![]() ![]() What I had stumbled upon was one of the great, hidden, cult classics of the fantasy genre, a book that inspired other writers in the know. Both book and author were unknown to me at the time, but I was randomly drawn to it by its striking cover art. I serendipitously discovered Silverlock in a Walden’s Books over forty years ago. So when the Delian pairs Silverlock with Golias we are invited to watch the creation of his character in every sense of the word. The first sentence of the book illustrates this: "If I had cared to live, I would have died." And here is this rootless, disconnected piece of human flotsam smacked down in the middle of story with a Capital S.Īs to plot, it's not so much an absence of plot but rather the presence of ALL PLOT and plot devices: love, lust, good, evil, steadfastness, betrayal, war, peace, friendship, compassion, bravery, cowardice, joy, grief, atonement and revenge. He is not even interested in his own story. Here we have the case of a modern man, egocentric, detached, materialistic, and apathetic to everything. To me, after reading this book several times over the last 30 years, the point of this book is simply in praise of "story" how it defines us and uplifts us, how basic it is to the human experience. I do not agree, however, with those who claim that the book is pointless and plotless. I am sympathetic with those who feel that a lack of familiarity with classics of literature an culture leave one on the outside. I have been reading the comments made by other GoodReads members on Silverlock, by John Myers Myers.
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