The Rainbow Abyss (Sun-Cross, Book 1)

by Barbara Hambly

Book Overview

When Rhion the banker's son met the Master Wizard Jaldis, Jaldis said, "Come." Rhion came, leaving everything behind to answer the call in his blood. And through long years of drudgery and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345371011
• ISBN13: 9780345371010
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Unfinished trilogy.

This book and its sequel were good reads. But it has been ten years! since she published the second book. Apparently she will never finish the story. So I can't recommend reading or buying either of the Sun Cross books.

Love, abandon, magic and persecution

Hambley has a way of making her world real to the fantasy reader who decides to pick this book up, despite her otherwise being a fan-fiction Sci-Fi author. She gladly tickles our senses by allowing our own world to become the alternative world -something that is not all too original, but serves its purpose and works gallantly in this piece. Her way of writing is one for people who don't mind the long sentenses and many commas. She handles this well, though, and as a reader you seldom find yourself trying to remember what the current description is referring to, as you may with some authors.There is a sense of lust throughout the book, growing into love in some areas, but mainly staying that of the body -however this is not too explicit, and the book overall doesn't display any 'sensous' manners in presenting the story.All Hambley doesn't seem too informed about is that magic hasn't disappeared in the 'other world'.

Interesting universe plan here...

I really liked this book and am eagerly awaiting a sequel... someday... please? The main character is intriguing, and I hope he learns to get over his feelings of inadequacy. I very much want to see how he applies what he learned to events in his home universe, where he is sorely needed!It is a real shame that this is out of print.This is another universe-changing story; the characters move from their own universe into another where the laws of magic are different. A reference indicates that this is the same "universe" as the Ingold books but is otherwise unrelated.