Just got through reading Orson Scott Card's novel, Enchantment, billed as a classic fantasy with a modern twist. While I loved Card's novels, Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow, the pace of this novel was too slow for me. There were some interesting twists but it is difficult to weave a story that spans from 900 AD to modern times without getting tangled up. The feel of the novel is old and yet one is jolted into an abyss of anachronistic non-sequitars.
If nothing else, this does suggest the possible linkages of ancestral memories and how some people seem to be gifted with ancient memories and practices which do not seem to be logical. While this novel makes a point for time travelers, there are still instances of people who have demonstrated ancestral knowledge with no seeming reasonable rationale. The mystery remains about the plausibility of certain people's contact with the ancient times, ancient knowledge, and old perspectives.
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