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Subject: Re: Christopher Stasheff' "Warlock series"
From: quirk@europa.unm.edu (Capt. Gym Quirk)
Organization: University of New Mexico Computing Center
Date: 3 Jun 87 17:42:06 GMT



In article <1157@cavell.UUCP> jiml@cavell.UUCP (Jim Laycock) writes:
>I recently purchased Christopher Stasheff's "Warlock series" on a whim.
>What I'd like to know is the order in which they might best be read.
>_The Warlock in Spite of Himself_ was the first written (1969), but
>it now appears to be the 2nd in the series.  The "prequel", _Escape
>Velocity_ is at the front of the list of 7 books.
>Should I read first "the very beginning of the story of Gramarye" (EV)
>or the book that was originally intended to launch the series?
>
>Thanks,

No problem.  I've lent my copies out to friends and provided the following
sequence:

The Warlock In Spite Of Himself
King Kobold (Revived)
The Warlock Unlocked  or  Escape Velocity    (Order doesn't really matter)
The Warlock Enraged
The Warlock Wandering           (Best book of the series--My opinion)
The Warlock Is Missing

Note: The last two books take place at the same time.  However, _Wandering_
seems to fit in as the earlier one.

>  Jim Laycock

(Minor Spoillers)

What do you all think of Gwen's new-found power (Able to generate a force field
from sheer force of will--WHEW!!)?  What do you think of the Kids?  Seems to me
that Rod and Fess are getting out-gunned by their own family.

BTW, does anybody have the *original* King Kobold?  What did you think?  Is
the 'new' version beter?

Long lives, etc.
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From archive (archive)
Subject: Author Lists: Christopher Stasheff
From: JWenn.ESAE@XEROX.COM
Date: 8 Jan 90 06:25:29 GMT




To me, Christopher Stasheff is the archtypal example of beating a series to
death (winning out over even Piers Anthony, Jack Chalker & Philip Jose
Farmer).  The first "Warlock" book was fairly good, the second was OK, and
the rest degenerate from there (being an optimist, I stopped at #7).  The
first one is good though.

[O] == Omnibus.  Includes other books
rev == revision of an older title

/John

arpa: JWenn.ESAE@Xerox.com

cruderudeandsociallyunacceptable-ly
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Stasheff, Christopher [U.S.A., 1/1944- ]
    The Warlock Series:
        To the Magic Born [1986] [O]
            Escape Velocity [1983]
            The Warlock in Spite of Himself [1969]
        King Kobold [1971]
        The Warlock Enlarged [1986] [O]
            King Kobold Revived [1984] [rev. of "King Kobold"]
            The Warlock Unlocked [1982]
            The Warlock Enraged [1985]
        The Warlock's Night Out [1989] [O]
            The Warlock Wandering [1986]
            The Warlock is Missing [1986]
        Odd Warlock Out [1989] [O]
            The Warlock Heretical [1987]
            The Warlock's Companion [1988]
            The Warlock Insane [1989]
    A Wizard in Bedlam [1979]
    Her Majesty's Wizard [1986]