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I'm on a King Arthur kick at the moment and want to check this out. I have tried reading the first book in this loose trilogy twice now and failed because it was so damned scattered, but this book looks/sounds stronger.

I preordered this. The table of contents looks brilliant and I can't wait to read this.

@gersande also the bog witch loves being a witch and her motivation is to learn weird magic shit for the rest of her life. so there's definitely plot beyond romance.

@gersande I agree that love gets hackneyed after awhile, but... man it sounds dumb to say it, but McKillip is different? She makes it interesting. It's not like "ah yes and then the characters made out". She really shows how complex love can get, between lovers, parent/child, friends, etc. And the characters have their own motivations too.

@gersande oh shiiiit tough question. I'm rather partial to the first one I ever read, which was "The Sorceress and the Cygnet". It includes a bog witch! I own it, should you wish to read it.

One thing I'll mention that McKillip does well, is that she often includes love in her books, but it's not overwhelming and adds to the story, rather than detracts. Love is a motivation for her characters, be it romantic, familial, or platonic. Like, yes there is plot, but I find the characters themselves are the deep roots of the tales.

@gersande She is an American author who was extremely prolific and popular... but not a lot of people seem to know about her nowadays? She's on par with Ursula LeGuin and Peter S. Beagle. I've read seven of her books and there's so much more to read. I'd really recommend her! I can lend you something of hers if you ever want.

Fabulous, as usual.

@gersande I shall have to alert you the next time the Argo updates me about these things!

@gersande It was a decent overview of the basics, which is what I wanted. There were amusing interludes where the author talked about DnD games he was playing. There was a hilarious overarching narrative where the author was explaining how in researching DnD for journalism, he tried to deny his love for the game but fell back into nerdery. It's a very conversational, light writing style which may not be for everyone, but it worked for me.