Sender: John C. Wenn:ES AE:Xerox
Date: 19 Jan 89 06:28:07 PST (Thursday)
Subject: Author Lists: Jennifer Roberson
From: JWenn
To: SF-LOVERS%rutgers:EDU
cc: JWenn

Jennifer Roberson is in the process of writing two fantasy series: The
Chronicles of the Cheysuli and The Sword Series.  Of the two I prefer the
Cheysuli.  It has several standard elements: two magical races at war with
the other (aka the good guys and the bad guys), a prophecy, and a royal
line destined to rule the world.  But as the series progresses, the good
guys don't look as unambiguously good and the bad guys have excellent
reasons for opposing the prophecy.  The second leading cause of trouble in
the series are arranged royal marriages, and their consequences [number one
being the confict between the two magical races].  And (my favorite) each
book covers the next generation (except the first two books to set things
up).  Since each new book has a new main cast (with the surviving main cast
of the previous book acting as elder statesmen) it means that *ANYTHING*
(death, maiming, changing sides) can happen to the characters of the
current book, both good and bad, as long as the plot advances toward the
final resolution.  And the end is approaching fast!  Recommended.

/John

arpa: JWenn.ESAE@Xerox.com

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Jennifer Roberson
    The Chronicles of the Cheysuli:
        Shapechangers [1984]
        The Song of Homana [1985]
        Legacy of the Sword [1986]
        Track of the White Wolf [1987]
        A Pride of Princes [1988]
        Daughter of the Lion [1989]
	<Two more planned>
    Sword Series:
        Sword-Dancer [1986]
        Sword-Singer [1988]
	Sword-Maker [scheduled 1990]
	Sword-Breaker [eventually]