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@arotrios this is the original fantasy series that got me hooked on reading. The search for all the books in upstate New York at a young age with no money was formative to say the least. I worry reading them now it may be problematic with a bit of clash of civilizations theme between the white good guys and brown bad guys. I’m open to being told I’m wrong as it’s been a while since my last re-read in the 2000s.
@jerzydyd@mastodon.social - I felt the same - I couldn't put them down as a kid. It's definitely got some 70s era prejudice in how it was written, and in the strict cultural divisions based on race and religion that it portrays, but I never felt that it was overtly or deliberately racist - rather the author portraying a barbaric world ruled by gods who were very close at hand and fiercely protective of their people. I still get chills remembering the god Mara wailing in the ruins for the slaughtered Maragor.