From: eric14@bernina.ethz.ch (Eric Baltischwiler)
Subject: Re: Recommendation wanted: Books about magicians
Organization: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:10:45 GMT

mp17@RULHP1.LEIDENUNIV.NL wrote:
: In an earlier posting I asked for recommendations on books about magicians.
: Listed below are the responses I received by e-mail.
: To all who contributed: Thanks!

Your list seems a little short.  Here are some more ideas, in no
order.  I'd be more exact about these, but my books are all in
California.



Greg Bear - _Infinity_Concert_? and _Sertpent_Mage_
	A different look at the whole thing.  Main character becomes a
	god-like magician.  Some different ideas.

Glen Cook - All of his fantasy is full of powerful wizards
	The Dread Empire series (older stuff) has more then the newer
	stuff.  A series on a planet of cat like people has great
	"mental" stuff.  The Black Company and Book of the South
	series are full of REALY NASTY bad guy mages.  Some neat
	ideas, maybe hard to translate. 


Barbra Hambly - Read every fantasy book she has writen!  They
	are all about people learning magic and most are real good
	too.

The Wheel of Time stuff, much posted here is full of it too.

Robert?? Asprin?? -- Another Fine Myth series.  Commedy, but about
	learning magic The first couple were quite good and had ideas

Steven Brust - Taltos series, Brokedown Palace (interesting ideas).
	Good fun!  D&Dish but it all works!

Tim Powers - _On_A_Stanger_Tide_?? (pirate book, vodo magic)  Good
	author!! Anubius Gate (sp??) had good ideas too.

Jack Chalker - Flux & Anchor series, Another SciFi set with 4 books
	each named after a planet (the last is Medusa I think).  Some
	really good ideas in the two magic planet books.  Of course if
	you read too many of his books you will get to know the ideas
	really well...  (They all start to seem kind of similar)  (All
	of the "magic" can be explained as technology, but still good
	ideas for magic environments)

Roger Zelazny - A pair of books about a sorcerer.  Mad Wand ?? (the
	second) was real good.  Now if only he would stop this New
	Amber hackery and right the 3rd in that series!


Some long shots::

Julian May?? - I'm not sure of the name.  All of her stuff is about
	people with mental powers.  Some of them world shatering.

The Stars My Destination - Alfred Bester??  How life would be if
	everyone could teleport.

Diane Duane (maybe?) -- Door into ... series.  Good magic
	- I didn't get into the stories, but neat ideas

Green Eyes -- One of those "here is a new author" books.  GOOD vodo stuff
		There may be another book by this title too.  The one
		I read was about a guy braught back to life in a
		medical experiment.  If you can find it, read it.

Something called _Hawk_Moon_ I think.  Read it a long time ago.
	Pulpy, but about interesting magic.

Crispain Magicker?? -- Pulpy, lots about magic

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And...

: "Master of the five magics",
: "Secret of the sixth magic",
: "Riddle of the seven realms", all by Lyndon Hardy.
: Highly recommendable if you want to read about magic.
	- writing is wooden, but GOOD IDEAS in the 1st, I was never
	interested in reading more.

:  > Essential books: Ursula LeGuin's "Earthsea Trilogy", being "A
:  > Wizard of Earthsea," "The Tombs of Atuan," and "The Farthest
:  > Shore".
	- Yes!!  Clasics (The 1st and 3rd, good ideas, young adult format)

:  > Well, you can't get much more magical than David Eddings.
:  > Try "The Belgariad" (5 books,I can give titled if requested)
:  >     "The Mallorean" (ditto, series after Belgariad)
	- Some nice ideas, but MANY, MANY TOO MANY pages to read for them!
	  I have not even considered starting the second set.


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If only I had my books I'd give you some more.

Hope this helps...

Happy reading.