The Ozark trilogy [Hardcover]

Suzette Haden Elgin (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 535 pages
• Publisher: N. Doubleday (1981)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006E9UKQ
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,403,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging women-centered fantasy, January 24, 2001

By 

Tracy L. Benton "tlbenton" (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: OZARK TRILOGY: TWELVE FAIR KINGDOMS; GRAND JUBILEE; THEN THERE'LL BE FIREWORK (Paperback)

These books are great. Elgin creates an incredible community of people, complete with magic and science, which has such a terrific set of cultural rules and folklore that you'll believe they must live somewhere. There are no annoying gaps in her world-building, and the fact that the main characters are female is enheartening. Elgin's facility with language keeps these books from sounding like 80% of all the fantasy novels you've read (which all seem, linguistically, to be taking place in Southern California in the 80's).

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Back in Print and Happy to Have It!, March 26, 2000

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Teresa Wells - See all my reviews

This review is from: OZARK TRILOGY: TWELVE FAIR KINGDOMS; GRAND JUBILEE; THEN THERE'LL BE FIREWORK (Paperback)

The Ozark Trilogy is a fascinating flight of fantasy through a world ruled by magic rather than science. Join Responsible of Brightwater as she guides her planet through mysteries, festivals, and hardships, and admire the indominable willpower of the Ozarkers.

This was a great book when it was originally released nearly twenty years ago; it's wonderful to have it available again to a whole new generation of readers. Enjoy!

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ozark Trilogy, September 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ozark Trilogy (Twelve Fair Kingdoms, The Grand Jubilee, And Then There'll Be Fireworks) (Hardcover)

I didn't find this readable, but not for the reason one would think. The author does an excellent job of keeping her worldbuilding from being hokey, and she clearly has some knowledge of and respect for Appalachian culture. Readers worried about whether they'll be able to handle flying mules shouldn't.

The bad news for me was the lack of action and challenge in the books. I simply got bored by the insignificance of most of what happened. I don't utterly unrecommend this omnibus; readers who like sort of chatty, slightly humorous, light fiction may well enjoy it. I like dark, gritty stuff, and it didn't work for me.