''Damiano's Lute'' is a

fantasy novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. magic (paranormal), Magic, the supernatural and Legendary creature, magical creatures are common i ...

R. A. MacAvoy Roberta Ann MacAvoy (born December 13, 1949) is an American fantasy and science fiction author. Several of her books draw on Celtic or Zen themes. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1984. Biography R. A. MacAvoy was born i ...

published in 1984.

Plot summary

''Damiano's Lute'' is a novel in which former mage Damiano tries to survive as he wanders around Renaissance Italy while it suffers from a plague.

Reception

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 ''Damiano's Lute'' for ''

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'' #70, and stated that "though it reads well, the characters seem thinner, flatter, less convincing this time around. That's the trouble with writing well, Ms MacAvoy - the blasted critics expect you to write even better."

Reviews

*Review by Faren Miller (1984) in Locus, #278 March 1984 *Review by Lynn F. Williams (1984) 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 ...

, June 1984 *Review by Tom Easton (1984) in

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, September 1984 *Review by Mike Christie (1984) in Foundation, #32 November 1984 *Review by Helen McNabb (1985) in

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References

{{reflist 1984 American novels