Robert Kornwise (1971–1987)
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Kornwise, Robert Ian
- Geburtstag
- 1971-03-03
- Todestag
- 1987-12-04
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Wohnorte
- Michigan, USA
- Kurzbiographie
- Robert Ian Kornwise (b. March 3, 1971; d. December 5, 1987) was an aspiring writer living in Michigan. As a teenager, he worked on a fantasy manuscript that would eventually become his sole published work, Through the Ice. However, at the age of 16, he was involved in a fatal automotive accident caused by a drunk driver.
Kornwise's friends sent the unfinished manuscript to Piers Anthony, his favorite author, with a request to complete this work. Anthony agreed, and it was published in 1989.
Kornwise is buried in Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia, Michigan.
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This one was more interesting for the history of how it came to be, than by itself.
I read this book in high school and loved it. Its views on good and evil really resonated with me. The ending especially has stuck with me.
It’s been so long since I read it, the plot is a little fuzzy. Maybe sometime soon I’ll see if the writing holds up to what I remember.
It’s been so long since I read it, the plot is a little fuzzy. Maybe sometime soon I’ll see if the writing holds up to what I remember.
Seth Warner is on his way home from a party when he is set upon by a group of teenage ruffians. He runs from them and ends up falling through the ice into a lake. Just as he is about to drown, he is wrenched from this world and into another plane where he finds he is a "Chosen" and, along with three others from different planes must, battle a sorcerer by the name of Nefarious. The magical quest brings him into conflict with various agents of Nefarious as well as helpful creatures.
This is a young adult novel with a teen aged protagonist. Seth and his companions are dynamic characters who make realizations about themselves throughout the narrative, as well as develop insights on human nature. Themes include honesty, assumptions, compassion, and power. The plot is suspenseful and adventurous. The world-building is lush, but very similar to another Anthony book I recently read. In fact, the whole thing reminded me a lot of Phaze from the Apprentice Adept series. Since this was a YA title, and a collaboration, there was not as much of the sex and chauvinism one might expect from an Anthony work, for which I was grateful. The relationships throughout seemed genuinely built and to be mutual partnerships.
I would recommend this for a young reader of fantasy. It might even be a great introduction novel for those new to the genre.… (mehr)
This is a young adult novel with a teen aged protagonist. Seth and his companions are dynamic characters who make realizations about themselves throughout the narrative, as well as develop insights on human nature. Themes include honesty, assumptions, compassion, and power. The plot is suspenseful and adventurous. The world-building is lush, but very similar to another Anthony book I recently read. In fact, the whole thing reminded me a lot of Phaze from the Apprentice Adept series. Since this was a YA title, and a collaboration, there was not as much of the sex and chauvinism one might expect from an Anthony work, for which I was grateful. The relationships throughout seemed genuinely built and to be mutual partnerships.
I would recommend this for a young reader of fantasy. It might even be a great introduction novel for those new to the genre.… (mehr)
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The book itself is only so-so, but the story of how the book came to be still moves me.