[Spangblatten]

Hi, I am new to this forum, been a sci-fi, fantasy reader for most of the last 15 years. I am re-reading the Many colored Land series by Julian May. I read the first 2 books back in the late '80s and quit. I found the entire series at a library book sale and vowed to read all 4 books (re read the first 2). Iam enjoying them immensely. Anyone else fans of this series?

[SusF]

I read the first two books about 20 years ago, and then never got around to finishing the series. It took forever to find the second two. I wonder if I still have them.

I know I was fascinated by the entire idea at the time. Let me know how the second two go. I'll have to look for htem again.

Susan

[alan empty]

Yeah - I love this series. Read it about 20 years ago as well I guess. This is a very under-rated series IMO.

Julian May published other novels in the series - Intervention, Jack the Bodiless, Diamond Mask & Magnificat. I loved Intervention - my favourite novel of hers. They're set in the present day and lead up to the future era that the Many Coloured Land starts in. If you see what I mean.

[Ouroboros]

May is a quality writer. As someone else mentioned, 'Intervention' is such a great novel on so many different levels. Adventure story, familly history, complex issues novel ... fantastic.

I felt that the 'The Many Coloured Land' series was a bit weaker than May's other telepathic humanity novels, but still more than worthwhile.

[emohawk]

I've read The Many-Coloured Land (mostly because it was one of the few Locus Poll Award winners I hadn't read at the time) and enjoyed it a lot, but not quite enough to invest the time and money into the rest of the series. I usually do a bit of research into the rest of the books in series' of which the first book I really liked and if the general buzz is that they're not as good then I generally don't like tarnish the memory of the first book.

[Ouroboros]

It's worth noting that the 'Land' series wouldn't make much sense, I'd imagine, if you'd read (at least) 'Intervention' and probably 'The Jack the Bodiless' trilogy.

[Spangblatten]

Originally posted by Ouroboros
It's worth noting that the 'Land' series wouldn't make much sense, I'd imagine, if you'd read (at least) 'Intervention' and probably 'The Jack the Bodiless' trilogy. I've yet to read the Intervention books, I'm in the middle of the "Golden Torc". I remember the first time I saw "Intervention" on a book shelf, the cover made me think it was by Whitley Strieber!!:D

[Leiali]

I too have read both series' and Intervention. You definitely need to read both the Saga of the Exiles and the Galactic Milieu as they are intertwined and make more sense put together. I cannot enthuse enough about how great they were to read. Well written, gripping, emotional, fascinating, complex and just brilliant. I must confess I am a teensy weensy bit afraid of science. It doesn't always make much sense to me. But a good book/series makes it accessible, interesting, and an integral part of the goings on. I would say that Julian May succeeds here both times. So read away Spangbaltten, I think it is worth it!

[Cirdan]

The Saga of the Exiles and the books about Galactic Milieu are fantastic. Very exciting and captivating character development.

I read the Saga of the Exiles first and took it from there.
It is a believable world and the Galactic Milieu is a plausible future for the Earth.

[Spangblatten]

UGH!!