Watchtower (novel)
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Watchtower is a fantasy novel by American writer Elizabeth A. Lynn published in 1979.
Plot summary
[edit]Watchtower is the first novel in the Chronicles of Tornor trilogy, in which a young lord must reclaim his birthright from invaders.[1]
Reception
[edit]Greg Costikyan reviewed Watchtower in Ares Magazine #3 and commented that "The plot is a common one; the birthright of a young lord is stolen by invaders, and he must escape and gather forces to reconquer his rightful domain. The book is saved by fine and unpretentious writing, full-fledged characters, and fast-paced plotting. Lynn, I suspect, is another new writer to watch."[1]
Watchtower won the World Fantasy Award—Novel for 1980.[2]
Reviews
[edit]- Review by Fritz Leiber (1979) in Locus, #222 June 1979
- Review by Brian Stableford (1980) in Foundation, #18 January 1980
- Review by Charles N. Brown (1979) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1979
References
[edit]- ^ a b Costikyan, Greg (July 1980). "Books". Ares Magazine (3). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 36.
- ^ "World Fantasy Awards 1980". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
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