From rec.arts.sf.reviews Mon May 3 10:25:08 1993 Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.reviews Path: lysator.liu.se!isy!liuida!sunic!pipex!uunet!gatech!udel!news.intercon.com!eddie.mit.edu!uhog.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!nobody From: Rex Croft Subject: "Dragons on the Town" by Thorarinn Gunnarsson Message-ID: <9304300312.AA17372@presto.ig.com> Followup-To: rec.arts.sf.written Sender: news@news.media.mit.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1993 04:34:55 GMT Approved: wex@media.mit.edu (Alan Wexelblat) Lines: 40 "Dragons on the Town" by Thorarinn Gunnarsson - reviewed by Rex Croft ccc_rex@waikato.ac.nz This is the third volume in the fantasy adventure series consisting of "Make Way for Dragons!" (which I haven't read) and "Humans, Beware!". It is a humourous combination of magic, dragons and humans. There are several worlds connected by magic portals with dragons being the major magic users. If you want to know how Jenny Barker, the Californian girl, lost her body and is now sharing a young dragon body with Vajerral, then you will have to read volume two. In this latest book they go to New York to find Sherlock Holmes (the real one) so that he can help them track down Jenny's body. They end up in a war in a weird universe. They travel in a flying sailing ship. The dragons are interestingly portrayed. Quite different. An enjoyable fantasy adventure. The book cover has an intriguing picture of a dragon looking over the shoulder of Sherlock Holmes who looks through a magnifying glass at Jenny who is holding a skateboard. They are on a city street. Thorarinn Gunnarsson has also written the excellent Starwolves series. This is a space opera adventure featuring the genetically bred starwolves who have four arms and can withstand 50 gravities, which makes them excellent space fighter pilots. I have all four volumes, although the latest is on my shelf waiting to be read. %A Thorarinn Gunnarsson %T Dragons on the Town %I ACE %C New York %D December 1992 %O paperback, US$4.99 %P 295 pp. %S Dragons %V 3 %O Cover art by Walter Velez