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A review by accidentalspaceexplorer
Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip
3.5
I originally rated this bind-up of the three Riddle-Master of Hed books 4 stars over a decade ago. When we decided to read this for book club, I re-read it because I remembered almost nothing.
This time around, I quite enjoyed books 1 & 2, and especially 1, which I think did some really interesting things with the reluctant hero idea and how important home can be. Unfortunately, I do feel like book 3 lets down the trilogy somewhat, as the actual events of the book and the emotional events get pretty muddled & confusing. Ultimately, I think this is an interesting response to Tolkien but it doesn't quite stick the landing.
This time around, I quite enjoyed books 1 & 2, and especially 1, which I think did some really interesting things with the reluctant hero idea and how important home can be. Unfortunately, I do feel like book 3 lets down the trilogy somewhat, as the actual events of the book and the emotional events get pretty muddled & confusing. Ultimately, I think this is an interesting response to Tolkien but it doesn't quite stick the landing.