A GREAT BOOK IF YOU CAN FIND IT This story grabs you from the beginning and keeps you along for the ride. The boys are wonderfully real. The youngest of three brothers innocently follows his brothers into a world beyond his imagining through his jealous wish to be included because he's too young to go out into the world and try to find a solution to a perplexing problem his country is experiencing. All of the interactions of the characters are fun. Not always happy and safe, but they make you smile nonetheless. The magic within is intrieguing, and the young magicians innocently dangerous.
Goblins made good One of the best aspects of Cherryh's fiction is the close,almost claustrophobic environment she creates in almostevery book. She certainly manages that here, with afantasy tale with more folkloric and fairy-tale elementsthan her other fantasy novels. This is definitely one ofher stronger fantasy novels. I tend to prefer her sciencefiction, generally having trouble getting into herfantasy work, but The Goblin Mirror is a notableexception. This is one of her best books - and I've readthem all.
