" South of Grand Khev, Black River crawls like a sluggish stream of pitch from the southernmost of the mountains. And somewhere, beyond Black River, dwelt Yaohim the Lord of Shadows. The master magician."

In spite of several annoying, even clutzy writing habits, the late Lin Carter (1930-1988) did pen some very enjoyable, highly readable fantasy works. Any quest to seize the warded grimoire of a dead but still powerful sorcerer is bound to have its excitements along the way, and Carter's Kellory the Warlock, set against the chaos caused by the invasions of the vile Thungoda Hordes, mostly lives up to its promise.

Certainly, anyone here wishing to add that little something extra such as Yaohim's The Book of Shadows to their LibraryThing shelves should first read Carter's cautionary tale to see just what they may be up against.....

‘Aurélien Arkadiusz’ ( )