Charmed Destinies, a review
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Labels: Catherine Asaro, Charmed Destinies, Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee 0 commentsIn my previous post about the Misted Cliffs trilogy I introduced Catherine Asaro, a science fiction writer who is turning to fantasy. I find her to be a better fantasy fiction writer than sci-fi writer, with a softer, enchanting sort of style. The above pictured book, Charmed Destinies, features 3 shorts by Mercedes Lackey, Catherine Asaro, and Rachel Lee. I found Asaro's story "Moonglow" to be the best of the three and fills some gaps in her other works. It could easily be turned into a full length novel - one I would enjoy immensely. Moonglow is a powerful, beautiful story of magic and love, with characters introduced in the Charmed Sphere - the first of the Misted Cliffs trilogy.
Lackey's work, "Counting Crows," is an empowering story of a woman in an abusive marriage (set in a medieval style world) who uses magic and courage to find true love. Though not as good as some of Lackey's other works, it was still a great story. "Drusilla's Dream," by Rachel Lee, I could not get into. An "urban-type" fantasy, it just did not pull me in, although I've read other reviews who found it the best story of all. Asaro's work was the real interest for me in this collection, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in delving a bit deeper into the Misted Cliffs world.
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