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[Lackey will] keep you up long past your bedtime.
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Eric Banyon has more to worry about than passing his courses at Julliard. The evil elf lord Aerune, whose love was killed by mortal men, is determined to destroy the human race. Eric's only hope of stopping Aerune is to trap him inside a magical maze, from which there is no escaping. But for the plan to work, Eric and his friends must cross the land of chaos and survive, then travel undetected through a gate between worlds straight into the heart of Aerune's realm and trick the elf lord into entering the maze. Stopping Aerune once before was difficult. This time, the quest seems nothing less than impossible.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
From veteran Mercedes Lackey and newcomer Rosemary Edghill comes "Spirits White as Lightning," the fifth installment in the Bedlam's Bard series. Julliard student Eric Banyan has a few basic problems - he doesn't like his teacher, he missed his last midterm, he has to train a banjo-playing Bard AND save the world from Aerune mac Audelaine, Lord of the Unseleighe Sidhe, who has resurfaced with another nefarious plan to avenge his beloved's death.
The book is enjoyable but suffers from uneven pacing - at times fast and completely absorbing; at others, weighed down by pop psychology. The authors are clearly proceeding on the principle that you can't keep a good series down, and this IS a good series, though newcomers to the series should check out the ealier books to catch up on all the characters.
The book is enjoyable but suffers from uneven pacing - at times fast and completely absorbing; at others, weighed down by pop psychology. The authors are clearly proceeding on the principle that you can't keep a good series down, and this IS a good series, though newcomers to the series should check out the ealier books to catch up on all the characters.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Once again Mercedes Lackey has brought to life Eric Banyon, the type of hero any one with soul and a love of music, magic, and elves would love to be. Eric and his friends Kory and Beth are once more fighting an evil in the form of Aerune mac Audelaine an elf who has nursed a grudge against mankind for hundreds of years following the death of his beloved in a man made war. The twists and turns of the plot are absolutely splendid and the return of Kayla the apprentice healer, and Erics girlfriend Ria only make the story even better. The death of Jimmy one of the guardians was a sad point in the story, however the finding of another Bard destined to become Erics pupil, and a replacement Guardian certainly brings new hope for the happy band, they are frequently in danger, often fighting something much more powerful than themselves, but never, never, never boring. The inclusion of the new Bard leads me to hope that we will be seeing more of this brilliant series. Keep up the good work Mercedes your stories are a joy and pleasure to read.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
excellent sequel
6 Dec 2001
Format:Hardcover
This book is the sequel to "Beyond World's End" and continues the story of Eric Banyon in New York with Aerune mac Audelaine returning as the villain. Most of the other characters are back also plus there are appearances by a few characters from previous books and from the SERRAted Edge series. There's one new major character in the role of Eric's first apprentice Bard. Despite the large number of characters, Ms. Lackey does an excellent job of weaving all of them into the story. The major sub-plot is well-integrated also and is highly entertaining, especially the visit to the Las Vegas elves. All in all this book is a pleasant read although I strongly recommend reading "Beyond World's End" first because this story is so closely tied to events in that book.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
An entertaining work
18 Dec 2001
Format:Hardcover
In one realm Sir Eric Banyon, known there as Silverflute, a Queen's Knight, is a hero who saved the world. On a more earthly plane, Eric is a Juilliard student flautist who flunked Introduction to Music Theory because he missed his midterm saving the world from Aerune. Eric attends summer school to make up the credits and stay in school
Of course Eric has other activities intruding on his studies. These include a naming ceremony for his daughter Maeve and coping with being ripped off by his professor, a technical genius who has no earthly idea how to teach. This is next to nothing for Eric who has faced deadly enemy in combat, but remains unaware that Aerune and the Sidhe are plotting a rematch with a different ending.
SPIRITS WHITE AS LIGHTNING is a humorous "Bedlam's Bard" tale that cleverly mixes ordinary life with fantasy elements. The amusing story line never slows down as old favorites and villains return for another world threatening engagement in between homework assignments. Eric is a complex hero who can save worlds, fail classes, and look at his infant daughter and seriously claim she looks like Winston Churchill sans cigar; this Queen's Knight makes the tale sing. Sub-genre fans who relish a comic fantasy romp filled with New York guardians and Vegas elves will join the chorus line of readers singing praise to Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edgehill for their latest collaboration.
Harriet Klausner
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
a feeling of sour disenchantment
11 Mar 2002
Format:Hardcover
I am a great fan of Ms. Lackey but I had issues with this book. There's a lot of (for want of a better word) dissing of fantasy fans and their passion for their fantasies. That passion that makes us believe there really are other worlds, and births a million Mary Sues that we only hope we're smart enough not to inflict on the masses... anybody else get what I'm describing and did anybody else think this book speaks against it? It's hard to describe but it bothered me a lot.
Apart from that, of COURSE this is a wonderfully fun book, how could it not be? And of course I'll be buying the paperback.
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