Into the Wardrobe

The Firebird trilogy was ok. The first one was probably the best. It just irked me that the author stole/took/borrowed so much from Star Wars.

Wow, I need to read This Present Darkness again. I wonder what Lewis would have thought about Peretti's vision of angels?

Michael Chriton is an excellent writer. His stuff is sometimes so close to reality I find myself wondering if it has/will actually happened/happen. If you're looking for intelligent SF, try him.

What did Kathy Tyers steal/borrow from Star Wars? True, I have never read any Star Wars books--just seen the movies--but I don't see any similarities, besides (if you take a big leap) the Ehretans could be considered vaguely Jedi-like, but truly I don't think they are patterned after the Jedi at all. In my opinion, just because they have mental powers and are attractive, mysterious, faithful, powerful protectors, does not make them like the Jedi, exactly. Plus they have a caste system on Netaia with a Queen and lords and dukes etc. --like on Naboo. But that could go for thousands of stories--the similarities end there. Is that what you mean?

I've read a good bit of Cricton and like his stuff. Of course, he writes a lot more than scifi. One of my favorites is Eaters of the Dead - both the book and the movie.

If Firebird is that similar to Stars Wars (which really didn't impress me as scifi - I feel towrd Star Wars about the way Ellison felt toward Star Trek - westerns put up in scifi garb), I might put it back a while longer. I did enjoy the movies (the original series) but OTOH "cute" gives me hives.

I'm also excited about Peretti's new invasion of the movie industry. He's reached the point, it seems, that anyhing he writes is potential for a movie - which is fine with me because I like pretty much everything that he writes. I'm waiting for The Oath, though. (brrrrrr)

Ye're right - 13 it is.