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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read, 4 April 1999
By A Customer
Two worlds exist together, yet forever apart. The earth is understandable, at least to most of those who are born there. The other world, the Castle, makes sense to the native-born who live in its winding maze of passages. But there are those who travel between the worlds. And there are those who have been caught in the wrong world. These are the Changelings. One changeling, a boy on earth who was switched with a human baby at birth, is about to find out that he's different, and in terrible danger. Another changeling, the warrior Aubric, is also in danger. He has been captured by the evil Karmille, daughter of a High Lord and consort with a Judge. On earth, a Pale Man is trying to capture the Changeling, and in the Castle, magic is unleashed. And the war begins. The Changeling War is the first book of The Changeling Saga. This book is obviously a set-up piece, introducing a host of characters, both on earth and in the Castle. Perhaps the promise of a saga serves to help prepare the reader for the onslaught of people and events that fly like heat-seeking missiles from all directions, but the premise is a bit muddled, and this is one case where a score-sheet to keep up with the players would be appreciated. On the other hand the writing is clean, the adventure very realistic, and the idea a sweeping one. Sure to be enjoyed by those who love fantasy series. Rickey R. Mallory
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4.0 out of 5 stars
First in a strange but interesting trilogy, 8 Jan 2007
"The Changeling War" is the first book in a fantasy trilogy in which characters from earth get caught up in a war in a strange world called "Castle." The noble houses of "Castle," which are named for colours, have been fighting a devastating war for thousands of years and all of them are losing, some more than others. They are ruled by cruel inbred High Lords who have to retain pure bloodlines to keep control of the otherwise all-powerful magicians known as Judges.
Castle seems to consist of strongholds, battlefields, and interconnecting tunnels. There are references in the book to at least one other world which may become involved in the ongoing war.
The book is interesting but quite hard work. It constantly jumps between half a dozen viewpoint characters. Most of the viewpoint characters appear at first to be bad guys, but this is one of those stories in which nothing is as simple as it at first appears.
A glossary of characters would have been quite useful: at times it is challenging to keep track of who is who.
Though quite entertaining in places, this book appears to be largely setting up the action for the remainder of the series: it makes you vaguely aware of a lot of strange plots and characters but very little is actually resolved in this first installment.
The full trilogy consists of
1) The Changeling War
2) The Sorcerer's Gun
3) The Magic Dead
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A real page turner!, 30 Mar 1999
By A Customer
This was a very good book. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down, I read it in less than a day. The concept of crossed worlds is nothing new, but Garrison did a great job in making the other world. "The Castle" world is very unique and it's government's structure is very intersting. I can't wait for book 2!
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