Of course, Gabby and Rocky have their own secret plans to take care of along the way, which is why they have joined this particular quest.I found the book to be a good read, but since it is obviously the second book of a trilogy, borrow the hardcover to read or wait for the paperback to come out. The story is of her and Gabby joining on a quest with two visitors who have come to Gaea to be cured of incurable illnesses and must prove themselves worthy of the "god's" notice. Rocky has been "wizard" for many decades and has become tired of life. "Wizard" definitely picks up where "Titan" left off. I felt him to be fairly rough and simplistic in his early works. Varley's writing style is definitely showing signs of improving. To find out more, read it for yourself!If you read "Titan", "Wizard" is a must read and in some ways I found it better. There are loads of neat creatures, new ideas, and wonderful imagination. There is love, violence, sex, and buzz bombs. They have loads of fun with Rocky, Gaby, and Gaea (who has gone somewhat bonkers). Robin and Chris want to be cured, but they find out that there is a big catch. “Wizard” is the story of two humans, Robin (an epileptic) and Chris (a schizophrenic), who are two out of the ten people that are picked that year by Gaea - out of all humans - to be granted miracles.
From the end of “Wizard” it is obvious that it too will have a sequel called “Demon”. Anyone interested in starting a movement to have punctuation placed where it should go and not where English books tell us it should go?) I suggest that you read `Titan' first if you want to read “Wizard” and haven't read “Titan”. (I realize the period should be inside the quotes, but it looks really bad that way. I don't know what that makes the book (excellent perhaps?), but in any case it is is definitely worth reading! It is the sequel to “Titan”.
“Wizard” was better than `Titan' and “The Ophuichi Hotline” (which are very good), but not as good as Varley's short stories (which are great). (Original Review, )It introduces more complications into the plot of the TITAN series, and clears up some nagging items as well ever wonder what a satellite-brain looks like? What happens when tourism/ hits Gaea? What composers does a Titanide like?I just finished reading “Wizard” by John Varley (at the cost of getting an incomplete in Philosophy because I was supposed to be writing a paper and of not studying for my Physics test tomorrow).
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