About book Trio Of Sorcery (Diana Tregarde, #0.5) (2010)
Here's the thing. I was totally going to suck it up and finish this book just so that I could say that I have read Mercedes Lackey. But the thing is that I've decided I just don't care that much. This book just isn't holding my interest, and seeing that it was a random pick off the shelf at the library I really don't feel obligated to it.So, I didn't finish it. In fact, I didn't finish the first story. Maybe I'm just sensitive to kids being tortured or whatever, but it's just not for me. Ok, but not stellar. I was really looking forward to the new Diana Tregarde story and so naturally I was the most disappointed in it. I had really enjoyed the three Tregarde books and always thought they were just ahead of the paranormal wave so missed doing really well (and continuing). Unfortunately, this short-ish story needed to be tightened, the pace could have been quickened, and overall I found the focus was never on the elements I found interesting, nor did we really get to know the characters (and the story is almost 200 pages, so plenty of room for engagement!). I'd only give this story 3 stars.The Jennie Talldeer story (also revisiting a previous book) was tighter and better paced. I'd give it 3.5 stars. (It made me miss going to powwows more than anything).The final story is about a techno-shaman (who I think I may have read in some of Lackey's short story compilations years ago) and was fun, but the techno details of game coding and online games was a bit much for me as a non-gamer. Again, 3 stars.Before each of the stories is also a brief note from Lackey about the state of the world in the 1970s (Tregarde), mid-1990s, and today which was a good reminder of what was and wasn't available, but it annoyed me a little, particularly when a phrased used in this intro was then used in the story, and I feel like the reminder wasn't needed (but, having lived through these decades, I'm familiar enough with the idea of having to look something up in a book versus googling it, so I probably wasn't the target audience there ...)I essentially come out of reading this wanting to revisit the Tregarde books, which is difficult since I loaned the third book to a friend years ago and haven't seen it since ...
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Trio Of Sorcery by Mercedes LackeyI'm not fond of short stories. They are too much akin to apple pie without ice cream or BBQ without Frank's Hot Sauce. I don't want my appetite teased, I want it sated. So I just avoid short stories as I am always disappointed with they are over "shortly". However being a huge fan (after losing 20 pounds not quite as huge) of Lackey I jumped on this book. I was not disappointed. I have a couple of Diana Tregarde tales but have not read them. They are now moved up in my to be read sooner pile. The three stories in this book all involve magic and one blends magic and technology as smoothly as Kahlua and vodka. As in most of Lackey's books, she does a terrific job in her characterizations. You find yourself nodding your head as if you know the people who populate the stories. Each tale stands alone quite nicely. The Diana Tregarde tale, Arcanum, is placed by the author as the first tale of Diana. Since I have not read any of the other Diana books, I am delighted to get the background first. Despite my dislike of short stories, I enjoyed this book. I recommend it.
—citcat4113
Enjoyable drop in the a few worlds created by Mercedes Lackey. I had not read Diana Tregarde before and found the heroine a delight. I also was unfamiliar with Jennifer Talldear but also found her great. I liked the three stories that were more novellas than short stories. The last story featured Ellen McBride a techno-witch.All three were pretty good in their own right. I felt that all three ladies were a fun romp. You can hear Ms. Lackey's voice in all of the stories, which I find to be a good thing.If you are a fan of Mercedes' work, I doubt you'll be disappointed.
—LUCKYK80
A trio of contemporary novellas about female magicians, including Diana Tregarde. Enjoyable.
—Woody
This is one of those rare books that I wish never ended!
—tine
