The Many-Colored Land by Julian May
The Many-Colored Land, a classic (1981) science fantasy novel by Julian May, wasn’t too high on my TBR list until I noticed that Blackstone Audio released it last month and I remembered that Thomas Wagner recommended it. I like science fantasy, so I gave it shot, and I sure am glad I did. I loved every moment of The Many-Colored Land… I only have one complaint about Blackstone audio’s version of The Many-Colored Land, and that’s that I’m dying to read the rest of this story and it’s not available yet on audio (and I’m not sure if it will be). This is not a self-contained story and readers will definitely want to have the next volume, The Golden Torc in hand. I’ve ordered the print version. Read the rest.
I forgot to say in this review that the cover art is ridiculous. It does not represent the story well.
I just now read your review of this, Kat. (funny you mentioned the cover art, because when I glanced at it I kinda unknowingly just filed the book away as something that didn’t interest me enough to bother looking at for the small amount of time I had to be out in the web over Christmas).
But then I noticed you gave it five stars, so I took a closer look. This is a very interesting plot with an intriguing round of characters.
Nice review.
That’s really too bad about the cover. It will turn off a lot of people.
I loved the book. One of my favorite reads this year.
If that’s the best illustration they could do, it would have been better with just lettering and/or an abstract design.
In fact, I would think it would pretty much write-off a dude picking it up.
I’m about as secure a guy as a guy can be in my manhood, and I realize this is an audio but I would be embarrassed if someone saw me with a book that had a cover like that. It brings to my mind a feminist Earth-mother-goddess.
And check this cover for it. Looks like a different book.
Yes, that’s a much better indicator of what’s in the book!