Split Heirs [Paperback]

Lawrence and Esther M. Friesner Watt-Evans (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Tor Books (1993)
• ASIN: B000OTKAM0
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rather amusing, November 21, 2000

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[e-mail] (Apex, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Split Heirs (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a nicely done comic fantasy book. The characters are fairly shallow, the cliches are rampant and yet the book is an well done poke in the ribs at traditional "serious" fantasy. At times it comes off like a cross between a Monty Python script and the "Who's on first" conversation.

My only complaint is that it takes a little bit (50 pages or so) to ramp up to the truly funny scenarios, and thus initially gives the mistaken initial impression of not being all that entertaining. Once it's warmed up though it's a good fun read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, not bad at all..., October 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Split Heirs (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a funny and twisted comedy about royal triplets separated at birth who grow up with some very odd misconceptions. I liked this book quite a lot... the characters are written well enough that they survive the normally brutal treatment of being in a farce, and a lot of fantasy cliches are thrown in for good measure. My favorite part, however, is the tragic love story of Dunwin and Bernice... it's a baaad story ewe are sure to enjoy... and it sets up my favorite line in the whole book: "I'm not a sheep any more, and you're not a little boy - it just wouldn't work!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Rare Treat, April 7, 1999

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"zenfrog" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Split Heirs (Mass Market Paperback)

Split Heirs is a rarity in its genre, and even rarer in its quality writing. The fast measure of the narrative and the colourful characters never give the reader a moment to put it down. Farcical as it might be there is something quite entertaining in it all. Perhaps it's the elaborate scenarios or the comic characterisations, but in any sense it is a highly recommended book for anyone who likes the fantasy genre, but would like to read something quirkier and fresher than the usual 'run of the mill' SF Fantasy novels out there.