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The Complete Compleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt

duenorth's review

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3.0

Oh so smart academics have figured out time-travel and proceed to bounce from time to time and world to world, each time trying to show how much smarter and civilized they can be than that world's inhabitants. It is well written. The stories are interesting. I am a fan of satire but unfortunately the layer of 1970's gender stereotyping muddles this and the other plot devices and dates this book.

matthewn's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

Fun, light entertainment, if old-fashioned. The middle-chapters - those burdened with the character of Reed Chalmers - are by far the weakest.

hdungey's review

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3.0

Goofily epic fantasy, with similarities to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
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