MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2521 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) recs by "Hill, Susan" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:41:14 -0800 From: "Hill, Susan" To: "'mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk'" Subject: recs Message-ID: <872A9D7CC09CD11188CE00805FBB042E05C003E3-+AT+-emswwc7.weyer.com> > The Silver Branch by Patricia Kennealy. Signet, 1988. Science fantasy. The > > first of the Keltiad novels, this one introduces the Kelts and their > fascinating Queen Aeron. Among other things, she is a very gifted > priestess > of the Goddess, and her Litany in chapter 14 stands out in my memory as > one > of the most lyrical invocations I've ever seen - my favorite of the > Goddess > titles used therein is "Wind out of Betelgeuse." > I "hear hear!" that. Actually, thats the first in the Aeron Trilogy and therefore covers much of Aeron's magical education, but you might find the second (The Copper Crown or is it The Throne of Scone?) a better "start" book for her stuff. EXCELLENT works. Very well written, and you can't help but pick up things from them. She rocks as an author. -Susan ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2521 **********************************