''Castles'' is a book by
David Day,
David Larkin
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The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...
, and
Alan Lee published in 1984.
Contents
''Castles'' is a book which details castles from history, myth, and fantasy with narrative text written by David Day and drawings and paintings by Alan Lee.
Reception
John Nubbin reviewed ''Castles'' for ''
Different Worlds
''Different Worlds'' was an American role-playing games magazine published from 1979 to 1987.
Scope
''Different Worlds'' published support articles, scenarios, and variants for various role-playing games including ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Rune ...
'' magazine and stated that "A project which took three years to complete, it is a breathtaking collection of Lee's finest work. The legends within are told in a classic, fantasy manner. Day's text is warm and flowing, always moving at just the correct pace. And, hardly any more can be said of Lee's work. It is as dynamic, as vibrant, as anyone could hope for. The fact that the book was printed in Italy, using the Pizzi Offset Company's special five-color press, only makes it more of a wonder in this age of shoddy, second-hand bookmaking. It is almost as if Bantam set out to make a book as beautiful and yet long-lasting as its subject matter."
Dave Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science-fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'' and holds the all-time record for most Hug ...
reviewed ''Castles'' for ''
White Dwarf
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'' #60, and stated that "''Castles'' is constrained by subject matter: a castle is a castle, and despite Lee's evident skill – especially at far-off vistas – there are only so many changes to be rung."
Reviews
*Review by Fritz Leiber (1984) in
Locus, #285 October 1984
*Review by Debbie Notkin (1984) in
Locus, #286 November 1984
*Review by Don D'Ammassa (1985) in
Science Fiction Chronicle
''Science Fiction Chronicle'' (later, just ''Chronicle'') was an American science fiction magazine (also called semiprozine) published from 1979 to 2006. It was named ''Science Fiction Chronicle'' until 2002 and from then until 2006, just ''Chro ...
, #64 January 1985
*Review by Algis Budrys (1985) in
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science-fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiv ...
, February 1985
*Review by Brian Stableford (1985) in
Fantasy Review
''Fantasy Newsletter'', later renamed ''Fantasy Review'', was a major fantasy fanzine founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by Robert A. Collins. Frequent contributors included Fritz Leiber and Gene Wolfe.
Publication history
The first iss ...
, February 1985
*Review by Patrick L. Price and Roger Raupp (1985) in
Amazing Stories
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, March 1985
*Review by Tom Easton (1985) in
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact
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, May 1985
*Review by Barbara Davies (1986) in
Vector
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* Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction
* Disease vector, an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism
Vector may also refer to:
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References
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