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Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip - King Bob - 05-16-2017
I bought this at the library sale intending to trade it, since it was like new. Then the other night I couldn't find anything I wanted to read, so I started it, despite the really bad title. (Od is a character in the book.) It's sort of about a school of magic, but the students are only walk-ons, and the main characters are a gardner, a wizard/teacher, and a princess. She shifts between their points of view, and does it pretty well (well enough for me anyway). At least one standard fantasy trope (wise old wandering wizard) but not derivative as a whole. Not a great book, but good, and it kept me reading. There were some overly flowery passages, but not too many. And some nice bits about magic being connected to silence and listening. That I particularly liked; partly because once could take it as a metaphor for creative work, but also because it wasn't just spells to get the characters out of trouble.
I remember the author's name from my bookstore days, but I have never heard anyone mention her, nor do I remember ever selling one of her books.
RE: Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 05-16-2017
Forgotten Beasts of Eld was her big book. I remember her as being a serviceable fantasy author with a more gentle approach.