by pspinler » Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:38 pm
[quote="Seraphim"]
Um. What is it about?[/quote]
If I recall correctly, earth college aged kid gets lost and crosses barrier into a fantasy world, complete with magic and populated mostly by various talking animals.
It turns out that in this universe music is a rare and powerful way of working magic, and the kid is of course a hobbiest rocker. The amusement comes from the fact that he has basically no training, and usually mucks up the effects he's trying for. Of course, at the end of the story, he barely pulls whatever it was off.
For example, in one scene, he wants to magic up a boat, and thus sings the Beach Boy's "Sloop John B". Only, he places himself as the first mate, as as per the song lyrics, ends up drunk the whole trip, e.g. "The first mate he got drunk; And broke in the capns trunk" ...
They're okay stories, although I think written more for teens than adults. No real in depth characters or weighty plots. Straightforward mayhem and magic, basically.
-- Pat, who spent way too much time in the library when he was in high school ...