I have seen in years. Abbey has painted in the background of her word picture. Read more

Published on Jul 2 2001 by Alan Montgomery

5.0 out of 5 stars Good start
Lynn Abbey makes a departure from her usual style to write a very comfortable fantasy that is based in the current time. Read more

Published on Jun 28 2001 by Mystii

1.0 out of 5 stars Like a pilot idea for a TV series, the story lacks an ending
This story became more interesting as the plot shifted from the mundane life of a middle-aged woman to a supernatural connection linking contemporary characters and events to... Read more

Published on Jan 16 2001 by Geo

3.0 out of 5 stars Out of Time shows Abbey in a promising career rebound
Having wrapped up the '90's with such indefensible misfires as Siege of Shadows and Jerlayne, it seemed as if the only thing that was "out of time" where Lynn Abbey was... Read more

Published on Jan 10 2001 by Martin Wagner