Bride of the Castle [Paperback]

John DeChancie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1994

Preparing for his marriage to Linda, groom Gene dreads facing his wedding guests and swears he would rather face a horde of barbarians until an unexpected shift across a portal into a bizarre world makes his haphazard wish come true.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Ace; First Edition edition (December 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441001203
• ISBN-13: 978-0441001200
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,076,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John DeChancie is a well-known author of science fiction and fantasy. He is most famous for his Skyway Trilogy (STARRIGGER, RED LIMIT FREEWAY, PARADOX ALLEY) and his seriocomic fantasy adventure series beginning with CASTLE PERILOUS and running to eight volumes. His short stories have appeared in many different magazines and paperback original anthologies. Living in Los Angeles, he is at work writing more fiction in addition to screenplays and teleplays. He has a background in music, TV and film production, and was the 2005 recipient of the Forrest J. Ackerman Award for significant contributions to Science Fiction.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bride of the Castle is a dissapointment., September 19, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Bride of the Castle (Paperback)

The earlier Castle Perilous novels have had their ups and downs, but have always satisfied on the whole. Bride of the Castle, on the other hand, isn't worth picking up. DeChancie's humor, action, and witty dialogue are still there, but he tries to make the plot too big. There's the main plot of the wedding day of our hero, Gene. and our heroine, Linda, and Gene's doubts about whether and he can be a husband, and the temptation of infidelity before the wedding, which dissapointed me somewhat. Then there's a whole subplot about some guy we've never heard of before, and his struggle to return from an alternate universe to his own home. Confused? So am I, and I read the book. The latest Castle perilous novel take on a plot beyond it's needs, and then ends very abruptly, making it seem like the author didn't have time to come up with a more satisfying ending. New readers or fans(I know there are a few) of Castle Perilous, this book isn't worth your five bucks

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A First inCastle books not worthy of reading!, November 9, 1998

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This review is from: Bride of the Castle (Paperback)

This book is more a soap opera than adventure. The characters spend more time trying to figure out what they want than any action taking place. Also DeChancie throws in a character(s) that make no sense and I couldn't figure out why he(they) were even in the story. This book didn't flow from beginning to end like it should. Add the confusion and lack of adventure there wasn't much to this book unless a person wants to keep up with characters in case of another castle book. This was the first of the castle books that I found disappointing, think before buying it!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lifeless, May 22, 2006

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W. Boyd (Down South) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bride of the Castle (Paperback)

This Castle Perilous book was a huge disappointment. This book was missing the wit, charm, and pace of the other books in the series. To be blunt, it was dull, lifeless and unimaginative.