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Kirith Kirin (Irion/Hormling, #1)

Jim Grimsley

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Nov 01, 2016 Andrew Peters added it

Shelves: gay-fiction, gay-fantasy

I read Kirith Kirin right after I finished Richard K. Morgan’s The Steel Remains, which made for quite a study in contrasts (I liked both books for different reasons). Grimsley’s approach to fantasy is earthy, atmospheric and mystical, and reminded me a bit of Ursula LeGuin’s Earthsea. It is also extremely meticulous, and that was the tough part for me. The story is a nearly day-to-day account of the magician Jessex’s apprenticeship and the eventual mastery of his powers. At times, I found it ha ...more

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Jun 05, 2010 R rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, gay

Taken from my July 29, 2001 amazon.com review:

Grimsley does an amazing job with this book. The characters are well developed and take you on an amazing journey. This book did remind me of the Last Herald-Mage Trilogy which it is bound to be compared.

Jessex is an adolescent on the verge of manhood when the winds of destiny catch him up into a struggle that has been blowing across the land. It is a journey of discovery and love that fuels the progress of this story.

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