anjreading 's review for:

The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay

3.0

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I read The Summer Tree way back in 2002, and after discussing it with a friend recently, I wanted to do a reread to see how it held up. Simon Vance does a terrific job, as always, narrating this high fantasy. Five college students find themselves transported to Fionavar, a land of magic and myth. The mage Loren Silvercloak has lured them there with the promise of a couple of weeks of fun, but of course it turns out that they are needed in an epic battle of good versus evil. I don't know if this just didn't work on audiobook for me, or if I just don't love high fantasy as much as I used to, but I found myself somewhat bored. The characters felt very flat for most of the book, and I just wasn't that interested in the events until the last 20% or so. I have the next two books on audio as well, but I'm not sure whether or not I'll continue with the reread.