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THE
EARTHSEA TRILOGY: A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA
(1968); Ursula LeGuin. Part 1 of a fantasy
series suitable for children and adults, presenting profound truths
about the nature of
magic. (fiction) (Soon to be a miniseries on SciFi Channel) |
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THE
EARTHSEA TRILOGY: THE TOMBS OF ATUAN;(1968);
Ursula LeGuin. Part 2 of a fantasy series suitable for children
and adults, presenting profound truths about the nature of
magic. (fiction) (Soon to be a miniseries on SciFi Channel) |
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THE
EARTHSEA TRILOGY: THE FARTHEST SHORE,
(1968); Ursula LeGuin. Part 3 of a fantasy
series suitable for children and adults, presenting profound truths
about the nature of
magic. (fiction) (Soon to be a miniseries on SciFi Channel) |
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| GLORY
ROAD, 1963,
Robert A. Heinlein.
While resting up on the French riviera, a Viet Nam war veteran answers
a classified ad, leading him to meet th Empress of Twenty Universes,
travel through star gates, and have adventures involving swords, dragons
and magick (yes, with a "k") -- Sybok.
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| THE
HOBBIT, 1936,
J.R.R. Tolkein. |
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| JITTERBUG
PERFUME, 1990,
Tom Robbins. Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. which is to say, it
begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until
nine o'clock tonight [Paris time]. It is a saga, as well. A saga must
have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing
bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the
image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle is actually
is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think,
it had better be discovered soon becaused it is leaking and there
is only a drop of two left. (This is a favorite of Sybok's.) (fiction) |
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| JOB:
A COMEDY OF JUSTICE,
1984, Robert A. Heinlein. A conservative,
evangelical Christian meets the love of his life, an Asartruian. Together
they keep getting transported into alternative universes (or parellel
dimensions). Ultimately, the Rapture and Ragnorock hit at the same
time. He goes to Heaven, but where does she go? Find out in this wonderful
examination of religion and society. -- Sybok. (fiction). |
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| THE
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING,
1948, J.R.R. Tolkein. |
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| THE
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS,
1948, J.R.R. Tolkein. |
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| THE
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING,
1948, J.R.R. Tolkein. |
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| THE
MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS,
1966, Robert A. Heinlein. This is a tale
of revolution, of the rebellion of the former Lunar penal colony against
the Lunar Authority that controls it from Earth. It is the tale of
the disparate people--a computer technician, a vigorous young female
agitator, and an elderly academic--who become the rebel movement's
leaders. And it is the story of Mike, the supercomputer whose sentience
is known only to this inner circle, and who for reasons of his own
is committed to the revolution's ultimate success. Although anti-socialistic,
the novel does introduce us to micro-forms of socialism in line-marriages,
which are kibbutz like communal group marriages. Mike reminds us of
another "Mike". (fiction) |
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| THE
NUMBER OF THE BEAST,
1979, Robert A. Heinlein. What if there
are 6 to the sixth power to the sixth power parellel universes? What
if you had a device (or a sentient flying car) that could transport
you to any of those universes? What if the fiction written in our
own universe was the fact happening in another? -- Sybok (fiction) |
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| THE
SILMARILLION,
1977, J.R.R. Tolkein. The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder
Days, when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's
lust for the Silmarils, pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love
between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot
defeat Morgoth, but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark
Lord. Pre-quil to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. (fiction) |
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| STRANGER
IN A STRANGE LAND,
1961, Robert A. Heinlein. Winner of the
1962 Hugo Award, this is the story of Valentine Michael Smith, born
during, and the only survivor of, the first manned mission to Mars.
Michael is raised by Martians, and he arrives on Earth as a true innocent:
he has never seen a woman and has no knowledge of Earth's cultures
or religions. But he brings turmoil with him, as he is the legal heir
to an enormous financial empire, not to mention de facto owner of
the planet Mars. With the irascible popular author Jubal Harshaw to
protect him, Michael explores human morality and the meanings of love.
He founds his own church, preaching free love and disseminating the
psychic talents taught him by the Martians. Ultimately, he confronts
the fate reserved for all messiahs. The impact of Stranger in a Strange
Land was considerable, leading many children of the 60's to set up
households based on Michael's water-brother nests, as well as two
well known Pagan religions: Church of All Worlds, and Order
of the Mithril Star. (fiction) |
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