(Found) Two books. Fuzzy Details, sorry sorry sorry...

[HappyHippo]

I'm trying to track down two books, one or both of which are at least trilogies. I read them in the early 90's.

Book one was about paired ?magic workers, ?guardians... they were paired for life and had either a unicorn or a pegasus. On the cover of the book were the two people, white equine creature and they were wearing white. It was a traditional swords 'n' magic kind of story, fantasy with a bit of romance thrown in.

Book two is about two people from our earth who get ?taken to an alternate earth. the woman is turned into a fairy, she gets covered in orange fur. there is a ?fort, and the bloke in charge is a masochist. It was an 'alternative' fantasy.

sorry this is so very random, I read a massive amount of books in the 90's, and I didn't catalogue the vast majority of them. any and all help gratefully appreciated, thanks!

 

[Ian Whates]

Hmm... haven't got a clue about the first one I'm afraid, but the second sounds a lot like Jack Chalker's River of the Dancing Gods. I read this some time ago and it's one Chalker that I don't have in the collection, so I can't confirm that Marge develops orange fur, but the rest of it seems to fit my recollection. Might be worth checking out. Good luck, anyway.

 

[The Ace]

I'd go for "Dancing Gods," (Jack L. Chalker) as well for the second. The first means nothing to me.

 

[Ian Whates]

Having said I haven't got a clue on the first one, it does ring a distant bell. I might be completely off target here, but could it be one of Mercedes Lackey's sprawling Valdemar series? Probably isn't, but it seemed worth mentioning. Good luck.

 

[HappyHippo]

ooh, bells ringing everywhere! thank you so very much, I shall go and pester the library now...

 

[HappyHippo]

ok, I've Wikipedia'd, and you're right on both counts, thank you again.

 

[Ian Whates]

Glad to be of help!