Customer Reviews

That Way Lies Camelot

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This collection of short stories is well written. Two of the recurring protagonists, the spaceship pilot and the elf huntress, seem to be characters to whom she couldn't give a whole novel. Their various adventures are self-contained, ironic, and quite entertaining. The real reason for buying this book is the last story: This Way Lies Camelot. I was moved to tears by its sheer power and beauty. In a very short space, Ms Wurts captures what heroism, struggle, sorrow, imagination, and magic all have in common: the thread of the human spirit. If you don't share this story with your children, after having introduced them previously to the Arthurian legends, their lives will be poorer for it. I have re read the story four times now, and it still makes me weep. Perhaps having a son and a dog makes me identify too closely to the characters. I will read it again soon.

Three stars for creativity. This is the first (and last) book I've read by this author. She's good at what she does, a bit overly prosy for me as I was not interested in the subject matter it took me days rather than hours to gnaw my way through the book. There are several sci-fi, feral elves, just plain fantasy as well as a modern day tear jerker (with the only passing reference to Camelot in the book). I was looking forward to a new take on the Arthurian legends and this collection couldn't be further from that; I'd call that false advertising but that's just me. There are strong female characters, men acting badly and some heroic if sorely put upon minors. One or two of the stories even had something as close as she apparently can bring herself to a happy ending. Obviously not my cup of tea especially considering my expectations but again well written and formulated.

This book is a compilation of fantasy and science fiction short stories, although all of the stories are not stand-alone stories. There are two of the stories which contain 3 short stories each. Overall, this collection of stories is good, but a couple of the stories are just a titch dark, so I only gave this book 3 stars, because I'm one of those readers who always likes to have a "happy" ending.

These are nicely written stories. They're the first Wurts I've read and now I'm inclined to read more. I actually wish a couple of the stories would have continued and evolved into books because I was drawn to the characters.

The only complaint I really have is that the blurb for the hardback made it seem like the stories were all fantasy, when in fact half were SF. The SF was done well (it was space opera/adventure with an edge) but I wasn't in the mood for it, so it would have been nice to know that in advance.

I found that this book was absolutely enchanting. I had a hard time putting it down for more than a minute. The collaboration of these authors was a great idea, which created a book that takes you to many places and back again. You seem to be drawn into the book. The writing is so well done that it allows you to create images in your mind as you read. This book has a collection of the most beautifully told stories that I have read so far. I, therefore, highly recomend this book for those who like science fiction and fantasy novels. So don't delay buy it today!

In this book Janny Wurts proves to us that good things can come in small packages...I love Janny's novels and was a bit skeptical about reading mere short stories, but I was mistaken. In so short a story she wove wonderful characters and set the stage for great stories...at the end of each story I was left wishing there was more, as each story proved to be exceptional. She easily wrote about mystical magic and futuristic possibilities...there are no words to describe the talent of the author and artist; Janny Wurts.

This book had many great ideas for stories in it. I recomend that if you have nothing to do, read it! Yet, I feel that wurts detail too much in her work. Other than that, it was excellent.

This book was great reading, well worth the price. In my opinion it is just as good as any Raymond E. Feist ever wrote.