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Title: M'lady Witch
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Author: Christopher Stasheff
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Review of M'lady Witch

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Comments for M'lady Witch

• Posted on 2007-08-06
  Favorite book!
  
  This has been my favorite book for so many years! I read the covers off this book because I read it whenever life is somewhat dreary! This is my newest copy. It always gives me butterflies in my stomach at the end!
  
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• Posted on 2003-02-25
  Enchanting!!!
  
  I read this book when I was younger and picked it up again and just fell in love with it all over again. A wonderful blend of fantasy and romance. This book definately tugs at your heart and makes you laugh out loud! Highly reccommended!
  
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• Posted on 2001-05-20
  *Absolutely Magical*
  
  This was my first Christopher Stasheff book and I thought it was fantastic. I am not going to tell you about the plot, because the other reviewers do a good job of that, but I thought that it was filled with adventure and humor. It is true that it is a story of romance, but it added that extra depth and intrigue to the book. There were some great battles of wits, and of courage, even if the monster was made of which moss. Fantastic read. I recommend it highly.
  
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• Posted on 2000-01-29
  Enjoy--but use your head!
  
  M'Lady Witch is charming, a blend of adventure, intrigue, and (of course) a healthy dose of romance. Cordelia Gallowglass, daughter of SCENT agent Rod Gallowglass, has been targeted for destruction by the enemies of democracy on her native planet of Gramayre. Now emerging into womanhood, she has always thought she would marry Prince Alain. Yet Alain seems disturbingly prissy and overbearing, and Cordelia herself is not sure whether she loves him. When he, desperate to prove himself a capable suitor, decides to take lessons in gallantry and romance from her errant brother Geoffrey, she knows she's going to have to stop the two fools before enemies none of them were aware of begin to close in... I basically liked this story. It's fun to get a glimpse of the Gallowglass children as they've grown to maturity, and I have to say that the discussion among the Gallowglasses about what is and isn't love is very important. It isn't Stasheff's best. The characterization is probably better than that of Quicksilver's Knight or (especially) the Spellbound Scholar, but suffers at times from a bit of laziness. I do think it rather silly that Alain should have to stoop to such depths to escape the onus of "arrogance" or that Cordelia should have to make a fool of herself with low-cut gowns and dalliance to catch her man. Come on! What disturbed me most was not Geoffrey's wenching, but the fact that Alain seems to have to participate in it to be considered a true "man." You don't have to stretch that far to loosen up. And is Alain ever honest with Cordelia about his dalliances? Stasheff is going to have to be careful or his characters' behavior is going to end up undermining anything truly valuable, wise, or most of all honest he has the chance to say--and if I've valued certain parts of his work, it was above all for their honesty. It's a light, pleasant read, but misses the mark by a measure in my book.
  
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• Posted on 1999-12-30
  M'Lady Witch - Fantastical Sci-Fi Romance
  
  An excellent read, if romance doesn't turn you off, though there is plenty of action and Stasheff's brand of witty dialogue present. Cordelia and Geoffrey Gallowglass share the spotlight in this one as Geoffrey tries to soften Prince Alain's character so that he will be worthy of Cordelia. It makes for a fun-filled, romantic adventure.
  
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