Title: Fantasy Marooned
Product review: I was eagerly awaiting the publication of "The Fifth Sorceress" last summer. Once I began reading, I developed a sinking feeling that this was not going to live up to my expectations. Mr Newcomb's fantasy kingdoms are exquisitely designed from a magical and architectural standpoint. The principal drawback is his spiteful, venemous depictions of women.Either his women characters are wanton temptresses or insecure royal dolts. His one sided perceptions maroon this novel, teeming with promise in a confusing hodgepodge of sordid sexuality and misogynist rambling. The saving grace of this novel is the well delineated fantasy settings and the unceasing barrage of constant action and activity. Mr Newcomb has talent but needs the sensitivity to portray female characters in a more sensitive light.
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