Dragon Hoard turns out to be Lee's first novel, and if I had been given a copy without a cover and asked to guess the author, she would not have been in the top twenty-five guesses.
Fascinating. I had been under the impression The Birthgrave (1975) was her first novel, but it must have been her first novel for adults. And it's instantly recognizable as hers, even if she doesn't come into what I would consider her characteristic style until Don't Bite the Sun (1976) or Night's Master (1978). No wonder I'd never heard of The Dragon Hoard.
By the end, it was like being nibbled to death by ducks, a simile I shudder to use in relation to this work because in it the ducks would only explain politely to you that they are vegetarians and invite you to tea.
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Date: 2010-09-16 06:55 pm (UTC)Fascinating. I had been under the impression The Birthgrave (1975) was her first novel, but it must have been her first novel for adults. And it's instantly recognizable as hers, even if she doesn't come into what I would consider her characteristic style until Don't Bite the Sun (1976) or Night's Master (1978). No wonder I'd never heard of The Dragon Hoard.
By the end, it was like being nibbled to death by ducks, a simile I shudder to use in relation to this work because in it the ducks would only explain politely to you that they are vegetarians and invite you to tea.
Ow.