The Crystal Cave

This was a beautifully written book, but I didn't really care for it. It had amazing world-building and prose, with very detailed descriptions of places and peoples and things. However, I felt it got in the way of the story. In addition, a lot of it was court intrigue, something I'm hot or cold with. Here, I was cold. This book is considered a classic though. It won the very first Mythopoeic Award in 1971. It has a huge following. Perhaps if I had read it earlier in my life, I might have liked it more. I think I may just have read too many books by authors that were inspired by this one.

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