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Dear Martha,
When Jayne asked me if I would be willing to review one of my favorite books for Dear Author, the trick was choosing which one of yours to review. You consistently create rich, unique worlds, complex heroines and heroes who are both real and extraordinary, and your books are impossible to put down. These are fantasy novels, but in every book of yours there is a strong and often discreet thread of romance that always leaves me longing for more of this couple. I entirely and completely love Maskelle in Wheel of the Infinite, for example—the somewhat older, sometimes wiser heroine, who should not, under any terms, be messed with by the slightest little fraction, even if you are a god. And her relationship with Rian is perfect.
But in the end, I chose the first book I ever read by you and the first book you ever wrote, Element of Fire. The complete revised edition of this book is available online here, but my review refers to my original, unrevised copy. Sorry. Much as I love the new …
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