Issue #925 of Entertainment Weekly offers some brief reviews of fantasy books. Here’s a snippet…

The Alchemist’s Apprentice by Dave Duncan

For Fans of: Italy’s Renaissance.

Lowdown: The occult is a grace note in this cynical whodunit, juicy with periodic detail.

Grade: B+

Keeping It Real Justina Robson

For Fans of: Tolkien, had he gone electric, dropped acid, and discovered tantric sex.

Lowdown: A Teeming fantasy that sometimes stalls in come-together preachiness and turgid mysticism.

Grade: B-

The Serpent and the Rose by Kathleen Bryan

For Fans of: Elizabeth Haydon, Terry Goodkind.

Lowdown: Well-thought-through magic, convincing medieval details, and likable characters make for a pleasant adventure.

Grade: B

Elsewhere in the issue is an article and review (rating: B) on Frank Miller’s 300 and a piece on Malcolm McDowell’s role as Mr. Linderman in Heroes.

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